Iwan Barankay

Iwan Barankay is an Associate Professor of Management and Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on designing monetary and non-monetary incentives to enhance workplace productivity, cooperation, and health behavior through field experiments.

• Education:
  • PhD, University of Warwick (2004)
  • MSc, University of Warwick (1999)
  • BSc, University of Lausanne (1998)

Barankay’s work bridges behavioral economics with practical applications in personnel economics and health incentives. Through randomized control trials, he investigates how financial and social incentives impact medication adherence, physical activity, and workplace dynamics.

His recent research includes a RO1 NIH $2.3M grant to study long-term health habit formation. His publications span major economics journals like Econometrica and Review of Economic Studies, alongside medical journals such as JAMA Network Open.

• Scientific Awards:
  • Sloan Research Fellowship (2010)
  • IZA Young Labor Economist Award (2007)

Barankay has held academic positions at the University of Essex and the University of Warwick prior to joining Wharton in 2008. He also serves as a Research Fellow at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) and the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA).