Dr. Jarrod Burgh
|Economics and Business
Contact
Office Location
Draper 122B
Office Hours
- Monday and Wednesday 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
- Friday 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Bio
Dr. Jarrod Burgh is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics at Berea College. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Indiana University. His research focuses on behavioral economics, applied microeconomic theory, and decision-making under uncertainty. He is currently interested in motivated reasoning, belief updating, and information frictions. At Berea, he teaches courses in economics and plans to teach Game Theory in Spring 2026, and is committed to fostering critical thinking and data-oriented analysis in the classroom.
Degrees
- PhD in Economics from Indiana University in 2025
- BS in Mathematics and Statistics from Purdue University in 2019
Publications & Works
Censored Beliefs and Wishful Thinking - Forthcoming in Journal of Mathematical Economics
Wishful Thinking is Risky Thinking - R&R in Economic Theory