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Research and Teaching Interests
∙Applied Microeconomics primarily utilizing experiments and surveys in the fields of health economics, managerial economics, innovation, behavioral economics, and game theory. My current main lines of research involve an NIH-funded line studying the decision-making process of transplant surgeons, creativity, innovation and skill development, productivity in a remote work setting, and contest design.
Positions Held
Ohio University
∙ The Diabetes Institute in the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Affiliate Member 2023 - present
∙ Department of Economics, Associate Professor 2021 - present
∙ Department of Economics, Assistant Professor 2015 - 2021
The University of Lyon,
∙ Research Fellow, Institute for Advanced Studies and the GATE-LAB, 2022-2023
The University of Central Missouri, Department of Economics
∙ Assistant Professor 2013 - 2015
The University of Innsbruck, Department of Public Finance
∙ Postdoc 2011 - 2013
The Ohio State University, Department of Economics
∙ Visiting Scholar 2010 - 2011
Florida State University, Department of Economics
∙ Research and teaching assistant 2006 -2010
Education
The Florida State University, Ph.D. Economics, 2011
The Florida State University, M.A. Economics, 2010
University of Central Missouri, B.S. Economics with minor in Business Administration, 2006
Publications
∙ Do competitive bonuses ruin cooperation in heterogeneous teams? with Regine Oexl, Dmitry Ryvkin and Timothy Salmon accepted at Journal of Economics and Management Strategy https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jems.12573
∙ Which two heads are better than one? Uncovering the Positive Effects of Diversity in Creative Teams, with Cortney Rodet 2022 Journal of Economics and Management Strategy Vol. 31/4
∙ Social dilemmas with public and private insurance against losses. with Esther Blanco and Tobias Haller 2020 Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization Vol. 180
∙ Improving Environmental Quality Through Aid: An Experimental Analysis of Aid Structures With Heterogeneous Agents with Paul Chambers and Mark Isaac 2018 Ecological Economics Vol. 146
∙ Gender differences in discrimination emerge early in life: Evidence from primary school children in a bilingual city, with Silvia Angerer, Daniela Glätzle-Rützler, Philipp Lergetporer and Matthias Sutter. 2017 Economics Letters Vol. 152
∙ The optimal allocation of prizes in tournaments of heterogeneous agents, with Loukas Balafoutas, Florian Lindner and Dmitry Ryvkin 2017 Economic Inquiry Vol. 55/1
∙ Strive to be first or avoid being last: An experiment on relative performance incentives, with Loukas Balafoutas, Florian Lindner, Dmitry Ryvkin and Matthias Sutter. 2015 Games and Economic Behavior Vol 94
∙ Observed Punishment Spillover Effects: A Laboratory Investigation of Behavior in a Social Dilemma, with David L. Dickinson and Cortney S. Rodet. 2015 Experimental Economics Vol. 18/1
∙ The Effects of Telecommuting on Productivity: An Experimental Examination. The Role of Dull and Creative Tasks 2012. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization Vol. 84/1
∙ A Metastudy of the Dynamics of Responder Behavior in the Ultimatum Game, with David J. Cooper. 2011. Experimental Economics Vol. 14/4
Working Papers
∙ Remote Work and Team Productivity, with Krista Jabs Saral (reject and resubmit) The Economics Journal
∙ Is "Real" Effort More Real?, with Krista Jabs Saral and Timothy C. Salmon revisions requested at Experimental Economics
∙ The Formation of Risk Preferences Through Small-Scale Events with Silvia Angerer, Daniela Glätzle-Rützler, Philipp Lergetporer and Matthias Sutter.
∙ Creative capital generation: the role of diverse teams, experience and communication with Cortney Rodet
∙ Remotely Creative? What happens when creative teams work apart? with Cortney Rodet
∙ An Exploration of the Expectation Damages Remedy for Breach of Contract, with Harold Winter
∙ Productivity effects of discrimination in the workplace. An experiment on identity, favoritism and work effort.
