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Philipp Strack

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Philipp Strack
Born1985 (age 39–40)
CitizenshipGerman and Greek[2]
Academic background
Alma materBonn Graduate School of Economics (PhD)
University of Bonn (Diplom)
Doctoral advisorPaul Heidhues[2]
Academic work
DisciplineMechanism design
Information economics
Behavioral economics
InstitutionsYale University
AwardsJohn Bates Clark Medal (2024)
Website

Philipp Strack (born 1985 in Germany[1]) is a German and Greek economist who has served as a Professor of Economics and Computer Science at Yale University since 2022.[2] In 2024, he was awarded the John Bates Clark Medal.[3]

Career

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Strack was born in Bonn, Germany to a Greek mother and a German father.[4] He earned diploms in economics and mathematics at the University of Bonn, and he completed his PhD in economics at the Bonn Graduate School of Economics in 2013.[2]

From 2013 to 2014, Strack was a postdoctoral fellow at Microsoft Research New England. He became an assistant professor in the economics department at UC Berkeley in 2014, where he became an associate professor in 2018. In 2019, he became an associate professor of economics at Yale University. As of 2022, Strack is a full professor of economics and computer science at Yale.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Philipp Strack, Professor of Economics at Yale University".
  2. ^ a b c d "Philipp Strack" (PDF). philippstrack.com. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Philipp Strack, Clark Medalist 2024". American Economic Association. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Philipp Strack, 2024 Clark Medalist" (PDF). Retrieved 13 June 2025.