Dr. Beshears’s primary research area is behavioral economics, focusing on understanding how the financial decisions of households and firms are influenced by the institutional environment in which choices are made.  Website

Dr. Hershfield’s research focuses on judgment and decision-making and social psychology, with a particular interest in how thinking about time can strongly affect decision-making and emotional experience.Website

Dr. Lynch studies the psychology of consumer decision-making, with a focus on financial decision-making. E.g.: the causes and consequences of financial literacy andeducation, and consumer planning for coping with financial constraints.Website ›

Dr. Milkman’s research employs big data to document ways individuals systematically deviate from optimal choices. Her work has focused on factors that produce self-control failures and how to reduce the incidence of such failures.Website ›

Dr. Odean is widely recognized as one of the foremost authorities on the application of Behavioral Finance to investing.Website>

Dr. Schoar’s research interests span from household finance and intermediation in retail financial markets to entrepreneurial finance. She is also a cofounder of ideas42: a research lab on behavioral social science.Website>

Dr. Sussman’s central research examines psychological biases that can lead consumers to commit errors in budgeting, spending, and borrowing. She also explores how the same biases extend beyond financial domains to choices in other areas.Website>

Dr. Zinman’s focuses on household finance and behavioral economics. He applies his research with policymakers and practitioners around the globe, and works directly with financial service providers from startups to large corporations.Website ›