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M. Keith Chen is a Chinese American behavioral economist. As of 2013, he is an Associate Professor of Economics at UCLA's Anderson School of Management.

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Chen holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University (2003). From 2003 to 2008 he was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Yale School of Management, and an Associate Professor there from 2008 to 2013.

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Chen's research focuses on applied microeconomic theory. His Whorfian hypothesis on how languages might affect behavior has received attention outside academia.

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He is married to Elisa Long , assistant professor of operations management at UCLA.

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Select Publications


  • The Effect of Language on Economic Behavior: Evidence from Savings Rates, Health Behaviors, and Retirement Assets (PDF), American Economic Review, 2013 
  • Are Women Overinvesting in Education? Evidence from the Medical Profession (PDF), Journal of Human Capital, 2012 

    • Keith Chen Does the Language You Speak Determine How Much Money You Save

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