Generate a tailored SOP for Dr. Ricardo Perez Truglia. Improve your application with a focused, well-structured draft.
Ricardo Perez-Truglia is a Professor at UCLA Anderson School of Management and holds the Justice Elwood Lui Endowed Term Chair in Management. His research primarily focuses on income inequality, the gender pay gap, pay transparency, and tax compliance. Perez-Truglia has conducted extensive studies on how salary disparities among co-workers impact employee behavior and workplace dynamics. For instance, he explores how face-to-face interactions with managers contribute to the gender pay gap, and investigates the influence of extreme wealth inequality on public support for taxation. His work involves field experiments aimed at assessing the impact of company policies on organizational behavior to enhance employee satisfaction, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Perez-Truglia has published in top-tier academic journals and has received multiple teaching awards for his contributions to education. He teaches a core MBA course in managerial economics and is recognized for his efforts to improve student outcomes. Notable recognitions include the Sloan Research Fellowship and the Earl F. Cheit Award for Excellence in MBA Teaching at UC Berkeley.
UCLA Anderson School of Management • Los Angeles, CA
Conducting research and teaching courses in Economics.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.