Fields: Microeconomic Theory, Information Economics, Mechanism Design, Networks

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Graz.  I have broad interests in microeconomic theory, particularly in game theory, information, and mechanism design.  Applications of my work include political economy, matching, and social networks.

See my research page for current working papers.  Here is my CV and my Google Scholar profile.

Recent News:

• July 2026 - Updated draft of "Renegotiation-Proof Cheap Talk" (with Christoph Kuzmics).

• October 2025 - "Robust Group Manipulation with Indifferences" published in Games and Economic Behavior. 

• June 2025 - Yu Chen Prize 2023 for "On the Manipulability of Equitable Voting Rules."

Contact:

Email: steven.kivinen[at]uni-graz.at