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Professor Rainer Michael Rilke

Chair of Behavioral Economics

Contact:

+49 (0)261 6509 814
rainer.rilke[at]whu.edu
www.rainer-rilke.de

Short biography:
Professor Rainer Michael Rilke is Professor of Behavioral Economics at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management since April 2024. He began his academic career with a diploma in economics at the University of Bonn and later earned a doctorate in economics at the University of Cologne. Professor Rilke has conducted research at prestigious institutions, including the Program on Negotiation at Harvard University and CREED at the University of Amsterdam. Prior to his current position, he was an assistant professor at WHU and contributed his expertise as a senior consultant at Baker Tilly Roelfs.

His research interests focus on behavioral and experimental economics and behavioral ethics. Professor Rilke's work, which covers a wide range of topics such as cheating, self-selection in teams and the impact of algorithms on human behavior, has led to numerous publications in leading journals. Through his research, he contributes significantly to the understanding of complex economic and ethical issues in the age of digitalization.

Education

DateUniversityDegree
2014University of CologneDoctoral degree at Department of Corporate Development and Business Ethics (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Bernd Irlenbusch)
2009University BonnDiploma in Economics
2003Irmgardis Gymnasium CologneAbitur

Publications

Economics Group

Huynh, T. L. D., Stratmann, P., Rilke, R. (2024), No influence of simple moral awareness cues on cheating behaviour in an online experiment, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Vol. 108, 102126.

Finance and Accounting Group

Fischer, M., Rilke, R., Yurtoglu, B. (2023), When, and why, do teams benefit from self-selection?, Experimental Economics, Vol. 26 (4), pp. 749–774.

Economics Group

Litvinova, Y., Rilke, R., Günther, C. (2023), Me, myself, and I: image concerns and honesty in immersive VR, Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 149, 107950.

Economics Group

Leib, M., Köbis, N. C., Rilke, R., Hagens, M., Irlenbusch, B. (2024), Corrupted by algorithms? How AI-generated and human-written advice shape (dis)honesty, The Economic Journal, Vol. 134 (658), pp. 766–784.

Economics Group

Reggiani, T., Rilke, R. (2024), Designing donation incentive contracts for online gig workers, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 190 (3), pp. 553–568.

Economics Group

Rilke, R., Danilov, A., Weisel, O., Shalvi, S., Irlenbusch, B. (2021), When leading by example leads to less corrupt collaboration, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 188, pp. 288-306.

Economics Group

Irlenbusch, B., Rilke, R., Walkowitz, G. (2019), Designing feedback in voluntary contribution games: the role of transparency, Experimental Economics, Vol. 22 (2), pp. 552–576.

Economics Group

Huynh, T. L. D., Stratmann, P., Rilke, R. (2024), No influence of simple moral awareness cues on cheating behaviour in an online experiment, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Vol. 108, 102126.

Finance and Accounting Group

Fischer, M., Rilke, R., Yurtoglu, B. (2023), When, and why, do teams benefit from self-selection?, Experimental Economics, Vol. 26 (4), pp. 749–774.

Economics Group

Litvinova, Y., Rilke, R., Günther, C. (2023), Me, myself, and I: image concerns and honesty in immersive VR, Computers in Human Behavior, Vol. 149, 107950.

Economics Group

Leib, M., Köbis, N. C., Rilke, R., Hagens, M., Irlenbusch, B. (2024), Corrupted by algorithms? How AI-generated and human-written advice shape (dis)honesty, The Economic Journal, Vol. 134 (658), pp. 766–784.

Economics Group

Reggiani, T., Rilke, R. (2024), Designing donation incentive contracts for online gig workers, Journal of Business Ethics, Vol. 190 (3), pp. 553–568.

Economics Group

Rilke, R., Danilov, A., Weisel, O., Shalvi, S., Irlenbusch, B. (2021), When leading by example leads to less corrupt collaboration, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Vol. 188, pp. 288-306.

Economics Group

Irlenbusch, B., Rilke, R., Walkowitz, G. (2019), Designing feedback in voluntary contribution games: the role of transparency, Experimental Economics, Vol. 22 (2), pp. 552–576.

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