Erik Snowberg

Erik Snowbery is a Professor of Economics and Political Science at California Institute of Technology. Erik Snowberg has broad research interests. In one area of focus, he uses economic theory to design better experiments for field trials in development and medicine. In another, he brings insights from behavioral psychology and economics to the study of political institutions, behavior, and trends. He is also an expert on using prediction markets to understand and hedge against political risk. Since 2011, Snowberg has been a Faculty Research Fellow in the Political Economy Group for the National Bureau of Economic Research.