Hande Erkut

Dr. Hande Erkut is a Research Fellow in the Department of Market Behavior at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center. She holds a PhD in Economics from Maastricht University (2013–2017) and has held visiting researcher positions at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (2016–2017) and Columbia University (2015). Her research focuses on behavioral and experimental economics, with a particular emphasis on social norms, repugnant markets, and ethical dimensions of economic behavior. She explores how norms and preferences differ between monetary and non-monetary contexts. Her work has been published in journals like Games and Economic Behavior and Economics Letters.

Education:

• PhD in Economics, Maastricht University (2013–2017)
• MSc in Behavioural Economics, University of Nottingham (2011–2012)
• MA in Philosophy and Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam (2009–2012)
• BA in Economics, Bilkent University (2005–2009)

Research Interests:

• Experimental design of social norms
• Repugnant transactions and ethical boundaries
• Intertemporal decision-making in behavioral contexts
• Ethics of economic experimentation

Her recent articles analyze organizational helping behavior through social networks and intertemporal lying preferences, reflecting her focus on behavioral ethics. Ongoing projects include studies on malleability of norms, fact-checking ethics, and intertemporal leisure preferences. She is affiliated with the Market Behavior research unit at WZB and collaborates with institutions globally.