Werner Güth

Werner Güth
Born (1944-02-02) 2 February 1944
NationalityGerman
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
DisciplineExperimental economics, Game theory, Decision theory, Behavioral economics
InstitutionsMax Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods (2015-present)
Max Planck Institute of Economics (2001-2014)
Humboldt University of Berlin (1994-2001)
Goethe University Frankfurt (1986-1994)
University of Cologne (1977-1986)
Notable ideasUltimatum game
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Werner Güth (born 2 February 1944) is a German economist who, together with Rolf Schmittberger and Bernd Schwarze, first described the ultimatum game. He is currently Emeritus Director at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods.