Melanie Koch

Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe Section
melanie koch

Research interests

  • household finance
  • behavioral 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.