OVERVIEW

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Take my new GLOBALIZATION QUIZ to learn more about the economics behind globalization. Journal paper Do Institutions Promote Rationality? An Experimental Study of the Three-Door Anomaly - (with JR Tyran), July 2004 in Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , Vol. 54(3), p.337-350, ( PDF download). Book Chapter Ideologies, Beliefs, and Economic Advice –  A Cognitive-Evolutionary View on Economic Policy-Making  in: The Evolutionary Analysis of Economic Policy, edited by P.Pelikan and G.Wegner, Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham/Northampton, 2003, p.128-161. ( PDF download ) Nobel Prize 2002 was awarded to economic experimentalist Vernon L. Smith - click HERE for my list of Nobel laureates.

	Research & Fields of Interest
	New Political Economics / New Institutional Economics / Public Choice / Economic Policy Making	Politico-Economic Process: Formation, Decision-Making, Implementation Cognitive and Evolutionary Aspects of the Politico-Economic Process Economic Policy Advice
	Public Finance / Fiscal Policy Making	esp. Swizterland and European Union
	Evolutionary Economics	Evolutionary Processes in Economic Policy Evolution and (individual) Learning
	Microeconomics	Behavioural Economics / Behavioural Anomalies Economic Learning Theories Applied Game Theory, esp. Games with Asymmetric and Incomplete Information, Bargaining Decision Research / Individual Decision Making Behavior under Risk and Uncertainty The Roles of Fairness, Reciprocity and Reputations The Roles of Economic Beliefs (mental models about the economy) on Behavior
	Experimental Economics	Bargaining Risk Behavior Rationality and Markets Learning Behavior
	Applied research topics	Economics of higher education Health economics

