Under review at Nature Human Behaviour, 2026
A many-designs crowd-science project studying whether behavioral interventions increase real-world support for carbon pricing.
Recommended citation: Blanco, E., Holzknecht, A., Huber, J., Kirchler, M., Schwaiger, R., et al. (2026). #ManyDesignsCarbon: Do behavioral interventions increase support for carbon pricing? Preprint.
Under review at European Economic Review, 2026
A working paper with Stefan Zeisberger and Michael Strucks on the mechanism behind myopic loss aversion.
Recommended citation: Schwaiger, R., Zeisberger, S., & Strucks, M. (2026). Decision flexibility, not information feedback, explains myopic loss aversion. Working paper.
Under review at Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 2026
A working paper with Sarah L. Flecke introducing a digital Digit Span Backwards task for laboratory research.
Recommended citation: Schwaiger, R., & Flecke, S. L. (2026). A digital version of the Digit Span Backwards task to measure cognitive fatigue in the lab. Working paper.
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Data analysis and write-up, 2026
A work-in-progress project on visible tax dividends and public support for carbon pricing in Austria.
Recommended citation: Bender, J., Blanco, E., Holzknecht, A., Huber, J., Kirchler, M., & Schwaiger, R. (2026). Visible tax dividends and support for carbon pricing: Evidence from Austria. Work in progress.
Write-up, 2026
A work-in-progress project on video games and pro-environmental behavior.
Recommended citation: Flecke, S. L., Greitemeyer, T., & Schwaiger, R. (2026). Can open world video games foster pro-environmental behavior? Experimental evidence. Work in progress.
Pre-registration and data collection, 2026
A work-in-progress project on analytical flexibility, strategic analyses, and research credibility.
Recommended citation: Baumeister, R., Clark, C., Kirchler, M., Schwaiger, R., Szaszi, B., Tetlock, P., Tice, D., Vora, P., & Uhlmann, E. (2026). Can researchers extract significant results from any given experiment? An adversarial investigation of strategic analyses. Work in progress.
Programming of code, 2026
A work-in-progress project connected to the private solution trap in collective action problems across 34 nations.
Recommended citation: Ertl, A., Flecke, S. L., Kiss, H., Malthouse, E. M., & Schwaiger, R. (2026). What determines first-round contributions in the private solution trap? Work in progress.
Data analysis and write-up, 2026
A work-in-progress project comparing green and brown consumption choices in Germany and Austria.
Recommended citation: Dull, A., Flecke, S. L., & Schwaiger, R. (2026). Choosing green or brown? A comparative experimental study of consumption choices in Germany and Austria. Work in progress.
Conceptualization, 2026
A work-in-progress project studying whether crowds or AI can correct climate misinformation more effectively.
Recommended citation: Duchene, S., Strucks, M., Nguyen Huu, A., & Schwaiger, R. (2026). Adaptation vs mitigation: Battling climate misbeliefs. Work in progress.
Conceptualization, 2026
A work-in-progress project on adaptive intervention design and policy impact.
Recommended citation: Holzknecht, A., Nguyen Huu, A., & Schwaiger, R. (2026). Adaptive behavioral interventions: A machine-learning guided optimization for maximizing policy impact. Work in progress.