Psychologist and professor of marketing at Boston University.
Top 40 Under 40 – Poets&Quants.
Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize – Society for Personality and Social Psychology.
Carey’s research examines how people think about the value of experiences, money, and emerging technologies such as digital goods and AI. He focuses in particular on psychological biases with the aim of understanding and improving decisions made by humans and algorithms. A prolific scholar, Carey’s work has appeared in leading journals such as Science, PNAS, Nature Medicine, Nature Human Behavior, Management Science, Journal of Marketing, and Journal of Consumer Research.
Professor of marketing and department chair at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business, Carey has received more than $2.4 million in external funding and numerous honours, including the Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize, a Journal of Consumer Research Best Paper Award, recognition as an MSI Scholar, and inclusion among Poets & Quants’ Top 40 Under 40. He frequently contributes to major media outlets including The New York Times, TIME, Forbes, Fast Company, and Harvard Business Review.
‘Why Algorithm Generated Recommendations Fall Short’ (Harvard Business Review, 2024); ‘How Automakers Can Address Resistance to Self-Driving Cars’ (with Stuti Agarwal & Julian de Freitas, Harvard Business Review, 2024); ’An Easy Way to Help Students Develop Better Judgement’ (EducationWeek, 2024); ‘Training to reduce cognitive bias may improve decision making after all’ (with Anne-Laure Sellier & Irene Scopelliti, The Conversation, 2024). Choiceology’s Guide to Better Decisions (Choiceology with Katy Milkman); Recommender Systems (Behavioral Design Podcast, 2024).
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