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DJ Thornton

DJ Thornton

Research student
Master of Pre-Doctoral Business Studies (with Excellence) BCom/BSc: Economics & Advanced Mathematics, UNSW Sydney, Honours (Class I), Pure Mathematics
School of Economics

Email: d.thornton@unsw.edu.au

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Supervisors: Prof. Richard Holden, Prof. Gabriele Gratton

I am a microeconomic theorist studying strategic decision-making in networks, especially in environments with externalities. I am also interested in the role of narratives and information in how we learn and make decisions.

  • Network Theory
  • Learning
  • 2022–2025 - RTP Scholarship, Australian Government
  • 2021 - The UNSW Business School Dean's Award for top performance in a Masters Coursework Program
  • 2021 - Finalist: Westpac Future Leaders Scholarship
  • 2021 - MPDBS Scholarship, UNSW Sydney
  • 2018-2019 - UNSW Summer Research Scholarship
  • 2018 - The Faculty of Science Dean's List for academic excellence
  • The Stochastic Reproduction Number of a Virus (with R. Holden). Preprint available: Covid Economics | Centre for Economic Policy Research, Issue 41