Institute for Applied Microeconomics
The research conducted at the Institute for Applied Microeconomics (IAME) covers a broad range of topics, including
- labor economics, the economics of education, and human development,
- preference formation, evolution of social norms, and cognitive and affective determinants of decision-making,
- health and environmental economics,
- industrial organization, managerial economics, and personnel economics.
In our research, we apply microeconomic theory, we conduct lab and field experiments, we analyze survey and administrative data using state-of-the-art microeconometric methods, and we collaborate with psychologists and neuroscientists.
News
September 2024
Tomáš Jagelka, postdoctoral researcher at IAME, has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant for his project “FELICITAS: What Matters for a Good Life? A Novel Approach to Essential Preferences, Skills, and Personal Attributes.” Congratulations, Tomáš!
July 2024
The article “Childhood migration and educational attainment: Evidence from Indonesia” by Hanna M. Schwank was published in the Journal of Development Economics.
June 2024
The article “Stories, Statistics, and Memory” by Florian Zimmermann and coauthors was published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics.
May 2024
After having been on leave to serve as CEO of briq—Institute on Behavior and Inequality, Armin Falk has returned to the Institute for Applied Microeconomics as full professor. Welcome back, Armin!
April 2024
The article “Interview Sequences and the Formation of Subjective Assessments” by Jonas Radbruch and Amelie Schiprowski was published in the Review of Economic Studies.
March 2024
The article “Understanding Markets with Socially Responsible Consumers” by Botond Kőszegi and coauthos was published in the Quarterly Journal of Economics.
How to find us
Our offices are located at
- Lennéstraße 43 (Professors Dohmen, Kube, and von Gaudecker: +49 228 73-9238, Professor Mink: -9240);
- Juridicum/Adenauerallee 24–42 (Professor Budde: -9247, Professors Fetzer, Hoppe-Fischer, and Kräkel: +49 228 73-9211);
- ECONtribute, Niebuhrstraße 5 (Professors Boneva, Kőszegi, and Schiprowski, and Schwank: +49 228 73-7910);
- IZA, Schaumburg-Lippe-Straße 5–9 (Professors Falk, and Zimmermann); and
- BGSE, Kaiserstraße 1 (Professor emeritus Schweizer: +49 228 73-7931).