The Economics of Leadership

We are thrilled to announce the next Geneva Behavioral Economics MeetUp on March 14th, 2016.

This session will be about quantifying the economic value of leadership.

We will have the pleasure to have an eminent figure of Behavioral Economics in Switzerland, Prof. Christian Zehnder.

Christian is heading the department of Organizational Behavior of HEC Lausanne, and has made significant contributions to the Behavioral Economics field over the last 10 years. He comes with a breadth and depth of experience that very few can claim.

There will be time for Q&A and discussion/networking.

If you plan to join, please register on MeetUp.com so we can best plan space and bites.

Talk

Christian Zehnder: "On the Economic Value of Charismatic Leadership"

About the presenter

Christian Zehnder is Full Professor and Director of the Department of Organizational Behavior at HEC Lausanne, University of Lausanne.

Christian Zehnder owns a PhD in Economics from the University of Zurich, and completed a PostDoc in Organizational Economics at Harvard Business School before joining the University of Lausanne.

His research program seeks to elucidate the driving forces behind economic decisions and to understand how behavioral motives and social considerations affect market outcomes, organizations and institutions. Most of his work can be attributed to the field of “behavioral economics”, a relatively new line of research that combines insights from economics and psychology and examines systematic departures from the standard assumptions in economic models.

Christian Zehnder applies a variety of research tools, including laboratory experiments, field experiments and game theoretic models. His research therefore reflects an ongoing interplay between experimental examinations and advancements in behavioral theory.