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Michael Gibilisco is a Professor of Political Science at California Institute of Technology, where he has been a faculty member since 2017. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from Creighton University in 2010, followed by a Master of Arts from the University of Rochester in 2014, and his Ph.D. in 2017. Gibilisco's research interests encompass formal political theory, political economy, conflict, and political methodology. His current research focuses on the application of dynamic game theory to study the evolution of intergroup conflict, legislative policymaking, and the selection of institutions, as well as the implications for minority rights. He is theorizing about dynamic games related to various aspects of equilibrium existence, computational tools, and structural estimation. Gibilisco has contributed to the field through various publications that explore topics such as the modeling of violent terrorism and the implications of democracy on international relations. His work aims to enhance the understanding of how competing groups react to each other's actions within a political context.
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