Raphael Epperson is an Assistant Professor of Economics at ESCP Business School.

His research strives to inform policy design and uncover fundamental aspects of individual decision-making. He conducts microeconomic research with a focus on moral behavior, charitable giving, and environmental protection. Among others, he studies how different institutional designs shape these behaviors and analyzes the role of information and beliefs in the decision-making process.

He applies experimental methods, including field experiments with various organizations.

Raphael holds a doctoral degree in Economics from the University of Mannheim, Germany. Before joining ESCP in September 2025, he spent four years as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Innsbruck, Austria.

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Academic Articles

2025

EPPERSON, R.

Does Lobbying Discourage Individuals from Fighting Climate Change?

JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS, 117

Academic Articles

2025

EPPERSON, R., J. DIEDERICH, T. GOESCHL

How to Design the Ask? Funding Units vs. Giving Money

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 71 (4), 2830–2846

Academic Articles

2022

EPPERSON, R., J. DIEDERICH, C. C. ECKEL, T. GOESCHL, P. J. GROSSMAN

Subsidizing Unit Donations: Matches, Rebates, and Discounts Compared

EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS, 25, 734–758

Academic Articles

2019

EPPERSON, R., C. REIF

Matching Subsidies and Voluntary Contributions: A Review

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC SURVEYS, 33 (5), 1578-1601