Dr. Uri Gneezy

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Biography

Uri Gneezy is the Epstein/Atkinson Chair in Behavioral Economics at UC San Diego's Rady School of Management. His research focuses on applying behavioral economics principles in real-world contexts, bridging theory and application. Gneezy's interests primarily lie in incentives-based interventions aimed at fostering good habits and diminishing poor ones, as well as the psychological implications of pricing strategies such as Pay-What-You-Want. He routinely collaborates with firms to conduct experiments that leverage behavioral economics findings for effective business strategies. Gneezy previously held faculty positions at the University of Chicago and Technion in Haifa, receiving his Ph.D. from the Center for Economic Research at Tilburg University. He has authored several influential books and numerous academic papers that explore complex economic behaviors and their societal implications. His work has been widely translated, making significant contributions to the field of behavioral economics on an international scale.

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Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
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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.
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Specialization Notes

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