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Senior Fellow

H. Peyton Young

H. Peyton Young

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies

Peyton Young is an expert on social norms and how they affect the design of policy. He has also written extensively on political representation, voting, and distributive justice. He is the James Meade Professor of Economics at Oxford University.



Expertise

Game theory; social norms; design of legislative systems

  • Language Fluency:
  • German
  • French

Background

Current Positions
Senior Fellow, Center on Social and Economic Dynamics, Economic Studies Program, Brookings
James Meade Professor of Economics, University of Oxford, and Professorial Fellow, Nuffield College Oxford

Past Positions
Scott and Barbara Black Professor of Economics, Johns Hopkins University;Fulbright Distinguished Professor, University of Siena;Member, External Faculty, Santa Fe Institute;Deputy Chairman, Systems and Decision Sciences, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis;Professor of Economics and Public Policy, School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland;Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Business, University of Chicago

Education

Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1970;B.A., Harvard University, 1966


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioThe Hedge Fund GameSeptember 2008The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioInvestors Need More Hedge Fund TransparencyJanuary 14, 2008The Financial Times
Save to My PortfolioHedge Fund WizardsDecember 19, 2007Washingtonpost.com
Save to My PortfolioSocial Norms and Public PolicyOctober 2007The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioObesity and the Influence of OthersAugust 21, 2007The Washington Post
Save to My PortfolioInnovation Diffusion in Heterogeneous PopulationsDecember 2006CSED Working Paper #45
Save to My PortfolioThe Spread of Innovations through Social LearningDecember 2005CSED Working Paper No. 43
Save to My PortfolioSocial Dynamics: Theory and ApplicationsApril 2005CSED Working Paper # 39
Save to My PortfolioIgnorance Fills the Income GulfJune 23, 2003The Boston Globe
Save to My PortfolioThe Margin of Error in the Florida RecountNov-00The Brookings Institution

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