Christopher K. Hsee
Christopher K. Hsee conducts research on the interplay between psychology and economics, happiness, marketing, and cross-cultural psychology. Hsee's research has earned him invitations to speak at many prominent universities in the U.S. and China. He was recently awarded the McKinsey Award for excellence in teaching (generally regarded as the most prestigious teaching award for GSB faculty), and the Phoenix Award for his involvement in student life both in the classroom as well as in extracurricular and community activities.
In addition to teaching and research, Hsee serves or has served on the editorial boards of several academic journals, including the Journal of Marketing Research, Journal of Consumer Research, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Journal of Behavior Decision Making, Management and Organization Review, and Journal of Asian Business. He has served as an ad hoc reviewer for nearly two dozen more.
Hsee earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Hawaii in 1989 and a PhD from Yale University in 1993. He joined the GSB faculty in 1993.
Primary Interests:
- Applied Social Psychology
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Life Satisfaction, Well-Being
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Journal Articles:
- Hsee, C. K., Hastie, R., & Chen, J. (2008). Hedonomics: Bridging decision research with happiness research. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 3, 224-243.
- Hsee, C. K, Loewenstein, G. F., Blount, S., & Bazerman, M. H. (1999). Preference reversals between joint and separate evaluation of options: A review and theoretical analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 125, 576-590.
- Hsee, C. K., & Rottenstreich, Y. (2004). Music, pandas and muggers: On the affective psychology of value. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 133, 23-30.
- Hsee, C. K., & Weber, E. U. (1999). Cross-national differences in risk preferences and lay predictions for the differences. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making.
- Hsee, C. K., Yang, Y., Li, N., & Shen, L. (2008). Wealth, warmth and wellbeing: Whether happiness is relative or absolute depends on whether it is about money, acquisition, or consumption. Journal of Marketing Research.
- Hsee, C. K., Yu, F., Zhang, J. & Zhang Y. (2003). Medium maximization. Journal of Consumer Research, 30, 1-14.
- Hsee, C. K., & Zhang, J. (2004). Distinction bias: Misprediction and mischoice due to joint evaluation. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 86, 680-695.
- Hsee, C. K., Zhang, J., Yu, F., & Xi, Y. (2003). Lay rationalism and inconsistency between predicted experience and decision. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 16, 257-272.
- Loewenstein, G. F., Weber, E. U., Hsee, C. K., & Welch, E. S. (2001). Risk as feelings. Psychological Bulletin, 127, 267-286.
- Rottenstreich, Y., & Hsee, C. K. (2001). Money, kisses, and electric shocks: An affective interpretation of probability weighting function. Psychological Science.
Courses Taught:
- Advanced Marketing Theory: Behavioral Approach
- Managerial Decision Making
- Managing in Organizations
- Negotiation and Decision Making
- Research in Behavioral Sciences
Christopher K. Hsee
Booth School of Business
University of Chicago
5807 South Woodlawn Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60637
United States of America
- Phone: (773) 702-7728
- Fax: (773) 702-0458