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Maxim Ivanov serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at McMaster University, where he teaches advanced courses including Microeconomic Theory II (ECON 722), Introduction to Game Theory (ECON 3M03), and Industrial Organization (ECON 784/3S03) through 2025. His research centers on strategic information transmission and game-theoretic modeling in economic contexts.
His academic credentials include a PhD in Economics from Penn State University, a Master's in Economics from the New Economic School (Moscow), and a Master of Science (Cum laude) in Electrical Engineering from Tomsk State University of Control Systems and Radio Electronics. This interdisciplinary foundation supports his rigorous analytical approach.
Ivanov's scholarly work focuses on Microeconomic Theory, Game Theory, and Industrial Organization, with particular emphasis on information design, cheap talk models, and strategic communication mechanisms. His research investigates how private information structures and communication protocols shape economic outcomes in competitive and organizational settings.
His 10 journal publications (2010-2024) in outlets like Economic Theory, Games and Economic Behavior, and Journal of Economic Theory reveal a cohesive trajectory: evolving from foundational studies on information revelation (2010-2013) to sophisticated analyses of Bayesian persuasion and private information design (2021-2024). The work consistently addresses equilibrium selection and welfare implications in strategic communication.
No scientific awards are documented in the available institutional records.
Professor Ivanov maintains an active teaching schedule with no recorded advisees or graduate supervision in the provided data. The VIVO database indicates no active research grants, and co-author networks show exclusively solo publications within McMaster's system since 2015. No laboratory affiliations or research teams are mentioned in the institutional profiles.
