Van W. Kolpin

PLC 512; 541-346-3011; vkolpin@uoregon.edu

Biographical Information

Van W. Kolpin, Professor, received his B.A. in Mathematics and Computer Science in 1982 from Coe College, an M.S. in Mathematics in 1983 from the University of Iowa, an M.A. in Economics in 1984 from the University of Iowa, and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematical Science from the University of Iowa in 1986. He joined the department in 1986.

Research Interests

Van Kolpin's principal research interests lie in the fields of game theory and theory of social choice. His work in these areas spans both cooperative and noncooperative theory. The papers falling in the cooperative theory category investigate topics ranging from the stability of cooperative solutions to characterizations of coalitional power in both static and dynamic settings. The results derived from this body of work have implications for the modeling of economic/political environments, implementation of social choice, and the regulation of economic agents. In a series of related papers Professor Kolpin examines issues of equity in resource allocation and pure exchange. The conclusions which emerge apply in contexts of both centralized and decentralized social choice. His research on noncooperative theory analyzes equilibrium behavior in a diverse set of environments including psychological games, theories of discrimination, and industrial organization. Professor Kolpin's current line of research continues to investigate issues in both pure and applied theory.

Teaching

Professor Kolpin teaches core microeconomic theory, game theory, and econometrics at the graduate level. At the undergraduate level he teaches intermediate microeconomic theory and industrial organization.