Steven Callander

Assistant Professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences
MEDS Department
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University

Curriculum Vitae

 

Contact information
scal@kellogg.northwestern.edu
telephone: 847-491-5161 (Evanston)
During 2008/2009 I will (mostly) be at the Harris School at the University of Chicago, 773-702-8805.

 

 

Published and Forthcoming Papers

1. “Duverger’s Hypothesis, the Run-Off Rule, and Electoral Competition.”
Political Analysis 13 (Summer): 209-232, 2005. paper journal

2. “Principles of Network Development and Evolution: An Experimental Study,” with Charles Plott.
Journal of Public Economics
89 (August): 1469-1495, 2005. paper

3. “Electoral Competition in Heterogeneous Districts.”
Journal of Political Economy 113 (October): 1116-1145, 2005. paper

4. “Context-Dependent Voting,” with Catherine Wilson.
Quarterly Journal of Political Science 1 (3): 227-254, 2006. paper

5. “Bandwagons and Momentum in Sequential Voting.”
Review of Economic Studies 74 (July): 653-684, 2007. paper

6. “Turnout, Polarization, and Duverger's Law.” with Catherine Wilson.
Journal of Politics 69 (November): 1047-1056, 2007. paper [appendix]
(Previously circulated under the title: "Abstention Due to Alienation and Electoral Competition.")

7. “Lies, Damned Lies, and Political Campaigns,” with Simon Wilkie.
Games and Economic Behavior 60 (August): 262-286, 2007. paper

8. “Context-Dependent Voting and Political Ambiguity,” with Catherine Wilson.
Journal of Public Economics 92 (April): 565-581, 2008. paper

9. “Political Motivations.”
Review of Economic Studies 75 (July): 671-697, 2008. paper

10. “Majority Rule When Voters Like to Win.” paper
Games and Economic Behavior 64 (November): 393-420, 2008.

11. "A Theory of Policy Expertise."
Quarterly Journal of Political Science 3 (2): 123-140, 2008. paper.

12. “The Wisdom of the Minority.” with Johannes Horner. paper.
Journal of Economic Theory, forthcoming.

 

Working Papers

1. "Context Dependent Prospects." paper.

2. "Searching for Good Policies." paper.

 

 

Other Papers
  1. “Vote Timing and Information Aggregation.” paper
    (The main results have now been incorporated into “Bandwagons and Momentum in Sequential Voting”)
  2. “Adverse Selection, Moral Hazard, and Returns Policies,”
    with Valentina Bali, Kay-yut Chen, and John Ledyard, October 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Email: scal@kellogg.northwestern.edu Teaching Stuff (MBA)
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Mailing Address

Kellogg School of Management
Political Economy Seminar Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208
Last updated: June 1, 2008
(Since October 28, 2004)