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Balázs Szentes is a Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics (LSE), part of the Department of Economics. He holds a PhD in Economics from Boston University (2002) and an M.S. in Mathematics from Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary (1997). His research focuses on game theory, industrial organization, and evolutionary economics, with notable contributions to topics like surplus sharing, information design, and dynamic contracting. He has held positions at the University of Chicago (2002–2010) and University College London (2008–2009), and has received grants from the NSF and the European Research Council (ERC).
His work explores theoretical frameworks such as the hold-up problem, optimal monitoring mechanisms, and the biological foundations of economic behavior. Key publications include studies on Cournot competition, buyer-optimal learning, and the evolutionary basis of time preference. Szentes has presented his research globally, including at Harvard, MIT, and Oxford, and has served on editorial boards of top journals like the American Economic Review and Review of Economic Studies.
His research interests span strategic interactions in markets, the design of optimal contracts, and the interplay between evolutionary principles and economic decision-making. He has contributed to understanding how information disclosure affects auction outcomes and how biological factors influence risk preferences and social discounting.
