Michael Hilweg-Waldeck

Michael Hilweg-Waldeck

PhD candidate in Economics

University of Mannheim

Biography

I am a doctoral candidate in Economics at University of Mannheim. My main research interests are in Behavioral and Experimental Economics. My research is primarly focused on charitable giving and the role of (biased) beliefs in people’s educational and career choices.

Interests

  • Behavioral Economics
  • Experimental Economics

Education

  • PhD in Economics, 2026 (Expected)

    University of Mannheim (Germany)

  • MSc in Economics, 2018

    Karl-Franzens University of Graz (Austria)

  • BA in Economics, 2016

    Karl-Franzens University of Graz (Austria)

Work in progress

March 2024

Non-Standard Choice and Matching

We plan to employ a series of experiments to study the performance of sequential mechanisms in matching markets with non-standard choice behavior and compare this to standard mechanisms. Funding for experiment requested with DFG in Aug. 2023
March 2024

The Role of Stereotypes in the Gender Competition Gap

We find a very low correlation between performance in a task and participants’ related competitive choice. Eliciting beliefs over performance, we document substantial gender differences in beliefs over performance and show a strong correlation between beliefs on gender congruence of tasks. Online experiment to be run in March 2024.
March 2024

Why don't you deduct to donate more? Behavioral factors undermining tax incentives for deduction

We document low rates of tax deduction for in-person donations in the field and use a field and an online experiment to study the underlying mechanisms. Draft coming soon.
Poster

Academic community research

March 2024

Reproducibility in Management Science

Teaching

Average instructor rating: 4.71/5

Introductory Microeconomics

TA: Spring 2024, 2023

Business Economics II (IO for business students)

TA: Spring 2022

Principles of Economics

TA: 2017, 2016, 2015

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