▁Career ▁Ang ner ▁was ▁a ▁philosophy ▁and ▁mathematics ▁major ▁at ▁U pp s ala ▁University . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁complete ▁two ▁Ph D s ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh , ▁one ▁in ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁in ▁History ▁and ▁Philosoph y ▁of ▁Science . ▁Upon ▁obtain ing ▁his ▁Ph D , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁teach ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁at ▁B irmingham ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁teach ▁at ▁George ▁Mason ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁where ▁he ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Philosoph y , ▁Polit ics , ▁and ▁Econom ics ▁Program . ▁He ▁also ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Associ ate ▁Editor ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Review ▁of ▁Econom ics . ▁ ▁His ▁research ▁brid ges ▁philosophy ▁and ▁economic ▁fields . ▁Philosoph ically , ▁he ▁studies ▁rational ity ▁and ▁well - be ing , ▁particularly ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁decision ▁theory ▁and ▁behavior al ▁decision ▁research . ▁Econom ically , ▁he ▁studies ▁the ▁relationships ▁between ▁happiness ▁and ▁health ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁links ▁between ▁happiness ▁and ▁pover ty ▁along ▁with ▁ways ▁to ▁quant ify ▁happiness . ▁ ▁Books ▁Ang ner ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁Hay ek ▁and ▁Natural ▁Law ▁and ▁A ▁Cour se ▁in ▁Be havior al ▁Econom ics . ▁Hay ek ▁and ▁Natural ▁Law ▁see ks ▁to ▁paint ▁Hay ek ' s ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁Natural ▁Law ▁tradition . ▁His ▁other ▁book , ▁A ▁Cour se ▁in