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Professor Andreas Ortmann

Professor Andreas Ortmann

Professor
Business School
School of Economics

Andreas took up his current position of Professor of Experimental and Behavioural Economics in the School of Economics in 2009. Prior to his appointment at the Australian School of Business, he was the (Boston Consulting Group) Professor of Economics at CERGE-EI, a joint workplace of Charles University and the Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic. Prior to that appointment, he taught at Bowdoin and Colby College, Maine, USA. He also was, for a year each, a visiting scholar of the Program on Non-Profit Organizations at Yale University, the Max-Planck Institute for Psychological Research in Munich, the Max-Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin, and the Harvard Business School. He is a member of the 91É«Ç鯬 Academic Board.

His work has been published in journals such as American Economic Journal: Micro-economics, Economic Journal, Management Science, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Experimental Psychology: LMC,ÌýEnergy Economics, Ethics & Behavior, Behavioural and Brain Sciences, Journal of Economic Theory, International Journal of Game Theory, Psychological Methods, Experimental Economics, and many others. His interests are wide-ranging and include game theory, corporate finance, experimental economics, the experimental methods in the social sciences, and the history of economic thought. For more details please visit:Ìý

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Research Grants:

  • 'Reconnecting and Engaging Superannuation Fund Members', LP110100489
  • 'Super financial security: Improving flexibility, trust and communication',ÌýLP150100608

  • 'Wicked Defaults: How to Overcome The Dark Side of Choice Architecture', DP 190103475

  • Many other grants - see curriculum vitae on my google siteÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýÌý

Research Interests:

  • Experimental and behavioural economics
  • Governance of non-profit organisations
  • Quality assurance mechanisms
  • Experimental practices in economics and psychology
  • History of economic thought (Adam Smith)

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Location
Room 452, 91É«Ç鯬 Business School building
  • Books | 2022
    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, Adam Smith’s System, Springer International Publishing,
  • Book Chapters | 2025
    Brhlikova P; Ortmann A, 2025, 'Theories of Nonprofit Organization: Economic', in International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, Springer Nature Switzerland, pp. 1 - 10,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Adam Smith’s Reasoning Routines and the Deep Structure of His Oeuvre', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 167 - 235,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Conclusion', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 237 - 245,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Correction to: Adam Smith’s System', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, Springer International Publishing, pp. C1 - C1,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Introduction', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 1 - 29,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Introduction', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, Springer International Publishing, pp. 1 - 29,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Preface', in Adam Smith’s System: A Re-Interpretation Inspired by Smith's Lectures on Rhetoric, Game Theory, and Conjectural History
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Self-Command in Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments: A Game-Theoretic Reinterpretation', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 67 - 92,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'The Proper Role for Government, Game-Theoretically, for Smith', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 113 - 140,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'The Rhetorical Structure of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations (and What Caused It)', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 31 - 65,
    Book Chapters | 2022
    Ortmann A, 2022, 'The Nature and Causes of Corporate Negligence, Sham Lectures, and Ecclesiastical Indolence: Adam Smith on Joint-Stock Companies, Teachers, and Preachers', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 93 - 112,
    Book Chapters | 2019
    Ortmann A, 2019, 'Deception', in Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Experimental Economics, pp. 28 - 38,
    Book Chapters | 2017
    Ortmann A; Spiliopoulos L, 2017, 'The beauty of simplicity? (Simple) heuristics and the opportunities yet to be realized', in Handbook of Behavioural Economics and Smart Decision Making Rational Decision Making within the Bounds of Reason, pp. 119 - 136
    Book Chapters | 2017
    Ortmann A; Spiliopoulos L, 2017, 'The beauty of simplicity? (Simple) heuristics and the opportunities yet to be realized', in Handbook of Behavioural Economics and Smart Decision-Making, Edward Elgar Publishing,
