Behavioral and Environmental Economics

About us

Mark A. Andor is Professor of “Behavioral and Environmental Economics” at the University of Bochum (Ruhr-Universität Bochum, RUB), co-heads the research department “Environment and Resources” and heads the research group “Prosocial Behavior” at RWI. Mark has many years of experience in the acquisition, processing and management of research projects, including for the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), the European Commission, state and federal ministries (e.g. for the BMBF and BMWK) and other scientific funding organizations such as the Mercator Foundation and acatech.

In particular, he conducts randomized controlled field studies and large household surveys. His research interests include the study of prosocial behavior, experimental and behavioral economics, applied econometrics and environmental, resource, transport and energy economics as well as efficiency and productivity analysis.

He has published in numerous international peer-reviewed journals, including leading interdisciplinary scientific journals such as Nature and Nature Energy as well as high-ranking economic journals such as European Economic ReviewEuropean Journal of Operational Research and Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

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Prof. Dr. Mark Andor

Teaching

Teaching offers

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Economics of prosocial behavior
Seminar
2 contact hours
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WS 2025/26
Economics of Sustainable Behavior
Seminar
2 contact hours
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Economics of Sustainable Behavior
Seminar
2 contact hours
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Research

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Publications

Andor, M.A., T.K. Bauer, J. Eßer, C.M. Schmidt, L. Tomberg (2025). Who Gets Vaccinated? Cognitive and Non-cognitive Predictors of Individual Behavior in Pandemics. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics.

Khanna, T.M., D. Danilenko, M.A. Andor, M. Callaghan, J.H. Elliott, T. Repke, L.H. Smith, J. Sanchez, T.V. Bhumika, J.C. Minx (2024). PROTOCOL: Behavioral, information and monetary interventions to reduce energy consumption in households: A “living” systematic review. Campbell Systematic Review 20 (3): e1424.

Andor, M.A., A. Gerster, J. Peters (2022). Information Campaigns for Energy Conservation. European Economic Review 144: 104094.

Andor, M.A., T.K. Bauer, J. Eßer, C.M. Schmidt, L. Tomberg (2025). Who Gets Vaccinated? Cognitive and Non-cognitive Predictors of Individual Behavior in Pandemics. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics.

Khanna, T.M., D. Danilenko, M.A. Andor, M. Callaghan, J.H. Elliott, T. Repke, L.H. Smith, J. Sanchez, T.V. Bhumika, J.C. Minx (2024). PROTOCOL: Behavioral, information and monetary interventions to reduce energy consumption in households: A “living” systematic review. Campbell Systematic Review 20 (3): e1424.

Andor, M.A., A. Gerster, J. Peters (2022). Information Campaigns for Energy Conservation. European Economic Review 144: 104094.

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