Sarah Auster

Sarah Auster serves as an Associate Professor at the University of Bonn and holds a Research Fellow position at the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), focusing on theoretical economics within organizational and decision-making frameworks.

Her research specializes in decision theory under uncertainty, examining how agents process limited information in ambiguous environments. Key interests include model uncertainty in timing decisions, persuasion mechanisms with constrained data, and optimal delegation structures under bounded awareness. Her work bridges microeconomic theory with organizational behavior through rigorous mathematical modeling of information transmission and sequential decision processes.

Auster's recent publications reveal a cohesive trajectory in information economics, particularly analyzing how ambiguity distorts learning and stopping behaviors. Her studies on the Wald problem demonstrate prolonged learning patterns under uncertainty, while her case-based persuasion model addresses real-world data limitations. The research consistently explores strategic information design in delegation contexts and market mechanisms affected by adverse selection, emphasizing theoretical contributions to economic theory without empirical extensions.