INTERESTS
Micro Theory, Economic Networks, Economic Epidemiology, Complex Systems, Computational Economics
I help to organize the NYC Computational Economics Workshop. Please join us for a meeting if the website and topic is of interest to you.
I am a member of the Computational Epidemiology working group at the University of Iowa. (compEpi webpage).
WORK IN PROGRESS
Book manuscript: Pandemic Exposure: Why the Rich Flee and the Poor Take the Bus
"A Game Theoretic Approach to Vaccine Decisions with Agent Interactions"
"Who You Know vs. What You Know: Effects of Referral Hiring on Education Decisions."
PUBLICATIONS
Books
The Economics of Epidemiology, Springer, 2013.
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
“Spatially Heterogeneous Vaccine Coverage and Externalities in a Computational Model of Epidemics,” Myong-Hun Chang and Troy Tassier, Computational Economics, 2019 (Oct 5th): https://doi.org/10.1007/s10614-019-09918-7
"Network Position and Health Care Worker Infections," Troy Tassier, Philip Polgreen and Alberto Segre, Journal of Economic Interaction and Coordination, 12:277-307, 2017.
“The Dynamics of Subcenter Formation: Midtown Manhattan, 1861-1906,” Jason Barr and Troy Tassier, Journal of Regional Science, 56(5):754-791, 2016.
"Vaccination Games with Peer Effects in a Heterogeneous Hospital Worker Population," Troy Tassier, Philip Polgreen, and Alberto Segre, Administrative Sciences, 5: 2-26, 2015.
"Endogenous Movement and Equilibrium Selection in Spatial Coordination Games," David Hagmann and Troy Tassier, Computational Economics, 44 (3): 379-395, 2014.
"Bedrock Depth and the Formation of the Manhattan Skyline, 1890-1915," Jason Barr, Troy Tassier, and Rossen Trendafilov, Journal of Economic History, 71 (4): 1060-1077, 2011.
"A Characterization of Equilibria in the Groves Ledyard Mechanism," Scott E. Page and Troy Tassier, Journal of Mathematical Economics, 46: 1229-1242, 2010.
"Using Social Networks to Prioritize Vaccination Strategies for Healthcare Workers,'' Philip Polgreen, Troy Tassier, Sriram Pemmaraju, and Alberto Segre, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 31(9): 893-900, 2010.
"Endogenous Neighborhood Selection and the Attainment of Cooperation in a Spatial Prisoner's Dilemma,'' Jason Barr and Troy Tassier, Computational Economics, 35(3): 211-234, 2010.
"Social Network Structure, Equality, and Segregation in a Labor Market with Referral Hiring," Troy Tassier and Filippo Menczer, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 66: 514-528, 2008.
"Referral Hiring and Gender Segregation in the Workplace," Troy Tassier, Eastern Economic Journal, 34: 429-440, 2008.
"Segregation and Strategic Neighborhood Interaction," Jason Barr and Troy Tassier, Eastern Economic Journal, 34: 480-503, 2008.
"Why Chains Beget Chains: An Ecological Model of Firm Entry and Exit and the Evolution of Market Similarity," Scott E. Page and Troy Tassier, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 31: 3427-3458, 2007.
"Labor Market Implications of Weak Ties," Troy Tassier, Southern Economic Journal, 72(3): 704-719, 2006.
"A Markov Model of Referral Based Hiring and Workplace Segregation," Troy Tassier, Journal of Mathematical Sociology, 29(3): 233-262, 2005.
"Equilibrium Selection and Stability for the Groves Ledyard Mechanism," Scott E. Page and Troy Tassier, Journal of Public Economic Theory, 6 (2): 311-335, 2004.
"A Model of Fads, Fashions, and Group Formation," Troy Tassier, Complexity, 9: 51-61, 2004.
"Emerging Small-World Referral Networks in Evolutionary Labor Markets,'' Troy Tassier and Filippo Menczer, IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation (Special Issue on Computational Economics), 5 (5), 2001: 482-492, 2001.
Peer Reviewed Book Chapters
"Complexity and Economics,'' Troy Tassier, 21st Century Economics: A Reference Handbook, edited by Rhona C. Free, Sage Publications, 883-890, 2010.
Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings
"Agent-Based Models as a Complement to Economic Theory: A Durable Goods Example," Troy Tassier Mark Everson, and Dave Ostrowski, Proceedings of the 2002 Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 729-734, 2002.
"Using Cultural Algorithms to Evolve Strategies in Agent Based Models," Dave Ostrowski, Troy Tassier, Mark Everson, and Robert Reynolds, Proceedings of the 2002 Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 741-746, 2002.
Others Publications
Book Review: Handbook of Research on Complexity Edited by J. Barkley Rosser, Jr., Eastern Economic Journal, 39: 132-133, 2013.
"Introduction to the Symposium on Agent-Based Computational Economics,'' Jason M Barr, Troy Tassier, and Leanne Ussher, Eastern Economic Journal, 37: 1-5, 2011.
"Introduction to Symposium," Jason M Barr, Troy Tassier, and Leanne Ussher, Eastern Economic Journal (Special Issue on Agent-Based Computational Economics), 34: 421-422, 2008.
"The Future of Agent-Based Research in Economics: A Panel Discussion, Eastern Economic Association Annual Meetings, Boston, March 7, 2008," Jason M Barr, Troy Tassier, Leanne J Ussher, Blake LeBaron, Shu-Heng Chen, and Shyam Sunder, Eastern Economic Journal, 34: 550-565, 2008.