John Kagel
John Henry Kagel (often John H. Kagel ; * 1942 in New York ) is an American economist .
Life
Kagel first earned a BA in Economics from Tufts University in 1964 , then a Master of Pacific International Affairs (MPIA) from the University of Pittsburgh until 1966 . He moved to Purdue University , where he received an MS degree in 1968 and a Ph.D. in economics. From 1969 to 1982 he was an assistant professor at Texas A&M University .
From 1982 to 1988 Kagel held a position as economics professor at the University of Houston , from 1987 to 1988 also as Cullen Professor of Economics . Then until 1999 he was Professor of Economics and Director of the Economics Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh . From 1998 to 1999 he was also Professor of Business Administration at the Graduate School of Business at the University of Pittsburgh. Since 1999 he has held the Chair of Applied Microeconomics at Ohio State University and is director of the Economics Laboratory there. From 2005 to 2007 he was also President of the Economic Science Association .
Research priorities
Kagel, who, together with Raymond Battalio, is considered to be the pioneer in the field of experimental economic research, conducts research in the field of game and behavior theory , especially in the context of decisions under information and uncertainty.
Publications (selection)
- with Raymond Battalio and Leonard Green: Economic Choice Theory: An Experimental Analysis of Animal Behavior , Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1995. ISBN 978-0-521-45488-9 .
- with Al Roth : The Handbook of Experimental Economics , Princeton University Press, Princeton 1995. ISBN 978-0-691-05897-9 .
- with Dan Levin: Common Value Auctions and the Winner's Curse , Princeton University Press, Princeton 2002. ISBN 978-1-4008-3013-8 .
literature
- Mark Blaug, Howard R. Vane: Who's Who in Economics , Edward Elgar Publishing, 2003, ISBN 978-1-84064-992-5 ; P. 434 f.
Web links
- Kagel website on ohio-state.edu
- Vita Kagel on ohio-state.edu (source, as of March 11, 2014)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kagel, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kagel, John H .; Kagel, John Henry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City |