Tim Lohse

Tim Lohse is a Professor of Applied Microeconomics at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, leading the Department of Business and Economics. He concurrently serves as Deputy Director of the Berlin Centre for Empirical Economics (BCEE) and holds an affiliation with the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance in Munich. His academic journey includes a PhD in Economics from Leibniz University Hannover (2007, summa cum laude) and a Habilitation in Economics from Free University Berlin. Lohse's research focuses on experimental economics, public finance, tax compliance, and behavioral public policy, with notable contributions to understanding public goods provision, defense policy preferences, and deception mechanisms in economic contexts.

Education:

• PhD in Economics, Leibniz University Hannover (2007)
• Habilitation in Economics, Free University Berlin
• MSc in Economics, Bocconi University, Milan
• Diploma in Economics & Business Administration, University of Hannover

Research Interests:

• Experimental methods applied to public policy analysis
• Behavioral aspects of tax evasion and compliance
• Public goods financing and defense policy preferences
• Decision-making under uncertainty and time pressure
• Gender differences in economic behavior

Teaching Responsibilities include advanced courses in behavioral economics, public finance, and policy analysis at both Berlin School of Economics and Law and Freie Universität Berlin. He has held visiting positions at institutions like Harvard University and UC San Diego.

Labs/Teams: Active in the Berlin Behavioral Economics (BBE) Group and collaborates with the Max Planck Institute's Public Economics Department.