Maximilian Nicolaus Burger

Experimental, Development & Environmental Economics

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)

2020 – now: Political ideology and the perception of Corona in the USA

2019 – now: Impact of climate change on human behavior and the perception of environmental justice (Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Samoa)

2018 – now: Confirmation bias among organic and conventional farmers in Hessen, Germany

·       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)

·       Delegates mindset and view on carbon policy: How does the technological optimism mindset of delegates of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP) affect their perception of acceptable temperature rise and carbon prices necessary to limit temperature rise? Online survey with 277 COP-Delegates.  (Joint work with Donia Mohabadi 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.

·       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)

·       Measuring relational values: Can relational values comprising among others place attachment, social responsibility and stewardship toward nature, and cultural and individual identities be measured? Evidence from surveys conducted with 800 participants from Honiara, Solomon Islands. (Joint work with Marco Nilgen, Ivo Steimanis, and Björn Vollan)

Burger, M. N., Nilgen, M., Steimanis, I., & Vollan, B. (2023). Relational values and citizens’ assemblies in the context of adaptation to sea-level rise. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 62, 101295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2023.101295

Mayer, M., Burger, M., & Vollan, B. (2023). 2. A behavioral (economics) framework for sustainable transformation. In A. Bucciol, A. Tavoni, & M. Veronesi (Eds.), Behavioural economics and the environment: A research companion. Routledge.

Burger, M. N., Mayer, M., & Steimanis, I. (2022). Repeated information of benefits reduces COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy: Experimental evidence from Germany. PLOS ONE, 17(6), e0270666. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270666