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Roger Lagunoff

Curriculum Vitae,  June, 2023

Personal Data & Contact Information

E-Mail: lagunofr@georgetown.edu

Web Page: : https://sites.google.com/a/georgetown.edu/lagunoff/home

Citizenship: U.S. 

Current Positions 

• Professor of Economics, Georgetown University,  2001-present.

Past Positions 

• Interim Department Chair, Department of Economics, Georgetown University, 2021-2022. 

• Director, Georgetown Center for Economic Research,   Georgetown University, 2010-2021. 

• Visiting Professor, ILADES, Alberto Hurtado University, Spring 2017. 

• Visiting Professor, Indiana University, Fall 2016. 

• Visiting Professor, Cowles Foundation, Yale University, Spring, 2006.

• Visiting Professor, Johns Hopkins University, Spring, 2003

• Visiting Professor, W. Allen Wallis Institute of Political Economy, University of Rochester, Fall, 2002.

• Visiting Scholar, IMF, July, 2002 and July, 2003.

• Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Georgetown University, 1999-2001

• Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Georgetown University, 1996-1999.

• Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1995-1996.

• Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1989-1995.

• Visiting Scholar, Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, July, 1994.

• Postdoctoral Member of the Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories, 1990-1991.

Education

• B.A. Economics, Ohio State University, 1984 

• Ph.D. Economics, University of Minnesota, 1989

Publications in Refereed Journals

• "Status Quo Property Protection in Politico-Legal Systems," forthcoming in  American Economic Review: Insights, 2023. 

• “The Dynamics of Property Rights in Modern Autocracies,” with D. Cao, forthcoming in  American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2022.

• "The Design of Optimal Collateralized Contracts," with D.  Cao, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 12:45-74 (2020). 

• “Tipping Points and Business-as-Usual in a Global Commons,” with R. Harrison, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 163:386-408  (2019).

• “Dynamic Mechanism Design for a Global Commons,” with R. Harrison, International Economic Review, 58: 751-82 (2017). 

• “Auditing, Disclosure, and Verification in Decentralized Decision Problems," with L. Anderlini and D. Gerardi, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 131:393-408 (2016)

• “Revealed Political Power” with J. Bai, International Economic Review, 54: 1085-1115 (2013).

• “Communication and Learning” with L. Anderlini and D. Gerardi, Review of Economic Studies, 79(2): 419-450 (2012).

• “On the Faustian Dynamics of Policy and Political Power,” with J. Bai, Review of Economic Studies, 78(1): 17-48 (2011).

• “Social Memory, Evidence, and Conflict” with L. Anderlini and D. Gerardi, Review of Economic Dynamics, 13: 559-574 (2010).

• ”Markov Perfect Equilibria in Repeated Asynchronous Choice Games” with H. Haller, Journal of Mathematical Economics, 46: 1103-1114 (2010).

• “The Dynamic Stability and Reform of Political Institutions,” Games and Economic Behavior, 67: 569-583 (2009).

• “A ‘Super’ Folk Theorem for Dynastic Repeated Games,” with L. Anderlini and D. Gerardi, Economic Theory, 37: 357-94 (2008).

• “On the Size and Structure of Optimal Group Cooperation ,” with M. Haag, Journal of Economic Theory, 135: 68-89 (2007).

• “Social Conflict and Gradual Political Succession: An Illustrative Model,” with W. Jack, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 108: 703-25 (2006).

• “Dynamic Enfranchisement” with W. Jack, Journal of Public Economics, 90: 551-572 (2006).

• “Credible Communication in Dynastic Government,” Journal of Public Economics, 90: 59-86 (2006).

• “Social Norms, Local Interaction, and Neighborhood Planning,” with M. Haag, International Economic Review, 47: 265-96 (2006).

• “International versus Domestic Auditing of Bank Solvency,” with A. Feltenstein, Journal of International Economics, 67: 73-96 (2005).

• “ ‘Whitewashing’ and ‘Coverups’: Communication in Dynastic Repeated Games,” with L. Anderlini, Economic Theory, 26:265-299 (2005).

• “Overlapping Generations Games: Memory, Communication, and Altruism” with A. Matsui, Review of Economic Design, 8: 383-411 (2004

• “A Theory of Constitutional Standards and Civil Liberty,” Review of Economic Studies, 68: 109-132 (2001).

• “A Model of Financial Fragility,” with S. Schreft, Journal of Economic Theory, 99: 220-64 (2001).

• “Are ‘Anti-Folk Theorems’ in Repeated Games Nongeneric?” with A. Matsui,  Review of Economic Design, 6: 397-414 (2001). Reprinted in: Markets, Games, and Organizations, T. Ichiishi and T.Marschak, Eds., Berlin: Springer, 2003 (pp 265-80).

