Tobias Werner

Dr. Tobias Werner is an academic economist specializing in human-machine interaction and market dynamics. He holds a Lecturer position (equivalent to Assistant Professor) at the University of Southampton's Department of Economics starting September 2025. Concurrently, he maintains affiliations as an Associated Research Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development's Center for Humans and Machines and as a Research Affiliate at the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE).

Education includes:

• Ph.D. in Economics, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf (2023)
• M.Sc. Economics, University of Bonn (2016-2019)
• B.Sc. Economics, University of Cologne (2012-2015)

His research bridges industrial organization, experimental economics, and AI, with core interests in:

• Algorithmic collusion and pricing mechanisms
• Human-AI interaction in economic decision-making
• Experimental analysis of competition economics
• Behavioral impacts of remote work structures
• LLM influence on consumer behavior

Recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on experimental approaches to algorithmic market behavior, with recurring themes of pricing algorithms, remote work dynamics, and human-machine interaction. His work frequently employs controlled experiments to analyze how AI systems influence traditional economic frameworks.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Joachim Herz Stiftung Fellowship for research on LLM-driven consumer behavior

He leads research on algorithmic market behaviors at the Center for Humans and Machines and collaborates with Harvard's EconCS group. Current projects include field experiments on human-machine pricing interactions and studies on LLM pollution in behavioral research.