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Book Chapters

Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Adam Smith’s Reasoning Routines and the Deep Structure of His Oeuvre', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 167 - 235, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99704-5_7

Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Conclusion', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 237 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99704-5_8

Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Introduction', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 1 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99704-5_1

Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Preface', in Adam Smith’s System: A Re-Interpretation Inspired by Smith's Lectures on Rhetoric, Game Theory, and Conjectural History, pp. vii - x

Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Self-Command in Adam Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments: A Game-Theoretic Reinterpretation', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 67 - 92, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99704-5_3

Ortmann A, 2022, 'The Nature and Causes of Corporate Negligence, Sham Lectures, and Ecclesiastical Indolence: Adam Smith on Joint-Stock Companies, Teachers, and Preachers', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 93 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99704-5_4

Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'The Proper Role for Government, Game-Theoretically, for Smith', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 113 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99704-5_5

Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'The Rhetorical Structure of Adam Smith’s Wealth of Nations (and What Caused It)', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, pp. 31 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99704-5_2

Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Correction to: Adam Smith’s System', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, Springer International Publishing, pp. C1 - C1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99704-5_9

Ortmann A; Walraevens B, 2022, 'Introduction', in Palgrave Studies in the History of Economic Thought, Springer International Publishing, pp. 1 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99704-5_1

Ortmann A, 2019, 'Deception', in Handbook of Research Methods and Applications in Experimental Economics, pp. 28 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781788110563.00009

Ortmann A; Spiliopoulos L, 2017, 'The beauty of simplicity? (Simple) heuristics and the opportunities yet to be realized', in Handbook of behavioural economics and smart decision-making: Rational decision-making within the bounds of reason, pp. 119 - 136

Ortmann A; Spiliopoulos L, 2017, 'The beauty of simplicity? (Simple) heuristics and the opportunities yet to be realized', in Handbook of Behavioural Economics and Smart Decision-Making, Edward Elgar Publishing, http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781782549598.00014

Ortmann A, 2017, 'Experimental economics', in Economics: The Definitive Encyclopedia from Theory to Practice, pp. 172 - 173

Ortmann A, 2016, 'Episodes from the Early History of Experimentation in Economics', in Svorencik A; Maas H (ed.), The Making of Experimental Economics, Springer International Publishing, pp. 195 - 217, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20952-4_9

Güth W; Ortmann A, 2015, 'A behavioral approach to distribution and bargaining', in Handbook of Contemporary Behavioral Economics: Foundations and Developments, pp. 405 - 422, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315703879-31

Devetag G; Ortmann A, 2014, 'Solving Coordination Problems Experimentally', in Laboratory Experiments in the Social Sciences: Second Edition, pp. 357 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-404681-8.00016-9

Devetag G; Ortmann A, 2014, 'Chapter 16 Solving Coordination Problems Experimentally', in Laboratory Experiments in the Social Sciences, Elsevier, pp. 357 - 384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-404681-8.00016-9

Ortmann A; Myslivecek J, 2010, 'Certification and Self-Regulation of Non-Profits, and the Institutional Choice Between Them', in Seaman B; Young D (ed.), Handbook of Research on Nonprofit Economics and Management, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 280 - 290, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=yUoD52lNKGoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Handbook+of+Research+on+Nonprofit+Economics+and+Management&source=bl&ots=omRlZD3WG-&sig=UT5gVO6Q2DpBJ1GxRPTLg9p_X80&hl=en&ei=XYeSTfmbB4fliAL6kdXvAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q&f=false

Ortmann A; Svitkova K, 2010, 'Do Self-Regulation Clubs Work? Some Evidence from Europe and Some Caveats From Economic Theory', in Gugerty MK; Prakash A (ed.), Voluntary Regulation of NGOs and Non-Profits: An Accountability Club Framework, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 152 - 168, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=QwNv0VU7lNoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=voluntary+regulation+of+ngos+and+nonprofits&source=bl&ots=jucT6Ct5l2&sig=XCJ_zAj1TWBJuMqQDF-z0QrZn68&hl=en&ei=nYiSTeqQELDWiAKl8fDvAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCoQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=false

Ortmann A; Brhlikova P, 2010, 'Economic Theories of Nonprofit Organization', in Anheier HK; Toepler S (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, edn. 1, Springer, Berlin, pp. 1521 - 1527, http://www.springer.com/social+sciences/book/978-0-387-93996-4

Martínez F; Auten G; Joulfaian D; Brody E; Bowman W; Ortmann A; Petra B; Toepler S; Anheier HK; Seibel W; Sager R; Rich A; Salamon LM; Gidron B; Powell F; Farrell M; Brilliant E; Lotz J; von Mueller C; Labigne A; List R; Silva F; Marschall M; Kuhn B; Stapleton DH; Atalay Z, 2010, 'Theories of Nonprofit Organization, Economic', in International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, Springer US, pp. 1521 - 1527, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-93996-4_136

Ortmann A; Devetag G, 2007, 'Experiments in Solving Coordination Problems', in Sell J; Webster M (ed.), Laboratory Experiments in the Social Sciences, edn. Original, Academic Press/Elsevier, Amsterdam ; Boston, pp. 407 - 432

Ortmann A; Schlesinger M, 2003, 'Trust, Repute, and the Role of Nonprofit Enterprise', in The Study of the Nonprofit Enterprise, Springer US, pp. 77 - 114, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0131-2_5

