Acting Faculty Director (2015/2016 Academic Year)
Associate Director of Research, Center for Financial Security
Associate Professor of Actuarial Science, Risk Management & Insurance
Wisconsin School of Business
University of Wisconsin-Madison
In addition to my roles as Acting Faculty Director and Associate Director of Research with the Center for Financial Security, I am an associate professor in the Department of Actuarial Science, Rise Management, and Insurance the Wisconsin School of Business. Prior to coming to UW, I was an assistant professor of economics with Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management. I am an applied microeconomist specializing in behavioral economics. My interests are wide-ranging and eclectic and include the study of risk aversion and insurance choices, discrimination, and issues surrounding self-control and commitment. My B.A. is in economics and German from UW-Madison and my Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley.
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Areas of Research Interest: Psychology and Economics, Applied Microeconomics, (Behavioral) Industrial Organization, Insurance Markets, and Risk and Decision Making
University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Financial Security 