Welcome to my website! I am an Associate Professor in the Economics Department at Pomona College, California, where I teach in both the Economics and the PPE programs. In AY 25-26, I will be at New York University on a research fellowship. 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. 

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.  

You can contact me at:

Email: malte.dold@pomona.edu

Pomona College 

Economics Department 

425 N. College Avenue

Claremont, CA 91711