Dr. Nolan Mccarty

Biography

Nolan McCarty is the Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics at Princeton University, where he also serves as Vice Dean for Academic Assessment in the Office of the Dean of the Faculty. His work encompasses a wide range of topics in U.S. politics and political economy, including the causes and consequences of political polarization, the economic and political dimensions of inequality, and the regulation of business interests. McCarty has contributed significantly to the development of statistical methodologies and the application of game-theoretic models to political science. He is the author or co-author of four important books, including 'Political Game Theory' (2006), 'Polarized America: The Dance of Ideology and Unequal Riches' (2016), 'Political Bubbles: Financial Crises and the Failure of American Democracy' (2013), and 'Polarization: What Everyone Needs to Know' (2019). He co-edited the book 'American Governance' (2010), and in 2018, he was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. McCarty holds an A.B. in Economics from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Political Economy from Carnegie Mellon University. He is involved in initiatives to support first-generation students at Princeton University, organizing events to connect them with faculty.

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