Robert Porter

Robert Porter is the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor in the Department of Economics at Northwestern University. His research focuses on theoretical and empirical studies of collusion, price wars, and bidders' behavior in auctions. Porter is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Game Theory Society. He was awarded the 2018 BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Economics, Finance and Management, with Timothy Bresnahan and Ariel Pakes. He has held leadership roles including President of the Econometric Society in 2015 and President of the Industrial Organization Society in 2020 and 2021. He is an editor of Microeconomic Insights and a former co-editor of Econometrica, the RAND Journal of Economics, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, and the Handbook of Industrial Organization.

Robert H. Porter is a Professor of Economics at Northwestern University, specializing in Industrial Organization. His research focuses on the dynamics of market behavior, particularly in the context of collusion, auction mechanisms, and the role of information in competitive markets. Porter's work examines how firms interact in oligopolistic settings, including the incentives for horizontal mergers and the stability of cartels. He has contributed extensively to the understanding of bidding behavior in auctions, particularly in the presence of asymmetric information and strategic pricing. His studies also explore the economic implications of public capital and the impact of information asymmetry on market outcomes.