David Austen-Smith
Professor Emeritus of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences
David Austen-Smith is Professor Emeritus of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences. He received his PhD in economics from Cambridge University in 1978. He joined the Northwestern faculty from the University of Rochester in 1996, transferring to the Kellogg School as the Earl Dean Howard Professor of Political Economy in September 2004 from the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, where he was the Ethel and John Lindgren Professor. Austen-Smith is currently teaching Strategic Crisis Management and Values-Based Leadership. He is an elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Econometric Society, and the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory; he is also a charter member of the Game Theory Society. Austen-Smith has published widely on positive political theory, social choice and applied game theory.
- Political economy
- social choice and welfare
- deliberation
- income distribution
- Political economy; non-market strategy; values
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PhD, 1978, Economics, University of Cambridge
BS, 1974, Economics, University of Bristol, England, First Class Honors -
Peter G. Peterson Professor of Corporate Ethics, Northwestern University, 2006-present
Professor of Political Science and Economics, Weinberg College of Arts of Sciences, Northwestern University, 1996-present
Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, Faculty and Research, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2010-2013
Department Chair, Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 2009-2010
Earl Dean Howard Distinguished Professor of Political Economy, Northwestern University, 2004-2006
Ethel and John Lindgren Professor, Northwestern University, 2000-2004
Professor of Management and Strategy (by courtesy), Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, 1996-2000
Professor of Political Science, University of Rochester, 1991-1996
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Rochester, 1984-1991
Lecturer in Economics, University of York, 1977-1984 -
Chairs Core Course Teaching Award 2021
Dorothy Ann and Clarence L. Ver Steeg Distinguished Research Fellowship Award
Elected Fellow, Game Theory Society
TSE Associate Member, Toulouse School of Economics
Initiative d'Excellence (IDEX) chair, Institute for Advanced Studies in Toulouse, Toulouse School of Economics, four years
Research Associate, Institut d'Analisi Economica, CSIC, UAB Spain, 2017, renewable every 3 years thereafter.
Elected Fellow, Econometric Society, life
Sidney J. Levy Teaching Award, Kellogg School of Business and Management, 2007-2008, 2005-2006
Charter Member, Game Theory Society
Economic Research Fellow, Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory, one year
Elected Council Member, Game Theory Society, through 2011
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2000-present -
Co-Editor, Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 2005-2015
Associate Editor, Social Choice and Welfare, 2005-2010
Editorial Board, American Journal of Political Science, 1999-2001
Associate Editor, Games and Economic Behavior, 1997-2010
Associate Editor, Journal of Economic Theory, 1997-2005
Editorial Board, American Political Science Review, 1995-2001
Strategic Crisis Management (PACTX-440-0)
Foreign Study (INTL-490-EX5)
This course is offered to students who have been away for a quarter in the exchange program. (1.5 units)
