Eddie Dekel

Eddie Dekel is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor in the Department of Economics at Northwestern University. His research focuses on decision theory, the foundations of game theory, mechanism design, and voting theory. Specifically, he has explored alternatives to expected utility models and the modeling of commitment, flexibility, and knowledge. Dekel is a Fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory, the Econometric Society, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has held leadership roles in the Econometric Society and the Game Theory Society, and has served as an editor for several academic journals.

Eddie Dekel is a Professor of Economics at Northwestern University, specializing in decision theory, foundations of game theory, mechanism design, and voting theory. His research explores the logical and epistemic foundations of strategic interactions, including hierarchies of beliefs, rationalizability, and correlated equilibria. Dekel investigates how agents make decisions under uncertainty, focusing on lexicographic probabilities, subjective state spaces, and the evolution of preferences. His work also examines voting procedures, epistemic game theory, and the role of knowledge in strategic behavior. By analyzing mechanisms for optimal allocation and the implications of payoff uncertainty, Dekel contributes to understanding rational behavior in complex environments.