UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
Department of Economics
Van Kolpin
Department of Economics
1285 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1285
Office: PLC 512, Phone: 541-346-3011, Fax: 541-346-1243, email: vkolpin@uoregon.edu
Biographical Information
Van Kolpin is a professor of economics at the University of Oregon. He received a 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, a Ph.D. in applied mathematical science from the University of Iowa in 1986, and joined the University of Oregon Department of Economics in 1986.
He is a member of the editorial boards of the journals Game Theory and
Modern Economics: Problems, Trends, Prospects.
Research Interests
Professor Kolpin’s principal research interests lie in the fields of game theory and microeconomic theory, spanning both cooperative and noncooperative contexts. His papers on cooperative theory investigate topics ranging from the stability of cooperative solutions to characterizations of coalitional power in both static and dynamic settings. The results from this body of work have implications for the modeling of economic/political environments, implementation of social choice, and regulation of economic agents. In a series of related papers Professor Kolpin also examines issues of equity in resource allocation and pure exchange. The conclusions that 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 that include psychological games, discriminatory behavior, asymmetric information, infinitely many players, and higher education markets.
Teaching
Professor Kolpin teaches microeconomic theory, game theory, and industrial organization.
