Thomas W. Graeber

Thomas Graeber is an Assistant Professor of Business Administration in the Negotiation, Organizations & Markets Unit at Harvard Business School. He teaches Negotiations in the MBA elective curriculum.

As an empirical behavioral and experimental economist, Professor Graeber’s research focuses on identifying the determinants and economic implications of bounded rationality and non-standard preferences as sources of deviations from canonical economic models. His main research efforts revolve around developing an improved empirical understanding of how complexity affects belief formation and choice given constrained cognitive resources, such as limited attention. Professor Graeber’s research utilizes laboratory and large-scale internet experiments, representative surveys, and field data.

Professor Graeber earned his Ph.D. in Economics from University of Bonn, Germany. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Cambridge. Prior to joining HBS, Professor Graeber was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard University, Department of Economics.