Pradeep Dubey
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Pradeep Dubey, born January 9, 1951 in Patna, Bihar, India, is an American game theorist
. He is Professor of Economics
at State University of New York, Stony Brook and a member of Center for Game Theory in Economics at Stony Brook. He also holds a visiting position at Cowles Foundation
, Yale University
. He did his schooling from the St. Columba's School, Delhi. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics
from Cornell University
and B.Sc. (with Honors in Physics
) from the University of Delhi
. His areas of research interests are game theory
and mathematical economics
. He has published, among others, in Econometrica
, Games and Economic Behavior
, Journal of Economic Theory
and Quarterly Journal of Economics
. He is a Fellow of Econometric Society
and a member of the council of Game Theory Society.
Game theory
Game theory is a mathematical method for analyzing calculated circumstances, such as in games, where a person’s success is based upon the choices of others...
. He is Professor of Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
at State University of New York, Stony Brook and a member of Center for Game Theory in Economics at Stony Brook. He also holds a visiting position at Cowles Foundation
Cowles Foundation
The Cowles Commission for Research in Economics is an economic research institute, founded in Colorado Springs in 1932 by Alfred Cowles, a businessman and economist. In 1939, the Cowles Commission moved to the University of Chicago under the directorship of Theodore O. Yntema. Jacob Marschak took...
, Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
. He did his schooling from the St. Columba's School, Delhi. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics
Applied mathematics
Applied mathematics is a branch of mathematics that concerns itself with mathematical methods that are typically used in science, engineering, business, and industry. Thus, "applied mathematics" is a mathematical science with specialized knowledge...
from Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and B.Sc. (with Honors in Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
) from the University of Delhi
University of Delhi
The University of Delhi is a central university situated in Delhi, India and is funded by Government of India. Established in 1922, it offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate level. Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the Chancellor of the university...
. His areas of research interests are game theory
Game theory
Game theory is a mathematical method for analyzing calculated circumstances, such as in games, where a person’s success is based upon the choices of others...
and mathematical economics
Mathematical economics
Mathematical economics is the application of mathematical methods to represent economic theories and analyze problems posed in economics. It allows formulation and derivation of key relationships in a theory with clarity, generality, rigor, and simplicity...
. He has published, among others, in Econometrica
Econometrica
Econometrica is a peer-reviewed academic journal of economics, publishing articles not only in econometrics but in many areas of economics. It is published by the Econometric Society and distributed by Wiley-Blackwell. Econometrica is one of the most highly ranked economics journals in the world...
, Games and Economic Behavior
Games and Economic Behavior
Games and Economic Behavior is a journal of game theory published by Elsevier. Founded in 1989, the journal's stated objective is to communicate game-theoretic ideas across theory and applications...
, Journal of Economic Theory
Journal of Economic Theory
The Journal of Economic Theory, often referred to as JET, is an important scholarly journal in the field of economics. Although the journal was originally intended as a specialty journal in mathematical economics, JET is now generally regarded as the leading journal in economic theory and one of...
and Quarterly Journal of Economics
Quarterly Journal of Economics
The Quarterly Journal of Economics, or QJE, is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Oxford University Press and edited at Harvard University's Department of Economics. Its current editors are Robert J. Barro, Elhanan Helpman and Lawrence F. Katz...
. He is a Fellow of Econometric Society
Econometric Society
The Econometric Society is an international society for the advancement of economic theory in its relation with statistics and mathematics. It was founded on December 29, 1930 at the Stalton Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio....
and a member of the council of Game Theory Society.
Selected publications
- "On the Uniqueness of the Shapley Value" (1975) International Journal of Game Theory Vol. 4, pp. 131–139.
- "Trade and Prices in a Closed Economy with Exogenous Uncertainty and Different Levels of Information" (1977) (with M. ShubikMartin ShubikMartin Shubik is an American economist, who is Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Institutional Economics at Yale University. He was educated at the University of Toronto and Princeton University...
) Econometrica Vol. 45, pp. 1657–1680.
- "Some Properties of the Banzhaf Power Index" (1979) (with L.S. ShapleyLloyd ShapleyLloyd Stowell Shapley is a distinguished American mathematician and economist. He is a Professor Emeritus at University of California, Los Angeles, affiliated with departments of Mathematics and Economics...
) Mathematics of Operations Research Vol. 4, pp. 99–131.
- "Nash Equilibria of Market Games: Finiteness and Inefficiency" (1980) Journal of Economic Theory Vol. 22, pp. 363–376.
- "Price-Quantity Strategic Market Games" (1982) Econometrica Vol. 50, pp. 111–126.
- "Payoffs in Non-atomic Economies: an Axiomatic Approach" (1984) (with A. Neyman) Econometrica Vol. 52, pp. 1129–1150.
- "Noncooperative General Exchange with a Continuum of Traders" (1994) (with L.S. ShapleyLloyd ShapleyLloyd Stowell Shapley is a distinguished American mathematician and economist. He is a Professor Emeritus at University of California, Los Angeles, affiliated with departments of Mathematics and Economics...
) Journal of Mathematical Economics Vol. 23, pp. 253–293.
- "Competitive Pooling: Rothschild-Stiglitz Reconsidered" (2002) (with J. Geanakoplos) Quarterly Journal of Economics Vol. 117, pp. 1529–1570.
- "From Nash to Walras via Shapley-Shubik" (2003) (with J. Geanakoplos) Journal of Mathematical Economics Vol. 39, pp. 391–400.
- "Learning with Perfect Information" (2004) (with O. Haimanko) Games and Economic Behavior Vol. 46, pp. 304–324.
- "Default and Punishment in General Equilibrium" (2005) (with J. Geanakoplos & M. ShubikMartin ShubikMartin Shubik is an American economist, who is Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Institutional Economics at Yale University. He was educated at the University of Toronto and Princeton University...
) Econometrica Vol. 73, pp. 1–37.