Melanie Koch
Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe Section
Research interests
- household finance
- behavioral and experimental economics
- emerging markets
Selected publications
Enzinger, M., Koch, M., Riedl, A. (2022). Financial vulnerabilities of CESEE borrowers and their debt at risk: a cross-country analysis. OeNB Financial Stability Report 44, 25–44.
Koch, M., Scheiber, T. (2022). Household savings in CESEE: expectations, experiences and common predictors. Focus on European Economic Integration, Q1/22.
Grohmann, A., Koch, M. (2022). The Effect of Social Comparison on Debt Taking: Experimental Evidence. DIW Discussion Paper No. 1996.
Koch, M., Menkhoff, L., Schmidt, U. (2021). Coupled lotteries-A new method to analyze inequality aversion. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 191, 236–256.
Hübler, O., Koch, M., Menkhoff, L., Schmidt, U. (2021). Corruption and Cheating: Evidence from Rural Thailand. World Development, 145. 105526.