Doctoral candidates
Janina Enachescu
Janina has completed her studies in psychology at the University of Vienna and received her diploma in October 2015. Additionally she earned a Bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Vienna. Since October 2015 Janina is part of the team as Praedoc Research Assistant. She writes her dissertation under the supervision of Univ.-Prof. Erich Kirchler. In her research Janina investigates the role of emotions in tax compliance decisions. She advises the Austrian Ministry of Finance on the evaluation of Horizontal Monitoring.
Andre Hartmann
Andre studied psychology at the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in Frankfurt, focusing on work and organizational psychology. During his masters, he worked as a Student Brand Manager at Spotify and developed a startup in creative consulting. Since October 2018 Andre is part of the team as Praedoc Research Assistant and writes his dissertation under the supervision of Dr. Stephan Muehlbacher PD and Univ.-Prof. Dr. Erich Kirchler. His research focus is on methodological challenges in experimental research on tax compliance.
Jennifer Stark
Jennifer studied psychology (specialisation economic psychology) at the University of Vienna. After her graduation she first worked as a research and teaching assistant at the Institute of Applied Psychology: Work, Education, Economy. Then she worked as project collaborator at the Institute of Applied Psychology: Work, Education, Economy as well as the Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law Group at the WU Vienna. Currently she is employed as research consultant at Peter Hajek Public Opinion Strategies and as lecturer at the Sigmund Freud University Vienna. As doctoral affiliate she does research on inheritance taxes and social representations under the guidance of Prof. Erich Kirchler.
Matthias Kasper
After graduating from the University of Vienna, Matthias Kasper attended the Doctoral Program in International Business Taxation (DIBT) at Vienna University of Economics and Business, where he worked on the institutional, social, and individual determinants of taxpayer behavior. At the same time he joined the PhD program in Economic Psychology at the University of Vienna, where he works on psychological and behavioral aspects of tax compliance. He has been a visiting researcher at the University of Cape Town and New York University. Currently, he is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Tulane University.
Miriam Zehnter
Miriam studied Psychology (Specialty Social Psychology) in Vienna and the US. Aside from and after her studies, Miriam has worked several years as faculty developer for academic teaching at the Medical University of Vienna. As doctoral student, she works and teaches on gender stereotypes and new manifestations of sexism. Miriam works under the supervision of Prof. Erich Kirchler, and she collaborates with researchers at New York University, Bern University and Stockholm University.
Martin Müller
Martin studied psychology at the University of Vienna, focusing on economic psychology. During his masters, he did an internship for the Austrian Ministry of Finance, advising on evaluation methods and data analysis. Since November 2018 Martin is part of the team as Praedoc Research Assistant and writes his dissertation under the supervision of Prof. Erich Kirchler. In his research, he applies process tracing methods to tax compliance decisions.
Maximilian Zieser
Max studied psychology at the University of Vienna, focusing on economic psychology. After graduating, he worked for the Austrian Ministry of Finance, advising on evaluation methods and data analysis. As a PhD candidate, being part of the DIBT program at the Vienna University of Economics and Business as well as the team of economic psychologists at the University of Vienna, he now conducts research on tax behavior and financial decisions under the supervision of Prof. Erich Kirchler.