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Economist from Germany
Georg Heinrich von Weizsäcker (born October 10, 1973
[1] ) is a German
economist and currently the Professor for Microeconomic Theory and Applications at the
Humboldt University of Berlin . His research interests include
microeconomics ,
experimental economics , financial decision making,
game theory and
decision theory .
[2] In 2017, Weizsäcker's contributions to a better understanding of expectations formation and decisions under uncertainty were awarded the
Gossen Prize .
[3]
Biography
Georg Weizsäcker earned a diploma in economics from the
Humboldt University of Berlin in 1999, followed by a
M.A. and a
Ph.D. in business economics from
Harvard University in 2004. After his graduation, Weizsäcker worked first as a lecturer, reader and later professor at the
London School of Economics (2004–10) and
University College London (2010–13). Since 2012, he has worked as professor at Humbold University. In Berlin, he is also engaged in the Graduate Center of the
DIW Berlin , whose dean he has been since 2017. In terms of professional service, Weizsäcker performs editorial duties for the journal
Games and Economic Behavior and
Experimental Economics and has done so for the
Review of Economic Studies ,
Economic Journal and
Management Science in the past.
[4]
Georg Weizsäcker's partner is fellow economist Dorothea Kübler, with whom he has two children.
[5]
Research
Georg Weizsäcker's research focuses on
behavioral and
experimental economics . Among the key findings of his research are that
Private information on signals fails to cascade among individuals due to the limited depths of individuals' chains of reasoning (with Dorothea Kübler).
[6]
Individuals' actions in
normal-form games systematically diverge from their stated beliefs, which reveal greater strategic depth (with Miguel Costa-Gomes).
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In an experiment, 89% of individuals are found to evaluate decisions separately instead of jointly ("narrow bracketing"), in line with preferences predicted by
prospect theory (with
Matthew Rabin ).
[8]
In social learning games, players are found not to follow others in the majority of cases when doing so would be optimal but contradicts the information given to the players.
[9]
In two-person normal-form games, players choose actions consistent with significant underestimations of their opponents' rationality.
[10]
References
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Curriculum vitae of Georg Weizsäcker. Retrieved from the website of the Humbold University of Berlin on March 14th, 2018.
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Profile of Georg Weizsäcker on the website of the Humboldt University of Berlin. Retrieved March 14th, 2018.
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List of Gossen Award winners. Retrieved March 14th, 2018.
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Curriculum vitae of Georg Weizsäcker. Retrieved from the website of the Humbold University of Berlin on March 14th, 2018.
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Curriculum vitae of Georg Weizsäcker. Retrieved from the website of the Humbold University of Berlin on March 14th, 2018.
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Kübler, D., Weizsäcker, G. (2004). Limited Depth of Reasoning and Failure of Cascade Formation in the Laboratory. Review of Economic Studies , 71(2), pp. 425-441.
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Costa-Gomes, M.A., Weizsäcker, G. (2008). Stated Beliefs and Play in Normal-Form Games. Review of Economic Studies , 75(3), pp. 729-762.
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Rabin, M., Weizsäcker, G. (2009). Narrow Bracketing and Dominated Choices. American Economic Review , 99(4), pp. 1508-1543.
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Weizsäcker, G. (2010). Do We Follow Others When We Should? A Simple Test of Rational Expectations. American Economic Review , 100(5), pp. 2340-2360.
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Weizsäcker, G. (2003). Ignoring the rationality of others: evidence from experimental normal-form games. Games and Economic Behavior , 44(1), pp. 145-171.
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