    Book Chapters | 2017
    Ortmann A, 2017, 'Experimental economics', in Economics the Definitive Encyclopedia from Theory to Practice, pp. 172 - 173
    Book Chapters | 2016
    Ortmann A, 2016, 'Episodes from the Early History of Experimentation in Economics', in Svorencik A; Maas H (ed.), The Making of Experimental Economics, Springer International Publishing, pp. 195 - 217,
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Güth W; Ortmann A, 2015, 'A behavioral approach to distribution and bargaining', in Handbook of Contemporary Behavioral Economics Foundations and Developments, pp. 405 - 422,
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Ortmann A; Prokosheva S, 2015, 'UNCERTAINTY EFFECT', in Real World Decision Making an Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics, pp. 452 - 454
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Ortmann A; Zhang L, 2015, 'SAMPLE SIZE NULL HYPOTHESIS SIGNIFICANCE TESTING', in Real World Decision Making an Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics, pp. 373 - 374
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Ortmann A, 2015, 'BEAUTY CONTEST/GUESSING GAME', in Real World Decision Making an Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics, pp. 26 - 27
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Ortmann A, 2015, 'EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS', in Real World Decision Making an Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics, pp. 139 - 140
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Ortmann A, 2015, 'FAST AND FRUGAL HEURISTICS', in Real World Decision Making an Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics, pp. 154 - 155
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Ortmann A, 2015, 'PLOTT, CHARLES (1938-)', in Real World Decision Making an Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics, pp. 320 - 321
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Ortmann A, 2015, 'ROTH, ALVIN E. (1951-)', in Real World Decision Making an Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics, pp. 371 - 372
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Ortmann A, 2015, 'SCHELLING, THOMAS C. (1921-)', in Real World Decision Making an Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics, pp. 376 - 378
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Ortmann A, 2015, 'SELTEN, REINHARD (1930-)', in Real World Decision Making an Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics, pp. 382 - 383
    Book Chapters | 2015
    Ortmann A, 2015, 'VALIDITY, EXTERNAL (GENERALIZABILITY)', in Real World Decision Making an Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics, pp. 461 - 463
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Devetag G; Ortmann A, 2014, 'Chapter 16 Solving Coordination Problems Experimentally', in Laboratory Experiments in the Social Sciences, Elsevier, pp. 357 - 384,
    Book Chapters | 2014
    Devetag G; Ortmann A, 2014, 'Solving Coordination Problems Experimentally', in Laboratory Experiments in the Social Sciences Second Edition, pp. 357 - 384,
    Book Chapters | 2010
    Martínez F; Auten G; Joulfaian D; Brody E; Bowman W; Ortmann A; Petra B; Toepler S; Anheier HK; Seibel W; Sager R; Rich A; Salamon LM; Gidron B; Powell F; Farrell M; Brilliant E; Lotz J; von Mueller C; Labigne A; List R; Silva F; Marschall M; Kuhn B; Stapleton DH; Atalay Z, 2010, 'Theories of Nonprofit Organization, Economic', in International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, Springer US, pp. 1521 - 1527,
    Book Chapters | 2010
    Ortmann A; Brhlikova P, 2010, 'Economic Theories of Nonprofit Organization', in Anheier HK; Toepler S (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, Springer, Berlin, pp. 1521 - 1527,
    Book Chapters | 2010
    Ortmann A; Myslivecek J, 2010, 'Certification and Self-Regulation of Non-Profits, and the Institutional Choice Between Them', in Seaman B; Young D (ed.), Handbook of Research on Nonprofit Economics and Management, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 280 - 290,
    Book Chapters | 2010
    Ortmann A; Svitkova K, 2010, 'Do Self-Regulation Clubs Work? Some Evidence from Europe and Some Caveats From Economic Theory', in Gugerty MK; Prakash A (ed.), Voluntary Regulation of NGOs and Non-Profits: An Accountability Club Framework, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 152 - 168,
    Book Chapters | 2007
    Ortmann A; Devetag G, 2007, 'Experiments in Solving Coordination Problems', in Sell J; Webster M (ed.), Laboratory Experiments in the Social Sciences, Academic Press/Elsevier, Amsterdam ; Boston, pp. 407 - 432
    Book Chapters | 2003
    Ortmann A; Schlesinger M, 2003, 'Trust, Repute, and the Role of Nonprofit Enterprise', in Nonprofit and Civil Society Studies, Springer US, pp. 77 - 114,
    Book Chapters | 2000
    Ortmann A; Gigerenzer G, 2000, 'Reasoning in economics and psychology: Why social context matters', in Streit ME; Mummert U; Kiwit D (ed.), , SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN, pp. 131 - 145
