Research Interests: Applied Microeconomics, Social Preferences, Behavioral Economics, Public Economics, Sports Economics
Curriculum Vitae (pdf)
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Publications (You can access all of my papers via SSRN)
Mechtel, Mario and Niklas Potrafke (forthcoming). Electoral Cycles in Active Labor Market Policies, Public Choice.
Bäker, Agnes, Mario Mechtel, and Karin Vetter (2012). Beating Thy Neighor: Derby Effects in German Professional Soccer, Journal of Economics and Statistics 232(3), 224-246 .
Mechtel, Mario, Agnes Bäker, Tobias Brändle, and Karin Vetter (2011). Red Cards: Not Such Bad News For Penalized Guest Teams, Journal of Sports Economics 12(6), 621-646.
Baumann, Florian, Mario Mechtel, and Nikolai Stähler (2011). Employment Protection and Temporary Work Agencies, LABOUR: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations 25(3), 308-329.
Mechtel, Mario (2008).
Wahlen und Finanzmarktreaktionen, Theorie und Evidenz für Emerging Markets. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller: Saarbrücken.
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Working Papers
Hillesheim, Inga and Mario Mechtel. What Makes Us Want to Have More Than Others? Explaining Relative Consumption Effects of Private and Public Goods.
Mechtel, Mario. It's the Occupation, Stupid! Explaining Candidates' Success in Low-Information Local Elections.
Hillesheim, Inga and Mario Mechtel. Relative Consumption Concerns or Non-Monotonic Preferences?.
Friehe, Tim and Mario Mechtel. Keeping Up With The Müllers: Conspicuous Consumption in Reunified Germany.
Hillesheim, Inga and Mario Mechtel. How Much do Others Matter? Explaining Positional Concerns For Different Goods And Personal Characteristics.
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Hett, Florian and Mario Mechtel. To Be or To Have: Material Incentives as
Deterrents of Social Free Riding.
Mechtel, Mario. Identity and Voting.
Hansen, Emanuel and Mario Mechtel. Candidates' Looks and Occupations: The Role of Electoral Cues in German Elections.
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