Donald Dale
Clinical Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences
Associate Chair of the Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences Department
Don Dale is Clinical Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and Associate Chair of that department. He holds a BS in economics and a BA in physics from the University of Delaware, and a PhD in economics from Princeton University. Prior to joining Kellogg in 2015, Don was a tenured professor of economics and finance at Muhlenberg College in Allentown PA. Don has also held a position at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University. Don teaches a portfolio of courses in microeconomic theory, data analytics, and game theory. His research interests are primarily experimental in methodology, and focus on questions of responses to incentives, charitable giving, and gambling behavior.
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Ph.D., 2000, Economics, Princeton University
M.A., 1993, Economics, Princeton University
B.S., 1990, Economics, University of Delaware
B.A., 1990, Physics, University of Delaware -
Associate Professor, Economics and Finance, Muhlenberg College, 2006-2015
Assistant Professor of Economics, Economics, Muhlenberg College, 2000-2006
Lecturer, Economics, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University, 1994-2000
Adjunct Professor, University of Delaware, 1991 -
Sidney Levy Teaching Award, AY 22-23
Chairs Core Course Teaching Award
L.G. Lavengood Outstanding Professor of the Year Award, 2020
Kellogg Impact Award, 2018
Chairs' Core Course Teaching Award, 2017-2018
Kellogg Impact Award, Winter 2016
Woodrow Wilson School Teaching Excellence Award, Princeton University, 1996
Princeton University Fellowship, Princeton University, 1990-1994
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Microeconomic Analysis (MECN-430-0)
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Business Analytics (DECSM-431-0)
Business Analytics II (DECS-431-0)
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