Curriculum Vitae – Gerhard Riener

Gerhard Riener, PhD

Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
University of Southampton
Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
Email: g.riener@soton.ac.uk
Website: gerhardriener.github.io
Status: Research Group Lead Economic Theory and Experimental Economics
Field: Public policy experiments, Decision science

Academic Positions

Professor of Economics, Jan. 2023 - Present
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Head of Research Group “Economic Theory and Experimental Economics”
Head of Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise

Senior Research Fellow, Mar. 2022 - Present Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria

IZA Research Fellow, Jan. 2024 - Present Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn, Germany

Researcher (on leave), May 2022 - Present
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich‑Heine‑University Düsseldorf, Germany

Junior Professor, 2012 - 2022
Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich‑Heine‑University Düsseldorf, Germany

Acting Chair, Sep. 2014 - Jul. 2016
Department of Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany

Post‑Doctoral Research Fellow, Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2012
University of Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics, Germany

Affiliated Researcher, 2012 - Present
Research Center “Poverty, Equity and Growth”, University of Göttingen, Germany

Education

Ph.D. in Economics, 2005 – 2010
University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom
Supervisors: Christian Ghiglino, Marco Francesconi

Certificate of Higher Education Practice (Module 1), 2006 – 2007
University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom

Scholar (Economics and Finance), 2003 – 2005
Vienna, Austria

Mag.rer.soc.oec. Economics (hons 1.0/1.0), 2000 – 2003
University of Vienna, Austria
Thesis: “Privatization in Austria: The impact on wages and employment”
Supervisor: Uwe Dulleck

Exchange Student, Feb. 2002 – Jul. 2002
Alicante, Spain

Economics Studies, 1998 – 2000
University of Linz, Austria

Secondary Education (with distinction), 1989 – 1997
Linz, Austria

Teaching Experience

University of Southampton

Choice and Decision
International Economics
Experimental Economics

University of Göttingen

Behavioural Development Economics
Advanced Microeconomics: Game Theory
PhD short course Field Experiments

Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf

Introductory Economics in PPE (using COREecon)
Introductory Microeconomics and Game Theory
Experimental Economics (Master and PhD)
Health Economics
Game Theory and Experimental Economics
Personnel and Labour Economics

Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt

Doctoral course Experimental Economics

University of Mannheim

Econometric Methods for Experimental Research (MSc)
Field Experiments and Economic Psychology (BA and MSc)

University of Essex

Economics for Environmental Studies
Game Theory
Mathematical Methods in Economics (MSc)

Technical University of Vienna

Monetary Economics for Mathematicians

PhD Supervision

Current Doctoral Students

Valentin Wagner - Dissertation on field experiments in schools (first supervisor)
Placement: Post‑doc, University of Mainz (Prof. Schunk)
Daniel Celis - Economic Behaviour in Developing Countries (second supervisor), University of Göttingen

Research Interests

Experimental Economics
Behavioral Economics
Field Experiments
Economics of Education
Public Policy Experiments
Decision Science

Publications

Highlighted Publications

Kellner, C., Le Quément, M.T., & Riener, G. (2022). Reacting to ambiguous messages: An experimental analysis. Games and Economic Behavior, 136, 360-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2022.09.007
Dertwinkel‑Kalt, M., Gerhardt, H., Riener, G., Schwerter, F., & Strang, L. (2021). Concentration Bias in Intertemporal Choice. Review of Economic Studies, rdab043. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdab043
Kellner, C., Reinstein, D., & Riener, G. (2019). Ex‑ante commitments to ‘give if you win’ exceed donations after a win. Journal of Public Economics, 169, 109-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.10.009
Ibáñez, M., & Riener, G. (2017). Sorting through affirmative action: Three field experiments in Colombia. Journal of Labor Economics, 36(2), 437-478. https://doi.org/10.1086/694469
Lambarraa, F., & Riener, G. (2015). On the norms of charitable giving in Islam: Two field experiments in Morocco. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 118, 69-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2015.05.006
Gneezy, A., Gneezy, U., Riener, G., & Nelson, L.D. (2012). Pay‑what‑you‑want, identity, and self‑signaling in markets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(19), 7231-7236. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1120893109

Full Publication List

Kellner, C., Le Quément, M.T., & Riener, G. (2022). Reacting to ambiguous messages: An experimental analysis. Games and Economic Behavior, 136, 360-378.
Dertwinkel‑Kalt, M., Gerhardt, H., Riener, G., Schwerter, F., & Strang, L. (2021). Concentration Bias in Intertemporal Choice. Review of Economic Studies, rdab043.
Kellner, C., Reinstein, D., & Riener, G. (2019). Ex-ante commitments to “give if you win” exceed donations after a win. Journal of Public Economics, 169, 109-127.
Ibáñez, M., & Riener, G. (2017). Sorting through Affirmative Action: Three Field Experiments in Colombia. Journal of Labor Economics, 36(2), 437-478.
Lambarraa, F., & Riener, G. (2015). On the norms of charitable giving in Islam: Two field experiments in Morocco. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 118, 69-84.
Gneezy, A., Gneezy, U., Riener, G., & Nelson, L.D. (2012). Pay-what-you-want, identity, and self-signaling in markets. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(19), 7231-7236.
Petrishcheva, V., Riener, G., & Schildberg‑Hörisch, H. (2022). Title not available in references.bib. Experimental Economics.
Wagner, V., & Riener, G. (2022). Motivation in a Reciprocal Task: Interaction Effects of Task Meaning, Goal Salience, and Time Pressure. B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy.
Riener, G., & Wagner, V. (2022). Title not available in references.bib. Educational Psychology, 42(2), 222-239.
Riener, G., & Wagner, V. (2019). Title not available in references.bib. Education Economics, 27(3), 223-240.
Riener, G., & Wagner, V. (2017). Shying away from demanding tasks? Experimental evidence on gender differences in answering multiple-choice questions. Economics of Education Review, 59, 43-62.
Regner, T., & Riener, G. (2017). Privacy Is Precious: On the Attempt to Lift Anonymity on the Internet to Increase Revenue. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 26(2), 318-336.
Gaudeul, A., Crosetto, P., & Riener, G. (2017). Better stuck together or free to go? Of the stability of cooperation when individuals have outside options. Journal of Economic Psychology, 59, 99-112.
Riener, G., & Wiederhold, S. (2016). Team building and hidden costs of control. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 123, 1-18.
Heblich, S., Lameli, A., & Riener, G. (2015). The effect of perceived regional accents on individual economic behavior: a lab experiment on linguistic performance, cognitive ratings and economic decisions. PLOS ONE, 10(2), e0113475.
Kellner, C., & Riener, G. (2014). The effect of ambiguity aversion on reward scheme choice. Economics Letters, 125(1), 134-137.
Riener, G., & Wiederhold, S. (2013). Heterogeneous treatment effects in groups. Economics Letters, 120(3), 408-412.
Riener, G., & Traxler, C. (2012). Norms, moods, and free lunch: Longitudinal evidence on payments from a Pay-What-You-Want restaurant. Journal of Socio‑Economics, 41(4), 383-390.
Hugh‑Jones, D., Katsanidou, A., & Riener, G. (2011). Intergroup Conflict and the Media: An Experimental Study of Greek Students after the 2008 Riots. International Journal of Conflict and Violence, 5(2), 325-344.
Reinstein, D., & Riener, G. (2011). Decomposing desert and tangibility effects in a charitable giving experiment. Experimental Economics, 15(1), 229-240.
Reinstein, D., & Riener, G. (2011). Reputation and influence in charitable giving: an experiment. Theory and Decision, 72(2), 221-243.
Riener, G. (2011). Inequality and mobility of household incomes in Europe: evidence from the ECHP. Applied Economics, 44(3), 279-288.

