Research Interests

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

Selected Publications

• 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

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

Specialties

• Political Economics
• Game Theory
• Experimental Economics