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 𝘭𝘪����𝘦𝘥 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