Dr. Erik Snowberg

Biography

Erik Snowberg is a prominent faculty member at the Vancouver School of Economics, affiliated with the University of British Columbia. His research primarily focuses on Behavioral Economics, employing social science theory to design experiments involving human behavior. He explores applications in various areas, including medicine and economic development, aiming to integrate behavioral economics with political economy to understand the roots of partisan politics and the effects of policy decisions. Dr. Snowberg has received several prestigious fellowships, including the National Bureau of Economic Research Faculty Research Fellowship and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Dissertation Fellowship. He also earned an Honorable Mention from the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Dr. Snowberg holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Stanford University and undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Before joining UBC, he was a professor of Economics and Political Science at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). His work significantly contributes to understanding how economic theories apply to real-world situations and policy-making.

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