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MPI Insights 2025 Download

MPI Insights 2025
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A selection of our research and special events at the institute in 2025.

Dr. Raisa Sherif

Senior Research Fellow


Phone:+49-89-24246-5257
Fax:+49-89-24246-5299
Mail: raisa.sherif@tax.mpg.de

Room:M8.505

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Areas of Interest

Environmental Economics, Behavioural Economics, Experimental Methods

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Website

raisasherif.com

Peer Reviewed International Journals

Sherif, R. and Simon, S. A., 2025. Impact, Inspiration, or Image: On the Trade-Offs in Pro-Environmental Behaviors. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 134, Article No. 103214. 

DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2025.103214 

Sherif, R., Chaurey, R., Constantino, S., Khanna, S., Mukhopadhyay, A. and Prakash, N., 2025. Shaping Minds: The Transformative Effects of Theatre-Based Learning. Journal of Development Economics, Conditionally accepted via pre-results review. 

Manuscript Draft

Konrad, K. A. and Sherif, R., 2019. Sanctioning, selection, and pivotality in voting – Theory and experimental results. Constitutional Political Economy, 30(3), pp. 330-357. 

Open Access

Working papers

Sherif, R., Mohammed, S. and Goldberg, M., Do Perceptions Match Pollution Levels? Evidence from Three Indian Cities. Working Paper of the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance No. 2026-02. 

SSRN

Bhattacharya, S., Constantino, S., Mishra, N., Prakash, N., Sabarwal, S., Samaddar, D. and Sherif, R., Intergenerational Transmission of Pro-Environmental Attitudes and Behaviors. CESifo Working Paper No. 12499. 

CESifo Working Paper

Basistha, A., Prakash, N. and Sherif, R., Sorting it out: Waste Management in Urban India. IZA Discussion Paper No. 17508. 

IZA Discussion Paper

Sherif, R., Are pro-environment behaviours substitutes or complements? Evidence from the field. Working Paper of the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance No. 2021–03. 

SSRN

In Progress

  • Personal Initiative Skills, Gender Gaps, and Social Norms: Experimental Evidence from Rural India AEA RCT Registry (with Sofia Amaral, Isis Gaddis, Shirleen Manzur, Alreena Pinto and Jayati Sethi)
    AEA RCT Registry: https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/13390
  • Socio-Emotional Skills and Climate Education: A Randomized Evaluation of Air Quality Curriculum in Indian Schools AEA RCT Registry (with Ashutosh Bhuradia)
    AEA RCT Registry: https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/17573
  • Information campaigns, environment norms, and behaviour: Evidence from the field Pre-registration with Esther Blanco, Part of the broader project #Cooperate4Climate
  • Wins and losses in collective actions AEA RCT Registry (with Biljana Meiske)

Courses

13.02.17 - 24.02.17International Public Economics

WS 2016/2017

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Kai A. Konrad and Raisa Sherif

Masters and PhD level

LocationLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München
16.04.24Behavioural Environmental Economics

SS 2024

Speaker: Raisa Sherif

Bachelor Seminar

LocationLudwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Media Coverage

Sherif, R., 2020. എന്തുകൊണ്ട് വ്യാജ വാർത്തകൾ?. ManoramaOnline. 

https://www.manoramaonline.com/

Sherif, R., 2020. വംശീയാനന്തര അമേരിക്ക എന്ന മിഥ്യ. ManoramaOnline. 

https://www.manoramaonline.com/

Sherif, R., 2020. എന്തായിരിക്കും ഇത്തവണത്തെ ഒക്ടോബർ സർപ്രൈസ്. ManoramaOnline. 

https://www.manoramaonline.com/

Send, J., Sherif, R. and Windsteiger, L., 2019. Social Media and the Survival of Autocracies. Max Planck Economics Podcast. 

https://www.tax.mpg.de/

Send, J., Sherif, R. and Windsteiger, L., 2018. Entrance Fees for Refugees? Lottery Tickets for Parliament?. Max Planck Economics Podcast. 

https://www.tax.mpg.de/

Send, J., Sherif, R. and Windsteiger, L., 2018. How to Motivate Teams for Cognitively Challenging Tasks. Max Planck Economics Podcast. 

https://www.tax.mpg.de/

Send, J., Sherif, R. and Windsteiger, L., 2018. Gender Equality, Parental Leave and the Gender Pay Gap. Max Planck Economics Podcast. 

https://www.tax.mpg.de/de/

Send, J., Sherif, R. and Windsteiger, L., 2018. Does Participatory Theatre Empower Women?. Max Planck Economics Podcast. 

https://www.tax.mpg.de/

MPI Insights 2025 Download

MPI Insights 2025
Download

A selection of our research and special events at the institute in 2025.