Dr. Marta Serra Garcia

Associate Professor

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Biography

Marta Serra-Garcia is an Associate Professor at the Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego. Her research focuses on behavioral and experimental economics, particularly how information transmission shapes societal behaviors such as moral decision-making and trust in public policy. She has published extensively in leading academic journals, including the American Economic Review and Management Science. Her work explores how people adopt new technologies and how artificial intelligence influences decision-making. Serra-Garcia's contributions to research and teaching have been recognized, including being named one of Poets & Quants' 'Best 40 Under 40 MBA Professors'. She received the Executive MBA Teaching Award for her excellence in instruction and mentorship. Her selected publications cover topics ranging from deception detection in humans using algorithmic feedback to incentives for COVID-19 vaccine intentions, reflecting her diverse interests and expertise in the implications of human behavior within economic frameworks.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2016-09-01 — Present

Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, CA

Teaching and conducting research in behavioral and experimental economics.

Awards

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Chancellor’s Endowed Faculty Fellowship

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Best 40 Under 40 MBA Professors

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Executive MBA Teaching Award

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).