Teaching
Teaching Philosophy
Teaching constitutes an integral part of my motivation as an academic scholar. As a teacher, I strive to give back the inspiration and passion for education which I was so fortunate to experience as a student. While an active research agenda is the mark of a good professor, I also regard excellent teaching as an indispensable professorial duty. I view the classroom as a formative laboratory for experiments of thought and multiple viewpoints that enables the professor to learn alongside his or her students.
Selection of Syllabi
Enrich, Enlighten, and Reform, Pomona College, Spring 2024
Behavioral Economics, Pomona College, Spring 2024
Principles of Microeconomics, Pomona College, Fall 2024
Behavioral Paternalism: To Nudge Or Not To Nudge, Pomona College, Spring 2020
Economic Analysis of Politics, Pomona College, Fall 2019
Pedagogical Approach
In my role as a professor, I do not consider myself solely as the unidirectional provider of theoretical knowledge, but as the facilitator of intellectual exchange. When designing my classes, I challenge myself to actively integrate the students into the educational experience (e.g., by means of short presentations or classroom experiments). I encourage my students to express their opinions and suggest topics for class discussions. During the semester, I distribute articles on the topics we discuss in class in order to demonstrate the applicability of economic models to real-life phenomena. Since some of my courses are at the intersection of economics and ethics, I ensure that the reading lists for my classes appropriately reflect the diversity of approaches and normative beliefs within academia.