• “Genericity and Markovian Behavior in Stochastic Games,” with H. Haller, Econometrica, 68: 1231-49 (2000).

• “On the Evolution of Pareto Optimal Behavior in Repeated Coordination Problems,” International Economic Review, 41: 273-93 (2000).

• “A Dynamic Tiebout Theory of Voluntary versus Involuntary Provision of Public Goods,” with G. Glomm, Review of Economic Studies, 66: 659-77 (1999).

• “Financial Fragility with Rational and Irrational Exuberance” with S. Schreft, Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, 31.2: 531-60 (1999).

• “On the Social Stability of Coalitional Property Rights Regimes,” with G. Glomm, Social Choice and Welfare, 16: 409-27 (1999).

• “A Tiebout Theory of Public vs. Private Provision of Collective Goods,” with G. Glomm, Journal of Public Economics., 68: 91-112 (1998). Reprinted in Public Facilities Planning, L. Kiminami, K. Button, P. Nijkamp, Eds., Edward Elgar (2007).

• “Asynchronous Choice in Repeated Coordination Games,” with A. Matsui, Econometrica, 65: 1467-1477 (1997).

• “On the Dynamic Selection of Mechanisms for Provision of Public Projects,” Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 21: 1699-1725 (1997).

• “Resilient Allocation Rules for Bilateral Trade,” Journal of Economic Theory, 66: 463-87 (1995).

• “Inequality and the Social Stability of Economies with Collective Property Rights,” with G. Glomm, Mathematical Social Sciences, 30: 245-61 (1995).

• “The Evolution in Mechanisms for Public Projects,” with A. Matsui, Economic Theory, 6: 195-224 (1995).

• “A Simple Noncooperative Core Story,” Games and Economic Behavior, 7: 54-61 (1994).

• “Fully Endogenous Mechanism Selection on Finite Outcome Sets,” Economic Theory, 2: 465-80 (1992).

Current Working papers

• "Authoritarian Social Control," March, 2023. 

• "Power, Property Rights, and the Dynamics of Local Wealth Appropriation," with Dan Cao and Yingqi Xu, June 2023. 

• "Carbon Consumption, the Carbon-based Ecosystem, and Output," with C. Figueroa, R. Harrison, and M. Miranda, April, 2020. 

Other manuscripts

• “Markov Equilibrium in Models of Dynamic Endogenous Political Institutions,” January, 2008.

• “Sufficiently Specialized Economies Have Nonempty Cores,” May, 1997.

Grants, Honors, and Awards

• NSF Grant SES-0617789  with co-PIs: L. Anderlini and D. Gerardi. 

• Competitive Grant-in-Aid, 2004, Georgetown University.

• NSF Grant SES-0108932, 2001-03.

• Virginia Tech Foundation Travel Grant, 1995-96.

• Institute for Economic Research Foundation Grant, 1994-95, University of Pennsylvania. 

• University of Pennsylvania Research Foundation Grant. 1992-93.

• Joseph Cohen Term Chair Assistant Professorship, 1989-92, University of Pennsylvania. 

• Harold Hardy Graduate Fellowship, 1988, University of Minnesota.

Professional Activities

• Co-Organizer of Washington PECO (Political Economy Conference) (2014-2018)

•  GCER Alumni Conference (2011-present), 

• Co-Editor, Berkeley Electronic Journal in Theoretical Economics, November, 2006-2012.

• Editorial Board, International Journal of Game Theory, 2004-2008.

• Associate Editor, Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2001-2012.

• NSF Panelist, Human Social Dynamics Program.

• NSF/NBER Decentralization Conference (2002), Georgetown University. Organizer of Southeast Theory and International Economics Conference (1999), Georgetown University, Annual Political Economy Mini-Workshop, Georgetown University (1997, 2001).

• Referee for: The National Science Foundation, Econometrica, Review of Economic Studies, American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, International Economic Review, Journal of Public Economics, Games and Economic Behavior, The Rand Journal of Economics, American Political Science Review, Economics and Politics, Journal of Economic Theory, Theoretical Economics, Economic Theory, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Review of Economic Dynamics, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of the European Economic Association, The Economic Journal, International Journal of Game Theory, 

Recent Seminars and Conference Talks.

• NYU-LSE Political Economy Conference, May 2023. 

• University of Illinois Political Economy Conference, March 2023. 

• George Mason University, September 2022. 

• OVERS Seminar, University of New South Wales, April 2021.

