Alex Steiny Wellsjo

Alex Steiny Wellsjo is an active Assistant Professor of Economics and Strategy at the Rady School of Management, University of California San Diego. With a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley and postdoctoral training at the Haas School of Business, Wellsjo combines economic theory with psychological insights to study individual behavior.

• Education: PhD in Economics (UC Berkeley), Postdoctoral Training (Haas School of Business)

Research Focus: Applied microeconomics with emphasis on behavioral economics, health economics, and household finance. Key themes include:

• Habit formation and automaticity in organizational settings
• Productivity optimization through behavioral interventions
• Inflation's impact on housing market decisions
• Data-driven fintech innovations and their economic consequences

Recent Publications demonstrate interdisciplinary trends in behavioral economics, with applications spanning healthcare compliance, financial decision-making, and productivity management. His work employs audit studies, longitudinal data, and real-effort experiments.

Collaborations include researchers from multiple institutions in economics, psychology, and business fields. Wellsjo maintains active research in:

• Behavioral interventions for organizational performance
• Self-regulation across life-course stages
• Technological impacts on financial services