📄 CV

A N D R E A S   L E I B B R A N D T

June 2025

Academic Positions      

2018-   :   Professor, Monash University, Department of Economics

2015-17:  Associate Professor, Monash University, Department of Economics

2013-14:  Senior Lecturer, Monash University, Department of Economics

2011-12:  Lecturer, Monash University, Department of Economics

2009-11:  Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Chicago, Department of Economics; Visiting Scholar, Indiana University, Ostrom Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis

Other Positions

2017- :  Co-founder, Science of Diversity & Inclusion Initiative (SODI.org)

Education

2005-09:   PhD in Economics, University of Zurich (Advisors: Prof E. Fehr; Prof A. Falk)

2000-05:   M.A. in Management/Economics/Psychology/Sociology, University Erlangen-Nuremberg

2003-04:   Visiting Student, McGill University

1998-00:   Apprenticeship, R&V Insurance Company Stuttgart

Research Interests

o   Science of Diversity & Inclusion

o   Applied Experimental Economics

o   Labor Economics

Publications

[39] “Die Hard: Exploring the Characteristics of Resource Users who Persist in the Tragedy of the Commons”, (w/ Carina Cavalcanti), Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, forthcoming

[38] “Do Equal Employment Opportunity Statements Encourage Racial Minorities? Evidence from a Large Natural Field Experiment” (w/ John List), European Economics Review, forthcoming

[37] “Ethnic Minorities and the Leadership Glass Cliff: Insights into a Field Experiment” (w/ Mladen Adamovic), Industrial Relations, forthcoming

[36] “Tournaments with Safeguards: A Blessing or a Curse for Women”, (w/ Zhengyang Bao) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2024, 221, 292-306.

[35] “Leadership Signals and “Growth Mindset”: A Natural Field Experiment in Attracting Minorities to High-Profile Positions”, (w/ Jeffrey Flory, Christina Rott, Olga Stoddard) Management Science, 2024, 70(8), 4953-4973.

[34] “Do Financial Incentives Encourage Women to Apply for a Tech Job? Evidence from a Natural Field Experiment”, (w/ Jan Feld, Edwin Ip, Joseph Vecci), AEA papers & proceedings, 2023, Vol. 113, 432-435.

[33] “Perceptions of Gender Diversity in Occupations”, (w/ Jeffrey Flory, Olga Shurchkov, Olga Stoddard, Alva Taylor), AEA papers & proceedings, 2023, Vol. 113, 436-439.

[32] “Reciprocal, but inequity averse as well? Mixed motives for punishment and reward”, (w/ Raúl López-Pérez and Eli Spiegelman) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2023, 210, 91-116.

[31] “Is there a glass ceiling for ethnic minorities to enter leadership positions? Evidence from a large-scale field experiment”, (w/ Mladen Adamovic), Leadership Quarterly, 2023, 34(2).

[30] “Occupational gender segregation and labor market discrimination: Evidence from a large-scale field experiment”, (w/ Mladen Adamovic), Industrial Relations, 2023, 62, 34-59.

[29] “Designing the Market for Job Vacancies: A Framed Field Experiment with Employment Centers Staff”, (w/ Guglielmo Briscese), Labour Economics, 2022, 78, 102222.

[28] “Risk Externalities and Gender: Experimental Evidence”, (w/ Carina Cavalcanti and Christopher Fleming), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2022, 196, 51-64.

[27] “Underrepresented Women Leaders: Lasting Impact of Gender Homophily in Surgical Faculty Networks”, (w/ Maria Suurna), Laryngoscope, 2022, 132(1), 20-25.

[26] “Regrouping to Reduce Overfishing: Evidence from a Series of Experiments with Fishermen”, (w/ Maria Alejandra Velez, Sergio Puerto), Marine Resource Economics, 2021, 36.4, 319-340.

[25] “Increasing Workplace Diversity: Evidence from a Recruiting Experiment at a Fortune 500 Company”, (w/ Jeffrey Flory, Christina Rott, Olga Stoddard),

      Journal of Human Resources, 2021, 56.1, 73-92.

[24] “Behavioral Constraints on Pricing: Experimental Evidence on Price Discrimination and Customer Antagonism”, European Economic Review, 2020, 121, 103303.

