Teodora Boneva

About

I am Professor of Applied Microeconomics at the University of Bonn and a Faculty Member  of the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute: Markets and Public Policy. 

Specializing in economics and behavioral science, I conduct research on human behavior, evaluate public policy, and explore public attitudes towards evidence-based policies. A focus of my research lies in understanding how beliefs and societal expectations shape behavior and influence support for public policies. Building on these insights, I aim to identify policies that enhance social mobility, advance gender equality, or promote climate action. I conduct field experiments and large-scale, cross-country surveys, assessing which policy solutions are effective and politically feasible.

I obtained my PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge. Before joining the University of Bonn, I was Assistant Professor at the University of Zurich and Associate Professor at the University of Oxford.

I serve on the Editorial Board of The Review of Economic Studies. I was  awarded an ERC Starting Grant to study gender inequality in labor markets.

Contact

You can contact me here: tboneva [at] uni-bonn.de

Phone: +49 228 7360264

New Working Paper

Are Men's Preferences for Couple Equity Misperceived? Evidence from Six Countries

with A. Bras-Monteiro, M. Golin and C. Rauh

Recent Publication

"Globally representative evidence on the actual and perceived support for climate action" (Andre et al., 2024) has been recently published in Nature Climate Change. 

You can find our project website which includes interactive maps and country rankings here.

Selected press coverage (newspapers): Financial Times, DIE ZEIT,  DIE WELT,  SPIEGEL

Selected press coverage (radio): Deutschlandfunk, Profis bei Radioeins, QR Calgary

For press enquiries: You can contact us via email or you can also contact me via telephone (+49 228 7360264). 

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