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A natural experiment on the effect of herpes zoster vaccination on dementia

In a recent study published in Nature, FLEX researcher Markus Eyting and his co-authors Min Xie, Felix Michalik, Simon Heß, Seunghun Chung, and Pascal Geldsetzer exploit a natural experiment to investigate the causal effect of shingles vaccination on dementia risk.
The opportunity for causal inference arose from the UK’s rollout of the herpes zoster vaccine, which was based strictly on date of birth: individuals born on or after 2 September 1933 were eligible to receive the vaccine during the first year of the program, while those born just one day earlier were permanently ineligible. This created a quasi-random assignment of individuals into treatment and control groups, enabling the researchers to apply a regression discontinuity design. Weiterlesen

 

 

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Peter Andre is awarded the 2025 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

Peter Andre receives the 2025 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for his research in behavioral economics.
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has awarded Peter Andre the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize 2025 in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of behavioral economics. The prize, endowed with €200,000, is intended to support Andre’s research activities over a period of three years.
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Peter Andre wins Modigliani Research Grant

Peter Andre has been awarded a Modigliani Research Grant by the UniCredit Foundation. With this funding, he aims to advance his research on how households manage their finances and the broader impact on the macroeconomy.
His current research focuses on how individuals navigate economic challenges in daily life, especially their perceptions of stock market gains or responses to income shocks. Weiterlesen

 

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Peter Andre wins “Sturm & Drang Award” 2024

Peter Andre has received the 2024 “Sturm & Drang Award” for his research in behavioral economics. The award, recognizing the best publication by a young researcher, was presented during the Dies Academicus at Goethe University on November 8. Peter Andre is an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Finance at the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE and Goethe University. Weiterlesen

 

 

 

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Kevin Bauer’s Research Wins ISR 2023 Best Paper Award for Revealing Explainable AI’s Influence on User Decision-Making

For their research in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), Kevin Bauer, Oliver Hinz, and Moritz von Zahn have been awarded the Information Systems Research 2023 Best Paper Award. Their paper, titled Expl(AI)ned: The Impact of Explainable Artificial Intelligence on Users’ Information Processing, published in 2023, investigates the influence of feature-based explanations provided by AI systems on users’ cognitive processing and decision-making. Weiterlesen

 

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Behavioral Measurement Conference at Goethe University

On June 27 – 28, 2024 the bi-annual Behavioral Measurement Conference took place once again, at Goethe University Frankfurt. Hosted by FLEX, ConTrust and the Leibniz Institute SAFE, the conference was dedicated to advancing and enhancing economic research by using behavioral measurement tools. The event brought together experts from around the world to share their latest research and discuss innovative methodologies and their applications in the field of economics.
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