∙ The role of ability and cheating in shaping contest outcomes. with Daniela Glätzle-Rützler and Dmitry Ryvkin
Other
∙ Book review for "The Economic Psychology of Incentives." (2017), in the Journal of Economic Psychology
∙ Using Behavioral Economics to Increase Transplantation Through Commitments to Donate with Ellen P. Green and Bruce Kaplan Transplantation https://journals.lww.com/transplantjournal/Citation/onlinefirst/Using_Behavioral_Economics_to_Increase.95745.aspx
Reviewer for:
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Behaviour & Information Technology, Economica, Economic Inquiry, Economics Letters, European Economic Review, Experimental Economics, Games and Economic Behavior, Industrial Relations, Management Science, Public Finance Review, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of Public Economics, Review of Behavioral Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Review of Economics and the Household, Research in Experimental Economics, Southern Economic Journal
Grants Awarded:
∙ 2021 – Co-PI, $449,864 Uncovering Behavioral Biases in Accepting and Rejecting Deceased Kidneys: Using Behavioral Economics to Reduce the Discard Rate of Viable Kidneys. National Institute of Health and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
∙ Co-PI of a $8,000 to study the process by which creative and non-creative tasks are learned. – Ohio University Research Committee Grant (competitive) 2017-2019
∙ Co-PI of a 5,000 CHF (~$5,000) grant to study the effects telecommuting has on team productivity – Webster University, Geneva Switzerland 2011 - 2012
∙ Co-PI of a $4150 grant to better understand the potential causes of aid failure – Level II, The University of Central Missouri 2010 – 2012
∙ Co-PI of a 2,500 € (~$3,400) grant to study the causes and effects of cheating resulting from selection into contests – Hypo Tirol Bank Research Promotion Award - 2012
∙ Co-PI of a 10,570 € (~$14,300) grant to study deception and sabotage in tournaments – Tiroler Wissenschaftfonds - 2014
∙ Co-PI of a 2,400 € grant to study how rank order tournaments affect team production – Hypo Tirol Bank Research Promotion Award - 2016
∙ Co-PI of a $8,000 grant to study the economics of innovation and creativity - Ohio University Research Committee (competitive) - 2017
Media Coverage
. 2012 The Wall Street Journal "I'm Working, Boss, Really" by Christopher Shea
. 2012 Gigaom "Remote Work Boost Productivity?" by Jessica Stillman
. 2013 Harvard Business Review "Telecommuters Are More Productive on Creative Tasks, Less on Dull Ones" by Andrew O'Connell
.2013 Harvard Business Review Invited blog post: "New Research: What Yahoo Should Know About Good Managers and Remote Workers"
.2013 Today/NBC News "Despite Yahoo's ban, working from home may be the future." by John W. Schoen
.2013 Cityworklife Invited blog post: Has technology surpassed the management skill set?
.2018 Canadian Broadcasting Company: Who gets more done - office workers or telecommuters?
.2018 CBC1 (Canadian Broadcasting Company): Radio interviews with 13 different stations across Canada.
.2020 CNBC: Working from home actually makes you better at some tasks and worst at others
.2020 The Time of London: Q&A Are Workers More Productive When Working From Home?
.2020 Scripps National Media televised segment on working from home. A clip from one broadcast can be found here.
.2020 Medium.com: Remote Work (WFH) Tech Landscape
.2020 The List, a nationally televised show, on "The workaround for your work from home hurdles."
· 2021 Financial Times Where's the spark? How lockdown caused a creativity crisis.
Courses Taught
∙ Behavioral Economics
∙ Microeconomic Theory I - MAE
∙ Gender and the Economy
∙ Managerial Economics - undergraduate and graduate: MBA and MFE
∙ Intermediate Economics
∙ Principals of Microeconomics
∙ Principals of Macroeconomics
Email: dutcherg@ohio.edu