Daniel Schunk

Prof. Daniel Schunk is the Chair of Public and Behavioral Economics at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), within the Faculty of Management and Economics. His research focuses on behavioral economics, experimental economics, and public policy evaluation, with particular emphasis on topics such as self-regulation interventions, labor market policies, and cognitive development in children. He has conducted extensive studies using randomized controlled trials and field experiments to assess the effectiveness of educational and policy interventions.

His academic work spans disciplines including genetics, neuroeconomics, and social psychology, often combining empirical and experimental methods. Notable projects include analyzing the impact of ambient temperature on social behavior, evaluating self-regulation training for unemployed individuals, and investigating genetic influences on risk tolerance. Schunk has received the Teaching Excellence Award 2020 and is part of JGU's Research Priority Program on 'Interdisciplinary Public Policy.'

• Research Highlights: Over 100 publications in top journals, including Nature Human Behaviour and Journal of Economic Surveys.
• Grants & Funding: Multiple grants supporting studies on child development, labor market interventions, and experimental economics.
• Labs & Teams: Director of the Mainz Behavioral and Experimental Laboratory (MABELLA), fostering interdisciplinary research in experimental economics.

Schunk advises doctoral researchers such as Dr. Felix Schmidt and Dr. Nora Grote, and his teaching spans undergraduate and graduate courses in behavioral economics, public policy, and experimental methods since 2010.