Dr David Reinstein

Biography

David Reinstein  joined the University of Exeter Business School as a Senior Lecturer in Economics in January 2016. Originally from the USA, David earned his undergraduate degree in Economics at George Washington University. He completed his PhD dissertation under the supervision of Emmanuel Saez at the University of California, Berkeley in 2006. From 2006-2015 he worked at the University of Essex, where he was granted permanency in 2012. In addition to his active teaching role and research agenda, David was instrumental in helping found the ESSExLab, introducing an oral presentation to the undergraduate curriculum, and creating a joint degree scheme with SKKU Seoul Global Economics. David’s research is concerned with the determinants and consequences of other-regarding preferences in market and non-market settings, and with the relationship between incomplete information, anonymity, social trust, and other-regarding behaviour.  He has addressed a wide variety of specific topics, including charitable giving and other-regarding behaviour, social influences on giving, anonymous contributions to public goods, and the impact of tangible money on decision-making. He employs a robust set of tools, including lab and field experiments, economic theory, and econometric analysis of observational data. David has obtained research support from the British Academy and Data Without Boundaries. David is actively pursuing an impact and knowledge-exchange agenda. He is eager to engage and collaborate with businesses, non-profits, fundraisers, policymakers, and journalists.  

Research Interest

Other-regarding behaviour and charitable giving, Public Economics, Behavioural Economics.