Jennifer C Coats

Jennifer Coats is a Senior Clinical Professor in the Department of Finance and Real Estate at Colorado State University's College of Business, serving as Academic Director of the Master of Finance Program. She teaches Financial Markets and Methods in the Global Social and Sustainable Enterprise (GSSE) MBA program and International Finance.

Her research employs experimental methodologies to investigate microfinance systems, private provision of public goods, and common property resource management. With publications in Economic Inquiry and the Journal of Public Economics, her work bridges behavioral finance, public economics, and environmental sustainability. She was a 2011-2012 Resident Research Fellow at Colorado State University's School of Global Environmental Sustainability.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent focus on behavioral aspects of economic decision-making, including financial well-being interventions, insurance choice anomalies, budgeting processes, and public goods dynamics. Her experimental approach provides empirical insights into how institutional structures shape individual and group financial behaviors across diverse contexts.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• Resident Research Fellow, School of Global Environmental Sustainability, Colorado State University (2011-2012)

Dr. Coats actively contributes to academic service through the First Generation Awards Committee, supporting initiatives for first-generation college students. She volunteers with the Poudre School District and maintains an active research agenda with publications spanning 28 years, including 2024 work on financial well-being improvement strategies.