    Book Chapters |
    Hertwig R; Ortmann A, 'The Cognitive Illusion Controversy: A Methodological Debate in Disguise That Matters to Economists', in Experimental Business Research, Springer US, pp. 113 - 130,
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Keller E; Ortmann A; Chambers GM, 2024, 'Exploring the demand for elective egg freezing: A laboratory experiment', Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 111, pp. 102224,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Blavatskyy P; Panchenko V; Ortmann A, 2023, 'How common is the common-ratio effect?', Experimental Economics, 26, pp. 253 - 272,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Ortmann A; Ryvkin D; Wilkening T; Zhang J, 2023, 'Defaults and cognitive effort', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 212, pp. 1 - 19,
    Journal articles | 2023
    Ortmann A; Spiliopoulos L, 2023, 'Ecological rationality and economics: where the Twain shall meet', Synthese, 201,
    Journal articles | 2022
    Blavatskyy P; Ortmann A; Panchenko V, 2022, 'On the Experimental Robustness of the Allais Paradox', American Economic Journal Microeconomics, 14, pp. 143 - 163,
    Journal articles | 2021
    Keller E; Newman JE; Ortmann A; Jorm LR; Chambers GM, 2021, 'How Much Is a Human Life Worth? A Systematic Review', Value in Health, 24, pp. 1531 - 1541,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Shen P; Betz R; Ortmann A; Gong R, 2020, 'Improving Truthful Reporting of Polluting Firms by Rotating Inspectors: Experimental Evidence from a Bribery Game', Environmental and Resource Economics, 76, pp. 201 - 233,
    Journal articles | 2020
    Thorp S; Bateman H; Dobrescu LI; Newell BR; Ortmann A, 2020, 'Flicking the switch: Simplifying disclosure to improve retirement plan choices', Journal of Banking and Finance, 121, pp. 105955,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Ortmann A; Walraevens B; Baranowski D, 2019, 'SCHUMPETER’S ASSESSMENT OF ADAM SMITH AND THE WEALTH OF NATIONS: WHY HE GOT IT WRONG', Journal of the History of Economic Thought, 41, pp. 531 - 551,
    Journal articles | 2019
    Ortmann A, 2019, 'A Life of Experimental Economics, vol 1, Forty Years of Discovery', JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY, 72, pp. 80 - 82,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Dobrescu I; Bateman H; Deetlefs J; Ortmann A; Newell BR; Thorp S; Deetlefs A, 2018, 'Engagement with Retirement Savings: It’s a Matter of Trust', Journal of Consumer Affairs, 53, pp. 917 - 945,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Dobrescu LI; Fan X; Bateman H; Newell BR; Ortmann A; Thorp S, 2018, 'Retirement Savings: A Tale of Decisions and Defaults', Economic Journal, 128, pp. 1047 - 1094,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Ortmann A; Spiliopoulos L; Zhang L, 2018, 'Complexity, attention and choice in games under time constraints: A process analysis', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition
    Journal articles | 2018
    Ortmann A, 2018, 'The Infidel and the Professor. David Hume, Adam Smith and the Friendship that shaped Modern Thought', OECONOMIA-HISTORY METHODOLOGY PHILOSOPHY, 8, pp. 131 - 136,
    Journal articles | 2018
    Spiliopoulos, L ; Ortmann A, 2018, 'The BCD [Benefits, Challenges, Desiderata] of response time analysis in experimental economics', Experimental Economics
    Journal articles | 2017
    Dixit VV; Ortmann A; Rutström EE; Ukkusuri SV, 2017, 'Experimental Economics and choice in transportation: Incentives and context', Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies, 77, pp. 161 - 184,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Maitland E; Ortmann A, 2017, 'Simple Rules: How to Succeed in a Complex World', JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY, 61, pp. 261 - 262,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Ortmann A, 2017, 'GRIT - Why Passion and Resilience are the Secrets to Success', JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY, 61, pp. 259 - 260,
    Journal articles | 2017
    Ortmann A, 2017, 'Replication in Experimental Economics', JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY, 59, pp. 176 - 179,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Bateman H; Dobrescu LI; Newell BR; Ortmann A; Thorp S, 2016, 'As easy as pie: How retirement savers use prescribed investment disclosures', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 121, pp. 60 - 76,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Bateman H; Ortmann A; Newell BR; Dobrescu ; Thorp S, 2016, 'As easy as pie: How retirement savers use prescribed investment disclosures', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 121, pp. 60 - 76,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Bortolotti S; Devetag G; Ortmann A, 2016, 'Group incentives or individual incentives? A real-effort weak-link experiment', Journal of Economic Psychology, 56, pp. 60 - 73,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Ortmann A, 2016, 'Review of The Making of Experimental Economics: Witness Seminar on the Emergence of A Field', Journal of Economic Psychology,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Van Koten S; Ortmann A, 2016, 'Self-regulatory organizations under the shadow of governmental oversight: An experimental investigation', Research in Experimental Economics, 19, pp. 85 - 104,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Wong J; Ortmann A; Motta A; Zhang L, 2016, 'Understanding social impact bonds and their alternatives: An experimental investigation', Research in Experimental Economics, 19, pp. 39 - 83,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Wong J; Ortmann A, 2016, 'Do Donors Care About the Price of Giving? A Review of the Evidence, with Some Theory to Organise It', Voluntas, 27, pp. 958 - 978,
    Journal articles | 2016
    Zhang L; Ortmann A, 2016, 'Pro-social or anti-social, or both? A within- and between-subjects study of social preferences', Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 62, pp. 23 - 32,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Ortmann A, 2015, 'Behavioral Economics. A History', OECONOMIA-HISTORY METHODOLOGY PHILOSOPHY, 5, pp. 259 - 267
    Journal articles | 2015
    Ortmann A, 2015, 'Review of Berry, Paganelli, Smith (2014), The Oxford Handbook of ADAM SMITH', Euopean Journal of the History of Economic Thought
    Journal articles | 2015
    Ortmann A, 2015, 'Review of Floris Heukelom (2014), Behavioral Economics, A History', OEconomia
    Journal articles | 2015
    Ortmann A, 2015, 'Review of World Development Report 2015: Overview: Mind, Society, and Behavior', Journal of Economic Psychology, 48, pp. 118 - 120,
    Journal articles | 2015
    Ortmann A, 2015, 'WITHDRAWN: Svorencik, Andrej. The Experimental Turn in Economics. A History of Experimental Economics. Utrecht School of Economics Dissertation Series, no. 29 (2015).', Journal of Economic Psychology,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Bateman H; Deetlefs J; Dobrescu LI; Newell BR; Ortmann A; Thorp S, 2014, 'Just Interested or Getting Involved? An Analysis of Superannuation Attitudes and Actions (vol 90, pg 160, 2014)', ECONOMIC RECORD, 90, pp. 564 - 564,
    Journal articles | 2014
    Bateman H; Deetlefs J; Dobrescu LI; Newell BR; Ortmann A; Thorp S, 2014, 'Just interested or getting involved? An analysis of superannuation attitudes and actions', Economic Record, 90, pp. 160 - 178,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Spiliopoulos L; Ortmann A, 2013, 'Model comparisons using tournaments: Likes, dislikes and challenges', Psychological Methods,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Van Koten S; Ortmann A; Babicky V, 2013, 'Fairness in risky environments: Theory and evidence', Games, 4, pp. 208 - 242,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Van Koten S; Ortmann A, 2013, 'Structural versus behavioral remedies in the deregulation of electricity markets: An experimental investigation motivated by policy concerns', European Economic Review, 64, pp. 256 - 265,
    Journal articles | 2013
    Zhang L; Ortmann A, 2013, 'The effects of the take-option in dictator-game experiments: a comment on Engel’s (2011) meta-study', Experimental Economics,
    Journal articles | 2012
    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2012, 'Review of Adam Smith, Philosopher and Man of the World', History of Economic Ideas, 20, pp. 185 - 191
    Journal articles | 2012
    Ryvkin D; Krajc M; Ortmann A, 2012, 'Are the unskilled doomed to remain unaware?', Journal of Economic Psychology, 33, pp. 1012 - 1031,
    Journal articles | 2011
    Tykocinski O; Ortmann A, 2011, 'The Lingering Effects of Our Past Experiences: The Sunk-Cost Fallacy and the Inaction-Inertia Effect', Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 5, pp. 653 - 664,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Devetag G; Ortmann A, 2010, 'Classic coordination failures revisited: The effects of deviation costs and loss avoidance', Economics Bulletin, 30, pp. 1633 - 1641,
    Journal articles | 2010
    Ortmann A; Weber A, 2010, 'Happiness – A Revolution in Economics, Bruno S. Frey. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA (2008) (Munich Lectures in Economics). 240 and xiii pp., $19.99 (sc), ISBN: 978-0-262-06277-0 (hc)', Journal of Economic Psychology, 31, pp. 143 - 145,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Ortmann A; Rydval O; Prokosheva S; Hertwig R, 2009, 'How Uncertain is the Uncertainty Effect?', Experimental Economics, 12, pp. 473 - 487
    Journal articles | 2009
    Ortmann A, 2009, 'Book Review - Experimental Economics in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. A collection of papers in honor of Reinhard Tietz, Abdolkarim Sadrieh, Joachim Weimann (Eds.). Metropolis-Verlag, Marburg (2008). xxiii+539 pp., Hardcover, €44.90, ISBN: 978-3-89518-713-1', Journal of Economic Psychology, 30, pp. 509 - 510,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Ortmann A, 2009, 'Book review - Discovery – A Memoir, Vernon L. Smith. AuthorHouse, Bloomington (2008). Viii+365 pp., $19.99 (sc), ISBN: 978-1-4343-8432-4 (e), 978-1-4343-8431-7 (sc), 978-1-4343-8430-0 (hc', Journal of Economic Psychology, 30, pp. 696 - 699,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Ortmann A, 2009, 'Three Simple Games (And What It Takes to Solve Them).', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 72, pp. 589 - 601,
