Jan Schmitz

About Jan Schmitz

I am an experimental economist. I am interested in why economic actors forgo monetary benefits and behave pro-socially. In my research, I study social preferences in different (financial) market environments. In particular, I study pro-social behavior in differing economic conditions (e.g., economic shocks, economic uncertainty) or economic environments (financial markets, tax compliance, or pro-environmental settings). Moreover, I am interested in studying how behavioral economic nudges can be used to increase pro-social behavior in different economic settings.

Three Key Recent Publications

Schmitz, J. (forthcoming). Is Charitable Giving a Zero Sum Game?-The Effect of Competition Between Charities on Giving Behavior. Management Science

Ghesla, C., Grieder, M., Schmitz, J., & Stadelmann, M. (2020). Pro-Environmental Incentives and Loss Aversion: A Field Experiment on Electricity Saving Behavior. Energy Policy

Schmitz, J. (2019). Temporal Dynamics of Pro-Social Behavior - An Experimental Analysis. Experimental Economics