Anke Gerber

Anke Gerber is a Full Professor of Economics (W3) at the University of Hamburg, specializing in Microeconomic Theory and Experiments. She serves as Spokesperson of the DFG Graduate Program 'Collective Decision-Making' and Director of the Master's Program in Politics, Economics and Philosophy (PEP).

• PhD in Economics, Bielefeld University (1998)
• Previous appointments at Universities of Heidelberg (2006-2007) and Zurich (2002-2007)
• Member of Social Choice and Welfare Society Council
• Editorial roles for Economic Theory, Games, and Lecture Notes in Economics and Mathematical Systems

Research Interests span Game Theory, Social Choice, Public Economics, and Intertemporal Decision-Making. Her work explores strategic behavior in collective decisions, preference reversals in time-dependent choices, and institutional design for public goods provision. Key themes include coalition formation, bargaining theory, and political economy applications.

Scientific Contributions reflect in publications across top-tier journals like Journal of Theoretical Politics, International Economic Review, and Social Choice and Welfare. Recent works (2023-2024) focus on endogenous agenda manipulation, electoral campaign strategies, and temporal utility modeling.

• DFG-funded Graduate Program leadership
• Extensive peer-review activity for journals like Econometrica, American Economic Review, and Journal of Public Economics