Michael R. Moore was a Professor of Environmental Economics at the University of Michigan’s School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS). His research focused on water resource economics, climate change adaptation, and environmental policy, with notable contributions to valuing water quality, analyzing agricultural adaptations to weather risks, and evaluating renewable energy policies. He held leadership roles in NSF-funded projects addressing Great Lakes water quality and offshore wind energy siting. Education: PhD, Natural Resource Economics, University of Michigan BA, Economics, University of Colorado Research Interests: His work integrated ecological and economic systems, emphasizing: Environmental valuation using hedonic pricing Climate change impacts on land use and farming Policy design for emissions trading and renewable energy markets Great Lakes ecosystem restoration and economic outcomes Grants & Leadership: Key grants included $5M NSF funding to study Great Lakes algal blooms and $224K for analyzing Great Lakes restoration’s economic impacts. He co-led multi-institution studies on offshore wind energy siting and green electricity market mechanisms. Media Impact: His research on Great Lakes pollution remediation’s effect on property values garnered national media attention, including features in Michigan Radio and Wisconsin Public Radio . He also advised on Colorado River water agreements and African freshwater science initiatives.
Sophie Bade serves as Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at Royal Holloway, University of London, where she is affiliated with the Centre for Mathematical and Theoretical Economics. Her research actively contributes to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals through theoretical economic analysis. Her scholarly focus centers on microeconomic theory and game theory, particularly investigating fairness in multi-agent systems, dynamic decision consistency, and strategic behavior in matching/voting contexts. She employs rigorous mathematical frameworks to address foundational questions in resource allocation and social choice, with emphasis on mechanism design and preference aggregation. Recent publications (2016-2023) demonstrate consistent output in top-tier journals including Games and Economic Behavior and Journal of Economic Theory, revealing evolving expertise from political platform divergence to multi-self agent fairness. Her work shows increasing interdisciplinary connections between economic theory, computer science, and political science. Her scientific recognition includes: ARCHES award from Minerva Stiftung Gesellschaft fur die Forschung (2019-2020) Professor Bade has supervised 2 graduate students and her ARCHES award project demonstrates significant academic impact through Wikipedia citations and social media engagement. Her research consistently receives substantial downloads across platforms, indicating strong scholarly interest. She maintains active research leadership within Royal Holloway's Centre for Mathematical and Theoretical Economics, driving theoretical innovation in economic modeling and decision theory.
Antonio Verdejo-Garcia is a Professor (Research) in the School of Psychological Sciences and the Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health at Monash University. He holds an NHMRC Leadership Fellowship and serves as Co-Chair of the Neuroscience Interest Group at the International Society of Addiction Medicine. He has an Adjunct Honorary Appointment at Turning Point (Eastern Health). His academic journey includes a PhD from the University of Granada (2006) and postdoctoral training at Johns Hopkins University, University of Cambridge, and Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mediques. Before joining Monash in 2012, he held roles as Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, and Associate Professor at the University of Granada. Research interests center on cognitive and neural mechanisms of executive control, decision-making, and their implications for addiction, compulsive eating, and obesity. He has authored over 290 peer-reviewed articles, edited a book on Cognition & Addiction, and secured continuous national/international research funding. His work has garnered over 17,000 citations. He serves on editorial boards for journals like Addiction , PLoS One , and Current Addiction Reports . Key projects include the AAT-APP Trial for alcohol use disorder, decoding drivers of food choices for obesity management, and neurocircuitry studies in addiction. Recent articles (2023–2025) focus on impulsivity, telehealth interventions for eating disorders, and neuropharmacological comparisons between MDMA and methamphetamine users. Scientific achievements include NHMRC Leadership Fellowship and contributions to clinical translation of cognitive rehabilitation. He advises on grants and mentors students in addiction neuroscience. Current projects involve psilocybin treatment for anorexia nervosa and cortical control of feeding circuits.