Research Grants and Honors

Donation of the Wealthy in Austria, 2022
Austrian Fundraising Foundation
EUR 50,000

Experimental laboratory equipment for research and education, 2022
Infrastructure Fund, University of Düsseldorf
EUR 23,000

Schwarz‑Schütte Förderpreis (Labour and Education Economics), 2020
University of Düsseldorf

Handelsblatt Ökonomenranking, 2020
Top‑100 under 40

Didactic use of experiments in undergraduate education, 2017
E‑Learning Fund, University of Düsseldorf
EUR 9,500

Radicalism in Greece (EU Thales Grant), 2016
European Union

Small Grant for study of social riots in Greece, 2010
British Academy
(Mentor: R. Morton, NYU)

Post‑doctoral Scholarship, 2010
DFG
University of Jena and Max Planck Institute

Prize of the Theodor Körner Fonds, 2006
Vienna

Full PhD Scholarship (fees and maintenance), 2005
University of Essex

Scholarship, 2003
Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna

University Prize for Academic Excellence, 2003
University of Vienna

Professional Service

Referee for Journals

Quantitative Economics; Management Science; Economic Journal; Journal of Public Economics; Economic Theory; Labour Economics; Journal of Economic Psychology; Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization; Southern Economic Journal; Ensayos Económicos; European Economic Review; Journal of Evolutionary Economics; Theory and Decision; German Economic Review; Journal of Public Economic Theory; B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics; Frontiers in Psychology

Reviewer for Institutions

LACEEP; SSHRC (Canada); Czech Science Foundation; Swiss Science Foundation; Diligentia Foundation

Media Experience

Research discussed on Deutschlandfunk, BBC Radio, in The Economist, The Times, and various German and Austrian newspapers and business blogs.

Languages

English (Fluent)
German (Native)
Spanish (Intermediate)
French (Basic)

Technical Skills

Statistical Software: R, Stata
Experimental Software: oTree, z-Tree
Survey Tools: Qualtrics
Data Visualization: R (ggplot2)

