Take Action
Home | Faculty & Research Overview | Departments & Initiatives
Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences
Does Immigration Help Local Economies?
Kellogg Opens Its Global Hub
Kellogg Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences Department
The faculty is on the leading edge of fundamental research that has real-world impact around the globe. Topics include auctions, game theory, voting, information aggregation, and strategic behavior within and between organizations. This research is taught in economics and political science departments across the world and is in leading PhD textbooks.
Faculty in the MEDS department have won numerous research awards and have been elected to memberships of prestigious societies such as the Econometric Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Multiple Nobel-prize winners conducted fundamental research here. Additionally, the journal Games and Economic Behavior was founded in the MEDS department.
Upcoming Events
Erika Deserranno
Professor Deserranno studies the selection, recruitment and motivation of workers in private and public organizations.
VIEW PROFILE
Ronen Gradwohl
Professor Gradwohl’s current research focuses on issues of privacy and transparency in strategic interactions.
VIEW PROFILE
Sandeep Baliga
Professor Baliga researches how organizations should delegate power and authority to incentivize effort and innovation.
VIEW PROFILE
|
Elite Influence? Religion and the Electoral Success of the Nazis
Jorg Spenkuch, Philipp Tillmann, American Journal of Political Science, 2018 |
|
Strategic Pricing with Rational Inattention to Quality
Daniel Martin, Games and Economic Behavior, 2017 |
|
Microeconomic Origins of Macroeconomic Tail Risks
Daron Acemoglu, Asuman Ozdaglar, Alireza Tahbaz-Salehi, American Economic Review, 2017 |
|
Political Economy of Redistribution
Daniel Diermeier, Georgy Egorov, Konstantin Sonin, Econometrica, 2017 |
|
Incentives in Landing Slot Problems
James Schummer, Azar Abizada, Journal of Economic Theory, 2017 |
Managerial Economic And Decision Sciences News
|
Supreme Court Justices Become Less Impartial and More Ideological When Casting the Swing Vote Jorg Spenkuch, Kellogg Insight, September 13, 2018 |
|
Why Economic Crises Trigger Political Turnover in Some Countries but Not Others Nancy Qian, Kellogg Insight, September 04, 2018 |
|
Don’t Waste Your Time Watching Brett Kavanaugh’s Confirmation Hearings Jorg Spenkuch, Fortune, September 04, 2018 |
|
Take 5: The Science of Back-to-School Season Jorg Spenkuch, Michal Maimaran, Nicola Bianchi , Dong_Ping, Aparna Labroo, Nicole Stephens, Kellogg Insight, August 03, 2018 |
|
How Governments Can Better Defend Themselves Against Cyberattacks Sandeep Baliga, Kellogg Insight, August 03, 2018 |
Find Your Fit
Our innovative portfolio of MBA programs helps our students find the ideal balance among professional, educational and personal goals. Wherever you are in your career – and your life – there’s a Kellogg MBA program that will help you grow professionally and personally.
Full-Time MBA Program
Evening & Weekend MBA Program
Executive MBA Program
Executive Education
MS in Management Studies
Doctoral Program
Certificate Program for Undergraduates
KELLOGG INSIGHT
Explore leading research and ideas
Find articles, podcast episodes, and videos that spark ideas in lifelong learners, and inspire those looking to advance in their careers.
learn more
RECRUITING
Faculty recruiting
Explore the departments currently accepting submissions and application instructions for open faculty positions at Kellogg.
Learn more
DOCTORAL PROGRAM
Discover the path to your goals
Our doctoral students learn to think critically, identify opportunities for new frameworks and insights, and gain the technical expertise to turn those opportunities into published research.
Learn more