CV

Dr. Lasse J. Jessen   -   CAU Kiel, Institut für VWL, Wilhelm-Seelig-Platz 1, R. 403a, 24118 Kiel   -   jessen@economics.uni-kiel.de   -   @LasseJJessen   -   Scholar

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Research Field

Experimental Economics, Behavioral Economics, Public Economics


Employment History

since 04/2020 Institute of Economics, Chair of Public Economics, Kiel University, Germany
Postdoctoral researcher (100%)

09/2016 – 04/2020 Institute of Economics, Kiel University, Germany
Lecturer (75%) and researcher at the chair of innovation, competition policy, and new institutional economics (25%)
Paternity leave 03/2018-03/2019

12/2012 – 07/2016 Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
PhD Fellow, Supervisors: Prof. Morten I. Lau and Prof. Steffen Andersen

07/2012 –12/2012 Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Research Assistant to Prof. Steffen Andersen

01/2011 – 09/2012 A.P. Møller Mærsk Group Procurement, Copenhagen, Denmark
Part-time position, Procurement Finance team. 

02/2009 – 08/2009 Bilfinger Berger Project Investments, Sydney, Australia
Internship, Finance Team


Education

12/2012 – 07/2016 Copenhagen Business School – PhD in Economics
Department of Economics, Experimental Economics

03/2015 – 07/2015 University of California, San Diego
Visiting Graduate Student, Host: Prof. James Andreoni

08/2010 – 12/2012 Copenhagen Business School, Denmark M.Sc. in Advanced Economics and Finance
Elite Master Program, Department of Economics and Department of Finance

09/2005 – 08/2010 University of St. Gallen – B.A. in Economics
Parallel studies in economics and business administration

06/2005 Hebbelschule Kiel – Abitur

Teaching

Lectures: Introduction to Economics (Bachelor, >1000 Students), Public Economics (Master, 10 Students),
Experimental Economics (Master 10-20 Students), Quantitative Methods (Bachelor, >100 Students)

Tutorials: Introduction to Economics (Bachelor), Microeconomics (Bachelor) Public Economics (Bachelor), Public Economics (Master),
Economy of the Welfare State (Bachelor), Quantitative Methods (Bachelor)

Research Seminars: Experimental Economics (Bachelor, 10-20 Students), Public Economics (Bachelor, 20 Students)


Publications

2024 "Die Wahrnehmung sozialer Ungleichheit in der Lebenserwartung und wie diese die Politikpräferenzen (nicht) beeinflusst"
with Sebastian Köhne, Patrick Nüß and Jens Ruhose, ifo Schnelldienst

2023 "Wealthy americans and redistribution: The role of fairness preferences"
with Alain Cohn, Marko Klašnja and Paul Smeets, Journal of Public Economics

2018 "Disordered gambling prevalence: Methodological innovations in a general Danish population survey"
with Glenn W. Harrison, Morten I. Lau and Don Ross, Journal of Gambling Studies

2016 "Essays on Discounting Behavior and Gambling Behavior
PhD Dissertation, Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School


Awards and Funding

Christian og Ottilia Brosons Rejselegat 2015 (10’000 DKK)

Oticon Fonden 2015 (13’500 DKK)

Otto Mondsted 2015 (20’000 DKK)

Augustinus Fonden 2015 (17’500 DKK)

PhD Fellowship - Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School, 2012-2015

Doing Business in China 2012 (DJØF, Boston Consulting Group, Novozymes)

Danske Bank Future Banking Challenge 2011


Languages

German (first language), English (fluent), Danish (basic),  Spanish (basic), French (basic)