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Björn Bos
Björn Bos
Postdoctoral researcher
University of Hamburg (from 09/2026: University of Kiel)
About: My research addresses important issues in behavioral and environmental economics using state-of-the-art experimental and empirical methods. To this end, my work is concerned with the evaluation of policies to improve air quality, public good contributions and explores distributional preferences in several contexts.
My work is published in top economic journals as well as leading interdisciplinary journals. In addition, I frequently review manuscripts for journals such as "Management Science", "Journal of Environmental Economics and Management" and "Environmental and Resource Economics".
Recent and upcomming activities: (see my LinkedIn profile for more updates and activities)
Oct. 2026: I will give a seminar talk at Marburg University.
Sept. 2026: I will move to University of Kiel (PostDoc position) and teach "Environmental Economics" and "Evaluation of Economic Policies".
May 2026: I will teach "Industrial Organisation" at BHH.
Apr. 2026: I will present at the CESifo Junior Workshop on Energy and Climate Economics 2026.
March 2025: I presented at the Experiments 4 the Environment Workshop in Augsburg.
early 2026: I presented at the R!sk conference and the Auroe Workshop in Leipzig.
Journal Publications
Journal Publications
Fishing under the Radar: Illuminating Compliance with China’s Annual Fishing Moratorium.
Bos, B. (2025)
Land Economics 101(3), 330–352. [pdf]
Dishonesty is linked with the spread of infectious diseases.
Martini, C., Bos B., Drupp M.A., Meya J.N., and M.F. Quaas (2024).
Economic Letters 245, 112046. [Data & Code]
Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries.
Vlasceanu M., Doell K.C., ..., Bos, B., ..., and J.J. van Bavel (2024).
Science Advances, eadj5778. [Shiny App]
Moral dilemmas and trust in leaders during a global health crisis.
Everett, J.A.C., Colombatto, C., Awad, E., Boggio, P., Bos, B., Brady, W.J., Chawla, M., Chituc, V., Chung, D., Drupp, M.A., Goel, S., Grosskopf B., Hjorth, F., Ji, A., Kealoha, C., Kim, J.S., Lin, Y., Maréchal, M.A., Mancinelli, F., Mathys, C., Olsen, A.L., Pearce G., Prosser, A.M.B., Reggev, N., Sabin, N., Senn, J., Shin, Y.S., Sinnott-Armstrong, W., Sjåstad, H., Strick, M., Sul, S., Tummers, L., Turner, M., Yu, H., Zoh, Y., and M.J. Crockett (2021).
Nature Human Behavior 5, 1074–1088. [Data & Code]
The Social Cost of Contacts: Theory and Evidence for the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany.
Quaas, M.F., Meya, J.N., Schenk, H., Bos, B., Drupp, M.A., and T. Requate (2021).
PLOS One 16(3), e0248288. Media Coverage: SPIEGEL Online
Moral suasion and the private provision of public goods: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bos B., Drupp M.A., Meya J.N., and M.F. Quaas (2020).
Environmental and Resource Economics 76(4), 1117–1138. [Data & Code]
Working Papers
Working Papers
Public preferences for index aggregation imply lower ocean sustainability
Disque S., Bos. B., and M. Drupp (2025).
[CESifo Working Paper] Under review.
The distributional effects of low emission zones: Who benefits from cleaner air?
Bos B., Drupp M., and L. Sager (2025).
[CESifo Working Paper] New version available soon.
Heterogeneous Substitutability Preferences.
Drupp M.A., Meya J.N., Bos B., and S. Disque (2024)
[CESifo Working Paper] R&R Economic Journal
Financial Risk-Taking under Health Risk.
Bos B., Drupp M.A., Meya J.N., and M.F. Quaas (2023).
[CESifo Working Paper]
(Very) Selected Work in Progress
(Very) Selected Work in Progress
Equity and Efficiency Tradeoffs in Other-Regarding Preferences.
Bos B., Drupp M., O.G. Pettersen, and P.G. Piacquadio.
Distributional Preferences in Risky Situations.
Bos B., Drupp M., and P.G. Piacquadio.
Postal address:
University of Hamburg
Department of Economics
Von Melle Park 5
20146 Hamburg, Germany
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