Harry Pei

Harry Pei is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Northwestern University since 2018, affiliated with the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences. His research focuses on Game Theory, Mechanism Design, and Political Economy. He holds a PhD from MIT (2018), an MA from Toulouse School of Economics (2013), and a BA in Mathematics from Tsinghua University (2011).

Pei has held visiting appointments at Yale University’s Cowles Foundation (2023-2024) and the Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (2024). His work has been supported by prestigious grants including the NSF CAREER Award (2024-2029) and the NSF Standard Grant (2020-2024). He has received awards such as the AER: Insights Excellence in Refereeing Award (2023).

His research explores topics like reputation dynamics, strategic communication, and mechanism design. Notable contributions include analyzing reputation effects under short memories and robust implementation with costly information. He frequently presents at top conferences and institutions worldwide, including Harvard, Stanford, and the European Economic Association meetings.

• Teaching: Intermediate Microeconomics, Advanced Microeconomic Theory
• Professional Service: NSF grant reviewer, referee for leading journals including Econometrica and AER