Dr. Christoph Kogler

Biography

Christoph Kogler is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Psychology at Tilburg University. His primary research focuses on economic decision-making and understanding how to motivate individuals and organizations to comply with rules, examining contexts ranging from children in schools to businesses ensuring safety compliance. He investigates factors influencing inequality and redistributive support, emphasizing tax morale and compliance. As the leader of the Research Hub for Effective Incentivization, Kogler addresses misalignment in incentive structures that may trigger psychological reactance. His interdisciplinary approach merges applied research with cognitive psychology, judgment, and decision-making theories. Utilizing empirical methods, including lab and online experiments, field experiments, process tracing techniques, and surveys, he explores significant societal topics. Kogler has taught a variety of courses across relevant subjects such as economic psychology, social psychology, and test theory statistics at Tilburg University and Austrian universities, contributing extensively to the academic community through his research and teaching activities.

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