Daniel Benjamin

Economics Department, Cornell University
Assistant Professor

Dan Benjamin is an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Cornell University. He is a behavioral economist doing both theoretical and experimental research. Recent work has identified how norms associated with Asian, black, and religious identities affect economic behaviors; examined genetic influences on economic decision-making; has explored whether people make choices that they believe would maximize their happiness; shown that individuals with greater cognitive ability are more willing to delay gratification and take risks; and quantified the role of politicians\' charisma in winning elections. Dan received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 2006.

Working Group

Early Childhood Interventions (ECI)
Identity and Personality (IP)
Inequality: Measurement, Interpretation, and Policy (MIP)

Additional Information

Email: db468@cornell.edu
Homepage: http://www.arts.cornell.edu/econ/dbenjamin/