[23] “Do Regulations Work? A Comprehensive Analysis of Price Limits and Trading Restrictions in Asset Markets with Deterministic and Stochastic Fundamental Values”, (w/ Zhengyang Bao, Kenan Kalayci, Carlos Oyarzun), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2020, 187, 59-84.

[22] “How Do Gender Quotas Affect Workplace Relationships? Complementary Evidence from a Representative Survey and Labor Market Experiments” (w/ Edwin Ip, Joseph Vecci)

      Management Science, 2020, 66(2), 805-822.

[21] “Does the Allocation of Property Rights Matter in the Commons?” (w/ John Lynham)

     Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 2018, vol. 89, 201-217.

[20] “Large Stakes and Little Honesty? Experimental Evidence from a Developing Country”          (w/Pushkar Maitra and Ananta Neelim), 2018, 169, 76-79, Economics Letters

[19] “Does The Paradox of Plenty Exist: Experimental Evidence on the Curse of Resource Abundance” (w/ John Lynham), Experimental Economics, 2018, vol. 21(2), 337-354.

[18] “Gender Quotas, Competitions, and Peer Review: Experimental Evidence on the Backlash Against Women” (w/ Liang Wang and Cordelia Foo)

2017, 64(8), 3501-3516, Management Science                                                                     

[17] “A Natural Field Experiment on Indirect Reciprocity” (w/ Redzo Mujcic)

     2017, Vol. 128(611), 1683-1699, The Economic Journal                                            

[16] “Behavioral Insights from Field Experiments in Environmental Economics” (w/ Daniel Brent, Lana Friesen, Lata Gangadharan), International Review of Environmental and Resource Economics, 2017, vol. 10(2), 95-143. 

[15] “Ode to Sea: Workplace Organizations and Norms of Cooperation” (w/ Uri Gneezy and  John List), 2016, vol. 126 (595), 1856-1883, The Economic Journal

[14] “Do Women Avoid Salary Negotiations? Evidence from a Large-scale Natural Field Experiment”, (w/ John List), 2015, vol. 61(9), 2016-2024, Management Science

[13] “Do Competitive Work Places Deter Female Workers? A Large-scale Natural Field Experiment on Job-Entry Decisions” (w/ Jeffrey Flory and John List), 2015, vol . 82(1), 122-155, Review of Economic Studies

[12] “Dry Promotions and Community Participation: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment in Brazilian Fishing Villages” (w/ Carina Cavalcanti), 2015, vol. 119, 457-465, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

[11] “On the Redistribution of Wealth in a Developing Country: Experimental Evidence on Stake and Framing Effects” (w/ Pushkar Maitra and Ananta Neelim), 2015, vol. 118, 360-371, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

[10] “Incomplete Punishment Networks in Public Goods Games: Experimental Evidence” (w/ Abhijit Ramalingam, Lauri Sääksvuori, James M. Walker), 2015, vol. 18, 15-37. Experimental Economics

 [9] “An Experimental Study on the Relevance and Scope of Culture as a Focal Point” (w/ Olga Bogach), 2014, vol. 52(4), 1392-1407, Economic Inquiry

 [8] “The Rise and Fall of Competitiveness in Individualistic and Collectivistic Fishing Societies: Experimental Evidence” (w/ Uri Gneezy and John List), 2013, vol. 110(23), 9305-9308, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)

 [7] “Different Carrots and Different Sticks: A Comparison of Monetary and Non-monetary Rewards and Punishment” (w/ Raúl López-Pérez), 2013, Theory and Decision

 [6] “Social Integration, Participation, and Community Resource Management” (w/ Carina Cavalcanti and Stefanie Engel) 2013, vol. 65(2), 262-276, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

 [5] “An Exploration of Third and Second Party Punishment in Ten Simple Games” (w/ Raúl López-Pérez) 2012, vol. 84(3), 753-866, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

 [4] “Are Social Preferences Related to Market Performance?”                                                  2012, vol. 15(4), 589-603, Experimental Economics

 [3]  “Communication in Intergroup Conflicts” (w/ Lauri Sääksvuori)

