Research Papers

A Large-Scale Field Experiment to Decrease Non-Payment for Water: From Diagnosis to Treatment (with Bettina Rockenbach and Arne Weiss)
Review of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming
*  Junior Scholar Award at BX2016 at Harvard University *

Providing Procedural Knowledge: Evidence from a Field Experiment to Encourage Resource Conservation in Namibia (single authored)
Journal of Development Economics (2024), 166

Self-serving behavior of the rich causes contagion effects among the poor (with B. Rockenbach and A. Weiss)
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2021), 183, 289-300

Shaping Identity: Evidence From a Large-scale Field Experiment (single authored)
Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics (Revise & Resubmit)

Correcting Misperceptions about Trends and Norms to Address Weak Collective Action - Experimental Evidence from a Recycling Program (with Hanna Fuhrmann-Riebel, Ben D'Exelle, Kristian Lopez Vargas and Arjan Verschoor)
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (Revise & Resubmit)

Self-Affirmation and productivity: Backfiring among those who could benefit the most (with Bettina Rockenbach, Sebastian Schneiders, Björn Vollan and Arne Weiss)
Under review

Can Reminders Promote Regular Pro-Environmental Behavior? Experimental Evidence from Peru (with Hanna Fuhrmann-Riebel, Ben D'Exelle, Kristian Lopez Vargas and Arjan Verschoor)
Under review

Work in progress

Complementarities of Price and Non-Price Interventions: Evidence from the Water Sector (with Matthias Sutter) Manuscript in preparation

Designing effective interventions: Anamenesis, Diagnosis, and Prescription (with Sebastian Riedmiller and Matthias Sutter) Manuscript in preparation