Economics Research Seminar - January

Michael Kosfeld is a German economist and Professor of Management and Chair of Organization and Management at Goethe University Frankfurt, where he has taught since 2008. He holds a Diplom in Mathematics from the University of Bonn and a PhD in Economics from Tilburg University. His research uses game theory and experimental economics to investigate human decision-making, social interaction, cooperation, leadership, intrinsic motivation, social preferences, and the formation of institutions and organizational culture. He is Director of the Frankfurt Laboratory for Experimental Economic Research (FLEX) and the Center for Leadership and Behavior in Organizations (CLBO), and since 2020 he has coordinated the SAFE Experiment Center at the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE, where he also serves as Ombudsperson. Kosfeld is a research fellow with CEPR, CESifo, IZA, and ZEF, and previously held academic positions at the University of Zurich before joining Frankfurt.