Bård Harstad is the David S. Lobel Professor in Business and Sustainability and Professor of Political Economy at Stanford University's Doerr School of Sustainability. He holds courtesy appointments as Professor of Economics at Stanford's School of Humanities and Sciences. Previously at the University of Oslo and Kellogg School of Management, Harstad's research bridges Environmental Economics , Political Economy , and Game Theory . Key Research Themes: Climate treaty design and international cooperation Supply-side environmental policy Political economy of conservation Dynamic games in environmental economics Recent Work Trends: Focus on self-enforcing agreements and pledge-and-review mechanisms (2023-2025) Analysis of natural gas transition risks (2025) Trade-deforestation linkages and contingent trade agreements (2023-2024) Scientific Recognition: Double Erik Kempe Award (2013, 2019) ERC Advanced Grant (2022), Consolidator (2016-2021), and Starting Grant (2012-2016) Fellow of Econometric Society (2021) and Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi (2019) Teaching & Leadership: Currently teaching Environmental Economics (PhD) at Stanford, with past appointments at Harvard, MIT, and Toulouse School of Economics. Served as Editor, Review of Economic Studies (2015-2022).
Mike Palazzolo is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the University of California, Davis' Graduate School of Management. His research examines intertemporal trade-offs in consumer behavior at the intersection of marketing and policy, with recent emphasis on nutrition-related decision-making and causal inference methodologies. His academic credentials include: Ph.D. in Marketing from University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business (2016) MBA from UC Davis Graduate School of Management B.S. in Management Science from UC San Diego Palazzolo's research focuses on how consumers make trade-offs between immediate and future benefits, particularly in food selection and financial decisions. His work demonstrates how policy interventions like school nutrition mandates and minimum wage increases directly affect household consumption patterns, with special attention to low-income and time-constrained families. He employs rigorous causal inference techniques to isolate policy effects from confounding factors, establishing robust links between economic policies and nutritional outcomes. Analysis of his 2018-2025 publications reveals consistent thematic progression: early work established foundational insights into frugality constraints, while recent research examines real-world policy impacts on nutrition through school meal programs and wage policies. His studies increasingly incorporate behavioral economics frameworks to explain why households respond to nutritional mandates, with growing emphasis on vulnerable populations. Key recognition: 2019 Paul Green Award for "Frugality is Hard to Afford" - the Journal of Marketing Research's top honor recognizing exceptional contribution to marketing theory and practice Palazzolo teaches MBA courses in causal inference and marketing analytics at UC Davis. His research collaborations span institutions including Georgia Institute of Technology and Dartmouth College, though specific grant funding details aren't disclosed in source materials. No dedicated research labs or teams are mentioned in available documentation.
Bettina Rockenbach is Professor of Experimental and Behavioral Economics at the University of Cologne's Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences. She serves as Director of the Reinhard Selten Institute and was elected President of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (starting 2025). Previously, she held positions including Vice Rector at the University of Cologne and Vice-President at the University of Erfurt. Her research examines behavioral economics, cooperation in social dilemmas, social responsibility, and compliance through experimental methods. Core interests include norm enforcement, market mechanisms, inequality, and resource conservation. Recent publications focus on cooperation dynamics, behavioral interventions for sustainability, inequality effects, and data privacy economics, utilizing experimental and field methodologies across economic and psychological domains. Awards: Heinz-Sauermann-Award (1995) Member of National Academy of Science Leopoldina (2013) President-elect of German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina (2025) She directs the Reinhard Selten Institute and co-leads the Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute. Her work involves collaborations across economics, psychology, and environmental science.
Univ.-Prof. Katja Corcoran serves as Professor of Psychology and Vice Dean for Research at the University of Graz's Faculty of Natural Sciences, leading the Institute of Psychology. She directs the university's 'Smart Regulation' profile area and participates in the 'Brain and behavior' research network, with leadership roles including former Head of Psychology Institute (2017-2019) and Deputy Head of Doctoral School of Psychology (2021-2023). Her research centers on social psychological mechanisms in sustainability transitions, particularly: Energy citizenship frameworks and prosumer behavior Goal contagion dynamics in social networks Intergroup contact interventions in educational settings Regulatory psychology for sustainable systems Recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate interdisciplinary integration of psychological, legal, and economic perspectives, featuring field experiments across Austria and multi-lab European collaborations examining energy citizenship scales, behavioral nudges for appliance usage, and prejudice reduction in schools. Honors include: Feodor Lynen Research Fellowship (Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, 2004) She currently directs major funded initiatives: EU: 'Energy Citizenship and Energy Communities for Clean-Energy Transition' (2021-2024) FFG: 'FIWARE Driven Energy Communities for the Future' (2023-2026) International: 'Active User Participation for Smart Energy Services' (2020-2023) Corcoran serves on editorial boards of Social Psychology (since 2016) and Social Cognition (since 2013), and her work operates within the 'Brain and behavior' network fostering neuroscience-psychology-economics collaborations for complex decision-making research.
