Dr. Holger Herz

Assistant Professor

Build a Statement of Purpose

Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Holger Herz. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.

Biography

Holger Herz is a researcher with a focus on behavioral economics, particularly in the field of incentive contracts, nonstandard beliefs, errors in statistical reasoning, and their implications for economic models. His current projects explore how individuals systematically allow biases in their perceptions and beliefs to affect their decision-making processes. Herz's work emphasizes the importance of adjusting incentive theories to account for nonstandard preferences and errors in reasoning, challenging traditional assumptions about rational agents in economic literature. He aims to incorporate insights from behavioral economics into principal-agent frameworks to better understand and design effective incentive systems. Additionally, he conducts controlled experiments to test the behavioral predictions derived from his research.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Fribourg

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:95
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree from a recognized university in a related field Minimum 60-90 ECTS in the chosen discipline
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Official transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Motivation letter
  • Language proficiency certificate
  • Copy of passport/ID
Specialization Notes

Requirements apply to English-taught Master programs across SES and Science faculties.