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Homepage:	https://www.econ.uni-bonn.de/iame/en/team/dohmen
Postal address:	University Bonn Institute for Applied Microeconomics Adenauerallee 24 - 42 53113 Bonn Germany
Workplace:	Wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Fachbereich (Economics Department), Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn (University of Bonn), (more information at EDIRC) Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE), School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University, (more information at EDIRC) IZA@LISER Network, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2026

1. Basic Needs Satisfaction as a Fundamental Distributive Principle: Evidence from the Lab and the Field
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2026)
   ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2026)
2. How Parenting Styles Shape Children's Lifetime Outcomes
   RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series, ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Research Institute of Industrial Economics (2026)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2026)
   Working Papers in Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University, School of Business and Economics, Department of Economics and Statistics (2026)
3. The Global Variation in Risk and Time Preferences
   Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2026)

2025

4. Convergence to Utility Maximization and the Indifference Hypothesis
   Papers, arXiv.org
5. Learning to Maximize Ordinal and Expected Utility, and the Indifference Hypothesis
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany
6. Mitbestimmung wirkt: Warum die Zusammensetzung von Betriebsräten entscheidend ist
   ECONtribute Policy Brief Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany
7. The Effect of Compulsory Education on Non-Cognitive Skills: Evidence from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
   ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany
   Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2025)
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany (2025)
   See also Journal Article The effect of compulsory education on non-cognitive skills: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries, Economics of Education Review, Elsevier (2025) (2025)

2024

8. "New Plan", berufliche Weiterentwicklung und die Rolle von Informationen
   IAB-Forschungsbericht, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]
9. Risk Attitudes and Informal Employment in Ukraine
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany
   Also in Working Papers, Leibniz Institut für Ost- und Südosteuropaforschung (Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies) (2023)
   IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2023) View citations (1)
10. The Value of Commuting Time, Flexibility, and Job Security: Evidence From Current and Recent Jobseekers in Flanders
    CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany View citations (3)
    Also in ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2024) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article The value of commuting time, flexibility, and job security: Evidence from current and recent jobseekers in Flanders, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2024) View citations (3) (2024)
11. Worker Representatives
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (5)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) View citations (5)
    CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany (2024) View citations (5)
    ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2024) View citations (5)
    VfS Annual Conference 2024 (Berlin): Upcoming Labor Market Challenges, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2024) View citations (5)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2024) View citations (5)

2023

12. A Note on Salience of Own Preferences and the Consensus Effect
    ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article A note on salience of own preferences and the consensus effect, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2023) View citations (2) (2023)
13. Accounting For Individual-Specific Reliability of Self-Assessed Measures of Economic Preferences and Personality Traits
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (1)
    Also in ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2023) View citations (1)
    CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany (2023) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Accounting for Individual-Specific Reliability of Self-Assessed Measures of Economic Preferences and Personality Traits, Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics, University of Chicago Press (2024) View citations (15) (2024)
14. Geförderte Umschulungen für Personen ohne Berufsabschluss im Rechtskreis SGB III: Kenntnis, Teilnahmebereitschaft und Attraktivitätskriterien
    ECONtribute Policy Brief Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany
15. Inequality and Risk Preference
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER
    Also in Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics (2022) View citations (1)
    ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2023)
    See also Journal Article Inequality and risk preference, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer (2024) View citations (1) (2024)
16. On the Psychology of the Relation between Optimism and Risk Taking
    ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany View citations (5)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2022) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article On the psychology of the relation between optimism and risk taking, Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, Springer (2023) View citations (4) (2023)
17. Overexertion of Effort Under Working Time Autonomy and Feedback Provision
    CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2023) View citations (1)
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2023) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Overexertion of Effort under Working Time Autonomy and Feedback Provision, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2023) View citations (1) (2023)
18. Patience and Comparative Development
    CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany
    Also in Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition (2021) View citations (4)
    ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2020) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Patience and Comparative Development, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2022) View citations (24) (2022)
19. Religion and Cooperation across the Globe
    ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany View citations (11)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research (2023)
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2023) View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Religion and cooperation across the globe, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2023) View citations (10) (2023)
20. Tournament Incentives Affect Perceived Stress and Hormonal Stress Responses
    ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2023) View citations (1)
    CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany (2023) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Tournament incentives affect perceived stress and hormonal stress responses, Experimental Economics, Springer (2023) View citations (1) (2023)

