Philipp Strack
Philipp Strack is the Cowles Foundation Professor of Economics at Yale. An economic theorist, his research lies in the areas of behavioral economics, information, and mechanism design.
Strack鈥檚 work has examined the limits of behavioral theories, showing the care needed to interpret and measure empirical facts. His accomplishments include contributions to studies of mechanism design and decision-making, particularly in settings that involve learning and information transmission; the formalization of ideas, such as information cost functions or notions of privacy, so that these concepts can be more fruitfully applied; and the development of a new analytical approach to mechanism design. Other research includes work on the optimal taxation of goods with negative externalities (such as CO2 emissions), how people mispredict their behaviors, and how private information and signals can affect algorithmic fairness, price discrimination, and information design.
Strack earned his Ph.D. in Economics from the Bonn Graduate School of Economics. His awards include the American Economic Association鈥檚 John Bates Clark Medal for outstanding economists under 40 and the 2023 Bodossaki Distinguished Young Scientist Award.