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Dr. Christoph Herrmann

About me

• 02/2023 PhD thesis (summa cum laude)
• since 07/2017 research assistant at the chair of Statistics at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
• 04/2015 – 06/2017 student assistant at the chair of Statistics at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
• 10/2014 – 06/2017 study of Empirical Economics and Policy Advice (Master of Science) at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg with focus on Empirical Economics
• 10/2011 – 09/2014 study of Economics and Management and Political Science (Bachelor of Science) at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
• born in 1992

Scientific work

Research interests:

• Behavioural economics
• Volunteering
• Discrete choice experiments
• Data analysis
• Sports

PhD thesis:

The agony of choice – A discussion of discrete choice experiments considering design aspects, methods of data analysis, and application areas

Publications:

• Herrmann, C., Schreiner, M., Sträter, K. F. (2024). #StelltUnsEin. Eine exemplarische Analyse der Social-Media-Diskussionen um das in Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen gezahlte Entgelt. Zeitschrift für soziale Probleme und soziale Kontrolle, 2024(1), 92-111.
• Gottselig, V., Wuppermann, A., Herrmann, C. (2023). Effects of green nudges on consumer valuation of sustainable food: A discrete choice experiment. GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, 32(2), 233-240. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.32.2.6   .
• Herrmann, C., Rhein, S., Sträter, K. F. (2022). Consumers` sustainability-related perception of and willingness-to-pay for food packaging alternatives. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 181, 106219. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106219   .
• Herrmann, C., Rhein, S., Dorsch, I. (2022). #fridaysforfuture – What does Instagram tell us about a social movement? Journal of Information Science, online first Feb. 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/01655515211063620   .
• Lindner, S., Herrmann C. (2020). The Behavior of Spontaneous Volunteers: A Discrete Choice Experiment on the Decision to Help. HICCS, Hawaii. DOI: 10.24251/HICSS.2020.264   .
• Herrmann, C. (2017). Der Einfluss von Referenzpunkten auf Verteilungspräferenzen. Unpublished master thesis, Halle (Saale).

Conference contributions:

• Dorsch, I., Herrmann, C., Rhein, S. (2022). Panel: Social Media Daten – Herausforderungen und Chancen. Informationswissenschaft im Wandel. Wissenschaftliche Tagung 2022, Düsseldorf.
• Herrmann, C., Rhein, S., Sträter, K. F. (2021). Ein verantwortungsvoller Umgang mit Plastik: Ein Mixed-Methods-Ansatz zur  Analyse individueller Zahlungsbereitschaften für Verpackungssubstitute. Qualmet Symposium 2021, Hall in Tirol, Österreich. (Talk)
• Herrmann, C., Rhein, S., Dorsch, I. (2021). A Social Network Analysis of the Fridays for Future Movement. Statistische Woche 2021. (Poster presentatiom)
• Herrmann, C., Kirschstein, T. (2021). Make it to the podium – predicting biathlon pursuit outcomes based on sprint race performance. 31st European Conference on Operational Research, Athens. (Talk)
• Lindner, S., Herrmann C. (2020). The Behavior of Spontaneous Volunteers: A Discrete Choice Experiment on the Decision to Help. HICCS, Hawaii. (Talk)
  
• Herrmann, C., Kirschstein, T., Lukas, D. (2019): Individual Performance Drivers of Professional Biathletes. Statistische Woche 2019, Trier. (Talk)
• Herrmann, C., Kirschstein-Barczewski S., Lukas, D. (2019): Elicited preferences of potential spontaneous unaffiliated on-site volunteers in the context of natural disasters. DAGStat 2019, München. (Talk)
• Herrmann, C., Kirschstein-Barczewski S. (2018): Can DCEs determine attributes of SUVs. Statistische Woche 2018, Linz. (Poster presentation)

Award:

L. V. Kantorovič-Forschungspreis of the ifu-institute and Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (2018)

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