Last updated: May 2025

--- title: "Curriculum Vitae" format: html: css: styles.css bibliography: references.bib csl: apa-cv.csl --- ## Gerhard Riener, PhD Professor of Economics Department of Economics University of Southampton Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom Email: [g.riener@soton.ac.uk](mailto:g.riener@soton.ac.uk) Website: [gerhardriener.github.io](https://gerhardriener.github.io) Status: Research Group Lead Economic Theory and Experimental Economics Field: Public policy experiments, Decision science ## Academic Positions **Professor of Economics**, Jan. 2023 - Present University of Southampton, United Kingdom Head of Research Group "Economic Theory and Experimental Economics" Head of Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise **Senior Research Fellow**, Mar. 2022 - Present Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria **IZA Research Fellow**, Jan. 2024 - Present Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn, Germany **Researcher (on leave)**, May 2022 - Present Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich‑Heine‑University Düsseldorf, Germany **Junior Professor**, 2012 - 2022 Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics, Heinrich‑Heine‑University Düsseldorf, Germany **Acting Chair**, Sep. 2014 - Jul. 2016 Department of Economics, University of Mannheim, Germany **Post‑Doctoral Research Fellow**, Apr. 2010 - Mar. 2012 University of Jena and Max Planck Institute of Economics, Germany **Affiliated Researcher**, 2012 - Present Research Center "Poverty, Equity and Growth", University of Göttingen, Germany ## Education **Ph.D. in Economics**, 2005 – 2010 University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom Supervisors: Christian Ghiglino, Marco Francesconi **Certificate of Higher Education Practice (Module 1)**, 2006 – 2007 University of Essex, Colchester, United Kingdom **Scholar (Economics and Finance)**, 2003 – 2005 Vienna, Austria **Mag.rer.soc.oec. Economics (hons 1.0/1.0)**, 2000 – 2003 University of Vienna, Austria Thesis: "Privatization in Austria: The impact on wages and employment" Supervisor: Uwe Dulleck **Exchange Student**, Feb. 2002 – Jul. 2002 Alicante, Spain **Economics Studies**, 1998 – 2000 University of Linz, Austria **Secondary Education (with distinction)**, 1989 – 1997 Linz, Austria ## Teaching Experience ### University of Southampton - Choice and Decision - International Economics - Experimental Economics ### University of Göttingen - Behavioural Development Economics - Advanced Microeconomics: Game Theory - PhD short course Field Experiments ### Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf - Introductory Economics in PPE (using COREecon) - Introductory Microeconomics and Game Theory - Experimental Economics (Master and PhD) - Health Economics - Game Theory and Experimental Economics - Personnel and Labour Economics ### Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt - Doctoral course Experimental Economics ### University of Mannheim - Econometric Methods for Experimental Research (MSc) - Field Experiments and Economic Psychology (BA and MSc) ### University of Essex - Economics for Environmental Studies - Game Theory - Mathematical Methods in Economics (MSc) ### Technical University of Vienna - Monetary Economics for Mathematicians ## PhD Supervision ### Current Doctoral Students - **Valentin Wagner** - Dissertation on field experiments in schools (first supervisor) Placement: Post‑doc, University of Mainz (Prof. Schunk) - **Daniel Celis** - *Economic Behaviour in Developing Countries* (second supervisor), University of Göttingen ## Research Interests - Experimental Economics - Behavioral Economics - Field Experiments - Economics of Education - Public Policy Experiments - Decision Science ## Publications ### Highlighted Publications 1. Kellner, C., Le Quément, M.T., & Riener, G. (2022). Reacting to ambiguous messages: An experimental analysis. *Games and Economic Behavior*, 136, 360-378. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2022.09.007 2. Dertwinkel‑Kalt, M., Gerhardt, H., Riener, G., Schwerter, F., & Strang, L. (2021). Concentration Bias in Intertemporal Choice. *Review of Economic Studies*, rdab043. https://doi.org/10.1093/restud/rdab043 3. Kellner, C., Reinstein, D., & Riener, G. (2019). Ex‑ante commitments to 'give if you win' exceed donations after a win. *Journal of Public Economics*, 169, 109-127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2018.10.009 4. Ibáñez, M., & Riener, G. (2017). Sorting through affirmative action: Three field experiments in Colombia. *Journal of Labor Economics*, 36(2), 437-478. https://doi.org/10.1086/694469 5. Lambarraa, F., & Riener, G. (2015). On the norms of charitable giving in Islam: Two field experiments in Morocco. *Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization*, 118, 69-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2015.05.006 6. Gneezy, A., Gneezy, U., Riener, G., & Nelson, L.D. (2012). Pay‑what‑you‑want, identity, and self‑signaling in markets. *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences*, 109(19), 7231-7236. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1120893109 ### Full Publication List 1. Kellner, C., Le Quément, M.T., & Riener, G. (2022). Reacting to ambiguous messages: An experimental analysis. *Games and Economic Behavior*, 136, 360-378. 2. Dertwinkel‑Kalt, M., Gerhardt, H., Riener, G., Schwerter, F., & Strang, L. (2021). Concentration Bias in Intertemporal Choice. *Review of Economic Studies*, rdab043. 