Dorothea Kübler

Prof. Dr. Dorothea Kübler is a German economist and Professor of Economics at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), as well as Director of the Market Behavior Department at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB). She serves on the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy's Scientific Advisory Board (since 2020), is Deputy Chair of the Einstein Foundation Berlin, and Vice President Europe for the Economic Science Association.

Educational Background:

• Diploma in Economics, Free University of Berlin (1992)
• Doctorate in Economics, Humboldt University of Berlin (1997, summa cum laude)
• Habilitation in Economics, Humboldt University of Berlin (2003)

Research Focus: Dorothea Kübler's work bridges experimental economics and social psychology, challenging the traditional 'homo economicus' model by emphasizing human cognitive limitations. Her research spans matching procedures (e.g., student-university allocation), game theory, and industrial organization. She leads projects like 'Strategic Uncertainty in Experimental Games' within the Humboldt University's Collaborative Research Center on Economic Risk.

Recent Publications Trends: Her recent publications (2015–2021) focus on matching markets, peer effects, and decision-making under uncertainty, often applying experimental methods to analyze real-world issues like youth employment and university admissions.

Scientific Awards:

• Schader Prize 2020 by the Schader Foundation
• Prize of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences (2023)
• Member of Academia Europaea (2024)
• Dedicated exhibition panel in 'Berlin – Capital of Female Scientists' (2021)

Advisory & Leadership Roles: Kübler serves on the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy's Scientific Advisory Board and co-founded the Matching in Practice European network. Her work has been supported by collaborative grants, though specific funding details are not provided in the text.

Labs & Teams: She leads the Market Behavior Department at WZB, collaborating with researchers like Heike Solga on education-labor market dynamics and with Julien Grenet on decentralized matching markets. She also contributes to the Economic Science Association and the Humboldt University's Institute for Economic Theory I.