Willemien Kets

Willemien Kets holds the following key academic positions:

• Professor of Game Theory at the Mathematical Institute, Utrecht University
• CEPR Research Fellow
• External Professor at the Santa Fe Institute
• Treasurer and Secretary of the Game Theory Society

Her research specializes in game-theoretic applications to organizational structures, with emphasis on coordination mechanisms and strategic behavior in institutional settings. This interdisciplinary work bridges microeconomic theory with organizational behavior, examining how social norms emerge and stabilize through strategic interactions among rational agents.

Her publication record demonstrates consistent focus on coordination games and institutional analysis, exemplified by her 2021 work 'The Value of a Coordination Game' which investigates equilibrium selection and payoff structures in multi-agent systems. This research contributes to broader understanding of collective action problems in economic and social institutions.

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She maintains active professional engagement through leadership roles in the Game Theory Society and collaborative work at the Santa Fe Institute, where her research intersects with complex systems theory and interdisciplinary economic modeling.