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Ernst Fehr is a Professor of Economics and the Director of the UBS Center for Economics in Society at the University of Zurich. He has been influential in the fields of Microeconomics and Experimental Economics, serving as the director of the Institute for Empirical Research in Economics and chairman of the Department of Economics at the University of Zurich. Fehr was appointed Global Distinguished Professor at New York University in 2011 and was affiliated with the Department of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology between 2003 and 2011. His numerous accolades include being the president of the Economic Science Association, membership in the European Economic Association, and being an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His research interests encompass experimental and behavioral neuroeconomics, focusing on the evolutionary origins of human altruism and the interplay of social preferences, social norms, and strategic interactions. Fehr's pioneering work investigates the impact of social preferences, cooperation, competition, and the psychological foundations of incentives. He employs a unique blend of game-theoretic tools and experimental methods to enhance understanding of human social behavior.
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