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73
Citations
23723
World Ranking
395
National Ranking
270

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1995 - Fellows of the Econometric Society

Overview

Thomas R. Palfrey is affiliated with the California Institute of Technology in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Decision Sciences, with significant contributions across related subfields such as Management Science and Operations Research, Safety Research, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, and Gender Studies.

The scientist's work covers key topics including Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, Game Theory and Applications, Auction Theory and Applications, Game Theory and Voting Systems, Taxation and Compliance Studies, Economic Theories and Models, and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

Notable recent publications include:

  • The effects of income mobility and tax persistence on income redistribution and inequality (2020) - European Economic Review
  • Games Played by Teams of Players (2022) - American Economic Journal Microeconomics
  • Organizing for Collective Action: Olson Revisited (2024) - Journal of Political Economy
  • Cognitive hierarchies for games in extensive form (2024) - Journal of Economic Theory
  • Trading votes for votes: A laboratory study (2020) - Games and Economic Behavior

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Po-Hsuan Lin
  • Charles A. Holt
  • Marco Battaglini
  • Jeongbin Kim
  • Meng-Jhang Fong

Palfrey's research has been published repeatedly in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Games and Economic Behavior
  • Journal of Public Economic Theory
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials

The scientist has been recognized with several awards including being named a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008 and a Fellow of the Econometric Society in 1995.

Best Publications

  • Quantal Response Equilibria for Normal Form Games

    Richard D. McKelvey;Thomas R. Palfrey

  • A Strategic Calculus of Voting

    Thomas R Palfrey;Howard Rosenthal

  • An Experimental Study of the Centipede Game

    Richard D. McKelvey;Thomas R. Palfrey

  • Quantal Response Equilibria for Extensive Form Games

    Richard D. Mckelvey;Thomas R. Palfrey

  • Voter Participation and Strategic Uncertainty

    Thomas R. Palfrey;Howard Rosenthal

  • A Strategic Calculus of Voting

    Thomas R. Palfrey;Howard Rosenthal

  • Participation and the Provision of Discrete Public Goods: A Strategic Analysis

    Thomas R. Palfrey;Howard Rosenthal

  • Anomalous behavior in public goods experiments: How much

    Thomas R. Palfrey;Jeffrey E. Prisbrey

  • The Relationship Between Information, Ideology, and Voting Behavior

    Thomas R. Palfrey;Keith T. Poole

  • Spatial Equilibrium with Entry

    Thomas R. Palfrey

  • Quantal Response Equilibrium and Overbidding in Private-Value Auctions

    Jacob K. Goeree;Charles A. Holt;Thomas R. Palfrey

  • Mixed equilibrium in a Downsian model with a favored candidate

    Enriqueta Aragones;Thomas R Palfrey

  • The Paradox of Voter Participation? A Laboratory Study

    David K. Levine;Thomas R. Palfrey

  • ASSET VALUATION IN AN EXPERIMENTAL MARKET

    Robert Forsythe;Thomas R. Palfrey;Charles R. Plott

  • Risk Averse Behavior in Generalized Matching Pennies Games

    Jacob K. Goeree;Charles A. Holt;Thomas R. Palfrey

  • An Experimental Study of Jury Decision Rules

    Serena Guarnaschelli;Richard D. McKelvey;Thomas R. Palfrey

  • Equilibria in Campaign Spending Games: Theory and Data

    Robert S. Erikson;Thomas R. Palfrey

  • Experimental foundations of political science

    Donald R. Kinder;Thomas R. Palfrey

  • Bundling Decisions by a Multiproduct Monopolist with Incomplete Information

    Thomas R. Palfrey

  • Altruism, Reputation, and Noise in Linear Public Goods Experiments

    Thomas R. Palfrey;Jeffrey E. Prisbrey

  • The Swing Voter's Curse in the Laboratory

    Marco Battaglini;Rebecca B. Morton;Thomas R. Palfrey

  • A mathematical proof of Duverger's Law

    Thomas R. Palfrey

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacob K. Goeree
Jacob K. Goeree University of New South Wales
Charles A. Holt
Charles A. Holt University of Virginia
Richard D. McKelvey
Richard D. McKelvey California Institute of Technology
Howard Rosenthal
Howard Rosenthal New York University
John O. Ledyard
John O. Ledyard California Institute of Technology
Andrew Postlewaite
Andrew Postlewaite University of Pennsylvania
Colin F. Camerer
Colin F. Camerer California Institute of Technology
Peter Cramton
Peter Cramton University of Maryland, College Park
Antonio Merlo
Antonio Merlo Drexel University
Matthew O. Jackson
Matthew O. Jackson Stanford University

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