» Dr. Daniel Kovenock
Professor, The Rebecca and William Dunn Distinguished Chair in Honor of Vernon L. Smith, Ph.D.; Distinguished Visiting Research Faculty

Economic Science Institute

George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics

Phone:: 714-628-7226
Email:: kovenock@chapman.edu

Website:: http://www.chapman.edu/research-and-institutions/economic-science-institute/index.aspx

Education: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Bachelor of Science
University of Wisconsin - Madison, Ph.D.

»Curriculum Vitae

Biography

Rebecca and William Dunn Distinguished Professor

Professor of Economics

Ph.D. Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.Sc. Mathematics and Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Research Interests:

Game Theory, Industrial Organization, Microeconomic Theory, Political Economy, Public Economics

Recent Publications:

Kovenock, D. and Roberson, B. “Coalitional Colonel Blotto Games with Application to the Economics of Alliances.” Journal of Public Economic Theory 14, pp. 653-676, 2012.

Baye, M., Kovenock, D. and de Vries, C. "The Herodotus Paradox." Games and Economic Behavior, 74, p. 399-406, 2012.

Kovenock, D. and Roberson, B. "Conflicts with Multiple Battlefields," in Michelle R. Garfinkel and Stergios Skaperdas (eds.), Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Peace and Conflict, Oxford University Press, New York, 2012.

Recent Creative, Scholarly Work and Publications: Kovenock, D. and B. Roberson, "Conflicts with Multiple Battlefields," in Michelle R. Garfinkel and Stergios Skaperdas (eds.). Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Peace and Conflict, Oxford University Press, New York. pp. 503-531.; Konrad, K. A. and D. Kovenock, “The Lifeboat Problem,” European Economic Review 56, pp. 552-559.; Baye, M., D. Kovenock and C. de Vries, "The Herodotus Paradox,” Games and Economic Behavior, 74, pp. 399-406.; Arce, D. G., D. Kovenock, and B Roberson, “Weakest-Link Attacker-Defender Games with Multiple Attack Technologies,” Naval Research Logistics 59, pp. 457-469.; Kovenock, D. and B. Roberson, "Coalitional Colonel Blotto Games with Application to the Economics of Alliances," Journal of Public Economic Theory 14, pp. 653-676.; Kovenock, D. and B. Roberson, “A Blotto Game with Multi-Dimensional Incomplete Information,” Economics Letters, 113, pp. 273-275.; Kovenock, D. and B. Roberson, “Non-Partisan ‘Get-Out-the-Vote’ Efforts and Policy Outcomes,” European Journal of Political Economy, 27, pp. 728-739.; Dechenaux, E. and D. Kovenock, "Endogenous Rationing, Price Dispersion and Collusion in Capacity Constrained Supergames," Economic Theory, 47, pp. 29-74.; Kovenock, D., M. J. Mauboussin, and B. Roberson, “Asymmetric Conflicts with Endogenous Dimensionality,” The Korean Economic Review, 26, pp. 287-305; Konrad, K. A. and D. Kovenock, “Contests with Stochastic Abilities," Economic Inquiry, 48, pp. 89-103.; Konrad, K. A. and D. Kovenock, "Competition for FDI with Vintage Investment and Agglomeration Advantages," Journal of International Economics, 79, pp. 230-237.; Kovenock, D. and B. Roberson, "Inefficient Redistribution and Inefficient Redistributive Politics," Public Choice, 139, pp. 263-272.; Konrad, K. A. and D. Kovenock, "Multi-Battle Contests,” Games and Economic Behavior, 66, pp. 256-274.; Konrad, K. A. and D. Kovenock, "The Alliance Formation Puzzle and Capacity Constraints," Economics Letters, 103, pp. 84-86.; Kovenock, D. and B. Roberson, "Is the 50-State Strategy Optimal?" Journal of Theoretical Politics, 21, pp. 213-236.