Dr. Andrew Postlewaite

Professor

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Biography

Andrew Postlewaite is the Harry P. Kamen Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also serves as a Research Associate at both the Population Studies Center and the Institute for Law and Economics. He has a distinguished career in academia, having taught at prestigious institutions such as Caltech, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, the University of California, San Diego, the University of Illinois, and Yale. His research interests are primarily in the fields of Game Theory, Social Norms, and Behavioral Economics. He has served on the editorial board of various prominent journals, including the Journal of Economic Theory, Games and Economic Behavior, and co-edited Econometrica and the International Economic Review. His contributions to the field have been recognized by his membership in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he has been influential in shaping economic research through his role as a founding editor of the American Economic Journal: Microeconomics.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2000-01-01 — Present

University of Pennsylvania • Philadelphia, PA

Teaching and research in Economics, focusing on Game Theory and Behavioral Economics.

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
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