Rabah Amir
J. Edward Lundy Professor of Economics
Primary Office
W282 Pappajohn Business Building
Current Positions
- Professor, Economics
- J. Edward Lundy Professor of Economics, Economics
Education
- PhD in Economics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- BS in Systems Theory, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Research Interests
- Game theory, industrial organization, public and environmental economics
Selected Awards & Honors
- Fellow - Game Theory Society, 2021
- Council of the Game Theory Society Member, 2015 - 2021
- Economic Theory Fellow - Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), 2011
Professional Memberships
- Game Theory Society, 2016 - 2021
- Association for Public Economic Theory
- European Economic Association
- Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory
Selected Publications
- Amir, R. & Rietzke, D. (In Press). (2025). A Comment on Monotone Comparative Statics. Econometrica.
- Amir, R., Pal, D., & Topolyan, I. (2025). Risk aversion and the punishment paradox in a crime game. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 233 pp. 106985.
- Amir, R., Jin, J., & Amir, R. (2025). Gains from Trade in an Asymmetric Cournot World with Trade Costs. Review of International Economics.
- Amir, R., Jin, J., & Fitzroy, F. (2024). A modest basic income can benefit a poor majority. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 224 pp. 537-547.
- Halmenschlager,, C. & Tian, J. (2024). University-Firm Coordination and Competition in Basic Research. Annals of Economics and Statistics. 153 pp. 77-104.
- Boucekkine, R. (2023). Epidemics, vaccines, and health policy. Journal of Public Economic Theory. 25 pp. 1143-1148.
- Amir, R., Garcia, F., & Topolyan, I. (2023). First-best health policy in vaccine markets with health and network externalities. Journal of Public Economic Theory. 25 pp. 1229-1250.
- Amir, R., Evstigneev, I., & Potapova, V. (2023). Negative network effects and public policy in vaccine markets. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. (216) pp. 136-149.
- Amir, R., Evstigneev, I., & Potapova, V. (2023). Unbeatable strategies. Economic Theory. 138 pp. 373-386.
- Amir, R. (2023). Uniform, efficient and independent Ramsey taxes across markets. Games and Economic Behavior. pp. 373-386.
Selected Presentations
- "Comparative Statics of Nash Equilibria," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, March 2025.
- "Comparative Statics of Nash Equilibria," Keynote/Plenary Address at New Zealand Economic Theory, Wellington, New Zealand, March 2025.
- "Supermodular games and applications," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Auckland, New Zealand, February 2025.
- "Comparative Statics of Nash Equilibria," Guest/Invited Speaker at Game Theory Society, United States, August 2024.
- "Cournot's model of complementary monopoly," Accepted Speaker at Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory Conference, Paris, France, July 2023.
- "Cournot's model of complementary monopoly," Guest/Invited Speaker at Hautes etudes commerciales, June 2023.
- "Cournot's model of complementary monopoly," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Lyons II, France, May 2023.
- "Cournot's model of complementary monopoly," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Rennes I, May 2023.
- "Cournot's model of complementary monopoly," Guest/Invited Speaker at University of Paris Dauphine, May 2023.
- "Counot's model of complementary monopoly," Guest/Invited Speaker at Universite Paris Pantheon-Assas, Paris, France, April 2023.
Working Papers
- Amir, R. & Tian J. (2025). Commitment, Firm and Industry Effects in Strategic Divisionalization.
Employment History
- Director, Graduate Studies, Economics, 2013 - 2016
Editorial & Review Activities
- Co-Editor, Economic Theory, January 2021.
- Co-Editor, Economic Theory Bulletin, January 2021.
- Associate Editor, Theory and Decision, June 2017.
- Co-Editor, Journal of Public Economic Theory, April 2016.
- Associate Editor, Journal of Dynamics and Games, September 2014.
- Associate Editor, Dynamic Games and Applications, June 2014.
- Associate Editor, Economic Theory Bulletin, January 2013 - December 2020.
- Associate Editor, Economic Theory, June 2011 - December 2020.
- Associate Editor, Mathematical Social Sciences, June 2010.
- Associate Editor, Games and Economic Behavior, April 2004.