Philipp Sadowski, Associate Professor

Philipp Sadowski's work focuses on microeconomic theory, decision theory and behavioral economics. A central research interest is to better understand the interaction between observable economic behavior and the often not directly observable formation of beliefs. Topics include subjective learning, rational inattention, changing tastes, and other-regarding motives such as shame and magical thinking. Philipp's research has been published in leading journals, presented internationally, and supported by the National Science Foundation.

Contact Info:

Office Location:	203 Social Sciences, Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://people.duke.edu/~ps78/

Teaching (Fall 2024):

• ECON 462.01, BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS Synopsis

  Social Sciences 124, TuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM

  (also cross-listed as HLTHPOL 462.01, PSY 463.01)

• ECON 701D.001, MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS I Synopsis

  Social Sciences 136, TuTh 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

• ECON 701D.01D, MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS I Synopsis

  Social Sciences 124, Th 06:30 PM-07:20 PM

• ECON 701D.02D, MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS I Synopsis

  Social Sciences 113, Th 06:30 PM-07:20 PM

Office Hours:

By appointment.

Education:

Ph.D.	Princeton University	2008
M.S.	University of Bonn (Germany)	2002

Specialties:

Microeconomic Theory
Behavioral Economics
Decision Theory

Research Interests: Microeconomic Theory, Decision Theory, Behavioral Economics

Professor Sadowski researches topics in microeconomic theory. Most of his work investigates how individuals make decisions from an axiomatic, decision theoretic perspective but is also influenced by the rich evidence on economic decisions collected by behavioral economists and psychologists. Currently he is particularly interested in decisions that involve other agents, and in situations where the decision maker has access to information that the analyst is unaware of.

Keywords:

Fairness • Selfishness • Shame

Bio

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. Sadowski, P; Sarver, T, Adaptive preferences: An evolutionary model of non-expected utility and ambiguity aversion, Journal of Economic Theory, vol. 218 (June, 2024) [doi]  [abs]
2. Dillenberger, D; Krishna, RV; Sadowski, P, Subjective information choice processes, Theoretical Economics, vol. 18 no. 2 (May, 2023), pp. 529-559 [doi]  [abs]
3. Dillenberger, D; Sadowski, P, Stable behavior and generalized partition, Economic Theory, vol. 68 no. 2 (September, 2019), pp. 285-302 [doi]  [abs]
4. Daley, B; Sadowski, P, Magical thinking: A representation result, Theoretical Economics, vol. 12 no. 2 (May, 2017), pp. 909-956, The Econometric Society [doi]  [abs]
5. Sadowski, P, Overeagerness, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 131 (November, 2016), pp. 114-125, Elsevier BV [doi]  [abs]