Jing Cynthia Wu is a Professor and Paul W. and Catherine A. Boltz Chair in the Department of Economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, part of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Her research focuses on macroeconomics and finance, with an emphasis on monetary policy, fiscal policy, and financial market dynamics. She holds editorial roles at the Journal of Money, Credit and Banking and the American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics , and is a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Her work examines unconventional monetary policies such as quantitative easing (QE), central bank digital currencies (CBDC), and the implications of zero lower bound constraints. Key themes include fiscal-monetary policy interactions, inflation targeting strategies, and the transmission mechanisms of global financial integration. Recent studies address post-pandemic inflation dynamics, policy normalization, and the distributional effects of monetary interventions. Dr. Wu’s contributions span both theoretical modeling (e.g., New Keynesian frameworks, heterogeneous agent models) and empirical analysis of financial markets. She has published extensively on yield curve dynamics, bond risk premia, and the macroeconomic impacts of unconventional policies. Her research bridges academic theory with policy relevance, informing central bank decision-making on tools like QT (quantitative tightening) and forward guidance. Awards/Honors: Paul W. and Catherine A. Boltz Chair, NBER Research Associate, Journal Editorial Roles Grants/Advising: Active in funding and mentorship through UIUC and NBER collaborations, though specific grants/students are not listed in available data. Her work often addresses pressing policy questions such as optimal QE design, CBDC frameworks, and the role of international financial linkages in policy transmission. Current projects likely explore evolving central bank toolkit strategies and inflation dynamics in a post-pandemic world.
Efrén O. Pérez is a Full Professor of Political Science and Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he directs the Race, Ethnicity, Politics, and Society (REPS) Lab. His interdisciplinary work bridges political science and psychological frameworks to examine societal dynamics. His academic foundation includes a doctoral degree from Duke University. Ph.D., Duke University Professor Pérez specializes in political psychology, with core research examining how language shapes implicit political cognition, racial and ethnic identity formation, and public attitudes toward gender/LGBTQ equality. His methodology emphasizes experimental and cross-linguistic approaches to uncover subconscious political processes, particularly in multicultural contexts where linguistic structures influence policy perceptions and social cohesion. Analysis of his recent publications reveals a cohesive trajectory exploring language-politics interfaces: early work established links between linguistic structures and time perception affecting policy support (2017), while 2019 studies demonstrated how language directly shapes mass opinion on gender equality and ethnic identity. His research consistently employs rigorous experimental designs across diverse populations, with growing emphasis on marginalized communities and identity-based political behavior. His scholarly contributions have been recognized through significant academic honors. Award-winning book for 'Unspoken Politics: Implicit Attitudes and Political Thinking' As REPS Lab director, Pérez oversees a collaborative research ecosystem investigating systemic inequities through mixed-methods studies of race, ethnicity, and political participation. The lab serves as an intellectual hub for advancing critical discourse on identity politics in democratic societies.
Michael J. Boskin is the Tully M. Friedman Professor of Economics at Stanford University and Senior Fellow at both the Hoover Institution and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR). He is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His distinguished career includes serving as Chairman of the President's Council of Economic Advisers from 1989 to 1993, where his leadership was rated among the five most respected federal agencies by the Council for Excellence in Government. He chaired the influential Commission on the Consumer Price Index, transforming how government agencies worldwide measure inflation, GDP, and productivity. Dr. Boskin received his B.A. with highest honors and the Chancellor's Award as outstanding undergraduate in 1967 from the University of California at Berkeley, where he also earned his M.A. in 1968 and Ph.D. in Economics in 1971. His academic appointments at Stanford span from Assistant Professor (1971-1975) to his current position as Professor, with additional teaching experience at Harvard and Yale. Internationally recognized for his research, Dr. Boskin specializes in world economic growth, tax and budget theory and policy, Social Security systems, U.S. saving and consumption patterns, and the implications of changing technology and demography on capital, labor, and product markets. His work bridges theoretical economics with practical policy applications, particularly in the areas of inflation measurement and economic statistics. His chairmanship of the Commission on the Consumer Price Index led to transformative changes in how government statistical agencies worldwide measure inflation, GDP, and productivity. Dr. Boskin's scholarly output shows consistent focus on economic measurement, fiscal policy, and international economic relations. His recent publications demonstrate particular expertise in consumer price index methodology, US-China economic relations, and fiscal policy for economic growth. The trajectory of his research reveals an evolution from foundational work on tax policy and Social Security to