Christian Zehnder
Coordonnées
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Professeur ordinaire,
Vice-Doyen
Département de comportement organisationnel Contact Christian.Zehnder@unil.ch Internef, bureau 612 Tél 021.692.36.81 Adresse postale Université de Lausanne Quartier UNIL-Chamberonne Bâtiment Internef 1015 Lausanne |
Liens
Enseignements
master Organizational Theory and Decision Making Formations concernées Maîtrise universitaire ès Sciences en économie politique Maîtrise universitaire ès Sciences en management, Orientation marketing Maîtrise universitaire ès Sciences en management, Orientation business analytics Maîtrise universitaire ès Sciences en management, Orientation comportement, économie et évolution Maîtrise universitaire ès Sciences en management, Orientation stratégie, organisation et leadership |
Recherches
Axes de recherche
InterestsIn its most general sense, my research program seeks to elucidate the driving forces behind economic decisions and to understand how behavioral motives and social considerations affect market outcomes, organizations and institutions. Most of my work can be attributed to the field of "behavioral economics", a relatively new line of research that combines insights from economics and psychology and examines systematic departures from the standard assumptions in economic models
Methods
In exploring my research questions I apply a variety of research tools, including laboratory experiments, field experiments and game theoretic models. The great advantage of the experimental approach is that it allows establishing a controlled decision environment in which behavior can be perfectly observed. Experiments enable us to study interaction of people in a very clean and well defined set-up, where many of the measurement and endogeneity problems present in field data can be overcome Furthermore, in many cases experimental investigations can provide valuable insights as they permit direct and rigorous tests of theoretical predictions. My research therefore reflects an ongoing interplay between experimental examinations and advancements in behavioral theory
Assistants
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Justin Buffat
justin.buffat@unil.ch Tél: (021 692) 3472 Bureau: NEF 623 page personnelle |
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Mariela Chacaltana Bonifaz
Mariela.Chacaltanabonifaz@unil.ch |
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Oriana De Saint Priest
oriana.desaintpriest@unil.ch Tél: (021 692) 3472 Bureau: NEF 623 page personnelle |
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Sirio Lonati
sirio.lonati@unil.ch Tél: (021 692) 3472 Bureau: NEF 623 |
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Benjamin Maillard
Benjamin.Maillard@unil.ch |
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Monica Navarro Calvo
monica.navarrocalvo@unil.ch |
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Publications
36 dernières publications classées par:
type de publication
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année
: Revue avec comité de lecture
Articles
![]() | Lonati S., Quiroga B.F., Zehnder C. ; Antonakis J. (2018). On doing relevant and rigorous experiments: Review and recommendations. Journal of Operations Management, 64, 19-40. ![]() |
![]() | Bartling Björn, Grieder Manuel ; Zehnder Christian (2017). Competitive pricing reduces wasteful counterproductive behaviors. Journal of Public Economics, 156, 34-47. |
![]() | Zehnder C., Herz H. ; Bonardi J.-P. (2017). A productive clash of cultures: Injecting economics into leadership research. The Leadership Quarterly, 28, 65-85. ![]() |
![]() | Chassang S. Zehnder C. (2016). Rewards and punishments: informal contracting through social preferences. Theoretical Economics, 11, 1145-1179. |
![]() | Chassang S. , Zehnder C. (2016). Rewards and punishments: Informal contracting through social preferences . Theoretical Economics, 11, 1145-1179. |
![]() | Bendahan S., Zehnder C., Pralong F.P. ; Antonakis J. (2015). Leader corruption depends on power and testosterone. The Leadership Quarterly, 26, 101-122. ![]() |
![]() | Fehr E., Hart O. ; Zehnder C. (2015). How do informal agreements and revision shape contractual reference points?. Journal of the European Economic Association, 13, 1-28. ![]() |
![]() | Herz H., Schunk D. ; Zehnder C. (2014). How do judgmental overconfidence and overoptimism shape innovative activity?. Games and Economic Behavior, 83, 1-23. ![]() |
![]() | Eisenegger C., Pedroni A., Rieskamp J., Zehnder C., Ebstein R., Fehr E. ; Knoch D. (2013). DAT1 polymorphism determines L-DOPA effects on learning about others' prosociality. PLoS ONE, 8, e67820. ![]() |
![]() | Falk A., Meier S. ; Zehnder C. (2013). Do lab experiments misrepresent social preferences? The case of self-selected student samples. Journal of the European Economic Association, 11, 839-852. ![]() |
