معرفی
David Dillenberger is a Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics. He has been at Penn since 2008, following his PhD from Princeton University. His research focuses on microeconomic theory, particularly decision theory, with an emphasis on non-expected utility models, risk and time preferences, and social preferences.
Education: PhD from Princeton University. His work bridges theoretical economics with behavioral insights, addressing topics such as stochastic impatience, mixture aversion, and consensus effects in group decision-making.
Research interests include modeling decision-making under uncertainty, time preferences, and social behavior. Notable contributions include studies on time lotteries, stochastic impatience, and the dynamics of subjective information choice.
Publications span top journals like the American Economic Review, Econometrica, and Theoretical Economics, reflecting a focus on foundational questions in economic theory. His recent work (2023–2024) explores caution in decision-making and allocation mechanisms under aversion to mixture outcomes.
No scientific awards are listed, though his extensive publication record indicates significant scholarly impact. Teaching includes courses on strategic reasoning and fairness/altruism in the PPE program.
Advising and grants: Details not provided in available texts. Active participation in interdisciplinary research through affiliations like the Penn SoNG (Social Norms and Behavioral Dynamics) initiative.
Labs/Teams: Affiliated with the Department of Economics and the Master of Behavioral and Decision Sciences program at UPenn.