2012, vol. 56, 1136-47, European Economic Review

 [2] “A Field Study on Cooperativeness and Impatience in the Tragedy of the Commons (w/ Ernst Fehr) 2011, vol. 95, 1144-55, Journal of Public Economics

 [1] “The Dark Side of Altruistic Third Party Punishment” (w/ Raúl López-Pérez)

2011, vol. 55, 761-784, Journal of Conflict Resolution

Revise and Resubmits & Working Papers

[49] “Does Artificial Intelligence Help or Hurt Gender Diversity? Evidence from Two Field Experiments in Recruitment in Tech”, (w/ Mallory Avery and Joseph Vecci) R&R Journal of Labor Economics

[48] “Identifying and Overcoming Gender Barriers in Tech: A Field Experiment on Inaccurate Statistical Discrimination”, (w/ Jan Feld, Edwin Ip, Joseph Vecci) R&R Journal of the European Economic Association

[47] “Do Positive Externalities Encourage Risk Tasking? Experimental Evidence on Gender and Group Membership” (w/ Carina Cavalcanti) R&R Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

[46] “Systematic Misperceptions and Pro-sociality: Experimental Evidence”, (w/ Raúl López-Pérez, Agnes Pinter, Nuria Rodriguez-Priego, Diego Santamaria)

[45] “Thar she resurges: The case of assets that lack positive fundamental value”, (w/ Zhengyang Bao)

[44] “Artificial Intelligence in Recruitment: Friend or Foe for Diversity & Inclusion?” (w/ Mladen Adamovic, Mallory Avery, Diarmuid O’Donoghue, Erin Watson)

[43] “Social Distancing for Covid-19 Decreases Trust among Strangers” (w/ Mladen Adamovic, Zhengyang Bao, Carina Cavalcanti)

[42] “The Impact of Wage Contracts on Employee Misbehavior: Evidence from a Natural Field  Experiment in the Workplace” (w/ Jeffrey Flory and John List), NBER Working paper #22341

[41] “Birds of a Feather and the Glass Ceiling: Effect of Gender Homophily in Academic Medicine” (w/ Jeffrey Flory, Rachel Oaks-Leaf, Andreas Leibbrandt, Maria Suurna)

[40] “Consumer Preferences for Diversity: A Field Experiment in Product Design” (w/ Jeffrey Flory, Olga Shurchkov, Olga Stoddard, Alva Taylor)

Editorial Service and Memberships

§  Management Science (Associate Editor, 2016 - 2018)

§  Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (Associate Editor, 2016 -)

§  CESifo member (2014 -)

Referee Activity

AER, JPE, QJE, ReStud, EJ, JEEA, EER, JEL, JPubE, Management Sci, JOLE, JEEM, GEB, Labour Economics, AJAE, JAERE, ERE, Industrial Relations, JEBO, Econ Inq, J Eco Psy, JESA, JCR, Exp Econ, Ecol Eco, Eco Rec, CESifo Eco Stu, Human Ecology, Human Resource Management Journal, Strategic Management Journal, Nature Human Behaviour, Society and Natural Res, ARC, NSF, SNF, DAAD.

Teaching Experience

Microeconomics (intro & intermediate)

Economic Science of Diversity and Inclusion

Personnel/Organizational Economics (intermediate)

Game Theory (interdisciplinary PhD level course)

Experimental Economics

Supervision of PhD, MA, and BA-Theses

Honors & Grants (selected)

2023: Diversity Council Australia ($75,000)

2022: Russell Sage Foundation: Future of Work. ($75,000)

2018: Australian Research Council Future Fellowship for outstanding mid-career researchers ($1,023,000 –  highest level, 100 fellowships awarded annually, ~2 for economists)

2015: Australian Research Council DECRA for excellent early career researchers ($370,000, 200 fellowships awarded annually, ~5 for economists)

-2011: Swiss National Science Foundation Fellowship, Marie Curie Fellowship, Entrepreneur  Competition Award, Apprenticeship Award

Media Coverage (selected)

Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Time Magazine, ABC Radio, AFR, ABC News, NBC News, Harvard Business Manager, Huffington Post, Boston Globe, Nature Magazine, BBC Asia, India Times, La Stampa, Sydney Herald Tribune, SBS, Freakonomics, Marginalrevolution.