![]() | Falk. A. , Zehnder. C. (2013). A city-wide experiment on trust discrimination. Journal of Public Economics, 100, 15-27. ![]() |
![]() | Barmettler F., Fehr E. ; Zehnder C. (2012). Big experimenter is watching you! Anonymity and prosocial behavior in the laboratory. Games and Economic Behavior, 75, 17-34. ![]() |
![]() | Fehr E., Hart O. ; Zehnder C. (2011). Contracts as reference points - Experimental evidence. American Economic Review, 101, 493-525. ![]() |
![]() | Brown M. , Zehnder C. (2010). The emergence of information sharing in credit markets. Journal of Financial Intermediation, 19, 255-278. ![]() |
![]() | Fehr E., Brown M. ; Zehnder C. (2009). On Reputation - A Microfoundation of Contract Enforcement and Price Rigidity. The Economic Journal, 119, 333-353. ![]() |
![]() | Fehr E., Goette L. ; Zehnder C. (2009). A Behavioral Account of the Labor Market: The Role of Fairness Concerns. Annual Review of Economics, 1, 355-384. ![]() |
![]() | Fehr E., Hart O. ; Zehnder C. (2009). Contracts, Reference Points, and Competition - Behavioral Effects of the Fundamental Transformation. Journal of the European Economic Association, 7, 561-572. ![]() |
![]() | Brown M. , Zehnder C. (2007). Credit Reporting, Relationship Banking, and Loan Repayment. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 39, 1883-1918. ![]() |
![]() | Falk A., Fehr E. ; Zehnder C. (2006). Fairness Perceptions and Reservation Wages - The Behavioral Effects of Minimum Wage Laws. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 121, 1347-1381. ![]() |
Parties de livre
![]() | Zehnder C. (2016). Incomplete Contracts, Reference Points and Communication. The Impact of Incomplete Contracts on Economics. Oxford University Press. |
![]() | Zehnder C. (2011). A behavioral view of employment: The role of fairness for motivation. Responsible management practices for the 21st century. Pearson Education, Paris. |
![]() | Fehr E. , Zehnder C. (2009). Trust. The Oxford Companion to Emotion and the Affective Sciences (pp. 392-393). Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. |
![]() | Fehr E. , Zehnder C. (2009). Altruism (Economics perspective). The Oxford Companion to Emotion and the Affective Sciences (pp. 24-26). Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. |
Actes de conférence (partie)
![]() | Grieder M., Zehnder C. ; Krings F. (2011, Jan). The Value of Voice - How Granting And Denying Voice Affects Reciprocity. 12th Congress of the Swiss Psychological Society. |
Rapports
![]() | Brown M., Schmitz J. ; Zehnder C. (2016). Social Norms and Strategic Default. Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance. |
![]() | Antonakis J., D'adda G., Weber R. ; Zehnder C. (2015). Just Words? Just Speeches? – On the Economic Effects of Charismatic Leadership. HEC Lausanne. |
![]() | Bartling B., Grieder M. ; Zehnder C. (2015). Does Competition Justify Inequality?. University of Lausanne. |
![]() | Bartling B., Grieder M. ; Zehnder C. (2015). Is Competition Fair? An Experimental Study. Swiss National Science Foundation. |
![]() | Falk Armin , Zehnder Christian (2009). Discrimination and In-group Favoritism in a Citywide Trust Experiment. University of Lausanne. |
![]() | Fehr Ernst , Zehnder Christian (2009). Reputation and Credit Market Formation: How Relational Incentives and Legal Contract Enforcement Interact. University of Lausanne. |
![]() | Fehr E., Hart O.D. ; Zehnder C. (2008). Contracts as Reference Points - Experimental Evidence. NBER (National Bureau of Economic Research). |
Thèses
![]() | Valle Lara Victoria (2019). THREE ESSAYS IN EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS. Université de Lausanne, Faculté des hautes études commerciales. ZEHNDER Christian (Dir.) |
![]() | Zehnder C. (2005). Reciprocity, Reputation and Performance. Universität Zürich. Fehr E. & Schmutzler A. (Dir.) |
Curriculum
Formations
2001 - 2005Phd in Economics at the University of Zurich (with Ernst Fehr)
1996 - 2001
Studies of Economics at the University of Zurich (Master degree)
1992 - 1996
Maturity (Type E - Business and Economics) at the Kantonsschule Baden
Expériences professionnelles
2008 - presentAssistant Professor of Organizational Behavior and Decision Making, University of Lausanne
2007 - 2008
PostDoc in Organizational Economics, Harvard Business School
2007 - 2008
Visiting Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
2006 - 2007
Assistant Professor (Oberassistent), University of Zurich
2001 - 2005
Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Zurich (with Ernst Fehr)
Mots-clés
- corportement organisationnel
- economie des contrats
- effet psychologique de salaires minimum
- le rôle de la confiance et justice dans les organisations
- salaire et motivation