Marcus Roel

Academic Positions

2018 – present: Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Beijing Normal University

Education

• 2013 – 2018: PhD in Economics, London School of Economics
• 2012 – 2013: MRes in Economics (distinction), London School of Economics
• 2010 – 2012: MSc in Economics (distinction), London School of Economics
• 2007 – 2010: BSc in Business Administration, University of Mannheim, Germany

Research Interests

Behavioral Economics, Microeconomic Theory, Experimental Economics

Working Papers

• “A Theory of Reciprocity with Trust”
• “The Benefits of being Misinformed”, with Manuel Staab

Research in Progress

• “Costly information and control” (Working Title), with Rafael Hortala-Vallve, Aniol Llorente-Saguer and Valentino Larcinese
• “Strategy Method vs. Direct Choice, Theory and Evidence”, with Zhuoqiong Chen
• “Comparison of Experiments with Behavioral Agents”

Conferences and Seminar Presentations

• 2019: University of Nottingham, Ningbo (scheduled)
• 2018: Xiamen University (International Workshop on Experimental Economics), University of South Australia

Teaching Experience

Current Courses

Undergraduate Courses (BNU)

• 2022/23: Intermediate Micro, International Finance, Open Macro

Past Taught Courses

Undergraduate Courses (BNU)

• Introductory Microeconomics
• Intermediate Microeconomics
• International Finance
• Corporate Finance

Postgraduate Courses (LSE)

• EC452 - Applying Behavioural Economics for Social Impact
• EC411 - Microeconomics
• EC408 - MPA Pre-Sessional Math

Undergraduate Courses (LSE)

• MG205 - Competitive Strategy and Game Theory (Summer school)
• EC210 - Macroeconomic Principles
  

Honors, Scholarships and Fellowships

• Teaching Fellowship, 2014-2017
• LSE PhD Scholarship, 2013-2015, 2017
  
• LSE Winner of the Department Prize for Outstanding Exam Performance, MRes Econ, 2013
• University of Mannheim, Tuition fees scholarship, 2009-2010
• US Congress and German Parliament, High-School Exchange Scholarship, 2003-200