Yves Breitmoser

Prof. Dr. Yves Breitmoser is a Professor of Behavioral Economics at the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics at Universität Bielefeld. He holds the Chair of Behavioral Economics (Lehrstuhl für VWL) and is affiliated with the Center for Mathematical Economics and the JICE - Joint Institute for Individualisation in a Changing Environment. His research focuses on behavioral economics, game theory, experimental economics, and social preferences, with notable work on fairness, altruism, decision-making under uncertainty, and strategic interactions in repeated games.

He is actively involved in academic governance, serving as a member of the Commission for the Development of the University and in module design roles such as Module Designee for Behavioral Economics. His research explores interdisciplinary perspectives on individual behavior in complex environments, with a particular emphasis on understanding how social preferences and cognitive biases influence economic decisions.

Key research themes include experimental investigations of fairness-based altruism, inequity aversion in repeated interactions, and the strategic implications of presentation effects in decision-making. His work bridges theoretical models with empirical evidence, often employing controlled experiments to validate hypotheses about human behavior in economic contexts.

Prof. Breitmoser collaborates across disciplines, contributing to the understanding of individualization processes in changing environments through his affiliation with JICE. His publications span topics from voting mechanisms and committee dynamics to auction behavior and welfare-based decision-making frameworks.