SAFE researcher Peter Andre receives the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize 2025 from the German Research Foundation (DFG). This award honors his contributions to behavioral economic research. The prize, endowed with €200,000, will support Andre’s research projects over the next three years.
The Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize is one of the most prestigious awards for young researchers in Germany. It promotes independent research by exceptional young researchers and is awarded annually to up to ten laureates. The award ceremony will take place on 3 June 2025, in Berlin.
How people think about the economy
Peter Andre’s research explores how individuals perceive the environmental impact of their consumption choices—and how these perceptions shape their behavior and shape broad economic processes. In addition to climate change, his work addresses key economic challenges such as inflation and inequality. His studies combine innovative survey methods with insights into how laypeople think about economic issues.
Peter Andre has been Assistant Professor of Behavioral Finance at the Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE since 1 October 2023. He earned his PhD in economics from the University of Bonn and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute on Behavior & Inequality (briq) in Bonn. His work on behavioral economics has been published in the Review of Economic Studies,Nature Climate Change and in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, among others.
“I am delighted to receive this award,” says Peter Andre. “The prize gives me the freedom to further expand my research in the coming years.”
Florian Heider, Scientific Director of SAFE, adds: “We are proud that Peter Andre will be awarded with the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize. His research is exemplary for bridging the gap between excellent science and social relevance.”
More about the Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize here.
