Anja Koebrich Leon

Dr. rer. pol. Anja Köbrich Leon

Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT)
Chair of Cognitive Systems
Projectcoordinator and Postdoc

Universitätsplatz 2, 39106 Magdeburg,

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CV

2000–2007	Studied economics at the University of Hohenheim
2007	Graduate economist University of Hohenheim
2008–2013	Doctorate in political science (magna cum laude), Leuphana University Lüneburg
2009–2010	Visiting scholar, Department of Economics, Universidad de Santiago de Chile
2011–2012	Lecturer, Munich University of Applied Sciences
2014–2016	Research assistant (postdoc), University of Kassel
2017–2025	Project manager (PI), Interdisciplinary Research Projects, University of Kassel
seit 02/2025	Project coordinator; postdoctoral researcher, Intelligent Mobility Space (IMR), Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg

Research Interests

Behavioural economics
Empirical environmental and energy economics
Sustainable mobility
Energy efficiency and energy modernisation
Social acceptance of climate and energy policy
Social norms and peer effects
Behavioural policy interventions (nudging, framing)
Gamification and digital behavioural interventions
Social inequality, status and fear of decline
Microeconometric data analysis

Courses

Ongoing Projects

Duration	Title of the project	Sponsor
2024-2027	Intelligent Mobility Space in the Neighborhood (IMIQ)	ERDF - European Regional Development Fund

Completed Projects

Duration	Title of the project	Sponsor
2023-2025	FLAMME – Social acceptance and user behaviour in relation to energy-efficient modernisation	Institution: University of Kassel (BMBF)
2021-2024	GREEN – Gamification, regulations and environmental incentives	Institution: University of Kassel (BMBF)
2021-2023	LESS is More – Analysis of user behaviour in the context of decarbonisation	Institution: University of Kassel (BMWK)
2017-2022	DeCarbFriends – Gamification of peer influences	Institution: University of Kassel (BMBF-Nachwuchsgruppe)
2014- 2016	NaKon – Sustainable consumption: determinants and effects	Institution: University of Kassel