Overview
Professor Ambrus’ research focuses on a broad range of subjects including game theory, experimental economics, microeconomic theory, industrial organization, political economics, development economics and economic history. He has received various grants from the National Science Foundation. His most recent work has been published in the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, Econometrica, and Theoretical Economics.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Economics
·
2014 - Present
Economics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Recent Publications
The effect of a ‘None of the above’ ballot paper option on voting behavior and election outcomes
Journal Article Journal of Public Economics · February 1, 2025 We study how an explicit blank vote option “None of the above” (NOTA) on the ballot paper affects the behavior of voters and political candidates as well as election results. In a series of survey and laboratory experiments we identify a tradeoff regarding ... Full text CiteInformal Risk Sharing with Local Information
Journal Article Review of Economic Studies · October 1, 2022 This article considers the effect of contracting limitations in risk-sharing networks, arising for example from observability, verifiability, complexity, or cultural constraints. We derive necessary and sufficient conditions for Pareto efficiency under the ... Full text CiteA Delegation-Based Theory of Expertise
Other American Economic Journal: Microeconomics · November 1, 2021 Featured Publication We investigate information aggregation and competition in a delegation framework. An uninformed principal is unable to perform a task herself and must choose between one of two biased and imperfectly informed experts. In the focal equilibrium, experts exag ... Open Access Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Collaborative Research: The Economic Benefits of Investing into Social Relationships
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2019Continuous-time Games With Asynchronus Moves: Theory and Applications
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2011 - 2016Collaborative Research: Estimating Compensated Discount Functions
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2011 - 2013View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Princeton University ·
2003
Ph.D.