Selected  Papers & Publications
Economic and Fiscal Policy / Policy Advice / Evolutionary Economics
9) Ideologies, Beliefs, and Economic Advice –  A Cognitive-Evolutionary View on Economic Policy-Making in: The Evolutionary Analysis of Economic Policy, edited by P.Pelikan and G.Wegner, Edward Elgar , Cheltenham/Northampton, 2003, p. 128-161. [earlier versions: Discussion Paper No. 2000-12, Department of Economics, June 2000. In Russian language published in Politekonom, No.1(14), pp. 45-64.]	download in PDF
8) How To Make Scientists Agree : An Evolutionary Betting Mechanism   KYKLOS, Vol. 53(4), 2000, 587-592.	download paper in PDF
7) Wirtschaftspolitik-- Ein kognitiv-evolutionärer Ansatz textbook with Alfred Meier, 2nd Ed., 1998, Oldenbourg Publishers , Munich / Vienna.	"Economic Policy: A Cognitive-Evolutionary Approach to the Political Process" more info (in German)
6) The Formation of Economic Policy: A Cognitive-Evolutionary Approach to Policy-Making Constitutional Political Economy , 8(3), 225-254 (1997).	abstract & order
5) Finanz- und Wirtschaftspolitik in Theorie und Praxis Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Alfred Meier edited with Hans Schmid, Paul Haupt Publishers, Berne/Stuttgart/Vienna 1997, IFF-HSG Book Series, Vol. 86.	"Fiscal and Economic Policy in Theory and Practice -  Festschrift for Alfred Meier"  More info from the publisher (in German)
4) Probleme der Akzeptanz wirtschaftspolitischer Vorschläge in: Schmid, H. & Slembeck, T. (Eds): Finanz- und Wirtschaftspolitik in Theorie und Praxis, Paul Haupt Publishers, Berne/Stuttgart/Vienna 1997, IFF-HSG Book Series, Vol. 86, p. 531-558	"Problems of Acceptance of Proposals in Economic Policy"
3) Ordnungspolitische Anker --- Lösung der finanzpolitischen Selbstblockade durch Selbstbindung in: Prosi, G. & Watrin, Chr. (Hrsg.): Gesundung der Staatsfinanzen - Wege aus der blockierten Gesellschaft, Publications of the Hanns Martin Schleyer-Foundation, Vol. 45, Cologne: Bachem 1995, p. 286-294.	"Constitutional Anchors - Overcoming the Self-Blockade in Fiscal Politics through Self-Binding-Commitments"
2) Demokratie: Ursache oder Folge von Wachstum?  Analyse, Prognosen und politische Implikationen with Robert J. Barro , in: Schweizer Monatshefte, Vol. 75, No. 9, Sept. 1995, p. 28-33.	Schweizer Monatshefte
1) Steigende Defizite und Staatsquoten: Das Fehlen ordnungspolitischer Anker als Problem der praktischen Wirtschaftspolitik in: Gesundung der Staatsfinanzen - Wege aus der blockierten Gesellschaft, Hanns Martin Schleyer Foundation (Eds.), Cologne, 1995.	"Increasing Deficits and Fiscal Quotas: The Lack of Constitutional Anchors as a Practical Problem in the Formation of Economic Policies"
. Microeconomics: Learning / Evolution / Experiments
11) Do Institutions Promote Rationality? An Experimental Study of the Three-Door Anomaly published July 2004 in Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization , Vol. 54(3), p.337-350. previously: Working Paper No.2002-21, Department of Ecoomics, University of St.Gallen, with Jean-Robert Tyran, Fall 2002.	download paper (PDF)
10) Experimental Business Research, book review, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Vol.12, p. 583 - 588, 2002 Springer Verlag.	PDF download
9) Noisy Decision Makers - On Errors, Noise and Inconsistencies in Economic Behavior Papers on Economics and Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Research into Economics Systems, Jena / Germany, Paper No. 0108, with Thomas Brenner, 2001.	visit MPI Jena
8) Kontingenz und Kausalität bei evolutiven Prozessen in "Studien zur Evolutorischen Ökonomik" Vol. VI;  German Economic Association , Duncker & Humblot Publishers, Berlin.	"Contingency and Causality in Evolutionary Processes"
7) Evolution und Lernen im Vergleich Papier zur Jahrestagung des Ausschusses für Evolutorische Ökonomik im Verein für Socialpolitik, Schloss Reisensburg, 13. – 15. Juli 2000, forthcoming 2002 in "Studien zur Evolutorischen Ökonomik" Vol. VII; German Economic Association , Duncker & Humblot Publishers, Berlin.	"Evolution and Learning:  A Comparison" abstract & PDF-download
6) Evolution und bedingtes Lernen in: Herrmann-Pillath, C. and Lehmann-Waffenschmidt, M. (Eds.): Handbuch der evolutorischen Ökonomik ("Handbook of Evolutionary Economics", Volume II), Springer Verlag, forthcoming 2002.	"Evolution and Contingent Learning" abstract & download
5) Learning in Economics: Where Do We Stand? A Behavioral View on Learning in Theory, Practice, and Experiments Discussion Paper No. 9907, Department of Economics, University of St.Gallen, August 1999.	abstract & PDF-download
4) Low Information Games: Experimental Evidence on Learning in Ultimatum Bargaining University of St.Gallen and E.L.S.E. University College London, October 1998, Discussion Paper No. 9903, Department of Economics, University of St.Gallen, March 1999.	abstract & PDF-download
3) Reputations and Fairness in Bargaining: Experimental Evidence from a Repeated Ultimatum Game With Fixed Opponents mimeo, Universiät St.Gallen and E.L.S.E., September 1998 - Discussion Paper No. 9904, Department of Economics, University of St.Gallen, March 1999.	abstract & PDF-download
2) A Behavioral Approach to Learning in Economics: Towards a Theory of Contingent Learning first version August 1997, Working Paper No. 316, Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh, current version prepared for the European Economic Association Conference, Berlin, September 1998.	abstract & PDF-download
1) As If Playing Fair - Experimental Evidence on the Role of Information in Ultimatum Bargaining mimeo, University College London, June 1998.	abstract

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	Teaching
	Winter Term
UniSG	Introduction to Economics, Fry. 12-14
ZHW	Microeconomic Principles, Mon. + Tue. 13-17 Macroeconomics II, Tue. 10-12 Macroeconomics for International Students, Wed.  14-16 (in English )
	Summer Term
UniSG	Macroeconomics I Microeconomics I Public Policy - elective in Master of International Management ( MIM ) in English
ZHW	Microeconomic Principles, Mon. + Tue. 13-17 Macroeconomics, Wed. 10-12 Macroeconomics for International Students, Wed.  14-16 (in English )


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  Contacts

Postal Address	++41 (0)71 224 25 49 ++41 (0)71 224 25 38
Tilman Slembeck Department of Economics University of St.Gallen Guisanstrasse 11 9010 St.Gallen / Switzerland	tilman.slembeck@unisg.ch


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Last update:  28 March 2005 , page created by T.S. / September 1995