    Journal articles | 2009
    Rydval O; Ortmann A; Prokosheva S; Hertwig R, 2009, 'Uncertainty effect revisited using physical lottery format', ,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Kalovcova K; Ortmann A, 2008, '', Journal of Economic Psychology, 29, pp. 123 - 125,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Kovac E; Vojtek M; Ortmann A, 2008, 'Comparing Guessing Games with homogeneous and heterogeneous players: Experimental results and a CH explanation', Economics Bulletin, 3, pp. 1 - 9,
    Journal articles | 2008
    Ortmann A; Kovac E; Vojtek M, 2008, 'Comparing guessing games with homogeneous and heterogeneous players: experimental results and a CH explanation', Economics Bulletin, 3, pp. 1 - 16
    Journal articles | 2007
    Ortmann A; Slobodyan S, 2007, 'Book review - Human Psychology and Economic Fluctuation. A New Basic Theory of Human Economics, Hideaki Tamura, Palgrave Macmillan 2006, pp. 192, $85.00, ISBN: 0-230-00482-2 (hbk)', Journal of Economic Psychology, 28, pp. 628 - 629,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Antonides G; Read D; Chapman G; Gneezy U; Hardman D; Hogarth R; Humphrey S; Kirchler E; Leiser D; Lunt P; Ortmann A, 2006, 'Editorial', Journal of Economic Psychology, 27, pp. 321 - 323,
    Journal articles | 2006
    Ortmann A, 2006, 'Book review - Blink, The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell. Penguin Books, London (2006). pp. 280, Paperback, ISBN 0316172324, $15.99', Journal of Economic Psychology, 27, pp. 805 - 807,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Ortmann A; Ostatnicky M, 2004, 'Proper experimental design and implementation are necessary conditions for a balanced social psychology', Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 27, pp. 352 - 353,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Ortmann A; Rydval O, 2004, 'Book review - Behavioral Game Theory, Colin F. Camerer, 2003, Russell Sage Foundation, New York, New York/Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey, hardcover, 544 pages, ISBN:0691090394, $65.00', Journal of Economic Psychology, 25, pp. 671 - 674,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Ortmann A; Rydval O, 2004, 'Book review - Decisions, uncertainty, and the brain. The science of neuroeconomics, Paul W. Glimcher; The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, USA, 2003, pages 375, ISBN 0-262-07244-0 (hbk), $37.9', Journal of Economic Psychology, 25, pp. 891 - 894,
    Journal articles | 2004
    Rydval O; Ortmann A, 2004, 'How financial incentives and cognitive abilities affect task performance in laboratory settings: An illustration', Economics Letters, 85, pp. 315 - 320,
    Journal articles | 2003
    Ortmann A, 2003, 'Bertrand price undercutting: A brief classroom demonstration', Journal of Economic Education, 34, pp. 21 - 26,
    Journal articles | 2003
    Ortmann A, 2003, 'Charles R. Plott's collected papers on the experimental foundations of economic and political science', Journal of Economic Psychology, 24, pp. 555 - 575,
    Journal articles | 2002
    Matthews PH; Ortmann A, 2002, 'An Austrian (Mis)Reads Adam Smith: A critique of Rothbard as intellectual historian', Review of Political Economy, 14, pp. 379 - 392,
    Journal articles | 2002
    Ortmann A; Hertwig R, 2002, 'The Costs of Deception: Evidence From Psychology', Experimental Economics, 5, pp. 111 - 131,
    Journal articles | 2001
    Hertwig R; Ortmann A, 2001, 'Experimental practices in economics: A methodological challenge for psychologists?', Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 24, pp. 383 - 403,
    Journal articles | 2001
    Hertwig R; Ortmann A, 2001, 'Money, lies, and replicability: On the need for imperically grounded experimental practices and interdisciplinary discourse', Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 24, pp. 433 - 451,
    Journal articles | 2001
    Ortmann A, 2001, 'Capital Romance: Why Wall Street Fell in Love With Higher Education', Education Economics, 9, pp. 293 - 311,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Ortmann A; Fitzgerald J; Boeing C, 2000, 'Trust, Reciprocity, and Social History: A Re-examination', Experimental Economics, 3, pp. 81 - 100,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Ortmann A; Fitzgerald J; Boeing C, 2000, 'Trust, reciprocity, and social history: A re-examination', Experimental Economics, 3, pp. 81 - 100,
    Journal articles | 2000
    Ortmann A; Squire R, 2000, 'A game-theoretic explanation of the administrative lattice in institutions of higher learning', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 43, pp. 377 - 391,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Ortmann A; Tichy LK, 1999, 'Gender differences in the laboratory: Evidence from prisoner's dilemma games', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 39, pp. 327 - 339,
