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Christopher Cotton

Christopher Cotton

Assistant Professor, Economics

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


Research Interests

  • Paying for attention
  • Strategic information production
  • Lobbying and money in politics
  • Competitions and tournaments

Selected Publications

Christopher Cotton, Frank McIntyre and Joseph Price, "Gender differences in repeated competition: Evidence from school math contests," Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 86(1): 52-66, Feb. 2013.

Christopher Cotton, "Submission fees and response times in academic publishing," American Economic Review, 103(1): 501-509, Feb. 2013.

Christopher Cotton, "Pay-to-play politics: Informational lobbying and contribution limits when money buys access," Journal of Public Economics, 96(3/4): 369-386, 2012

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


Degrees

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

Specialties

  • Industrial Organization
  • Political Economics
  • Economics of Information
  • Experimental Economics
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