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Dr Peter Duersch is a Research Associate (Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter) at the Alfred Weber Institute for Economics, Heidelberg University, and has repeatedly served as temporary professor of microeconomics at the Universities of Konstanz and Mannheim. His work integrates microeconomic theory with laboratory experiments, focusing on how individuals learn, form beliefs and make decisions under ambiguity and strategic interaction.
Education:
- 2001 Visiting student, University of Sydney
- 2004–2005 Graduate School, University of Bonn
- 1999–2004 Undergraduate studies in Economics, University of Bonn
- 2011 PhD (Promotion), University of Heidelberg
Research interests span decision theory, experimental economics, learning theories, ambiguity, oligopoly markets and cognitive ability. He investigates classic questions such as the optimality of tit-for-tat, the measurement of skill versus chance in games, and the stability of ambiguity preferences over time, combining rigorous theory with carefully designed experiments.
Across more than a dozen refereed articles, Duersch’s publications reveal a consistent emphasis on strategic behaviour under uncertainty. His studies employ both stylised theory and laboratory data to explore how framing, cognitive capacity and dynamic incentives shape choices in games ranging from price-setting oligopolies to Ellsberg urn tasks.
Editorial & refereeing service: He has refereed for over twenty journals, including Journal of Economic Theory, Econometrica, Management Science and several specialist game-theory outlets, and is active on the editorial side of Theory & Decision.
Current projects include experimental work on schizophrenia and executive control, tests of weak axiom of revealed preference under ambiguity, and investigations of refugee risk attitudes. No doctoral students or major grant awards are listed.
Duersch is based at Bergheimer Str. 58, Heidelberg, reachable at duersch@xeeron.de, and is alive and academically active.