    Journal articles | 1999
    Ortmann A, 1999, 'The nature and causes of corporate negligence, sham lectures, and ecclesiastical indolence: Adam Smith on joint-stock companies, teachers, and preachers', History of Political Economy, 31, pp. 297 - 315,
    Journal articles | 1998
    Ortmann A; Hertwig R, 1998, 'The question remains: Is deception acceptable?', AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST, 53, pp. 806 - 807,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Ortmann A; Colander D, 1997, 'A simple principal-agent experiment for the classroom', Economic Inquiry, 35, pp. 443 - 450,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Ortmann A; Gigerenzer G, 1997, 'Reasoning in economics and psychology: Why social context matters', Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 153, pp. 700 - 710,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Ortmann A; Hertwig R, 1997, 'Is deception acceptable?', AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST, 52, pp. 746 - 747
    Journal articles | 1997
    Ortmann A; Schlesinger M, 1997, 'Trust, repute and the role of non-profit enterprise', Voluntas, 8, pp. 97 - 119,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Ortmann A, 1997, 'How to Survive in Postindustrial Environments', The Journal of Higher Education, 68, pp. 483 - 501,
    Journal articles | 1997
    Ortmann A, 1997, 'How to survive in postindustrial environments: Adam Smith's advice for today's colleges and universities', Journal of Higher Education, 68,
    Journal articles | 1996
    Meardon SJ; Ortmann A, 1996, 'Self-command in Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments: A game-theoretic reinterpretation', Rationality and Society, 8, pp. 57 - 80,
    Journal articles | 1996
    Meardon SJ; Ortmann A, 1996, 'Yes, Adam Smith was an Economist (A Very Modern One Indeed): Reply to Brown', Rationality and Society, 8, pp. 348 - 352,
    Journal articles | 1996
    Ortmann A, 1996, 'Economics for Nonprofit Managers', Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 25, pp. 248 - 258,
    Journal articles | 1996
    Ortmann A, 1996, 'Modem economic theory and the study of nonprofit organizations: Why the twain shall meet', Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 25, pp. 470 - 484,
    Journal articles | 1995
    Van Huyck J; Battalio R; Mathur S; Van Huyck P; Ortmann A, 1995, 'On the origin of convention: Evidence from symmetric bargaining games', International Journal of Game Theory, 24, pp. 187 - 212,
  • Working Papers | 2016
    Bateman H; Dobrescu I; Newell B; Ortmann A; Thorp S, 2016, Flicking the Switch: How Prescribed Disclosures Drive Retirement Plan Choice, ,
    Working Papers | 2010
    Ortmann A, 2010, ‘The Way in Which an Experiment Is Conducted Is Unbelievably Important’: On the Experimentation Practices of Economists and Psychologists, Pabst Verlag, Lengerich, CESifo working paper No. 2887, ,
    Working Papers | 2007
    Ortmann A; Prokosheva A; Rydval O; Hertwig R, 2007, Valuing A Risky Prospect Less Than Its Worst Outcome: Uncertainty Effect or Task Ambiguity?, ,
  • Preprints | 2023
    Fidanoski F; Dixir V; Ortmann A, 2023, Can a single model account for both risky choices and inter-temporal choices? Testing the assumptions underlying models of risky-intertemporal choice: A conceptual replication of Luckman et al. (2018),
    Conference Abstracts | 2020
    Keller E; Botha W; Ortmann A; Jorm LR; Chambers GM, 2020, 'PIH2 Does Fertility Treatment Provide Good VALUE for Money? a Cost-Benefit Analysis', in Value in Health Regional Issues, Elsevier BV, Vol. 22, pp. S44 - S44,
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Krajcova J; Ortmann A, 2017, 'EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE ON POORLY DESIGNED MODERATE LENIENCY PROGRAMS', in Bolcha P (ed.), ANTICORRUPTION & FRAUD: DETECTION & MEASUREMENT, ANGLO-AMER UNIV, CZECH REPUBLIC, Anglo American Univ, Prague, pp. 6 - 39, presented at International Conference on Anticorruption and Fraud - Detection and Measurement, CZECH REPUBLIC, Anglo American Univ, Prague, 07 April 2017,
    Datasets | 2000
    Hertwig R; Ortmann A, 2000, Experimental practices in economics: A challenge for psychologists?,
    Preprints |
    Babicky V; Ortmann A; Van Koten S, Fairness in Risky Environments: Theory and Evidence,
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    Bateman H; Deetlefs J; Dobrescu L; Newell B; Ortmann A; Thorp S, Just Interested or Getting Involved? An Analysis of Superannuation Attitudes and Actions,
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    Bateman H; Dobrescu LI; Newell B; Ortmann A; Thorp S, As Easy as Pie: How Retirement Savers Use Prescribed Investment Disclosures,
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    Bateman H; Newell B; Thorp S, Flicking the Switch: How Fee and Return Disclosures Drive Retirement Plan Choice,
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    Blavatskyy P; Ortmann A; Panchenko V, How Common Is the Common-Ratio Effect?,
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    Blavatskyy PR; Ortmann A; Panchenko V, Now You See It, Now You Donnt: How to Make the Allais Paradox Appear, Disappear, or Reverse,
