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  • Nels Peter Christiansen, Ph.D.

    • Associate Professor , Economics
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    • Economics
    • Associate Professor, Urban Studies
    • Associate Professor, Urban Studies
  • I came to Trinity in 2009 after completing my Ph.D. in Economics at Ohio State, where I wrote a dissertation on legislative bargaining over pork and public goods. I have continued working in this area, in particular trying to understand the important role pork can play in getting beneficial legislation passed.

    • Ph.D., Ohio State University 
    • M.A., Ohio State University 
    • B.A., Kenyon College
    •  "Reference Point Effects in Legislative Bargaining: Experimental Evidence",  Experimental Economics, Springer; Economic Science Association, vol. 22(3), pages 735-752, September, Nels Christiansen & John H. Kagel, 2019. 
    • "Greasing the Wheels: Pork and Public Goods Contributions in a Legislative Bargaining Experiment", Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2015 (vol 120).
    • "Coalition Formation in a Legislative Voting Game", American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2014 (vol 6), with John H. Kagel and Sotiris Georganas.
    • "Strategic Delegation in a Legislative Bargaining Model with Pork and Public Goods", Journal of Public Economics, 2013 (vol 97).
    Working Papers
    • "Gains versus Costs in Legislative Bargaining", December 2016, with Tanushree Jhunjhunwala and John H. Kagel.
    • Economics of Government 
    • Industrial Organization 
    • Microeconomic Theory
    • Colonel T.C. Frost Junior Faculty Fellowship, Trinity University, 2009–12
    • Invitation to the Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau (3rd Meeting in Economic Sciences), Lindau, Germany, 2008 
    • Economics Departmental Citation for Excellence in Teaching, Ohio State University, 2006 
    • University Fellowship, Graduate School, Ohio State University, 2003–04
    • Kenyon College Summer Science Fellowship (with B. Hartlaub in Mathematics), 1999
    • Distinguished Academic Scholarship, Kenyon College, 1997-2001
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