Dr. Leslie Marx

Biography

Leslie M. Marx is the Robert Bandeen Distinguished Professor Emerita at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business. She holds a BS from Duke University and both an MA and PhD from Northwestern University. Her research interests encompass game theory and industrial organization, particularly focusing on anti-competitive behaviors among firms, collusion, bid rigging, and anti-competitive contract provisions. Professor Marx’s work aims to enhance the detection of collusion and to provide insights into auction markets that are vulnerable to such practices. She has published extensively in esteemed journals such as the American Economic Review, Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Political Economy, and Quarterly Journal of Economics. Notably, she co-authored a book titled "Economics of Collusion: Cartels and Bidding Rings," published by MIT Press in 2012. In addition to her academic achievements, Professor Marx is a fellow of the Econometric Society and has received several prestigious grants, including those from the Australian Research Council and the National Science Foundation. She also has a unique background as a former member of the U.S. Olympic Fencing Team in 1996 and was crowned the Masters Fencing World Champion for her age group in 2017.

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