Alex Krumer Ph.D.

About

Alex Krumer, Ph.D., is a professor at the Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences at Molde University College in Norway. He received his Ph.D. in economics at Ben Gurion University in Israel and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. Currently, he serves as an associate editor of the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. He uses sports as a laboratory to study human behavior. He has published in leading journals in behavioral economics. His studies were featured in newspapers, magazines, radio, and television, including the BBC, the Times, Business Insider, Forbes, Harvard Business Review, the Research Digest of the British Psychological Society, Freakonomics Radio, Der Spiegel, the Telegraph, and many more.

Recent Posts

What Sports Can Teach Us About Discrimination

Sports competitions provide researchers with an excellent laboratory to study discrimination. Here's what we've learned.

Is Soccer a Matter of Life and Death?

The FIFA World Cup is the biggest sporting event on the globe—and it may have surprising effects on our health.

When Under Pressure, "Play Like a Girl"

Using data from sports competitions, several studies have found that professional female athletes perform better than men in stressful situations.

Why Do Top Athletes Choke Under Pressure?

Why do many top athletes perform worse than expected in the most important competitions?

Who Cries Most at the Olympics?

A new study on the emotional tears of Olympic champions found that crying is not only a biological feature that relates to gender or age, but also a cultural phenomenon.