CURRENT RESEARCH FOCI

• Animal Welfare from an economic perspective


• Behavioral Economics


• Behavioral Insights and Public Policy


• Consumer Policy

TOPICS FOR DEGREE THESES

The suggestions represent broad subject areas. The precise topics will be assigned to each student after consultation.

• Digital Behavioral Design – Opportunities and Pitfalls of Behaviorally-Informed Policy Interventions in Digital Environments (BA/MA).


• Social Influence Online – Sources and Impacts of “Social Presence Elements” in Digital Environments (MA).


• “Keeping It Real”– Can Simulated Virtual Supermarkets Enhance the Level of Realism in Experimental Consumer Research? (BA/MA)


• “Innovation from bottom-up” – The Impact of Grassroots Innovations for the Development of “Regional Food Frames” (RFF). (MA)