Urs Fischbacher

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Urs Fischbacher (born September 17, 1959 in Dietikon , Canton of Zurich ) is a Swiss economist and professor of applied economic research at the University of Konstanz . He is the head of the Thurgau Economic Institute , an institute affiliated with the University of Konstanz.

His research areas include experimental economics , behavioral economics and neuroeconomics . He also became known for the development of z-Tree, a programming language for conducting scientific laboratory experiments that is used in numerous research institutions around the world.

reception

Urs Fischbacher is listed by Thomson Reuters in the list “Highly Cited Researchers 2014” as one of the world's most cited scientists. In the FAZ Economists Ranking Research 2014, it took second place. In December 2016, Fischbacher was awarded the Joachim Herz research prize “best research work”. This honored his research on mutuality in social exchange and the development of the z-Tree laboratory software.

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  1. ↑ [1] , official z-Tree website, accessed on January 9, 2015
  2. ↑ [2] , Interview with Science Watch, accessed on January 9, 2015
  3. ↑ Thomson Reuters , “Highly Cited Researchers 2014”, accessed January 9, 2015
  4. ↑ FAZ , Ökonomenranking Forschung 2014, accessed on January 9, 2015
  5. ↑ Südwest Presse dated December 8, 2016 ( Memento of the original dated December 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 22, 2016 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.swp.de
personal data
SURNAME Fischbacher, Urs
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss economist
DATE OF BIRTH 17th September 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Dietikon