broader analyses of global economic systems and measurement challenges. Dr. Boskin has received numerous prestigious awards throughout his career: Stanford's Distinguished Teaching Award (1988) National Association of Business Economists' Abramson Award for outstanding research (1987) Medal of the President of the Italian Republic (1991) for contributions to global economic understanding Adam Smith Prize (1998) for outstanding contributions to economics Department Citation & Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis (1967) Public Servant of the Year Award from the University of California Alumni Association (1990) As an advisor to governments and businesses globally, Dr. Boskin serves on several corporate and philanthropic boards of directors. His extensive public service includes membership on the Governor's Council of Economic Advisors, Advisory Board of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Commission on the 21st Century Economy, and multiple advisory panels for the Congressional Budget Office. He has advised numerous government bodies including the Joint Committee on Taxation, Senate Finance Committee, and U.S. Department of the Treasury. Dr. Boskin is currently Master's Program Advisor to Matthew Fenlon and teaches courses including Introduction to Financial Decision-Making (ECON 43) and Public Economics and Environmental Economics Seminar (ECON 341). Dr. Boskin's influence extends through his leadership roles at Stanford's Center for Economic Policy Research (which he directed from 1981-1988) and his ongoing affiliation with the Hoover Institution. His work with the International Atlantic Economic Society, where he served as President from 2005-2006, demonstrates his commitment to fostering global economic dialogue. His research collaborations, particularly with colleagues like Lawrence J. Lau, have produced influential analyses of comparative economic performance among major industrialized nations.
Roberto Veneziani is a Professor of Economics at the School of Economics and Finance, Queen Mary University of London. He holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His research focuses on distributive justice, axiomatic exploitation theory, macroeconomic growth models, and normative principles in economics. He also explores the history of economic thought and political economy through mathematical frameworks. Key areas of research include liberal egalitarian principles, sustainable development, and the distribution of resources between generations. He has published extensively in top-tier journals across economics, political science, and philosophy, including the Journal of Economic Theory , Economic Journal , and Theoretical Economics . Veneziani co-founded the Analytical Political Economy Workshop and sits on editorial boards of journals like the Review of Social Economy . His work bridges economics and philosophy, addressing topics such as sufficientarianism, unequal exchange in globalization, and the ethics of non-interference. Notable contributions include axiomatic analyses of exploitation and the critique of subjective probability models in decision-making under uncertainty. Veneziani collaborates with prominent scholars and has resigned from editorial roles in protest against publisher policies. His research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to economic justice and systemic inequality.
Mohammad Reza Farzanegan is a Professor in Economics of the Middle East at the Center for Near and Middle Eastern Studies (CNMS) & School of Business and Economics of Philipps-Universität Marburg in Germany. He serves as the coordinating professor for the international master study program of Economics of the Middle East in Marburg and holds research fellowships with ERF (Cairo) and CESifo (Munich). Education: PhD in Economics from Technische Universität Dresden (2006-09) with DAAD research grant Georg Forster Research Fellowship from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2010-12) MSc in Energy Economics & Marketing from University of Tehran (2000-03) BA in Theoretical Economics from Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran (1995-1999) Professor Farzanegan's research focuses on political economy of the Middle East, with specialization in Iran. His work spans energy economics, political economy of oil rents, climate change impacts, sanctions analysis, public finance, shadow economy, corruption economics, demographic transition, political institutions, economic development, and economics of happiness. His research methodology combines empirical institutional economics with development economics approaches. His recent publications (2025) demonstrate consistent scholarly output across multiple high-impact areas including sanctions effects on internal conflict, oil rent impacts on economic behavior, natural disaster economics, and Middle Eastern political economy. His work shows particular strength in applying advanced econometric techniques to analyze complex socio-economic phenomena in the Middle East context. Scientific Awards: ERF Research Fellow (Cairo) CESifo Research Network Fellow (Munich) Georg Forster Research Fellowship from Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Professor Farzanegan has led multiple significant international research projects including NAREM (Political Economy of Natural Resource Management, 2016-2018), NaDiMa (Socio-Economic, Cultural and Technical Aspects of Natural Disaster Management, 2020), and DEBEC (Drivers and Socio-Economic, Behavioural Effects of Climate Change in Iran, 2020-2022), all funded by DAAD/AA/BMBF. His research grants demonstrate strong institutional support for his work on Middle Eastern economic issues. He actively contributes to research networks including the NaDiMa Dialogue series which has hosted multiple workshops on disaster management, climate change, and economic policy in Iran and Germany.
