Publications
Bannier, Christina & Milena Schwarz 2018, Gender- and education-related effects of financial sophistication on wealth accumulation - Evidence from heteroscedasticity-based instruments
This study examines the effects of actual and perceived financial sophistication (i.e., financial
literacy and confidence) on wealth accumulation, considering gender and education as moderators.
Published in Journal of Economic Psychology , forthcoming
Ewelt-Knauer, Corinna, D. Gefken, Thorsten Knauer & D. Wiedemann 2018, Acquirers' Cultural Background and the Use of Earnouts
This study investigates the influence of cultural characteristics on the implementation of Earnouts in M&A-deals.
Published in Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Finance , forthcoming
Meyll, Tobias & Andreas Walter 2018, Tapping and Waving to Debt: Mobile Payments and Credit Card Behavior
This study analyzes the influence of recent economical developements on the academic economic research.
Published in Finance Research Letters , forthcoming
Meyll, Tobias & Thomas Pauls 2018, The gender gap in over-indebtedness
This study documents a significant gender gap in over-indebtedness, as the authors find women to be less likely to become over-indebted even after controlling for risk attitude, financial literacy and socio-demographic characteristics. However, once loan purposes are accounted for, the gender gap diminishes.
Published in Finance Research Letters , forthcoming
Schedlinsky, Sommer & Wöhrmann 2017, Influencing Risk Taking in Competitive Environments: An Experimental Analysis
This paper examines the influence of the risk-sensitizing code of conduct and justification, two of the most common competitive compensation systems, on employee risk taking.
Published in Journal of Risk Finance , forthcoming
Stolper, Oscar A., & Andreas Walter 2018, Birds of a Feather: The Impact of Homophily on the Propensity to Follow Financial Advice
The study investigates the influence of homophily - individuals’ affinity for others like them - on the likelihood of following financial advice.
Published in Review of Financial Studies , forthcoming
Bannier, Christina & Dennis Sinzig 2017, Finanzwissen und Vorsorgesparverhalten
This (German) study examines the relationship between financial literacy, both objective and subjectivly perceived, and short- and longterm savings.
Published in Schmalenbachs Zeitschrift für betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung , forthcoming
Knauer, Thorsten, Friedrich Sommer & Arnt Wöhrmann 2017, Tournament winner proportion and its effect on effort — An investigation of the underlying psychological mechanisms
This study investigates the effects of the psychological mechanisms activated by different proportions of tournament winners on effort.
Published in European Accounting Review 2017, Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 681-702
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Lüdering, Jochen & Peter Winker 2016, Forward or Backward Looking? The Economic Discourse and the Observed Reality
This study analyzes the influence of recent economical developements on the academic economic research.
Published in Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 2016, 236, No. 4, pp. 483-515
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Stolper, Oscar A. & Andreas Walter 2017, Financial literacy, financial advice, and financial behavior
This study reviews the voluminous body of literature on the measurement and the determinants of financial literacy.
Published in Journal of Business Economics 2017, Vol 87, No.5, pp. 581-643
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