Lea Heursen

Dr. Lea Heursen is a Researcher at the School of Business and Economics, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. She holds affiliations with the CESifo Research Network, the Collaborative Research Center Rationality & Competition, and is a Fellow of the Berlin School of Economics (BSE). Her work focuses on Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, and Organizational Economics, with an emphasis on social information dynamics. She explores topics such as gender identity's impact on economic decisions and the effects of performance feedback on group behavior.

Research Interests:
Her research examines how social and organizational contexts shape economic behavior. Key themes include gender identity measurement in economic preferences, the role of relative performance information in group dynamics, and reputational concerns in workplace knowledge-sharing. She employs experimental methods to study these phenomena.

Publications:
Her recent work includes studies published in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2023) and AEA Papers and Proceedings (2022). Ongoing research investigates leadership effectiveness, crisis mitigation through public appeals, and optimal feedback strategies.

Affiliations:
- CESifo Research Network
- Collaborative Research Center Rationality & Competition
- Berlin School of Economics (BSE Fellow)
- Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Gesellschaft an der HU e.V.