Prof Jozsef Sakovics
Personal Chair in Economic Theory
Background
József studied engineering in his native Hungary before he went to Stanford for an MSc in operations research and a PhD in decision science.
He followed up with a post-doc in CentER (Netherlands) before settling in Barcelona at the Institute for Economic Analysis.
In 2000, he uprooted his Spanish family and joined the University of Edinburgh, where he served as Head of Economics in 2008-2009 and Head of School in 2018-2019. He is currently on leave, as a Distinguished Senior Researcher Fellowship in Spain.
Research summary
Consumer behaviour
Decentralised markets
Game theory
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A Theory of Ageements in the Shadow of Conflict: The Genesis of Bargaining Power
(26 pages)
In:
Theory and Decision, vol. 65, pp. 227-252
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11238-007-9093-8
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
A dynamic theory of holdup
(41 pages)
In:
Econometrica, vol. 72, pp. 1063-1103
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Walras retrouve' : Decentralized trading mechanisms and the competitive price
(22 pages)
In:
Journal of Political Economy, vol. 109, pp. 842-863
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Games of incomplete information without common knowledge priors
(20 pages)
In:
Theory and Decision, vol. 50, pp. 347-366
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Who Matters in Coordination Problems?
(23 pages)
In:
American Economic Review, vol. 102, pp. 3439-3461
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.102.7.3439
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Revealed cardinal preference
(6 pages)
In:
Economic Theory Bulletin, vol. 1, pp. 39-45
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40505-013-0006-4
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Reference Distorted Prices
(25 pages)
In:
Quantitative Marketing and Economics, vol. 9, pp. 339-363
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11129-011-9104-5
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Tractable consumer choice
(25 pages)
In:
Theory and Decision, vol. 79, pp. 333-358
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11238-014-9461-0
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Competitive foreclosure
In:
The RAND Journal of Economics, vol. 48, pp. 906-926
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-2171.12206
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Bidding for talent in sport
In:
Economic Inquiry, vol. 57, pp. 85-102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ecin.12712
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published)