Gerhard Riener

Gerhard Riener is a Professor of Economics at the University of Southampton, specializing in decision-making, gender and public policy, and experimental economics. He is affiliated with the Economic Theory and Experimental Economics Research Group, the Centre for Democratic Futures, and the Centre for Behavioural Experimental Action and Research (C-BEAR). His research explores topics such as social image concerns, non-monetary incentives in education, and intertemporal choice behavior. Riener supervises PhD students in economics and has published extensively in journals like Experimental Economics and Games and Economic Behavior. He is actively involved in collaborative projects, including the Citizen Assembly Austria 2023 initiative, which investigates representative democratic processes. His work bridges theoretical economics with empirical field experiments to address real-world policy challenges.

Education interests include designing interventions to enhance student motivation and evaluating the impact of reward structures. His recent publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches, combining behavioral economics with sociology and psychology to understand human decision-making mechanisms. Riener’s articles often focus on policy-relevant issues such as gender disparities in competition and the role of regional accents in economic behavior.