Attila Ambrus, Professor

Professor Ambrus’ research focuses on a broad range of subjects including game theory, experimental economics, microeconomic theory, industrial organization, political economics, development economics and economic history. He has received various grants from the National Science Foundation. His most recent work has been published in the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrica, and Theoretical Economics.

Office Location:	313 Social Sciences, Box 90097, Durham, NC 27708
Office Phone:	+1 919 660 1852
Email Address:
Web Page:	https://sites.duke.edu/attilaambrus/

Teaching (Fall 2024):

• ECON 620.01, GAME THEORY W/ APPL. OF ECON Synopsis

  Social Sciences 111, MW 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

• ECON 885.01, TOPICS IN ECONOMIC THEORY Synopsis

  Social Sciences 107, TuTh 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

• ECON 885.02, TOPICS IN ECONOMIC THEORY Synopsis

  Social Sciences 107, TuTh 01:25 PM-02:40 PM

Education:

Ph.D.

Princeton University

2003

Specialties:

Microeconomic Theory
Industrial Organization
Development Economics
Economic History
Economics of Networks
Microeconomics
Game Theory

Research Interests:

Professor Ambrus’ research focuses on a broad range of subjects including game theory, experimental economics, microeconomic theory, industrial organization, political economics, development economics and economic history. He has received various grants from the National Science Foundation. His most recent work has been published in the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrica, and Theoretical Economics.

Keywords:

Self-control

Recent Publications

1. Ambrus, A; Wayne, GAO; Milán, P, Informal Risk Sharing with Local Information, Review of Economic Studies, vol. 89 no. 5 (October, 2022), pp. 2329-2380 [doi]  [abs]
2. Ambrus, A; Baranovskyi, V; Kolb, A, A Delegation-Based Theory of Expertise, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, vol. 13 no. 4 (November, 2021), pp. 373-419, American Economic Association  [abs]
3. Ambrus, A; Kolb, A, On defining ex ante payoffs in games with diffuse prior, Economic Theory, vol. 72 no. 2 (September, 2021), pp. 445-472 [doi]  [abs]
4. Ambrus, A; Elliott, M, Investments in social ties, risk sharing, and inequality, The Review of Economic Studies, vol. 88 no. 4 (July, 2021), pp. 1624-1664, Oxford University Press  [abs]
5. Ambrus, A; Field, E; Gonzalez, R, Loss in the time of cholera: Long-run impact of a disease epidemic on the urban landscape, American Economic Review, vol. 110 no. 2 (January, 2020), pp. 475-525 [doi]  [abs]