Welcome to my website! I am an Associate Professor of Economics at Barnard College in New York City. I previously held Assistant and Associate Professor positions at Pomona College in Southern California. I received an MA in Philosophy & Economics from the University of Bayreuth and a PhD in Economics from the University of Freiburg.
My research lies at the intersection of behavioral economics, philosophy of economics, and history of economic thought. Although I work on a wide range of topics, most connect to the question of how situational framing and social environments shape decision-making processes and what constitutes individual agency when preferences and beliefs are context-dependent and change over time.
In my work, I employ a combination of methods (experimental, mathematical, philosophical, and historical-contextual) in my work. This follows Elinor Ostrom’s maxim, which states that the use of multiple research methods is often the most powerful way to study complex social phenomena.
I am an editor of Behavioural Public Policy, where I oversee the section on Political Economy of Behavioral Public Policy. I am also currently co-editing a special issue, Behavioral Economics at 50: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead, reflecting on the past, present, and future of behavioral economics after five decades.