Pamela K. Smith is a Professor of Economics and Management at the Rady School of Management, University of California San Diego. Her research examines power, status, influence, and hierarchical dynamics in social and organizational contexts, with significant contributions to understanding gender representation in workplaces. Education: Ph.D. in Social Psychology, New York University (2004) Dr. Smith's work investigates how power affects cognitive processing, motivation, and interpersonal behavior. She explores how individuals signal and perceive power through language, nonverbal cues, and decision-making patterns. Her research demonstrates that power increases abstract thinking, alters temporal discounting, and influences social judgments like blame attribution. She also examines gender disparities in professional settings, including women's representation at academic conferences. Her 15 most recent publications (2016-2025) reveal consistent focus on power dynamics across multiple domains. Key trends include the relationship between power and prosocial behavior, the role of communication medium in signaling power, and gender-based inequities in academic and organizational hierarchies. Publications appear in top journals including Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Scientific Awards: No major awards listed in source material Dr. Smith serves on editorial boards for Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and Social Psychological and Personality Science, having previously held associate editor roles at Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. While specific grant details aren't provided, her sustained publication record in high-impact journals indicates successful research funding. She mentors graduate students through UCSD's Ph.D. program. Dr. Smith leads an active research laboratory investigating power dynamics in everyday contexts, with recent work examining how power manifests through vocal pitch, visual communication, and decision-making processes. Her lab's findings have practical implications for leadership development and creating equitable organizational structures.
Eugene M. Caruso is a Professor at UCLA Anderson School of Management , holding the Bing and Alice Liu Yang Endowed Term Chair in Teaching Excellence . He serves as Faculty Co-Director of the Inclusive Ethics Initiative and specializes in Behavioral Science, Decision-Making, and Ethics. His research focuses on how individuals interpret objective facts differently, emphasizing systematic testing of intuitions in managerial contexts. Education: Ph.D. in Social Psychology (2007), Harvard University M.A. in Social Psychology (2004), Harvard University B.A. in Psychology, cum laude (1998), Princeton University Caruso’s research bridges Behavioral Decision-Making and Social Judgment , exploring temporal perception, ethical choices, and resource allocation. His work reveals how past-future asymmetries and contextual biases shape moral decisions. Articles demonstrate expertise in Psychological Science , Political Psychology , and Organizational Behavior . Scientific Recognition: Editor’s Choice in Science (2017) Editor’s Choice in Science (2006) His collaborative publications with scholars like Daniel Kahneman and Max Bazerman span topics from charitable appeals to legal intent perception . Caruso’s career transition from Digitas to academic leadership underscores his commitment to rigorous empirical methods in understanding human behavior.
Christoph Becker is a Full Professor at the University of Toronto, holding joint appointments in the Faculty of Information and the School of the Environment. He leads the Just Sustainability Design lab, focusing on transforming computing to align with sustainability and social justice. His research bridges critical theory, digital curation, and software engineering, emphasizing long-term societal impacts of technology. Education: PhD in Computer Science, Vienna University of Technology (2010) MSc in Economics & Computer Science, Vienna University of Technology (2007) MS and BSc in Computer Science, Vienna University of Technology (2006/2004) Research Interests: Sustainable computing, digital preservation, ethics in technology, and participatory design. His work critically examines the politics and values embedded in technology design, with projects addressing urban sustainability and equitable systems. His 2023 book Insolvent: How to Reorient Computing for Just Sustainability won multiple awards and is a seminal text in the field. Awards: Finalist, AAP PROSE Awards 2024 (Engineering and Technology) Best Paper Award, 6th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (2019) Emerald Literati Network Award (2016) Connaught New Research Award (2015-2016) Grants & Leadership: Director of the Digital Curation Institute (2014-2024), funded by NSERC, CFI, and Ontario Research Fund. Supervises multiple PhD/Master’s students, including Eshta Bhardwaj and Han Qiao. Active in organizing workshops on ethics, requirements engineering, and sustainability. Labs & Initiatives: Leads the Just Sustainability Design lab, advocating for computing practices that prioritize environmental and social equity. Collaborates with global organizations on digital preservation tools and policies.
