Jonathan Baron
sas.upenn.edu
Jonathan Baron is a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in the study of intuitions and judgment biases that hinder utility maximization in democratic governance.
His research focuses on phenomena such as parochialism, the act-omission distinction, moralistic values, and the isolation effect.
Baron's work intersects with Behavioral Public Finance, Behavioral Public Economics, and Behavioral Law and Economics.
He examines how these biases impact decision-making in public policy and law.
Additionally, Baron has a keen interest in experimentation and data analysis methods, which he applies to his research on human judgment and decision-making processes.
