About: Mei Wang

Mei Wang (Chinese: 王媚; pinyin: Wáng Mèi; born February 8, 1973 in Wuhan, China) is Professor of Behavioral Finance at the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, one of the leading business schools in Germany. In 2018, she is also adjunct professor at National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan. She is known for her research in behavioral decision making, e.g., the St. Petersburg paradox and Prospect theory, and finance. Together with Thorsten Hens and Marc Oliver Rieger, she was one of the authors of the INTRA survey (International Test on Risk Attitudes) that collected risk and time preferences in 53 countries worldwide leading to various follow-up studies by other researchers and practitioners and media coverage by leading German newspapers.