Professor

Thomas R. Palfrey

California Institute of Technology
Political scientist; Economist; Educator
Area
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specialty
Political Science
Elected
2008
Flintridge Foundation Professor of Economics and Political Science. Contributed to formal political theory, laboratory experiments, political economy, game theory and the empirical estimation of equilibrium models. Studied participation in voting and public goods, strategic voting, agenda setting, candidate and party strategy, particularly entry deterrence, multicandidate elections, campaign contributions, mechanism design and federalism. Work treats the effects of information, communication and strategic behavior.
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