Manfred Königstein

Prof. Dr. Manfred Königstein is a full professor in the Department of Applied Microeconomics at the University of Erfurt, affiliated with the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences. He serves as Director and Spokesperson for the Center for Empirical Research and Behavioral Sciences, leading experimental studies in principal-agent dynamics and behavioral economics.

• Key research areas: Game theory, Behavioral economics, Experimental economics
• Primary email: manfred.koenigstein@uni-erfurt.de
• ORCID: 0000-0002-3486-2907

His work focuses on experimental investigations of social preferences, contract design, and strategic behavior. Major research directions include:

• Analyzing fairness and equity in multi-agent games
• Investigating leadership emergence in investment games
• Examining bounded rationality in contracting
• Studying peer influence in decision-making
• Researching age discrimination in labor markets
• Developing classroom experiments for economic education

Publication trends over 25 years reveal consistent focus on experimental economic theory, behavioral contract analysis, and game-theoretic modeling. Key methodologies combine controlled experiments with post-experiment questionnaires, often collaborating with institutions like Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

As director of the Center for Empirical Research and Behavioral Sciences, he leads interdisciplinary teams exploring behavioral foundations of economic decision-making. His work informs contract theory, labor market policy, and experimental pedagogy, with applications in corporate governance and social policy design.