I am on the academic job market in Fall 2026. 

I am a PhD candidate in Applied Economics at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. My research is in applied microeconomics, at the intersection of labor, behavioral, and health economics. I use quasi-experimental and experimental methods to study how decision environments shape judgment and behavior, with applications to inequality, discrimination, and social preferences. 

Before my PhD, I earned an MA from Columbia University, a BA from UC Berkeley, and worked as a pre-doctoral research fellow at Harvard University. Here is my CV.

Contact: alitw@upenn.edu