Frederic Gerdon (0000-0003-4442-6698)

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I am a social scientist investigating how different aspects of digitalization affect societies context-specfically. This particularly entails research on social impacts of algorithmic decision-making and AI as well as the context-specific measurement of privacy attitudes, e.g., relating to health data.

I am a postdoc based at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) at the University of Mannheim, Germany and at the University of Mannheim's School of Social Sciences, formerly a member of the Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences (GESS).

At the MZES, I am currently working on the interdisciplinary project "CAIUS" ("Consequences of Artificial Intelligence for Urban Societies") in which we draw on agent-based modeling (simulations) to investigate the impact of artificial intelligence (automated decision-making) on social inequality.

Moreover, I am involved in a project to measure privacy attitudes wih international survey data collections in several waves. This research is based on previous work that used survey experiments and showed changes in contextual privacy attitudes related to health data use from before to during the Covid-19 pandemic.

I hold a Bachelor's degree in Sociology (minor in Political Science) from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (2013–2017) and a Master's degree in Sociology from the University of Mannheim (2017–2019), and spent a study semester at the University of Vienna, Austria.

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Mannheim Centre for European Social Research: Mannheim, DE

2020-11 to present | Researcher

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Frederic Gerdon

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Mannheim Centre for European Social Research: Mannheim, DE

University of Mannheim: Mannheim, DE

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: Munich, Bayern, DE

University of Mannheim: Mannheim, DE

University of Mannheim: Mannheim, DE

University of Mannheim: Mannheim, DE

Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz: Mainz, DE

Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz: Mainz, DE

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Universität Mannheim: Mannheim, DE

Universität Mannheim: Mannheim, DE

Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz: Mainz, DE

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German Sociological Association: Essen, DE

European Survey Research Association: Southampton, GB

University of Mannheim: Mannheim, DE

University of Mannheim: Mannheim, DE

University of Mannheim: Mannheim, DE

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Experiences of Everyday Racism and Media-Mediated Racism in the (Political) Public Sphere

Works (24)

Pricing parking for fairness — A simulation study based on an empirically calibrated model of parking behavior

Asking for Traces: A Vignette Study on Acceptability Norms and Personal Willingness to Donate Digital Trace Data

Attitudes on Data Use for Public Benefit: Investigating Context-Specific Differences Across Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom With a Longitudinal Survey Experiment

How are public preferences relevant to the ethical use of AI? Theoretical considerations and empirical findings

To share or not to share – understanding individuals’ willingness to share biomarkers, sensor data, and medical records

Asking for Traces: A Vignette Study on Acceptability Norms and Personal Willingness to Donate Digital Trace Data

Using Survey Experiments to Longitudinally Study Privacy as Contextual Integrity

Using Survey Experiments and Agent-Based Modeling to Simulate Mobility Behavior in Smart Cities

Humans vs. Machines: Who is Perceived to Decide Fairer? An Experiment about Citizens’ Attitudes

Diskriminierungswahrnehmung und Herkunftsregion. Eine Befragung von Menschen mit vielfältigen Migrationsgeschichten

Did the GDPR increase trust in data collectors? Evidence from observational and experimental data

Humans versus machines: Who is perceived to decide fairer? Experimental evidence on attitudes toward automated decision-making

A preregistered vignette experiment on determinants of health data sharing behavior

Social impacts of algorithmic decision-making: A research agenda for the social sciences

Pandemic Effects on Privacy Attitudes: Changes in Acceptance of Using Health Data for Private and Public Benefit

Privacy Attitudes in Times of Crisis: Acceptance of Data Sharing for Public Health?

Privacy Attitudes in Times of Crisis: Acceptance of Data Sharing for Public Health

Individual Acceptance of Using Health Data for Private and Public Benefit: Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Acceptability of App-Based Contact Tracing for COVID-19: Cross-Country Survey Study

Acceptability of app-based contact tracing for COVID-19: Cross-country survey evidence

Acceptability of App-Based Contact Tracing for COVID-19: Cross-Country Survey Study (Preprint)

Data Sharing for the Public Good? A Factorial Survey Experiment on Contextual Privacy Norms

Daten-Teilen für das öffentliche Wohl? Ein Vignetten-Experiment zu kontextabhängigen Privacy-Normen

Getting Persnickety About Pair-Wise Wikis: Investigating the Relationship Between Initial Settings for Pair-Wise Wiki Surveys and Respondent Engagement Using a Randomized Experiment