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Tomas Sjöström

Tomas Sjöström (born March 19, 1962) is a Distinguished Professor of Economics at Rutgers University – New Brunswick. His current research interests include theories of conflict and behavioral economics.[1][2][3]

Tomas Sjöström
Born (1962-03-19) March 19, 1962 (age 62)
EducationStockholm University (BA)
University of Rochester (PhD)
EmployerRutgers University – New Brunswick
Academic career
Doctoral
advisor		William Thomson
Doctoral
students		Roland G. Fryer Jr.

Life

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He graduated from Stockholm University with a bachelor's degree in business economics in 1985. He then continued to study economics at the University of Rochester, earning his Ph.D. in 1991.[4]

Sjöström worked at Harvard University from 1991 to 1998. From 1998 to 2004, he served as Professor of Economics at the Pennsylvania State University before taking on the role of Professor of Economics at Rutgers University. He is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences[5][6] and served on the selection committee for the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences from 2007 to 2018.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

Selected publications

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  • “Decentralization and Collusion” with S. Baliga, Journal of Economic Theory (1998) 83:196-232.
  • Ghatak, Maitreesh; Morelli, Massimo; Sjöström, Tomas (2001). "Occupational Choice and Dynamic Incentives". The Review of Economic Studies. 68 (4): 781–810. doi:10.1111/1467-937X.00190. ISSN 0034-6527. JSTOR 2695909.
  • Baliga, Sandeep; Sjöström, Tomas (2004). "Arms Races and Negotiations". The Review of Economic Studies. 71 (2): 351–369. doi:10.1111/0034-6527.00287. ISSN 0034-6527. JSTOR 3700629.
  • Rai, Ashok S.; Sjöström, Tomas (2004). "Is Grameen Lending Efficient? Repayment Incentives and Insurance in Village Economies". The Review of Economic Studies. 71 (1): 217–234. doi:10.1111/0034-6527.00282. ISSN 0034-6527. JSTOR 3700717.
  • Kuo, Wen-Jui; Sjöström, Tomas; Chen, Yu-Ping; Wang, Yen-Hsiang; Huang, Chen-Ying (2009-04-24). "Intuition and Deliberation: Two Systems for Strategizing in the Brain". Science. 324 (5926): 519–522. doi:10.1126/science.1165598. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 19390048.
  • Chung, Hui-Kuan; Sjöström, Tomas; Lee, Hsin-Ju; Lu, Yi-Ta; Tsuo, Fu-Yun; Chen, Tzai-Shuen; Chang, Chi-Fu; Juan, Chi-Hung; Kuo, Wen-Jui; Huang, Chen-Ying (2017-11-29). "Why Do Irrelevant Alternatives Matter? An fMRI-TMS Study of Context-Dependent Preferences". Journal of Neuroscience. 37 (48): 11647–11661. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2307-16.2017. ISSN 0270-6474. PMC 6705742. PMID 29109242.

References

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  1. ^ "Why Do Long Wars Happen?". Kellogg Insight. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  2. ^ "One Nation Invades Another. What Will Happen Next?". Kellogg Insight. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  3. ^ "Search results | JSTOR". www.jstor.org. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  4. ^ "Sjöström, Tomas". economics.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  5. ^ "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2016". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  6. ^ Blanke, Jennifer (Oct 10, 2016). "Everything you need to know about this year's Nobel Prize in Economics". World Economic Forum.
  7. ^ Chadwick, John. "With Royalty in Room, Rutgers Professor Takes Seat at Nobels". Rutgers University, School of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  8. ^ "How is the Nobel Prize in Economics Selected? Ask Professor Sjostrom". economics.rutgers.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  9. ^ "The Daily Targum". The Daily Targum. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  10. ^ "UCLA emeritus professor accepts Nobel prize in Economics". University of California. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  11. ^ "The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2012". NobelPrize.org. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  12. ^ Ritter, Karl (2016-10-10). "For showing how contracts work best, 2 economists win Nobel". CTVNews. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
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