Matthias Heinz

Matthias Heinz is a Professor for Strategy (W3) at the University of Cologne, where he also serves as Spokesperson for the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute: Markets & Public Policy. He is Director of the Reinhard Selten Institute and a Research Affiliate at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods in Bonn and the Centre for Economics Policy Research (CEPR) in London.

• PhD in Business Administration (2014, Goethe-University Frankfurt)
• ERC Starting Grant recipient (2023)
• Recipient of multiple teaching and research awards

His research focuses on empirical causal analysis of management practices, including team incentives, managerial attention, and workplace control, using field experiments in firms. He investigates how organizational design affects worker behavior, productivity, and firm performance, contributing to behavioral economics and labor economics.

His five key publications span topics like employee referral programs, workplace ethics, and interfirm relationships, employing rigorous field experiments in diverse settings (retail chains, financial industry). His work bridges management science with economic policy debates, particularly in intermediary markets and migration attitudes.

• Quality of Teaching Award (2019, UoCologne)
• Joachim Herz Prize (2016)
• Roman Herzog Research Prize (2015)
• ERC Starting Grant (2023)

As Principal Investigator in the ECONtribute cluster and Director of the Reinhard Selten Institute, Heinz leads collaborative research teams exploring markets, public policy, and organizational behavior. His methodology emphasizes randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and real-world impact measurement.