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Meet Wharton's Newest Faculty: Gal Smitizsky

April 02, 2026 / 00:57

This episode features G Smittzky, an assistant professor at the OID group, discussing the valuation of time and money. Smittzky shares insights from his research on how people perceive these two resources differently. He highlights that while money is valued consistently, the value of time varies significantly among individuals.

Smittzky, originally from Israel, completed his PhD at UC San Diego before moving to Philadelphia. He expresses excitement about joining a vibrant research environment and collaborating with colleagues on new projects.

The conversation touches on the complexities of how individuals assess the worth of their time compared to money, emphasizing the subjective nature of time valuation.

TLDR

G Smittzky discusses how people value time differently than money.

Episode

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[laughter] That's going to be I can super casual. Hi. Uh my name is G Smittzky. I am assistant professor at
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the OID group. Originally, I'm from Israel. Just completed my PhD at UC San Diego before moving to Philadelphia. I
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study judgment and decision-m. More specifically, I'm interested in understanding how [music]
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time and money, two resources we use every day, are valued in systematically different ways. So I noticed in myself
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and others that we think about money in fairly consistent ways, but it's not the
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case with [music] time. So for instance, if I would ask you how much one hour of
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your time is worth, the obvious answer would be, well, it [music] depends. I'm
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mostly excited about joining such a vibrant, dynamic research environment to learn from my colleagues, to collaborate
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on new projects, and to [music] bring my own perspective into the mix.

Episode Highlights

  • Introducing G Smittzky
    G Smittzky, assistant professor, shares his background and research interests.
    “I study judgment and decision-making.”
    @ 00m 06s
    April 02, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • I'm mostly excited about joining such a vibrant, dynamic research environment.
    Meet Wharton's Newest Faculty: Gal Smitizsky

Key Moments

  • Introduction00:04
  • Research Focus00:17
  • Excitement for Collaboration00:42