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Alex Gershkov is a Professor at the University of Southampton, specializing in economic theory. His research interests include Auction Theory, Voting Theory, and Dynamic Mechanisms. His recent work has centered on mechanism design and its applications, particularly concerning non-expected utilities in dynamic settings. He explores how risk preferences, information asymmetry, and strategic dynamics interact within insurance markets and financial securities, aiming to deepen understanding of how these factors shape optimal mechanisms. By expanding standard risk-neutral static models, his contributions provide valuable insights into fundamental economic allocation problems. Alex is also engaged in teaching, currently instructing on Economic Analysis.