2022

21. Geförderte Umschulungen für Personen ohne Berufsabschluss im Rechtskreis SGB III: Kenntnis, Teilnahmebereitschaft und Attraktivitätskriterien: Abschlussbericht
    IAB-Forschungsbericht, Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg [Institute for Employment Research, Nuremberg, Germany]

2021

22. Mission of the Company, Prosocial Attitudes and Job Preferences: A Discrete Choice Experiment
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER
    Also in Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) (2019) View citations (1)
    ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2021)
    CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany (2019) View citations (1)
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2019) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Mission of the company, prosocial attitudes and job preferences: A discrete choice experiment, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (20) (2022)
23. Patience, Cognitive Abilities, and Cognitive Effort: Survey and Experimental Evidence from a Developing Country
    Working Papers, International School of Economics at TSU, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia
    Also in ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2020)
24. Reference Points and the Tradeoff Between Risk and Incentives
    CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany View citations (8)
    Also in ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2021) View citations (8)
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2021) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Reference points and the tradeoff between risk and incentives, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2021) View citations (8) (2021)

2020

25. Dispersion estimation; Earnings risk; Censoring; Quantile regression; Occupational choice; Sorting; Risk preferences; SOEP; IABS
    ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany
26. How People Know Their Risk Preference
    CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany View citations (24)
    Also in ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany (2020) View citations (21)
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2020) View citations (24)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (24)
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2020) View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article How people know their risk preference, EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2020) View citations (24) (2020)
27. Parental Involvement and the Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Preferences, Attitude and Personality Traits
    ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Parental Involvement and the Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Preferences, Attitudes and Personality Traits, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2021) View citations (49) (2021)
28. The Bonding Effect of Deferred Compensation: Worker Separations from a Large Firm in Early Transition Russia
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER

2019

29. Numeracy and Unemployment Duration
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER
30. Willingness to Take Risk: The Role of Risk Conception and Optimism
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (4)
    Also in CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany (2018) View citations (4)
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2018) View citations (4)
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group (2018) View citations (4)

2018

31. Global Evidence on Economic Preferences
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition View citations (1010)
    Also in CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany (2018) View citations (1006)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (22)
    CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany (2018) View citations (1007)
    See also Journal Article Global Evidence on Economic Preferences*, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2018) View citations (1007) (2018)
32. On the Relationship Between Cognitive Ability and Risk Preference
    Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition View citations (109)
    Also in Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (109)
    See also Journal Article On the Relationship between Cognitive Ability and Risk Preference, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (2018) View citations (111) (2018)
33. Parental Involvement and the Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Preferences and Attitudes
    Economics of Education Working Paper Series, University of Zurich, Department of Business Administration (IBW) View citations (11)
    Also in CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany (2018) View citations (12)

2016

34. Aging and preferences
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Aging and preferences, The Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Elsevier (2016) View citations (17) (2016)
35. Patience and the Wealth of Nations
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (35)
36. The Nature and Predictive Power of Preferences: Global Evidence
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (5)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research (2015) View citations (86)
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2015) View citations (91)
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) (2015) View citations (85)
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2015) View citations (85)
37. The Preference Survey Module: A Validated Instrument for Measuring Risk, Time, and Social Preferences
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (418)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2016) View citations (407)
    See also Journal Article The Preference Survey Module: A Validated Instrument for Measuring Risk, Time, and Social Preferences, Management Science, INFORMS (2023) View citations (165) (2023)

2015

38. Referee Bias
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article REFEREE BIAS, Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell (2016) View citations (69) (2016)
39. Time-Varying Individual Risk Attitudes over the Great Recession: A Comparison of Germany and Ukraine
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (18)
    Also in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2015) View citations (17)
    Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna (2015) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Time-varying individual risk attitudes over the Great Recession: A comparison of Germany and Ukraine, Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (66) (2016)

