Trenton G. Smith

Biography

Trent Smith joined the University of Otago as senior lecturer in July 2011. Prior to this, he held academic positions at Washington State University (USA); the University of California, Los Angeles (USA); and the University of Bonn (Germany). Trent’s research interests are broadly interdisciplinary, applying economic methods in biological perspective to better understand behavioural phenomena that would seem to violate the economist’s conventional presumptions of rationality and full information. His published research has focussed in particular on dietary choice, obesity, addiction, economic insecurity, and mass marketing. 

Research Interest

 Trent’s research interests are broadly interdisciplinary, applying economic methods in biological perspective to better understand behavioural phenomena that would seem to violate the economist’s conventional presumptions of rationality and full information.