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Christopher Cotton

Christopher Cotton

Assistant Professor, Economics

(305) 284-5540
Jenkins 523F
ccotton@exchange.sba.miami.edu


Research Interests

  • Lobbying and Money in Politics
  • Strategic Information Disclosure
  • Competitions and Tournaments

Selected Publications

Christopher Cotton and Chang Liu. "100 horsemen and the empty city: A game theoretic exploration of deception in Chinese military legend." Journal of Peace Research, 48(2): 217-223, 2011.

Christopher Cotton, Frank McIntyre and Joseph Price. "The gender gap cracks under pressure: A detailed look at male and female performance differences during competitions." NBER WP#16436, July 2010.

Cotton, Christopher, 2009, "Should We Tax or Cap Contributions? A Lobbying Model with Policy Favors and Access," Journal of Public Economics, 93(7), 831-42.

Cotton, Christopher, 2009, "Multiple bidding in auctions as buyers become confident of their private valuations," Economics Letters, 104(3), 148-50.


Degrees

  • Ph.D., Economics, Cornell University, 2008
  • M.A., Cornell University, 2007
  • B.A., Economics, Michigan State University, 2001

Specialties

  • Political Economics
  • Game Theory
  • Economics of Information
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