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Hengchen Dai is an Associate Professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, part of the Management Organizations faculty since 2017, where he specializes in behavioral decision making and motivation. His academic background includes a Ph.D. in Operations and Information Management from the University of Pennsylvania and dual bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Economics from Peking University. Dai's research focuses on how decision-making processes can be informed by behavioral science to better motivate individuals within organizational contexts. He is dedicated to understanding the effects of managerial interventions on motivation and self-control, and how social influences can shape people's decisions. He has published in renowned journals such as Nature and the Academy of Management Journal, and his work has received multiple prestigious awards, including the Association for Psychological Science Janet Taylor Spence Award and the Robert B. Cialdini Prize. In addition to his research, Dai teaches across various programs at UCLA Anderson and is known for his commitment to student engagement and practical application of research. He actively collaborates with academia and industry to conduct field studies contributing to behavioral insights in diverse contexts.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.