Maximilian Nicolaus Burger

Maximilian Nicolaus Burger
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Doctoral Candidate

Contact information

+49 6421 28-23751 maximilian.burger@wiwi 1 Am Plan 1
35032 Marburg
U|07 Institutsgebäude (Room: 05 resp. 00005)

Organizational unit

Philipps-Universität Marburg Wirtschaftswissenschaften (Fb02) Volkswirtschaftslehre

  • Research interests

    Experimental, Development & Environmental Economics

  • Curriculum vitae

    09/2019 – now
    Research assistant and PhD student at the research group Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, University of Marburg

    11/2017 – 08/2019
    Student assistant at the research group Sustainable Use of Natural Resources, Philipps University of Marburg

    10/2017 – 03/2018 and 10/2018 – 03/2019
    Student assistant at the research group Institutional Economics, Philipps University of Marburg

    05/2017 – 06/2018
    Student assistant at the research group Macroeconomics, Philipps University of Marburg

    2016 – 2019
    Master of Science in Economics and Institutions at the University of Marburg

    2012 – 2016
    Bachelor of Science in International Economics at the University of Tübingen (two exchange semesters in Guanajuato, Mexico)

  • Ongoing projects

    2023–Present: Citizens' Juries on Reducing Deforestation in Colombia – Exploring policies developed through citizen deliberation, their individual effects, and the perceived legitimacy of these policies.
    2022–Present: Resource Use Blueprints and Fishing Ground Management in the Philippines – Investigating the impact of resource management strategies on sustainable fishing practices.
    2020–Present: Perceptions of Climate Migrants and the Role of Virtual Reality – Studying public perceptions of climate migrants in Germany and New Zealand and examining how Virtual Reality immersion influences acceptance.
    2019–Present: Climate-Induced Poverty Traps – Analyzing the dynamics of poverty traps caused by climate change in Bangladesh, the Solomon Islands, and the Philippines.

Work in progress

  • Bias Alleviation and Value Activation in Citizens’ Juries: Enhancing Deliberative Quality and Civic Engagement for Sustainable Food Systems. (Joint work with Marco Nilgen and Björn Vollan)
  • Exploring the Perceived Legitimacy of Citizens’ Juries in the Context of Environmental Policy: A Survey Experiment in Colombia. (Joint work with Marco Nilgen and Björn Vollan)
  • Environmental hazards and pro-sociality: Does exposure to environmental hazards affect pro-social preferences? Solidarity before and after exposure to Typhoon Haiyan in 2013, Philippines. Survey and lab-in-the-field experiment data from 2012, 2016, and 2022. (Joint work with Ivo Steimanis, Andreas Landmann, Bernd Hayo, and Björn Vollan)
  • Confirmation bias among farmers: Do farmers leaning towards conventional or organic agriculture reject information highlighting the advantages of the opposing farming practice? Survey experiment with 110 farmers in the region of Mittel-Hessen, Germany. (Joint work with Matthias Mayer and Björn Vollan)
  • VR-experience and climate migration attitude: Can an immersive experience of reflected Virtual Reality alter the perception of and worldview towards climate migrants? Lab-experiment with 50 students from Marburg University in three waves. (Joint work with Björn Vollan)
  • Climate migration attitude in Germany and New Zealand: When do people in Germany and New Zealand deem climate migration acceptable? Evidence from an online survey conducted in Germany and New Zealand (Joint work with Olivia Yates, Ivo Steimanis, Andreas Neef, and Björn Vollan)

Publications

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