Ortmann A; Gigerenzer G, 2000, 'Reasoning in Economics and Psychology: Why Social Context Matters', in Cognition, Rationality, and Institutions, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, pp. 131 - 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59783-1_10

Hertwig R; Ortmann A, 'The Cognitive Illusion Controversy: A Methodological Debate in Disguise That Matters to Economists', in Experimental Business Research, Springer US, pp. 113 - 130, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24244-9_5

Journal articles

Ortmann A; Ryvkin D; Wilkening T; Zhang J, 2023, 'Defaults and cognitive effort', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 212, pp. 1 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2023.05.020

Ortmann A; Spiliopoulos L, 2023, 'Ecological rationality and economics: where the Twain shall meet', Synthese, 201, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11229-023-04136-z

Blavatskyy P; Panchenko V; Ortmann A, 2023, 'How common is the common-ratio effect?', Experimental Economics, 26, pp. 253 - 272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10683-022-09761-y

Blavatskyy P; Ortmann A; Panchenko V, 2022, 'On the Experimental Robustness of the Allais Paradox', American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 14, pp. 143 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/mic.20190153

Keller E; Newman JE; Ortmann A; Jorm LR; Chambers GM, 2021, 'How Much Is a Human Life Worth? A Systematic Review', Value in Health, 24, pp. 1531 - 1541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jval.2021.04.003

Thorp S; Bateman H; Dobrescu LI; Newell BR; Ortmann A, 2020, 'Flicking the switch: Simplifying disclosure to improve retirement plan choices', Journal of Banking and Finance, 121, pp. 105955, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2020.105955

Shen P; Betz R; Ortmann A; Gong R, 2020, 'Improving Truthful Reporting of Polluting Firms by Rotating Inspectors: Experimental Evidence from a Bribery Game', Environmental and Resource Economics, 76, pp. 201 - 233, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10640-020-00417-0

Ortmann A, 2019, 'A Life of Experimental Economics, vol 1, Forty Years of Discovery', JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY, 72, pp. 80 - 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2019.02.005

Ortmann A; Walraevens B; Baranowski D, 2019, 'Schumpeter's assessment of Adam Smith and the wealth of nations: Why he got it wrong', Journal of the History of Economic Thought, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1053837219000051

Spiliopoulos, L ; Ortmann A, 2018, 'The BCD [Benefits, Challenges, Desiderata] of response time analysis in experimental economics', Experimental Economics

Dobrescu LI; Fan X; Bateman H; Newell BR; Ortmann A; Thorp S, 2018, 'Retirement Savings: A Tale of Decisions and Defaults', Economic Journal, 128, pp. 1047 - 1094, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12447

Ortmann A; Spiliopoulos L; Zhang L, 2018, 'Complexity, attention and choice in games under time constraints: A process analysis', Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition

Dobrescu I; Bateman H; Deetlefs J; Ortmann A; Newell BR; Thorp S; Deetlefs A, 2018, 'Engagement with Retirement Savings: It’s a Matter of Trust', Journal of Consumer Affairs, 53, pp. 917 - 945, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joca.12208

Ortmann A, 2018, 'The Infidel and the Professor. David Hume, Adam Smith and the Friendship that shaped Modern Thought', OECONOMIA-HISTORY METHODOLOGY PHILOSOPHY, 8, pp. 131 - 136, https://journals.openedition.org/oeconomia/2901

Ortmann A, 2017, 'GRIT - Why Passion and Resilience are the Secrets to Success', JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY, 61, pp. 259 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2017.06.006

Maitland E; Ortmann A, 2017, 'Simple Rules: How to Succeed in a Complex World', JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY, 61, pp. 261 - 262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2017.06.003

Dixit VV; Ortmann A; Rutström EE; Ukkusuri SV, 2017, 'Experimental Economics and choice in transportation: Incentives and context', Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 77, pp. 161 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2017.01.011

Ortmann A, 2017, 'Replication in Experimental Economics', JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PSYCHOLOGY, 59, pp. 176 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2017.02.010

Ortmann A, 2016, 'Review of The Making of Experimental Economics: Witness Seminar on the Emergence of A Field', Journal of Economic Psychology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2016.11.002

Bortolotti S; Devetag G; Ortmann A, 2016, 'Group incentives or individual incentives? A real-effort weak-link experiment', Journal of Economic Psychology, 56, pp. 60 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2016.05.004

Zhang L; Ortmann A, 2016, 'Pro-social or anti-social, or both? A within- and between-subjects study of social preferences', Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 62, pp. 23 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2016.03.001

Wong J; Ortmann A, 2016, 'Do Donors Care About the Price of Giving? A Review of the Evidence, with Some Theory to Organise It', Voluntas, 27, pp. 958 - 978, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11266-015-9567-1

Bateman H; Dobrescu LI; Newell BR; Ortmann A; Thorp S, 2016, 'As easy as pie: How retirement savers use prescribed investment disclosures', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 121, pp. 60 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2015.10.020

Bateman H; Ortmann A; Newell BR; Dobrescu ; Thorp S, 2016, 'As easy as pie: How retirement savers use prescribed investment disclosures', Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 121, pp. 60 - 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2015.10.020


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