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Joel Watson
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Type:
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Faculty
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Name:
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Joel Watson
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Title:
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Professor
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Degree:
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Ph.D.
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Degree From:
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Stanford GSB
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Degree Year:
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1992
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Contact Information
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Phone number:
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858-534-6132
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E-mail:
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jwatson@ucsd.edu
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Fax:
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858-534-7040
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Mailing Address:
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University of California, San Diego
Joel Watson, Economics Dept
9500 Gilman Dr. #0508
La Jolla, CA 92093-0508
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Office:
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ECON 310
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Research Information
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Fields of Research:
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Microeconomic Theory (Primary)
Environmental and Resource Economics
Law & Economics
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Research Interest:
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Economic Theory, in particular the analysis of contracts and institutions
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Research Statement:
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Joel Watson is an economic theorist who specializes in developing game theoretic models of contractual settings. His work addresses topics in several applied areas, including labor and macroeconomics, international economics, and the law. Watson is also the CEO of EconJobMarket.org, a non-profit company that serves as the central repository for advertisements, applications, and letters of recommendation for the academic economics job market. Watson has served as an editor and/or board member for the B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, Games and Economic Behavior, and the International Journal of Game Theory. His book Strategy: An Introduction to Game Theory is a popular text for advanced undergraduates and first-year graduate students.
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Curriculum Vitae:
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http://econ.ucsd.edu/~jwatson/watsoncv.htm
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Working Papers:
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http://econ.ucsd.edu/~jwatson/watsoncv.htm#PUBS
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Miscellaneous Information
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Course Information:
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http://econ.ucsd.edu/~jwatson/wcourse.htm
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Personal Webpage:
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http://econ.ucsd.edu/~jwatson/
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Quick Links:
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EconJobMarket.org
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