Constança Esteves-Sorenson

Constança Esteves-Sorenson is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Marketing at the Anderson School of Management, University of California, Los Angeles. Her research bridges psychology and economics, focusing on how behavioral phenomena influence employee and organizational outcomes.

• Ph.D. in Business and Public Policy from UC Berkeley Haas School of Business (2009)
• M.A. in Economics, Econometrics and Economic Theory from UC Berkeley (2006)
• MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business (1999)
• B.A. in Finance from Institute of Managerial Sciences, Lisbon University, Portugal (1994)

Her research centers on:

• Behavioral Economics
• Labor Economics
• Personnel Economics
• Workplace Motivation
• Organizational Performance
• Field Experimentation

Her publications in journals like Review of Economics and Statistics, Management Science, and The Economic Journal examine topics such as gift exchange mechanisms, monetary incentive effects, and gender earnings disparities. Her work has received media coverage in Financial Times and The Economist.

She is affiliated with the Anderson Behavioral Lab, which supports empirical research on human behavior in business contexts. Esteves-Sorenson emphasizes the importance of data-driven decision-making and advises MBA students to prioritize human capital development in volatile labor markets.