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Dr. Claudia Schwirplies

Microeconomics
Universitätsstraße 24, D-35037 Marburg
Tel. +49 6421/28-23903

Claudia Schwirplies is deputy professor of microeconomics. Her main research focus is empirical and experimental research in environmental economics and charitable giving. She has collaborated with researchers from other universities, research institutes as well as companies and charitable organizations and has specialized in the decision making of individuals and companies regarding the provision of public goods from a behavioral perspective. In ongoing projects, Claudia Schwirplies investigates, for example, the role of social norms, the role model function of cities and universities, bundling of private and public goods, and the influence of media coverage in donation decisions and choices related to sustainable diets and voluntary contributions to climate change mitigation