Institute for Business Analytics

Alexander Kupfer, PhD

Associate researcher

Institute for Management Information Systems, Production Management and Logistics and at the Digital Science Centre
University of Innsbruck


Phone: +43 (512) 507 - 73223
E-mail: alexander.kupfer(at)uibk.ac.at
www: https: //www.uibk.ac.at/wipl/team/team/kupfer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Career

Since 2020                      Associate Researcher, Institute for Management Information Systems, Production Management and Logistics and at the Digital Science Centre, University of Innsbruck
2019Research visit at the University of Calgary, Canada
2015 - 2020University Assistant at the Institute for Banking and Finances, University of Innsbruck (post-doc)
2012 - 2015University Assistant at the Institute of Banking and Finances, University of Innsbruck (pre-doc)
2010 - 2015PhD programme Management, University of Innsbruck
2006 - 2010Diploma programme in Business Management/Administration, University of Innsbruck

Research focus

  • Information on digital platforms, such as customer review systems, social media, search engines
  • Consequences of information on digital platforms, such as eCommerce, customer rating systems, social media

Publications

Journal articles

  • Razen, M., Kupfer, A. (2023): The Effect of Tax Transparency on Consumer and Firm Behaviour: Experimental Evidence. Journal of Behavioural and Experimental Economics, 104, Article No.: 101990.
  • Puhr, H., Kupfer, A. (2023): Media in the Geopolitical Crossfire: Identification and Novel Data Sources for IB Research. AIB Insights, 23(1), 1-6.
  • Rohde, C., Kupfer, A., Zimmermann, S. (2022): Explaining Reviewing Effort: Existing Reviews as Potential Driver, Electronic Markets, 32, 1169-1185.
  • Wrabel, A., Kupfer, A., Zimmermann, S. (2022): Being informed or getting the product? How the coexistence of Scarcity Cues and Online Consumer Reviews affects Online Purchase Decisions, Business & Information Systems Engineering, 64(5), 575-592.
  • Kupfer, A., Oberndorfer, J. & Kunz F. (2022): Why do corporate cash holdings differ within reunified Germany? Journal of Business Economics, 92, 197-232.
  • Kupfer, A. & Schmidt, M.G. (2021), In search of retail investors: The effect of retail investor attention on odd lot trades, Journal of Empirical Finance, 62, 315-326.
  • Kupfer, A. & Zorn, J. (2020): A Language-Independent Measurement of Economic Policy Uncertainty in Eastern European Countries, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 56(5), 1166-1180.
  • Kupfer, A. & Zorn, J. (2019): Valuable Information in Early Sales Proxies: The Use of Google Search Ranks in Portfolio Optimisation, Journal of Forecasting, 38(1), 1-10.
  • Kupfer, A (2018): Estimating Inflation Risk Premia using Inflation-Linked Bonds: A Review, Journal of Economic Surveys, 32(5), 1326-1354.
  • Kupfer, A. (2015): Revisiting Svensson's test of inflation target credibility, Applied Economic Letters, 22(5), 343-348.
  • Auckenthaler, J., Kupfer, A. & Sendlofer, R. (2015): The Impact of Liquidity on Inflation-Linked Bonds: A Hypothetical Indexed Bonds Approach, North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 32, 139-154.
  • Bank, M. & Kupfer, A. (2014): A sequential pricing framework for corporate securities: The case of rating-trigger step-up/ -down bonds, Finance Research Letters, 11(4), 437-445.
  • Kupfer, A. (2014): Inflation-protected government bonds for better public debt management: benefits and implications for Austria, Bankarchiv, 62(11), 850-857.
  • Bank, M. Kupfer, A. & Sendlhofer, R. (2014): Performance-sensitive government bonds, Credit and Capital Markets 47(1), 79-101.


Contributions to conference proceedings

  • Wrabel, A.; Kupfer, A.; Zimmermann, S. (2023): Can a Button Change your Purchase? - The Effect of the Accessibility of Consumer Reviews on Consumers' Online Purchase Decisions. Management Information Systems Proceedings (WI 2023). 62.
  • Erlebach, S.; Kupfer, A.; Wrabel, A.; Zimmermann, S. (2023): Tagging the Fakes? - The Impact of Tagging Fake Reviews on Consumer Trust and Purchase Intention ECIS Research Papers (2023). 351.
  • Röder, A.; Bohnen, E.; Züllig, K.; Kupfer, A.; Zimmermann, S. (2023): Dynamic Pricing on Two-Sided Platforms: Consequences on Customers' Fairness Perceptions and Purchase Intentions. International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2023, Hyderabad, India.
  • Erlebach, S., Kupfer, A., Wrabel, A., Zimmermann, S. (2023): Tagging the Fakes? - The Impact of Tagging Fake Reviews on Consumer Trust and Purchase Intention. Proceedings of European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2023).
  • Züllig, K., Erlebach, S., Kupfer, A., Zimmermann, S. (2023): Bargain Hunting On Black Friday - Making Great Deals And Bragging About Them. Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2023). Hawaii, USA.
  • Erlebach, S., Kupfer, A., Wrabel, A., Zimmermann, S. (2022): Tag Me If You Can - (How) Should Platforms Tag Fake Reviews and Fake Users? Proceedings of European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS 2022).
  • Rohde, C., Kupfer, A. & Zimmermann, S. (2021): Explaining Reviewing Effort: Existing Reviews as Potential Driver. Management Information Systems 2021 Proceedings (WI 2021).
  • Kupfer, A., Maier, R., Zimmermann, S. & Thiele, J. (2020): Do Featured Consumer Reviews Matter? Proceedings of International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS 2020).
  • Kupfer, A., van Essen, L. & Zimmermann, S. (2019): Design Features of Non-Financial Reward Programmes for Online Reviews: Evaluation based on Google Maps Data. Management Information Systems 2019 Proceedings (WI 2019).


Awards and honours

2016 Research funding, HYPO Tirol Bank AG
2015 LFUI Best Student Paper Award 2015, University of Innsbruck
2012 Research funding, Aktion D. Swarovski KG
2011 Research funding, Tyrolean Science Fund
2011 Doctoral scholarship, University of Innsbruck
2010 Merit Scholarship, University of Innsbruck

Leisure activities

  • Road cycling
  • Hiking
  • Cooking
  • Travelling
  • Photography