This dissertation will consist of three essays that employ experimental methods to study individual and/or group behavior in economic contexts. The essays will be based on data collected through laboratory experiments or survey-based experiments designed to test economic theories and behavioral mechanisms. Experimental findings may be complemented with observational data to enhance external validity and provide broader empirical insights.

The supervisor for this topic is associate professor Ondřej Krčál. Detailed information about the supervisor, his publications and research projects can be found here.

This dissertation project invites students to develop and investigate a research question within the broad fields of experimental or behavioral economics. Students are expected to design their own topic, drawing on established theories and empirical methods to explore how individuals make decisions, respond to incentives, or deviate from standard economic predictions. Projects may involve laboratory or field experiments, survey-based studies, or analysis of behavioral data, with a clear theoretical motivation and testable hypotheses. The dissertation will consist of three independent but related research designs, forming the three core chapters of the PhD thesis.

The supervisor for this topic is associate professor Miloš Fišar. Detailed information about the supervisor, his publications and research projects can be found here.

This PhD project investigates the behavioral implications of uncertainty about the actions of others in strategic decision-making environments—a problem often neglected by standard equilibrium concepts. It focuses on how strategic uncertainty shapes coordination and deterrence behavior. A further line of inquiry examines the relationship between strategic uncertainty and ambiguity, exploring whether behavioral responses differ depending on the source of uncertainty—whether it arises from others’ actions or from external states of the world. The research will employ controlled laboratory experiments to identify causal mechanisms, test theoretical predictions from game-theoretic models, and uncover systematic behavioral deviations. The findings are expected to contribute to the experimental literature on strategic interaction.

The supervisor for this topic is associate professor Rostislav Staněk. Detailed information about the supervisor, his publications and research projects can be found here.

This dissertation will comprise three essays exploring topics in environmental economics using experimental methods. The studies will draw on data collected through laboratory or survey experiments to examine decision-making related to environmental policy, resource use, and sustainability. Experimental analyses may be complemented with observational data to link behavioral evidence with real-world environmental outcomes.

The supervisor for this topic is associate professor Ondřej Krčál. Detailed information about the supervisor, his publications and research projects can be found here.

This PhD project examines the causal effects of information provision on individual decision-making and behavioral responses within the health domain. It investigates how information provision, information content, and source credibility influence health-related choices, risk perceptions, and trust in information. Key research questions concern the effects of information on perceived health risks, willingness to vaccinate, and compliance with preventive behaviors. Employing survey experiments and complementary experimental designs, the study will identify behavioral mechanisms through which informational interventions shape attitudes and actions in controlled settings. The findings are expected to contribute to theoretical and empirical understanding of information processing in health contexts and inform the design of evidence-based communication strategies.

The supervisor for this topic is associate professor Rostislav Staněk. Detailed information about the supervisor, his publications and research projects can be found here.

Charities often publicize generous contributions as fund-raising strategy and encourage individuals to donate more. This topic proposes to analyze the effect of social influence in charitable giving and experimentally test the conjecture that different types of social information about other donors’ decision will have different effects on donors. The research will involve laboratory and field experiments and might be conducted as a cotutelle (double degree) under the supervision of Prof Maroš Servátka at Macquarie Business School in Sydney.

The supervisor for this topic is professor Jiří Špalek. Detailed information about the supervisor, his publications and research projects can be found here.