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Drew Fudenberg | |
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Born | New York City, US | March 2, 1957
Education | Harvard University Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Relatives | Hugh Fudenberg (father) |
Academic career | |
Field | Game theory, General equilibrium Theory |
Institution | MIT |
Doctoral advisor | Eric Maskin[1] |
Doctoral students | Matthew Rabin Glenn Ellison Sendhil Mullainathan |
Contributions | learning in games, Folk theorem |
Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship, 1990; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc |
Drew Fudenberg (born March 2, 1957) is a Professor of Economics at MIT. His extensive research spans many aspects of game theory, including equilibrium theory, learning in games, evolutionary game theory, and many applications to other fields. Fudenberg was also one of the first to apply game theoretic analysis in industrial organization, bargaining theory, and contract theory. He has also authored papers on repeated games, reputation effects, and behavioral economics.