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Behavioral and Environmental Economics

About us

Mark A. Andor is Professor of ‘Behavioural and Environmental Economics’ at the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), co-head of the research area ‘Environment and Resources’ and head of the research group ‘Prosocial Behaviour’ at RWI. Mark Andor has many years of experience in the acquisition, processing and management of research projects, including for the German Research Foundation (DFG), the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), the European Commission, state and federal ministries (e.g. for the BMBF and BMWK) as well as for other scientific sponsors such as the Mercator Foundation and acatech. In particular, he conducts randomised controlled field studies and large household surveys.

His research interests include research into prosocial behaviour, experimental and behavioural economics, applied econometrics and environmental, resource, transport and energy economics as well as efficiency and productivity analysis.

He has published in numerous international peer-reviewed journals, including leading interdisciplinary scientific journals such as Nature and Nature Energy as well as high-ranking economic journals such as European Economic Review, European Journal of Operational Research and Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

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Twitter: @MAAndor

Prof. Dr. Mark A. Andor

Teaching

Teaching offers

Study Type
Seminar
2 contact hours
SS
SS 2025
Seminar
2 contact hours
SS
SS 2025

Research

Research projects

Single Project
Die Mobilitätswende in Deutschland gemeinsam gestalten
Collaborative Project
New Clean Energy Communities in a Changing European Energy System - NEWCOMERS
Single Project
Stimulating Prosocial Behavior (PROSOCIAL)
Collaborative Project
Targeting Energy Conservation

Publications

Andor, M.A., T.K. Bauer, J. Eßer, C.M. Schmidt, L. Tomberg (2025). Who Gets Vaccinated? Cognitive and Non-cognitive Predictors of Individual Behavior in Pandemics. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics.

Khanna, T.M., D. Danilenko, M.A. Andor, M. Callaghan, J.H. Elliott, T. Repke, L.H. Smith, J. Sanchez, T.V. Bhumika, J.C. Minx (2024). PROTOCOL: Behavioral, information and monetary interventions to reduce energy consumption in households: A “living” systematic review. Campbell Systematic Review 20 (3): e1424.

Andor, M.A., A. Gerster, J. Peters (2022). Information Campaigns for Energy Conservation. European Economic Review 144: 104094.

Andor, M.A., T.K. Bauer, J. Eßer, C.M. Schmidt, L. Tomberg (2025). Who Gets Vaccinated? Cognitive and Non-cognitive Predictors of Individual Behavior in Pandemics. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics.

Khanna, T.M., D. Danilenko, M.A. Andor, M. Callaghan, J.H. Elliott, T. Repke, L.H. Smith, J. Sanchez, T.V. Bhumika, J.C. Minx (2024). PROTOCOL: Behavioral, information and monetary interventions to reduce energy consumption in households: A “living” systematic review. Campbell Systematic Review 20 (3): e1424.

Andor, M.A., A. Gerster, J. Peters (2022). Information Campaigns for Energy Conservation. European Economic Review 144: 104094.

The chair belongs to the competence field:

CURE