Glenn Dutcher

Glenn Dutcher

Associate Professor
Economics

Research and Teaching Interests
Microeconomics, Applied Game Theory, Labor/Personnel Economics, Behavioral Economics,
Experimental Economics, Innovation and Creativity, Health Economics

Dr. Dutcher received his PhD in Economics in 2011 from Florida State University. His research focuses on
monetary and non-monetary factors affecting decisions, utilizing insights from game theory and
behavioral economics. His current NIH-funded project examines the decision-making processes of
transplant surgeons and nephrologists to understand better how policy can improve the efficiency of
the transplantation system.

Education

  • The Florida State University, Ph.D. in Economics, August 2011.
  • The Florida State University, M.A. Economics, 2010
  • The University of Central Missouri, BS in Economics with a minor in Business Administration, 2006.

Published Papers

  • Cooper DJ, Dutcher EG. The dynamics of responder behavior in ultimatum games: A meta-study. Experimental Economics. 2011;14(4):519-46.
  • Dutcher EG. The effects of telecommuting on productivity: An experimental examination. The role of dull and creative tasks. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. 2012;84(1):355-63.
  • Dickinson DL, Dutcher EG, Rodet CS. Observed punishment spillover effects: a laboratory investigation of behavior in a social dilemma. Experimental Economics. 2015;18(1):136-53.
  • Dutcher EG, Balafoutas L, Lindner F, Ryvkin D, Sutter M. Strive to be first or avoid being last: An experiment on relative performance incentives. Games and Economic Behavior. 2015;94:39-56.
  • Balafoutas L, Dutcher EG, Lindner F, Ryvkin D. The optimal allocation of prizes in tournaments of heterogeneous agents. Economic Inquiry. 2017;55(1):461-78.
  • Angerer S, Dutcher EG, Glätzle-Rützler D, Lergetporer P, Sutter M. Gender differences in discrimination emerge early in life: Evidence from primary school children in a bilingual city. Economics Letters. 2017;152:15-8.
  • Chambers PE, Dutcher EG, Isaac RM. Improving environmental quality through aid: an experimental analysis of aid structures with heterogeneous agents. Ecological Economics. 2018;146:435-46.
  • Blancho, E., Dutcher, E.G., Haller, T. Social dilemmas with public and private insurance against losses. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 2020;180:924-37
  • Dutcher, G, and Rodet, C. “Which two heads are better than one? Uncovering the positive effects of diversity in creative teams.” Journal of Economics & Management Strategy 2022; 31.4;884-897.
  • Dutcher, E. G., Oexl, R., Ryvkin, D. and Salmon, T.C., 2024. Do competitive bonuses ruin cooperation in heterogeneous teams?. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy.
  • Dutcher, E.G., Salmon, T.C. and Saral, K.J., 2024. Is “real” effort more real?. Experimental Economics, pp.1-32.

Working Papers

  • Surgeon and Center-Level Variation in Kidney Transplant Offer Decision-Making with Ellen P. Green, Darren Stewart, and Jesse Schold  (r&r at American Journal of Transplantation)
  • The impact of beliefs on effort in telecommuting teams. with Krista Jabs Saral the Economic Journal (revisions requested)
  • Linking Doctors’ Hypothetical with Retrospective Choices on Deceased Donor Kidney Offers. with Ellen P. Green, Darren Stewart, and Jesse Schold
  • Creative capital generation: the role of diverse teams, experience, and communication. with Cortney Rodet.
  • The formation of risk preferences through small-scale events. with Silvia Angerer, Daniela Glätzle-Rützler, Philipp Lergetporer and Matthias Sutter
  • Remotely Creative? What happens when creative teams work apart? With Cortney Rodet.
  • The role of ability and cheating in shaping contest outcomes. with Daniela Glätzle-Rützler and Dmitry Ryvkin.
  • Consistency in Group Bias. with Anna Rita Bennato and Regine Oexl
  • Economic instability and discrimination. with Anna Rita Bennato and Regine Oexl
  • Productivity effects of discrimination in the workplace. An experiment on identity, favoritism, and
  • work effort.

Grants – Awarded

  • 2024-2028 – Co-I, R01, four-year grant ~$1.8 million: Heterogeneity in decisions to accept or reject deceased donor kidneys. National Institute of Health and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. The initial review placed us in the top 14% with a score of 27. The grant has been awarded and is pending budget approval.
  • 2023 – 2024 – Co-I $15,000 ESRD patient beliefs about dialysis and kidney transplantation. OURC/Baker Funds. Awarded, but declined due to moving to UNC Charlotte
  • 2021 – Co-I, $449,864 Uncovering Behavioral Biases in Accepting and Rejecting Deceased Kidneys: Using Behavioral Economics to Reduce the Discard Rate of Viable Kidneys. National Institute of Health and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
  • 2020 – Co-PI 2896€ (~$3415) The impact of economic uncertainty on discriminatory behavior, EECON, University of Innsbruck
  • 2020 $17,902 grant to study behavioral biases in accepting and rejecting deceased kidneys –competitive JumpStart grant Arizona State University
  • 2017 Co-PI of a $8,000 to study how creative and non-creative tasks are learned – Ohio University Research Committee Grant.
  • 2016 Co-PI of a 2,400 € grant to study help or sabotage in heterogeneous teams – Hypo Tirol Bank Research Promotion Award
  • 2014 – Co-PI of a 10,570 € (~$14,300) grant to study deception and sabotage in tournaments –Tiroler Wissenschaftfonds
  • 2014 – Co-PI of a 5,000 CHF (~$5,000) grant to study the effects telecommuting has on team productivity – Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland 2011 – 2012
  • 2012 – Co-PI of a $4150 grant to better understand the potential causes of aid failure – Level II, The University of Central Missouri 2010 – 2012
  • 2012 – Co-PI of a 2,500 € (~$3,400) grant to study the causes and effects of cheating resulting from selection into contests – Hypo Tirol Bank Research Promotion Award

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