Alejandro Saporiti

Alejandro Saporiti is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Manchester, affiliated with the Economics Department. His research focuses on microeconomic theory and collective decision-making, particularly in the areas of political economy and social choice. He joined the Department in 2006 after obtaining his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of London, under the supervision of Prof Marco Mariotti. During the academic year of 2007-08, he was a Research Fellow at the Wallis Institute of Political Economy at the University of Rochester. His current work explores formal and experimental models of electoral competition and voting mechanisms, with publications in journals such as Economic Theory and Games and Economic Behavior.

Alejandro Saporiti is an Associate Professor at the University of Manchester, specializing in Microeconomic Theory, Game Theory, Political Economy, and Social Choice. His research explores strategic behavior, mechanism design, and institutional design in political and economic contexts. Key themes include strategy-proofness, social choice rules, electoral competition, and the implications of political motivations on policy outcomes. His work often integrates theoretical models with experimental evidence to analyze issues such as power sharing, redistribution, and the stability of majority rule. Saporiti's publications highlight the interplay between individual incentives and collective decision-making, contributing to understanding the dynamics of political and economic systems.