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our mission

briq’s activities are based on three pillars: (1) conducting and facilitating excellent international research, (2) promoting talented young scholars at the start of their careers, (3) communicating research findings to enrich public debates with scientific insights.

research

briq research focuses on the understanding of individual decision making and behavior, as well as the causes and consequences of inequality. Our long-term, large-scale projects are concerned with such research topics as moral behavior, social preferences, belief formation, and early childhood development. Through our visiting program, summer schools, workshops, and seminars, we provide a platform for the exchange of novel ideas and an infrastructure for the cooperation of international, top-level researchers. In many of our activities we cooperate closely with the University of Bonn.

promotion of talent

Promoting junior researchers is an integral part of our mission. The briq scholarship program supports talented BGSE students who focus on topics of behavior and inequality during their PhD studies. Some of them are even more closely integrated in our activities as research assistants or via supervision of their thesis by one of our professors. The postdoctoral fellowship program provides outstanding junior scholars with a gap year to fully focus on research. We also maintain strong ties with our former postdocs as briq research affiliates. Several of our events are especially targeted at young scholars, such as the briq summer schools or the applied microeconomics workshops. Our visiting professors give seminars and hold office hours for students.

communication

We believe that our research is highly relevant for both policymakers and the public at large. Our expertise is featured in the media through reports, interviews, and commentary. The briq newsroom contains press releases, as well as video portraits and interviews with our affiliated researchers. An easy way to keep track of briq’s latest activities is to follow us on Twitter.

upcoming events

BGSE/briq Applied Microeconomics Workshop
winter term 2023/2024

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people at briq

We bring young talent together with innovative researchers and cross-disciplinary experts from around the world to enhance our understanding of inequality, human capital, labor markets, and behavioral economics. Our research team is led by Armin Falk, Botond Kőszegi and Florian Zimmermann.

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upcoming visitors

Academic research at an internationally oriented institute like briq strongly relies on the personal exchange of thoughts and ideas. After two years of pandemic-related travel and workplace restrictions, we are happy to welcome visiting scholars again this year (see currently scheduled visits).

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Climate

Behavioral aspects and inequality consequences of climate change are an important part of the briq research agenda. In order to also make our own contribution to limiting global warming, we have reduced our carbon footprint and acquired climate certificates to offset our remaining greenhouse gas emissions from buildings, events, and business travel. We are proud that briq is now certified as a carbon-neutral institute.

contact

briq
Institute on Behavior & Inequality
Schaumburg-Lippe-Straße 5–9
53113 Bonn, Germany

contact@briq-institute.org
+49-228-3894-702

Markus Antony
Scientific Management

markus.antony@briq-institute.org
+49-228-3894-702

Stefanie Sauter
Organization

stefanie.sauter@briq-institute.org
+49-228-3894-701

Mark Fallak
Press and Public Relations

mark.fallak@briq-institute.org
+49-228-3894-223

Nikos Askitas
Research Ombudsman

nikos.askitas@briq-institute.org
+49-228-3894-525

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