Michael Jetter

Research Fellow

University of Western Australia

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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 Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16947
On the Post-Enlightenment Evolution of Moral Universalism
Michael Jetter
advanced version published online in: Economic Journal, 18 June 2025
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
published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2024, 170, 103312
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14970
Income and Terrorism: Insights from Subnational Data
Michael Jetter, Rafat Mahmood, David Stadelmann
published in: Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2024, 68 (2-3), 509 - 533
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14069
Gender Match and the Gender Gap in Venture Capital Financing: Evidence from Shark Tank
Michael Jetter, Kieran Stockley
published as 'Gender match and negotiation: evidence from angel investment on Shark Tank' in: Empirical Economics, 2023, 64, 1947 - 1977
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 as 'Community Size and Electoral Preferences: Evidence From Post-Second World War Baden-Württemberg' in: British Journal of Political Science, 2024, 54 (3), 573 - 594
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
published in: Economic Journal, 2023, 133 (650), 787-811
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 published as 'News coverage and mass shootings in the US' in: European Economic Review, 2022, 148, 104221
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11204
Financial Shocks and the Erosion of Interpersonal Trust: Evidence from Longitudinal Data
Michael Jetter, Ingebjørg Kristoffersen
published in: Journal of Economic Psychology, 2018, 67, 162 - 176
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
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