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    Bortolotti S; Devetag GM; Ortmann A, Exploring the Effects of Real Effort in a Weak-Link Experiment,
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    Brhlikova P; Ortmann A, The Impact of the Non-Distribution Constraint and its Enforcement on Entrepreneurial Choice, Price, and Quality,
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    Deetlefs J; Bateman H; Dobrescu L; Newell B; Ortmann A; Thorp S, Suspicious Minds (Can Be a Good Thing When Saving for Retirement),
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    Deetlefs J; Chylinski M; Ortmann A, MTurk Unscrubbedd: Exploring the Good, the Superr, and the Unreliable on Amazon's Mechanical Turk,
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    Devetag GM; Ortmann A, Classic Coordination Failures Revisited: The Effects of Deviation Costs and Loss Avoidance,
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    Devetag GM; Ortmann A, When and Why? A Critical Survey on Coordination Failure in the Laboratory,
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    Dixit VV; Ortmann A; Rutstrom E; Ukkusuri S, Understanding Transportation Systems Through the Lenses of Experimental Economics: A Review,
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    Dobrescu L; Fan X; Bateman H; Newell B; Ortmann A; Thorp S, Retirement Savings: A Tale of Decisions and Defaults,
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    Fidanoski F; Dixit V; Ortmann A, Can a Single Model Account for Both Risky Choices and Inter-Temporal Choices? Testing the Assumptions Underlying Models of Risky-Intertemporal Choice: A Conceptual Replication,
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    Kalovcova K; Ortmann A, Understanding the Plott-Wit-Yang Paradox,
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    Keller E; Ortmann A; Chambers GM, Exploring the Demand for Elective Egg Freezing: An Incentive-Compatible Experiment,
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    Koten SV; Ortmann A, Self-Regulatory Organizations Under the Shadow of Governmental Oversight: An Experimental Investigation,
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    Krajc M; Ortmann A, Are the Unskilled Really that Unaware? An Alternative Explanation,
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    Krajcova J; Ortmann A, Testing Leniency Programs Experimentally: The Impact of 'Natural' Framing,
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    Ortmann A; Baranowski D; Walraevens B, Schumpeter's Assessment of Adam Smith and 'The Wealth of Nations': Why He Got It Wrong,
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    Ortmann A; Hertwig R, Monetary Incentives: Usually Neither Necessary Nor Sufficient?,
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    Ortmann A; Hertwig R, The Costs of Deception: Evidence from Psychology,
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    Ortmann A; Hertwig R, The Costs of Deception: Evidence from Psychology,
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    Ortmann A; Meardon SJ; Walraevens B, Smith on the proper role of government, game-theoretically,
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    Ortmann A; Prokosheva S; Rydval O; Hertwig R, Valuing a Risky Prospect Less than its Worst Outcome: Uncertainty Effect or Task Ambiguity?,
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    Ortmann A; Ryvkin D; Wilkening TS; Zhang J, Defaults with Misaligned Incentives: The Role of Cognitive Effort,
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    Ortmann A; Ryvkin D; Wilkening TS; Zhang J, Preventing Search with Wicked Defaults,
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    Ortmann A; Ryvkin D, The Predictive Power of Noisy Round-Robin Tournaments,
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    Ortmann A; Slobodyan S, (The Evolution of) Post-Secondary Education: A Computational Model and Experiments,
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    Ortmann A; Spiliopoulos L, Ecological Rationality and Economics: Where the Twain Shall Meet,
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    Ortmann A; Spiliopoulos L, The Beauty of Simplicity? (Simple) Heuristics and the Opportunities Yet to Be Realized,
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    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, Adam Smith's Reasoning Routines and The Deep Structure of His Oeuvre,
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    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, Adam Smith’s Rhetorical Strategy in The Wealth of Nations against the Commercial System of Great Britain,
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    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, Reading Smith Through the Conceptual Lenses of Game Theory a Reconstruction of Smith’s Way of Thinking, Inspired by His Lectures on Rhetoric and Languages,