3. Kellner, C., Reinstein, D., & Riener, G. (2019). Ex-ante commitments to "give if you win" exceed donations after a win. *Journal of Public Economics*, 169, 109-127. 4. Ibáñez, M., & Riener, G. (2017). Sorting through Affirmative Action: Three Field Experiments in Colombia. *Journal of Labor Economics*, 36(2), 437-478. 5. Lambarraa, F., & Riener, G. (2015). On the norms of charitable giving in Islam: Two field experiments in Morocco. *Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization*, 118, 69-84. 6. Gneezy, A., Gneezy, U., Riener, G., & Nelson, L.D. (2012). Pay-what-you-want, identity, and self-signaling in markets. *Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences*, 109(19), 7231-7236. 7. Petrishcheva, V., Riener, G., & Schildberg‑Hörisch, H. (2022). Title not available in references.bib. *Experimental Economics*. 8. Wagner, V., & Riener, G. (2022). Motivation in a Reciprocal Task: Interaction Effects of Task Meaning, Goal Salience, and Time Pressure. *B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy*. 9. Riener, G., & Wagner, V. (2022). Title not available in references.bib. *Educational Psychology*, 42(2), 222-239. 10. Riener, G., & Wagner, V. (2019). Title not available in references.bib. *Education Economics*, 27(3), 223-240. 11. Riener, G., & Wagner, V. (2017). Shying away from demanding tasks? Experimental evidence on gender differences in answering multiple-choice questions. *Economics of Education Review*, 59, 43-62. 12. Regner, T., & Riener, G. (2017). Privacy Is Precious: On the Attempt to Lift Anonymity on the Internet to Increase Revenue. *Journal of Economics & Management Strategy*, 26(2), 318-336. 13. Gaudeul, A., Crosetto, P., & Riener, G. (2017). Better stuck together or free to go? Of the stability of cooperation when individuals have outside options. *Journal of Economic Psychology*, 59, 99-112. 14. Riener, G., & Wiederhold, S. (2016). Team building and hidden costs of control. *Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization*, 123, 1-18. 15. Heblich, S., Lameli, A., & Riener, G. (2015). The effect of perceived regional accents on individual economic behavior: a lab experiment on linguistic performance, cognitive ratings and economic decisions. *PLOS ONE*, 10(2), e0113475. 16. Kellner, C., & Riener, G. (2014). The effect of ambiguity aversion on reward scheme choice. *Economics Letters*, 125(1), 134-137. 17. Riener, G., & Wiederhold, S. (2013). Heterogeneous treatment effects in groups. *Economics Letters*, 120(3), 408-412. 18. Riener, G., & Traxler, C. (2012). Norms, moods, and free lunch: Longitudinal evidence on payments from a Pay-What-You-Want restaurant. *Journal of Socio‑Economics*, 41(4), 383-390. 19. Hugh‑Jones, D., Katsanidou, A., & Riener, G. (2011). Intergroup Conflict and the Media: An Experimental Study of Greek Students after the 2008 Riots. *International Journal of Conflict and Violence*, 5(2), 325-344. 20. Reinstein, D., & Riener, G. (2011). Decomposing desert and tangibility effects in a charitable giving experiment. *Experimental Economics*, 15(1), 229-240. 21. Reinstein, D., & Riener, G. (2011). Reputation and influence in charitable giving: an experiment. *Theory and Decision*, 72(2), 221-243. 22. Riener, G. (2011). Inequality and mobility of household incomes in Europe: evidence from the ECHP. *Applied Economics*, 44(3), 279-288. ## Research Grants and Honors **Donation of the Wealthy in Austria**, 2022 Austrian Fundraising Foundation EUR 50,000 **Experimental laboratory equipment for research and education**, 2022 Infrastructure Fund, University of Düsseldorf EUR 23,000 **Schwarz‑Schütte Förderpreis (Labour and Education Economics)**, 2020 University of Düsseldorf **Handelsblatt Ökonomenranking**, 2020 Top‑100 under 40 **Didactic use of experiments in undergraduate education**, 2017 E‑Learning Fund, University of Düsseldorf EUR 9,500 **Radicalism in Greece (EU Thales Grant)**, 2016 European Union **Small Grant for study of social riots in Greece**, 2010 British Academy (Mentor: R. Morton, NYU) **Post‑doctoral Scholarship**, 2010 DFG University of Jena and Max Planck Institute **Prize of the Theodor Körner Fonds**, 2006 Vienna **Full PhD Scholarship (fees and maintenance)**, 2005 University of Essex **Scholarship**, 2003 Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna **University Prize for Academic Excellence**, 2003 University of Vienna ## Professional Service ### Referee for Journals Quantitative Economics; Management Science; Economic Journal; Journal of Public Economics; Economic Theory; Labour Economics; Journal of Economic Psychology; Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization; Southern Economic Journal; Ensayos Económicos; European Economic Review; Journal of Evolutionary Economics; Theory and Decision; German Economic Review; Journal of Public Economic Theory; B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics; Frontiers in Psychology ### Reviewer for Institutions LACEEP; SSHRC (Canada); Czech Science Foundation; Swiss Science Foundation; Diligentia Foundation ## Media Experience Research discussed on **Deutschlandfunk**, **BBC Radio**, in *The Economist*, *The Times*, and various German and Austrian newspapers and business blogs. ## Languages - English (Fluent) - German (Native) - Spanish (Intermediate) - French (Basic) ## Technical Skills - Statistical Software: R, Stata - Experimental Software: oTree, z-Tree - Survey Tools: Qualtrics - Data Visualization: R (ggplot2) *Last updated: May 2025*