2014

40. Behavioural Labour Economics: Advances and Future Directions
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Behavioral labor economics: Advances and future directions, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (22) (2014)
41. New Evidence on the Relationship between Risk Attitudes and Self-Employment
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (74)
    See also Journal Article New evidence on the relationship between risk attitudes and self-employment, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2014) View citations (72) (2014)
42. Occupational Sorting of School Graduates: The Role of Economic Preferences
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (74)
    Also in ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2014) View citations (67)
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) (2014) View citations (67)
    See also Journal Article Occupational sorting of school graduates: The role of economic preferences, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2014) View citations (67) (2014)

2013

43. Parental Investment and the Intergenerational Transmission of Economic Preferences and Attitudes
    Working Papers, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group View citations (40)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2013) View citations (43)
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) (2013) View citations (41)
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2013) View citations (42)
44. Parental investment and the intergenerational transmission of economic preferences
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) View citations (41)
45. Robust Estimation of Wage Dispersion with Censored Data: An Application to Occupational Earnings Risk and Risk Attitudes
    SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) View citations (1)
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2012) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Robust Estimation of Wage Dispersion with Censored Data: An Application to Occupational Earnings Risk and Risk Attitudes, De Economist, Springer (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
46. Validating an ultra-short survey measure of patience
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (123)
    Also in SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research, DIW Berlin, The German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) (2012) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Validating an Ultra-Short Survey Measure of Patience, EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (2013) View citations (123) (2013)
47. Wage policies of a Russian firm and the financial crisis of 1998: Evidence from personnel data - 1997-2002
    ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA)
    Also in Discussion Papers of DIW Berlin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2008) View citations (2)
    CERT Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Reform and Transformation, Heriot Watt University (2008) View citations (2)
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2008) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, Dipartimento Scienze Economiche, Universita' di Bologna (2008) View citations (13)
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) (2013)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research (2008) View citations (2)
    ESCIRRU Working Papers, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research (2008) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Wage Policies of a Russian Firm and the Financial Crisis of 1998: Evidence from Personnel Data, 1997 to 2002, ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School (2014) View citations (5) (2014)

2012

48. Interpreting Time Horizon Effects in Inter-Temporal Choice
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (25)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2012) View citations (24)
49. Misery loves company: exogenous shocks in retirement expectations and social comparison effects on subjective well-being
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (METEOR) View citations (76)
50. Negative Reciprocity and Retrenched Pension Rights
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (8)
    Also in ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2012) View citations (8)
51. Rules, rule-following and cooperation
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (METEOR) View citations (10)
52. The Relationship Between Economic Preferences and Psychological Personality Measures
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER View citations (368)
    Also in ROA Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) (2012) View citations (374)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2012) View citations (369)
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (METEOR) (2012) View citations (363)
    See also Chapter The Relationship Between Economic Preferences and Psychological Personality Measures, Chapters in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (227)
    Journal Article The Relationship Between Economic Preferences and Psychological Personality Measures, Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews (2012) View citations (368) (2012)
53. The intergenerational transmission of risk and trust attitudes
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (584)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2008) View citations (38)
    IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER (2006) View citations (119)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research (2008) View citations (36)
    See also Journal Article The Intergenerational Transmission of Risk and Trust Attitudes, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2012) View citations (587) (2012)

2011

54. De arbeidsmarkt naar opleiding en beroep tot 2016
    ROA Report, Maastricht University, Research Centre for Education and the Labour Market (ROA) View citations (3)
55. Individual risk attitudes: Measurement, determinants, and behavioral consequences
    Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics View citations (2505)
    Also in Munich Reprints in Economics, University of Munich, Department of Economics (2009) View citations (51)
    Research Memorandum, Maastricht University, Maastricht Research School of Economics of Technology and Organization (METEOR) (2009) View citations (57)