Publications & Working Paper

Policy (in German)

Behlen, L., Brade, R., Himmler, O., & Jäckle, R. (2021). Verhaltensökonomisch motivierte Maßnahmen zur Sicherung des Studienerfolgs (VStud). In Daniel, H.-D., Neugebauer, M., & Wolter, Ä. (Hrsg.) Studienerfolg und Studienabbruch. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. [Link]

Brade, R., Himmler, O., & Jäckle, R. (2019). Können Ansätze aus der Verhaltensökonomik den Studienerfolg erhöhen? Das Forschungsprojekt VStud. Qualität in der Wissenschaft, 13(3/4), 108–115. [Link]

Reminders and soft-commitments

Brade, R., Himmler, O., Jaeckle, R., & Weinschenk, P. (2024). Helping Students to Succeed–The Long-Term Effects of Soft Commitments and Reminders. CESifo Working Paper No. 11001. [Link]

Himmler, O., Jäckle, R., & Weinschenk, P. (2019). Soft Commitments, Reminders, and Academic Performance. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 11(2), 114–142. [Link]

Relative performance feedback

Brade, R., Himmler, O., & Jaeckle, R. (2025). Relative Feedback During Covid-19. Mimeo. PDF Download

Brade, R., Himmler, O., & Jäckle, R. (2023). Relative Performance Feedback and Long-Term Tasks – Evidence from Higher Education. CESifo Working Paper No. 10346. [Link]

Brade, R., Himmler, O., & Jäckle, R. (2022). Relative Performance Feedback and the Effects of Being Above Average – Field Experiment and Replication. Economics of Education Review. [Link]

Defaults in exam sign-up

Behlen, L., Himmler, O., & Jäckle, R. (2023). Defaults and effortful tasks. Experimental Economics, 26(5), 1022-1059. [Link]

Procrastination and study success

Brade, R. (2025). SvStud Teilprojekt 1A — Effekte von Peer-Prokrastination. Mimeo. PDF Download

Brade, R., Himmler, O., Jäckle, R., Kassaballi, Z., & Resnjanskij, S. (2025). Learning Journal with Soft Commitment in Higher Education. Mimeo. PDF Download

Brade, R., (2024). Short-term events, long-term friends? Freshman orientation peers and academic performance. CESifo Working Paper No. 11046. Accepted at Journal of Human Resources. [Link]

Opportunity cost neglect and sunk cost fallacy

Behlen, L., Brade, R., Himmler, O., & Jäckle, R., (2025). Opportunity cost neglect in higher education. Mimeo. PDF Download

Brade, R., Himmler, O., Jäckle, R., & Resnjanskij, S. (2025). Making Sunk Study Time Salient – A Field Experiment in Higher Education. Mimeo. PDF Download

Pre-Analysis Plans

Behlen, L., Brade, R., Himmler, O., & Jäckle, R. (2025). ” Pre-Analysis Plan (PAP): Information on Time Investments in Higher Education.” AEA RCT Registry. February 04. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.9076-2.1.