• ECARES, Solvay Brussels School, May 2020

• Midwest Theory Conference, Indiana U., June, 2019.

• GCER Alumni Conference, May, 2019. 

• Duke University Decentralization Conference, March, 2018.

• University Alberto Hurtado, Chile, March, 2017.

• Indiana University, November, 2016. 

• The Ohio State University, April, 2016. 

• George Washington University, October , 2015. 

• University of Virginia, September 2015. 

• Stony Brook Game Theory and Political Economy Workshop, July 2015.

• Priorat Conference in Political Economy, Spain, June 2015. 

• GCER Conference, May 2015. 

• Georgetown University, July 2014.

• University of Washington, June 2014

• Carlo Alberto University, Italy, March 2014.

• Brown University, November, 2013.

• NBER Summer Institute, July, 2013.

• Canadian Economic Theory Conference - Montreal, May 2013. 

• NYU, April, 2013.

• Inter-American Development Bank, November, 2012. 

• Vanderbilt U., October 2012.

• Midwest Theory Conference, Indiana U, May 2012. 

• Johns Hopkins U, April 2012.

• U. North Carolina, March 2012. 

• ILADES, Chile, March 2012

• PUC, Chile March 2012.

• U. Warwick, May, 2011.

• LSU-Haller Conference, February 2011. 

• Stanford U., November, 2010.

• Cal Tech, November, 2010.

• PIER Political Economy Conference, U. Penn, Sept., 2010.

• SED Conference, Montreal, July 2010.

• UC Santa Barbara, May, 2010.

• Indiana University, April, 2010.

• Stanford-Kingston Political Economy Conference, February, 2010. 

Courses Taught

• Microeconomic Theory (both semesters of first year PhD course). 

• Agency and Contract Theory (PhD course).

• General Equilibrium (PhD course).

• Public Economics (PhD and undergraduate courses)

• Industrial Organization (undergraduate course).

• Microeconomics (undergraduate: Principles and Intermediate level) Economics of Business Decisions (MBA course)

• Managerial Economics (undergraduate course)

• Topics in Game Theory (PhD course)

• Political Economy (PhD, undergraduate courses)

• Dynamic Models of Political Economy (PhD course)

PhD Advising

Ph.D. Dissertation Advisees, Year Graduated, Placement

• Jason Albert, 2015 PhD (Georgetown U.), Department of Justice, Antitrust Division. 

• Yasin Onder, 2013 PhD (Georgetown U.), Central Bank of Turkey.

• Jorge Fernandez, 2012 PhD (Georgetown U.) Central Bank of Chile.

• Helena Aten, 2010 PhD (Georgetown U.).

• Tamara Renee Bowen, 2008 PhD (Georgetown U.), Stanford University.

• Zaki Zahran, 2008 PhD (Georgetown U.), Watson & Wyatt.

• Chris Tung, 2006 PhD (Georgetown U.), National Sun Yat-sen University (TAIWAN).

• Rodrigo Harrison, 2003 PhD (Georgetown U.), Catholic University (CHILE).

• Matthew Haag, 2002 PhD (Georgetown U.), University of Warwick (UK).

Ph.D. Dissertation Committees 

Peter Caradonna, 2022 PhD, Francisco Garrido, 2020 PhD (Georgetown),  Shen Qu, 2015 PhD (Georgetown U), Evelina Mengova, 2005 PhD (Georgetown U.), Christian Yves Gonzalez Amador, 2002 PhD (Georgetown U.), Shihua Lu, 1999 PhD (Georgetown U.), Inchan Lee, 1995 PhD (University of Pennsylvania), Maharukh Bhiladwalla, 1993 PhD (U. of Penn.), Sung Whan Choi, 1992 PhD (U. of Penn.), Guan Han Lim, 1992 PhD (U. of Penn.), Sung-Wook Lee, 1990 PhD (U. of Penn.).

Service (Georgetown only)

• Interim Department Chair, Georgetown University, 2021-22. 

• Director of the Georgetown Center for Economic Research (GCER), 2010-2021. 

• Placement Director for PhD candidates, 2013-2016, 2009-2011, and 2001-06.

• Director Undergraduate Studies  for the Political Economy Major 2005-2021, and 1999-2003. 

• Director of Graduate Studies, August, 2003-06. 

• Director of Graduate Admissions, 2008-09. 

• Dept. R&T Committee, 2007-08, 2009-2010, 2016-2017, 2019-20.  

• Member, Graduate Executive Committee, September, 2004-2007.  

• Political Economy Working Group, 1996-99. 

• Ongoing service to Departmental Graduate Committee, Undergraduate, and Recruiting Committees.