Avidit Acharya

Avidit Acharya is a professor of political science at Stanford University. He is a political economist and formal political theorist whose work spans topics such as voting theory, bargaining theory, principal-agent theory, behavioral political economy, distributive politics, and long run development. His research has been published in leading journals including the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, and the Journal of Politics, as well as top economic theory journals. He is the author of two books, including 'Deep Roots: How Slavery Still Shapes Southern Politics' and 'The Cartel System of States: An Economic Theory of International Politics'. He is also an editor at the journal Social Choice and Welfare and an advisory editor at Games and Economic Behavior.

Avidit Acharya is a professor at Stanford University, specializing in Political Economy, Political Science, and Economic Theory. His research explores the intersection of political behavior, historical legacies, and economic institutions. Key themes include the long-term effects of slavery on political systems, the role of cognitive dissonance in shaping preferences, and the mechanisms of causal inference in political experiments. His work also examines the political economy of violence, state-building processes, and the impact of historical persistence on contemporary political dynamics. Acharya's research combines theoretical insights with empirical analysis to understand how institutional and historical factors shape political outcomes.