David Dillenberger

David Dillenberger is a Professor of Economics and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Pennsylvania's Department of Economics. He received his PhD from Princeton University and has been teaching at Penn since 2008. His research focuses on microeconomic theory, particularly decision theory, with an emphasis on models of non-expected utility, the economics of risk and time, and social preferences. His work includes studies on allocation mechanisms, caution and reference effects, stochastic impatience, and additive-belief-based preferences.

David Dillenberger is a scholar at the University of Pennsylvania specializing in Decision Theory and Microeconomic Theory. His research explores the complexities of decision-making under uncertainty, focusing on behaviors such as risk aversion, time preferences, and the role of subjective learning. Dillenberger's work examines how individuals make choices in the face of ambiguity and how these choices are influenced by psychological factors like optimism, pessimism, and regret. His publications address topics such as stochastic impatience, disappointment aversion, and the interplay between time and risk preferences. Through rigorous theoretical models, he contributes to understanding how individuals process information and make decisions in dynamic environments.