Sandeep Baliga
John L. and Helen Kellogg Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences
Co-Director, Math Center
Chair, Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences Department
He is the co-creator of Purple Pricing, an innovative auction method that was used by Northwestern University to sell football and basketball tickets. In his spare time, Professor Baliga likes to drink wine and play guitar, though not at the same time.
- Game-theoretic approach to international relations; game theory; mechanism design; contract theory; theory of the firm;
- Competitive strategy and industrial structure; crisis management; international relations
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PhD, 1993, Economics, Harvard University
BA, 1988, Cambridge University, Double First Class Honors -
Visiting Associate Professor, Economics, Boston University and M.I.T., 2009-2010
Visiting Professor, Economics, Harvard University, 2015-2016
Professor, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Member, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University, 2000-2001
Berry-Ramsey Junior Research Fellow, King's College, Cambridge University, 1993-1997 -
Excellence in Refereeing Award for the AER, American Economic Review
Excellence in Refereeing Award, American Economic Review
Excellence in Refereeing, American Economic Review, 2014
Google Research Award, Google, 2014-2016
Excellence in Refereeing, The American Economic Review, 2013 -
Associate Editor, Games and Economic Behavior, 2021
Editor, Berkeley Electronic Press Journals in Theoretical Economics, 2011-2013
Associate Editor, European Economic Review, 2003-2009
Political Economy II: Conflict and Cooperation (MECS-540-2)
This course offers a theoretical treatment of conflict. Conflict often arises even though there is some cooperative solution that would have satisfied all the relevant actors. The course studies the fundamental causes of conflict (positive analysis) and possible solutions that create cooperation (normative analysis). This course might be of interest to students in applied theory, political economy or development.
Economics of Competition (MECNX-441-0)
Economics of Competition prepares students to diagnose the determinants of an industry’s structure and formulate rational, competitive strategies for coping with that structure.
Leadership and Crisis Management (PACT-440-5)
This course was formerly known as KPPI 440-A
In recent decades corporations have increasingly become the dominant source for political and social change. Increased globalization and technological progress have further accelerated this process. Businesses are now held accountable by standards other than legal compliance or financial performance. Successful business leaders have recognized that these challenges are best mastered by a commitment to values-based management. However, simply "doing the right thing" is not enough. Rather, companies increasingly find themselves as targets of aggressive legal action, media coverage and social pressure. Organizations must be prepared to handle rapidly changing environments and anticipate potential threats. This requires a deep understanding of the strategic complexities in managing various stakeholders and constituencies. To confront students with these challenges in a realistic fashion, the class is structured around a rich set of challenging case studies and crisis simulation exercises.