Robert Nuscheler

Prof. Dr. Robert Nuscheler holds the Chair of Public Economics and Health Economics at the University of Augsburg since November 2011. He is affiliated with the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Cluster Economics. His research focuses on healthcare systems, risk selection, financing mechanisms, and behavioral economics in health-related decisions.

• Education: Trained at Free University of Berlin and Social Science Research Centre Berlin.
• Experience: Previously at University of Waterloo (2001-2003) and McMaster University (2003-2005).

Research Interests: Prof. Nuscheler's work spans empirical analysis of health markets, political economy of healthcare, and experimental economics. Key themes include risk selection, vaccination compliance, long-term care, and public-private healthcare interactions. His experiments explore decision-making in health contexts.

Recent Articles: His publications address vaccination incentives (2017), parallel insurance markets (2012), gambling environments (2017), and time-consistent physician reimbursement (2003). Trends show a focus on behavioral insights, regulatory frameworks, and equity in healthcare.

Labs & Teams: He directs the Laboratory for Economic Experiments on Human Behavior (LEcH), conducting empirical studies on health decisions. His team includes

• Dr. Simon Binder (Post-Doc)
• Dr. Marina Krauß (Post-Doc)
• Christine Leopold, Simon Vaclahovsky, Niklas Rott (Doctoral Students)

and administrative support from Regina Papp.