ARNA WOEMMEL

I'm a postdoc at the Data Science Institute at the University of Chicago, working with Alex Kale in the Data Cognition Lab.

My research interests lie at the intersection of behavioral economics and computer science. I study how human behavior shapes the societal impact of new technologies. During my PhD, I focused on algorithmic fairness, examining how well-intentioned policies and system interventions may fail when they interact with (biased) human behavior. In my current postdoc, I empirically study behavioral questions related to AI alignment.

I completed my PhD in Economics at the University of Hamburg in 2025, under the supervision of  Gerd Muehlheusser (Economics) and Judith Simon (Ethics in IT). I was a doctoral fellow of the German Research Foundation (DFG) and a member of the Research Training Group (RTG) in "Collective Decision-Making", an interdisciplinary program in philosophy, politics, and economics.

Feel free to reach out at: acwoemmel(at)uchicago(dot)edu

Research Visits:

• Columbia University, Data Science Institute (Spring 2023)

• Columbia Law School (Spring 2024)

• ETH Zürich, Center for Law & Economics (Fall 2024)