Timothy Cason

Timothy Cason serves as Distinguished Professor and Gadomski Chair in Economics at Purdue University, where he directs the Vernon Smith Experimental Economics Laboratory. His academic home is the Department of Economics within the university's broader structure.

Research focuses intensely on experimental methodologies applied to economic behavior, with core interests spanning:

• Experimental Economics
• Public Economics
• Behavioral Economics
• Game Theory
• Economic Behavior Modeling

Professor Cason demonstrates significant professional leadership through his past presidency of the Economic Science Association and editorial stewardship of major journals including Experimental Economics (former editor) and Journal of Public Economics (former co-editor). He maintains ongoing influence via editorial board memberships at Games and Economic Behavior, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Management Science, and Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.

As director of the Vernon Smith Experimental Economics Laboratory, he oversees experimental research infrastructure while maintaining active academic engagement through Purdue University's Department of Economics at 100 S. Grant Street, West Lafayette.