Ben Brooks

Ben Brooks is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago, specializing in economic theory with a focus on games of incomplete information, auction theory, mechanism design, and repeated games. His research addresses foundational questions in strategic decision-making under uncertainty and competition.

• Key Research Themes: Informational robustness in mechanisms, revenue equivalence, price discrimination limits, and stochastic game algorithms
• Software Contributions: Co-developer of BCESolve, SGSolve, and RGSolve tools for equilibrium computation in games

The 15 most recent publications span topics from optimal auction design under common values to information hierarchies and counterfactual analysis with latent information, reflecting his expertise in game-theoretic modeling and applications to market design. His work often involves collaborations with prominent economists including Dirk Bergemann, Stephen Morris, Songzi Du, and Dilip Abreu.