Michael Jetter

Research Fellow

University of Western Australia

mjetter7@gmail.com

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Michael works at the University of Western Australia in Perth. Being originally from Germany, he received both his B.A. (2007) and his Ph.D. (2011) in Economics from the University of Memphis (USA). From 2011 to 2015, he worked at the Universidad EAFIT in Medellin, Colombia, first as an Assistant Professor and then as a Full Professor.

Michael's research interests are mostly related to Political Economy, Public Economics, Behavioral Economics, and Media Economics. His current projects focus on the drivers of terrorism and armed conflict, as well as issues related to the power of the media and gender differences in competitiveness and preferences.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in April 2013.

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IZA-Publikationen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16586

Foreshadowing Mars: Religiosity and Pre-enlightenment Warfare

Luke Barber, Michael Jetter, Tim Krieger

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16054

Peacefully Demobilizing Rebels: Identity, Emotional Cues, and the FARC

Juan P. Aparicio, Michael Jetter, Christopher Parsons

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15311

Types of Communications Technology and Civil Conflict

Tushar Bharati, Michael Jetter, Muhammad Nauman Malik

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14970

Income and Terrorism: Insights from Subnational Data

Michael Jetter, Rafat Mahmood, David Stadelmann

published online in: Journal of Conflict Resolution, 22 May 2023

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14069

Gender Match and the Gender Gap in Venture Capital Financing: Evidence from Shark Tank

Michael Jetter, Kieran Stockley

published online as 'Gender match and negotiation: evidence from angel investment on Shark Tank' in: Empirical Economics, 12 September 2022

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13834

Captivating News in Colombia

Juan P. Aparicio, Michael Jetter

published as 'Captivating news: Media attention and FARC kidnappings' in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2022, 202, 69-81

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13724

The Effect of Community Size on Electoral Preferences: Evidence From Post-WWII Southern Germany

Luciana C. Fiorini, Michael Jetter, Christopher F. Parmeter, Christopher Parsons

revised version published online as 'Community Size and Electoral Preferences: Evidence From Post-Second World War Baden-Württemberg' in: British Journal of Political Science, 15 December 2023

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13511

Explaining Post-Cold-War Civil Conflict among 17 Billion Models: The Importance of History and Religion

Michael Jetter, Rafat Mahmood, Christopher F. Parmeter, Andres Ramirez Hassan

published as 'Post-Cold War civil conflict and the role of history and religion: A stochastic search variable selection approach' in: Economic Modelling, 2022, 114, 105907

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13054

Becoming Sensitive: Males' Risk and Time Preferences after the 2008 Financial Crisis

Michael Jetter, Leandro Magnusson, Sebastian Roth

published in: European Economic Review, 2020, 128, 103512

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13027

Persuasive Agenda-Setting: Rodrigo Duterte's Inauguration Speech and Drugs in the Philippines

Michael Jetter, Teresa Molina

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2022, 156 ,102843

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12318

Military Intervention via Drone Strikes

Rafat Mahmood, Michael Jetter

advanced version forthcoming in: Economic Journal

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12012

Career Lotto: Labor Supply in Winner-Take-All Markets

Wayne A. Grove, Michael Jetter, Kerry L. Papps

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2021, 183, 362-376

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11900

The Effect of Media Coverage on Mass Shootings

Michael Jetter, Jay K. Walker

final version forthcoming in: European Economic Review

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11204

Financial Shocks and the Erosion of Interpersonal Trust: Evidence from Longitudinal Data

Michael Jetter, Ingebjørg Kristoffersen

forthcoming in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2018

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11201

Gender Differences in Competitiveness and Risk-Taking among Children, Teenagers, and College Students: Evidence from Jeopardy!

Michael Jetter, Jay K. Walker

published in: B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2020, 20 (2), 20190179.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10708

Terrorism and the Media: The Effect of US Television Coverage on Al-Qaeda Attacks

Michael Jetter

published as 'The inadvertent consequences of al-Qaeda news coverage' in: European Economic Review, 2019, 119, 391-410

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10585

Gender Differences in the Link between Income and Trust Levels: Evidence from Longitudinal Data

Jessica R. Bilson, Michael Jetter, Ingebjørg Kristoffersen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10151

Anchoring in Financial Decision-Making: Evidence from the Field

Michael Jetter, Jay K. Walker

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2017, 141: 164-176

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10015

The Intimate Link between Income Levels and Life Expectancy: Global Evidence from 213 Years

Michael Jetter, Sabine Laudage, David Stadelmann

published in: Social Science Quarterly, 2019, 100 (4), 1387 - 1403

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9996

Peace, Terrorism, or Civil Conflict? Understanding the Decision of an Opposition Group

Michael Jetter

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9669

Gender in Jeopardy!: The Role of Opponent Gender in High-Stakes Competition

Michael Jetter, Jay K. Walker

published as 'The gender of opponents: Explaining gender differences in performance and risk-taking' in: European Economic Review, 2018, 109, 238 - 256

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9447

Gender and Corruption: A Reassessment

Julia Debski, Michael Jetter

revised version published as 'Gender and corruption: The neglected role of culture' in: European Journal of Political Economy, 2018, 55, 526 - 537

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9210

Income Inequality in Bolivia, Colombia, and Ecuador: Different Reasons

María Aristizábal-Ramírez, Gustavo J. Canavire Bacarreza, Michael Jetter

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8934

Game, Set, and Match: Do Women and Men Perform Differently in Competitive Situations?

Michael Jetter, Jay K. Walker

published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2015, 119, 96-108

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8824