Maarten Bos

Lecturer

Contact Information

Primary Email:
maartenb@wharton.upenn.edu

office Address:
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, Suite 700
3730 Walnut Street
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Research Interests: Human-technology interaction, Consumer Decision Making, Persuasion, Human Behavior.

Overview

Maarten Bos is a quantitative experimental behavioral researcher, with expertise in decision-science, persuasion, and human-technology interaction. He worked in industry research labs at Disney Imagineering and Snap Inc. for more than 10 years, translating research and analytics to business outcomes and improvements.

Maarten’s research has been published in journals including Science, Psychological Science, Journal of Consumer Psychology, and The Review of Economic Studies. His work has been cited thousands of times and covered by the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, NPR, The New York Times, Late night with Seth Meyers, Men’s Health Magazine, the Financial Times, and on numerous podcasts.

Maarten received his PhD training in The Netherlands, and postdoc training from Harvard Business School and Harvard Medical School.

Teaching

Current Courses (Fall 2026)

MKTG1010 - Intro To Marketing
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the concepts, analyses, and activities that comprise marketing management, and to provide practice in assessing and solving marketing problems. The course is also a foundation for advanced electives in Marketing as well as other business/social disciplines. Topics include marketing strategy, customer behavior, segmentation, customer lifetime value, branding, market research, product lifecycle strategies, pricing, go-to-market strategies, promotion, and marketing ethics.
MKTG1010003 ( Syllabus )
MKTG1010004 ( Syllabus )
MKTG2110 - Consumer Behavior
This course is concerned with how and why people behave as consumers. Its goals are to: (1) provide conceptual understanding of consumer behavior, (2) provide experience in the application of buyer behavior concepts to marketing management decisions and social policy decision-making; and (3) to develop analytical capability in using behavioral research.
MKTG2110001 ( Syllabus )

All Courses

MKTG1010 - Intro To Marketing
The objective of this course is to introduce students to the concepts, analyses, and activities that comprise marketing management, and to provide practice in assessing and solving marketing problems. The course is also a foundation for advanced electives in Marketing as well as other business/social disciplines. Topics include marketing strategy, customer behavior, segmentation, customer lifetime value, branding, market research, product lifecycle strategies, pricing, go-to-market strategies, promotion, and marketing ethics.
MKTG2110 - Consumer Behavior
This course is concerned with how and why people behave as consumers. Its goals are to: (1) provide conceptual understanding of consumer behavior, (2) provide experience in the application of buyer behavior concepts to marketing management decisions and social policy decision-making; and (3) to develop analytical capability in using behavioral research.

Knowledge at Wharton

The Psychology Behind Back-to-School Shopping

Patti Williams, Wharton associate professor of marketing, explains how back-to-school shopping blends family decisions, identity, nostalgia, budgets, and retail strategy.…Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 8/4/2026

How Credit Risk Is Factored in Corporate Bond Spreads

Recent Wharton research explains a long-standing puzzle in bond pricing to provide a more reliable foundation for evaluating corporate credit risk.…Read More

Knowledge @ Wharton - 8/3/2026

How Negotiation Skills Empower Girls

A decade-long Wharton study in Zambia found that a short course helped girls stay in school, delay marriage, and deliver strong returns on public funding at low cost.…Read More