About
Sergiu is a Lecturer in Economics at City University London since September 2013. He received a BSc in Mathematics from Jacobs University Bremen, Germany, and a PhD in Economics from Duke University, along with a Certificate of College Teaching. As an undergraduate, he began with a focus on mathematics and physics, which helped him develop a theoretical aptitude for economics and useful skills such as programming.
His area of concentration is microeconomic theory, with research interests in behavioural economics, decision theory, and dynamic contracting and mechanism design. [1](https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/people/academics/sergiu-ungureanu)
Qualifications
- PhD in Economics, Duke University
- BSc in Mathematics, Jacobs University Bremen
Employment
- Lecturer, City University London (2013 – present)
Teaching
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Welfare Economics
Research
Sergiu’s research interests include decision theory, behavioural economics, and mechanism design. His work spans microeconomic theory, dynamic contracting, and models of bounded rationality. [1](https://www.citystgeorges.ac.uk/about/people/academics/sergiu-ungureanu)
Selected Publications
- Yaman, F., Cubi-Molla, P. & Ungureanu, S. (2023). Which Decision Theory Describes Life Satisfaction Best? Journal of Happiness Studies, 24(3), 893–916. [2](https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/view/creators_id/sergiu=2Eungureanu=2E2.html)
- Hening, A., Tran, K. Q. & Ungureanu, S. (2022). The effects of random and seasonal environmental fluctuations on optimal harvesting and stocking. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 84(6), Article 41. [2](https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/view/creators_id/sergiu=2Eungureanu=2E2.html)
- Hening, A., Nguyen, D. H., Ungureanu, S. & Wong, T. K. (2019). Asymptotic harvesting of populations in random environments. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 78(1–2), 293–329. [2](https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/view/creators_id/sergiu=2Eungureanu=2E2.html)
- Ungureanu, S. (2017). Dynamic Contracting under Permanent and Transitory Private Information. International Journal of Game Theory, 46(3), 667–692. [2](https://openaccess.city.ac.uk/view/creators_id/sergiu=2Eungureanu=2E2.html)