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Selected Publications
A. Apffelstaedt, J. Freundt, C. Oslislo. 2022. Social norms and elections: How elected rules can make behavior (in)appropriate , Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization , 196, 148-177. M. Dertwinkel-Kalt, H. Gerhardt, G. Riener, F. Schwerter & L. Strang. 2022. Concentration Bias in Intertemporal Choice , The Review of Economic Studies. 89 (3), 1314–1334 N. Grözinger, B. Irlenbusch, K. Laske, M. Schröder. Innovation and Communication Media in Virtual Teams – An Experimental Study, forthcoming in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. F. Engl. 2020. Ideological Commitment and the Evolution of Ideological Dominance in Groups. B. Irlenbusch, T. Mussweiler, D. J. Saxler, S. Shalvi, A. Weiss. 2020. Similarity Increases Collaborative Cheating , Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , 178, 148-173. B. Irlenbusch, M. Rainer & G. W. Rilke. 2019. Designing feedback in voluntary contribution games: the role of transparency , Experimental Economics, 22, 552–576. D. Alempaki, G. Doğan & S. Saccardo. 2019. Deception and reciprocity , Experimental Economics, 22, 980-1001. A. Danilov, C. Harbring & B. Irlenbusch. 2019. Helping Under a Combination of Team and Tournament Incentives, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , 162, 120-135. B. Irlenbusch, & D. J. Saxler. 2019. The Role of Social Information, Market Framing, and Diffusion of Responsibility as Determinants of Socially Responsible Behavior. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics , 80, 141-161. A. Bodenschatz & B. Irlenbusch. 2019. Do Two Bribe Less than One? – An Experimental Study on the Four-Eyes-Principle . Applied Economics Letters , 26(3), 191-195. K. Abbink & G. Doğan. 2019. How to choose your victim , Games and Economic Behavior, 113, 482-469. G. Doğan. 2018. Collusion in a buyer–seller network formation game. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 155, 445-457. G. Doğan, L. Glowacki & H. Rusch. 2018. Spoils division rules shape aggression between natural groups, Nature Human Behavior, 2, 322-326. F. Engl. 2018. A Theory of Causal Responsibility Attribution. F. Engl, A. Riedl & R. A. Weber. 2018. Spillover Effects of Institutions on Cooperative Behavior, Preferences, and Beliefs , R&R at American Economic Journal: Microeconomics . B. Bartling, F. Engl, R. A. Weber. 2015. Game form misconceptions are not necessary for a willingness-to-pay vs. willingness-to-accept gap, Journal of Economic Science Association , 1, 72-85. B. Irlenbusch & M. C. Villeval. 2015. Behavioral Ethics: How Psychology influenced Economics and how Economics might inform Psychology? Current Opinion in Psychology , 6, 87-92. B. Bartling, F. Engl, R. A. Weber. 2014. Does willful ignorance deflect punishment? – An experimental study , European Economic Review , 70, 512-524. J. Conrads, B. Irlenbusch, R. M. Rilke, A. Schielke & G. Walkowitz. 2014. Honesty in Tournaments , Economics Letters , 123, 90-93. J. Conrads, B. Irlenbusch, R. M. Rilke & G. Walkowitz. 2013. Lying and Team Incentives . Journal of Economic Psychology , 34, 1-7. C. Harbring & B. Irlenbusch. 2011. Sabotage in Tournaments: Evidence from a Laboratory Experiment , Management Science , 57, 611-627. A. Glöckner, B. Irlenbusch, S. Kube, A. Nicklisch, & H. T. Normann. 2011. Leading with(out) Sacrifice? A Public-Goods Experiment with a Privileged Player. Economic Inquiry , 49(2), 591-597. F. Feri, B. Irlenbusch & M. Sutter. 2010. Efficiency Gains from Team-Based Coordination - Large Scale Experimental Evidence , American Economic Review , 100, 1892-1912. Ö. Gürerk, B. Irlenbusch, & B. Rockenbach. 2009. Motivating Teammates: The Leader’s Choice of Positive and Negative Incentives . Journal of Economic Psychology , 30, 591-607. G. Doğan, M. A. L. M. van Assen, A. van de Rijt & V. Buskens. 2009. The stability of exchange networks, Social Networks , 31(2), 118-125. D. de Meza, B. Irlenbusch & D. Reyniers. 2008. Financial capability: a behavioural economics perspective. Consumer research, 69. Prepared for The Financial Services Authority , London, UK. C. Harbring & B. Irlenbusch. 2008. How Many Winners are Good to Have? On Tournaments with Sabotage . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 65, 682-702. B. Irlenbusch & G. K. Ruchala. 2008. Relative Rewards within Team-Based Compensation. Labour Economics , 15, 141-167. Ö. Gürerk, B. Irlenbusch & B. Rockenbach. 2006. The Competitive Advantage of Sanctioning Institutions . Science , 312, 108-111. K. Abbink, B. Irlenbusch, & E. Renner. 2006. Group Size and Social Ties in Microfinance Institutions . Economic Inquiry, 44(4), 614-628. C. Harbring & B. Irlenbusch. 2005. Incentives in Tournaments with Endogenous Prize Selection . Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 161(4), 636-663. B. Irlenbusch & D. Sliwka. 2005. Transparency and Reciprocal Behavior in Employment Relations . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , 56, 383-403. K. Abbink, B. Irlenbusch, P. Pezanis-Christou, B. Rockenbach, A. Sadrieh, & R. Selten. 2005. An Experimental Test of Design Alternatives for the British 3G/UMTS Auction . European Economic Review, 49, 505-530. M. E. Fischer, B. Irlenbusch, & A. Sadrieh. 2004. An Intergenerational Common Pool Resource Experiment . Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , 48, 811-836 C. Harbring & B. Irlenbusch. 2003. An Experimental Study on Tournament Design . Labour Economics, 10, 443-464. K. Abbink, B. Irlenbusch & E. Renner. 2002. An Experimental Bribery Game, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 18, 428-454. K. Abbink, B. Irlenbusch & E. Renner. 2000. The Moonlighting Game – An Experimental Study on Reciprocity and Retribution . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , 42, 265-277. R. Fahr & B. Irlenbusch. 2000. Fairness as a Constraint on Trust in Reciprocity: Earned Property Rights in a Reciprocal Exchange Experiment. Economics Letters , 66, 275-282.