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    Ortmann A; Walraevens B, The Rhetorical Structure of Adam Smith's 'Wealth of Nations' (And the Importance of Acknowledging It),
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    Ortmann A, 'It Could, and Maybe Should, Have Been Our Finest Hour. It Hasn’t Been That.' On the Economics of Pandemics, (Some) Economists Losing Their Trade-Off Marbles, and the Dire Consequences,
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    Ortmann A, Bertrand Price Undercutting: A Brief Classroom Demonstration,
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    Ortmann A, Bertrand Price Undercutting: A Brief Classroom Demonstration,
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    Ortmann A, Episodes from the Early History of Experimentation in Economics,
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    Ortmann A, On the foundations of behavioural and experimental economics,
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    Ortmann A, The Way in Which an Experiment is Conducted is Unbelievably Important: On the Experimentation Practices of Economists and Psychologists,
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    Ortmann A, Was He, or Was He Not? And Why Would It Matter? On Adam Smith Possibly Having Been Afflicted by Autism (Asperger’s Syndrome),
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    Rydval O; Ortmann A; Ostatnický M, Three Very Simple Games and What it Takes to Solve Them,
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    Rydval O; Ortmann A; Ostatnický M, Three Very Simple Games and What it Takes to Solve Them,
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    Rydval O; Ortmann A; Prokosheva S; Hertwig R, How Certain is the Uncertainty Effect?,
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    Rydval O; Ortmann A, Loss Avoidance as Selection Principle: Evidence from Simple Stag-Hunt Games,
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    Ryvkin D; Krajc M; Ortmann A, Are the Unskilled Doomed to Remain Unaware? [The Extended Version],
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    Ryvkin D; Ortmann A, Three Prominent Tournament Formats: Predictive Power and Costs,
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    Shen P; Betz R; Ortmann A; Gong R, Improving Truthful Reporting of Polluting Firms by Rotating Inspectors: Experimental Evidence from a Bribery Game,
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    Shen P; Ortmann A; Betz R, How Rewards Enhance Truthful Reporting: An Experimental Analysis,
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    Spiliopoulos L; Ortmann A; Zhang L, A Process Analysis of Heuristic Use in Games Under Time Constraints,
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    Spiliopoulos L; Ortmann A, Model Comparisons Using Prediction Tournaments: Likes and 'Dislikes',
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    Spiliopoulos L; Ortmann A, The BCD of Response Time Analysis in Experimental Economics,
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    Svitkova K; Ortmann A, Certification as a Viable Quality Assurance Mechanism: Theory and Suggestive Evidence,
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    Van Koten S; Ortmann A, Self-Regulating Organizations Under the Shadow of Governmental Oversight: An Experimental Investigation,
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    Van Koten S; Ortmann A, Self-Regulatory Organizations Under the Shadow of Governmental Oversight: An Experimental Investigation,
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    Van Koten S; Ortmann A, Structural Versus Behavioral Remedies in the Deregulation of Electricity Markets: An Experimental Investigation Guided by Theory and Policy Concerns,
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    Van Koten S; Ortmann A, Structural Versus Behavioral Remedies in the Deregulation of Electricity Markets: An Experimental Investigation Guided by Theory and Policy Concerns,
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    Van Koten S; Ortmann A, The Unbundling Regime for Electricity Utilities in the EU: A Case of Legislative and Regulatory Capture?,
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    Wong J; Ortmann A; Motta A; Zhang L, Understanding Social Impact Bonds and Their Alternatives: An Experimental Investigation,
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    Wong J; Ortmann A, Do Donors Care about the Price of Giving? A Review of the Evidence, with some Theory to Organize It,
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    Wong J; Ortmann A, On Uneven Expected Earnings in the Lab,
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    Zhang L; Ortmann A, A Reproduction and Replication of Engel's Meta-Study of Dictator Game Experiments,
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    Zhang L; Ortmann A, Exploring the Meaning of Significance in Experimental Economics,
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    Zhang L; Ortmann A, On the Interpretation of Giving, Taking, and Destruction in Dictator Games and Joy-of-Destruction Games,