Timm Opitz

Behavial Economist | PhD in Economics (Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition/LMU Munich) | Behavioral Pricing and Product Design @allianz

[Vincent Meisner @VincentMeisner]

Exciting news for PhD students: Visit Berlin for our 1st Berlin Micro Theory and Behavioral Economics PhD Conference, July 7-9, 2025! Apply before January 20. More details here: https://t.co/skdzaYWnBG

[CESifo @CESifoNetwork]

Gendered Access to Finance: The Roles of Team Formation, Idea Quality, and Implementation Constraints in Business Evaluations | Vojtĕch Bartŏs @castrofsilvia @KristinaCzura @TimmOpitz
#econtwitter https://t.co/xAOcGq9K8l

[Innovations for Poverty Action @poverty_action]

IPA Uganda and @KyambogoU are hosting a proposal writing seminar to empower researchers from low- and middle-income countries. Join the seminar virtually to learn how to write proposals that improve your funding access: https://t.co/CCWWaNGlG9

[Jessica Leight @leightjessica]

@bea_gibertini @TolonenAnja @FiennasahAkem @sydney_gourlay @htkilic @belindaarch @nonso2 @markus_gold @claradelav @pabislogo 8. @vojtabartos @castrofsilvia @KristinaCzura @TimmOpitz: in Uganda, loan officers show discrimination against female entrepreneurs, but no gender bias in evaluation of teams

[Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition @mpi_inno_comp]

We congratulate @TimmOpitz on the successful defense of his thesis! 🙌🍾

#PhD #BehavioralResearch #DecisionMaking #EntrepreneurshipEducation #Uganda

Examiners
@DietmarHarhoff @mpi_inno_comp
@FlorianEnglmai1 @ECONMunich
Vojtech Bartos @LMU_Muenchen

@maxplanckphdnet #econtwitter

[Timm Opitz @TimmOpitz]

If you're more the auditory type: In the new podcast episode of Game Changer, we talk about the paper's findings and what it means for our search behavior when shopping (online).

Tune in:
Game Changer website https://t.co/WnR1GnD1Uv
Spotify https://t.co/q3MetGbCs2
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[Timm Opitz @TimmOpitz]

We study the observation that individuals 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘥 in two new discussion papers. Christoph Schwaiger and me provide experimental evidence on the underlying mechanisms, and show implications for matching markets. Thanks to @RationalityCRC for the thread!

[Timm Opitz @TimmOpitz]

Thanks @RationalityCRC for featuring our new publication in the thread below! Very happy to see the paper out there.

[Timm Opitz @TimmOpitz]

@pontific8 @brentdg2 @1994ccc @IGLglobal does some great work in curating trials on innovation and entrepreneurship, this might be a nice starting point.

[Timm Opitz @TimmOpitz]

We are hiring at the PhD level @mpi_inno_comp! If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me and my colleagues. We look forward to your applications!

[Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition @mpi_inno_comp]

📢 We invite outstanding and motivated junior researchers to apply as #Doctoral Candidates in #Economics or #Management in the department of @DietmarHarhoff !

https://t.co/dCob7VUTap

#PhD #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #BehavioralFoundations

Please retweet #EconTwitter

[Timm Opitz @TimmOpitz]

Thank you so much @diegoubfal for the great discussion on ongoing work jount with (inter alia) @vojtabartos and @KristinaCzura!

[Svenja Friess @FriessSv]

@mpi_inno_comp @ce_tucker Next up: Can #entrepreneurial success be attributed to skill formation? @TimmOpitz (@mpi_inno_comp) & coauthors study that question in a #FieldExperiment with university students who received entrepreneurial business training. Discussed by @diegoubfal #RISE4workshop

[Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition @mpi_inno_comp]

🔔Gentle reminder🙂

One week to go - pls do not forget to submit your papers until 30 September 2021!

#Research
#Innovation
#Science
#Entrepreneurship

[Claudia Russo @RussoClaudia3]

Mobile Impfaktion heute an der ⁦@LMU_Muenchen⁩ ohne Voranmeldung. Weitere Infos und Termine hier: https://t.co/ZETW8S8sS1

[Johannes Haushofer @jhaushofer]

Please RT and spread widely: We're starting a new program that will enable Ugandan students to complete an English-speaking BA degree in Germany. The deadline is *NEXT FRIDAY*. More information here: https://t.co/zNHT5BqMVI

[Timm Opitz @TimmOpitz]

Excited to share our new (and my very first) publication!
In our pre-registered replication attempt, we find no evidence for associations between the sampled genetic makers and Theory of Mind ability in preschoolers and suggest a more cautious interpretation of previous results.

[Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition @mpi_inno_comp]

The ability to impute mental states to others and oneself is crucial for social interactions.

What role do #genes play in #TheoryOfMind development?

#OpenAccess article by @TimmOpitz @TobiasSchuwerk et al. in #DevelopmentalScience
https://t.co/Xp1IQepTJ1

[Timm Opitz @TimmOpitz]

Great intitiative! This may be something to share with students in Uganda. @StartHub_Africa

[Johannes Haushofer @jhaushofer]

Please RT: New course open for students from low- and middle-income countries on https://t.co/vxXvPrOLF4: Experimental & Behavioral Economics with Prof. Dorothea Kübler @DorotheaKuebler at WZB Berlin and TU Berlin!

[Timm Opitz @TimmOpitz]

@Michael_E_Rose @Holstein_Kiel Wow! Gratulation. Das rettet doch die Pokalwoche ein wenig nach dem Ausscheiden der @Eintracht gestern.

[Cristina Rujan @Cris_Rjn]

Ready to start #RISE3workshop at @mpi_inno_comp! Very excited for all presentations and discussions. Sessions of today: IPR, #Science of Science and Individuals in the #Knowledge Economy. Keynote by Rosemarie Ziedonis and @SinaKhS. Stay tuned for more info ⬇️!

[Timm Opitz @TimmOpitz]

We are very much looking forward to 11 fascinating presentations and discussions. Thanks to all who made this happen, but especially to @Cris_Rjn for her terrific work in organizing this event and to @DietmarHarhoff and the @mpi_inno_comp for their continuous support.

[Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition @mpi_inno_comp]

! Countdown to the #RISE3workshop on 17/18 December 2020 !

Get the final program here:
https://t.co/fLAEE4xf5B

#Research #Innovation #Science #Entrepreneurship #EconTwitter

And come back for our session tweets on Thursday and Friday.

[Timm Opitz @TimmOpitz]

@HannesMalmberg1 @diekat2003