Prof. Georg Weizsäcker Ph.D.
Research Interests
Microeconomics, Experimental Economics, Financial Decision Making, Game Theory, Decision Theory
Junior Career Programs in Berlin
Working Papers
- Peter Haan, Andreas Peichl, Annekatrin Schrenker, Georg Weizsäcker, Joachim Winter (2021): Expectation Management of Policy Leaders: Evidence from COVID-19 Expectation Management of Policy Leaders: Evidence from COVID-19, CRC TRR 190 Discussion Paper No. 299, invited for resubmission at Journal of Public Economics
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- Peter Haan, Andreas Peichl, Annekatrin Schrenker, Georg Weizsäcker, Joachim Winter (2020): Starke Erwartungsreaktionen auf Angela Merkels Covid-Erklärungen Starke Erwartungsreaktionen auf Angela Merkels Covid-Erklärungen
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- Tobias König, Sebastian Schweighofer-Kodritsch, Georg Weizsäcker (2019): Beliefs as a Means of Self-Control? Evidence from a Dynamic Student Survey Beliefs as a Means of Self-Control? Evidence from a Dynamic Student Survey
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- Erik Eyster, Matthew Rabin, Georg Weizsäcker (2018): An Experiment on Social Mislearning An Experiment on Social Mislearning
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- Georg Weizsäcker, Christian Zankiewicz (2017): Measuring applicant quality to detect discrimination in peer-to-peer lending Measuring applicant quality to detect discrimination in peer-to-peer lending
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- Erik Eyster, Georg Weizsäcker (2016): Correlation neglect in portfolio choice: lab evidence Correlation neglect in portfolio choice: lab evidence
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- Steffen Huck, Georg Weizsäcker (2016): Markets for leaked information Markets for leaked information
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Publications
- Kathleen Ngangoué, Georg Weizsäcker (2021): Learning from unrealized versus realized pricesLearning from unrealized versus realized prices, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 13, 2, 174-201
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- Christoph Breunig, Steffen Huck, Tobias Schmidt, Georg Weizsäcker (2021): The standard portfolio choice problem in GermanyThe standard portfolio choice problem in Germany, Economic Journal, 131, 2413-2446
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- Christoph Breunig, Iuliia Grabova, Peter Haan, Felix Weinhardt, Georg Weizsäcker (2021): Long-run Expectations of HouseholdsLong-run Expectations of Households, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, September 2021, 100535.
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- Nadja Dwenger, Dorothea Kübler, Georg Weizsäcker (2018): Flipping a coin: Evidence from university applicationsFlipping a coin: Evidence from university applications, Journal of Public Economics, 167, 240-250
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- Ludwig Ensthaler, Olga Nottmeyer, Christian Zankiewicz, Georg Weizsäcker (2018): Hidden skewness: On the difficulty of multiplicative compounding under random shocksHidden skewness: On the difficulty of multiplicative compounding under random shocks, Management Science, 64, 4, 1693-1706
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- Miguel Costa-Gomes, Steffen Huck, Georg Weizsäcker (2014): Beliefs and actions in the trust game: Creating instrumental variables to estimate the causal effectBeliefs and actions in the trust game: Creating instrumental variables to estimate the causal effect, Games and Economic Behavior, 88, 298-309
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- Georg Weizsäcker (2010): Do we follow others when we should? A simple test of rational expectationsDo we follow others when we should? A simple test of rational expectations, American Economic Review, 100, 2340-2360
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- Matthew Rabin, Georg Weizsäcker (2009): Narrow bracketing and dominated choicesNarrow bracketing and dominated choices, American Economic Review, 99, 1508-1543
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- Miguel Costa-Gomes, Georg Weizsäcker (2008): Stated beliefs and play in normal form gamesStated beliefs and play in normal form games, Review of Economic Studies, 75, 729-762
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- Ernst Berndt, Rachel Glennerster, Michael Kremer, Jean Lee, Ruth Levine, Heidi Williams, Georg Weizsäcker (2007): Advanced market commitments for vaccines against neglected diseases: Estimating costs and effectivenessAdvanced market commitments for vaccines against neglected diseases: Estimating costs and effectiveness, Health Economics, 16, 491-511
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- Dorothea Kübler, Georg Weizsäcker (2005): Are longer cascades more stable?Are longer cascades more stable?, Journal of the European Economic Association (Papers and Proceedings), 3, 330-339
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- John Asker, Brit Grosskopf, Nick McKinney, Muriel Niederle, Alvin Roth, Georg Weizsäcker (2004): Teaching auction strategy using experiments administered via the InternetTeaching auction strategy using experiments administered via the Internet, Journal of Economic Education, 35, 330-342
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- Dorothea Kübler, Georg Weizsäcker (2004): Limited depth of reasoning and failure of cascade formation in the laboratoryLimited depth of reasoning and failure of cascade formation in the laboratory, Review of Economic Studies, 71, 425-441
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- Dorothea Kübler, Georg Weizsäcker (2003): Information cascades in the labor marketInformation cascades in the labor market, Journal of Economics, 80, 211-229
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- Georg Weizsäcker (2003): Ignoring the rationality of others: Evidence from experimental normal-form gamesIgnoring the rationality of others: Evidence from experimental normal-form games, Games and Economic Behavior, 44, 145-171
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- Steffen Huck, Georg Weizsäcker (2002): Do players correctly estimate what others do? Evidence of conservatism in beliefsDo players correctly estimate what others do? Evidence of conservatism in beliefs, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 47, 71-85
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- Steffen Huck, Georg Weizsäcker (1999): Risk, complexity, and deviations from expected value maximizationRisk, complexity, and deviations from expected value maximization, Journal of Economic Psychology, 20, 699-715
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