Emir Kamenica

Departmental website:
https://www.chicagobooth.edu/faculty/directory/k/emir-kamenica

Emir Kamenica is the Richard O. Ryan Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

He studies an eclectic set of topics in microeconomics with a focus on theoretical work on the design of informational environments. His work has been published widely, including articles in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, the Journal of Political Economy, the Review of Economic Studies, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Prof. Kamenica was a recipient of the 2013 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship. He holds an honorary doctorate from Shepherd University and is an editor of the Journal of Political Economy.

Emir Kamenica

  • Title: Richard O. Ryan Professor of Economics and Neubauer Family Faculty Fellow, Chicago Booth
  • Education: AB, PhD, both from Harvard University
  • Joined UChicago faculty: 2006
  • emir.kamenica@chicagobooth.edu

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Kamenica Stories

Jobs boom favors Democratic counties, not Trump strongholds

Jobs boom favors Democratic counties, not Trump strongholds


What we buy can be used to predict our politics, race or education — sometimes with more than 90 percent accuracy What we buy can be used to predict our politics, race or education — sometimes with more than 90 percent accuracy

What we buy can be used to predict our politics, race or education — sometimes with more than 90 percent accuracy


Researchers find that owning an iPhone or iPad is the number-one way to guess if you’re rich or not Researchers find that owning an iPhone or iPad is the number-one way to guess if you’re rich or not

Researchers find that owning an iPhone or iPad is the number-one way to guess if you’re rich or not


Faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships Thumbnail

Faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships

Seating assignments can impact voting behavior European Parliament voting

Seating assignments can impact voting behavior

Is there a math formula for suspense?

Is there a math formula for suspense?


Income disparity may affect marital decisions

Income disparity may affect marital decisions


Four UChicago scholars receive early career fellowships from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation University of Chicago campus in spring

Four UChicago scholars receive early career fellowships from Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Chicago Booth’s Emir Kamenica named Sloan Research Fellow

Chicago Booth’s Emir Kamenica named Sloan Research Fellow