Regular biography
Juuso Toikka is Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School and Associate Professor of Economics (by courtesy) at the School of Arts and Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on microeconomic theory, particularly game theory, contract theory, and the economics of intellectual property rights. A central theme in his work is the role of information in shaping cooperation and competition in economic and social contexts. His recent research examines incentive contracts that ensure good performance across various settings. Toikka received his PhD from Stanford University in 2010 and joined Wharton in 2018 after serving as Assistant Professor and Gary Loveman Career Development Associate Professor of Economics at MIT.
Scholar-generated biography
Juuso Toikka is a researcher at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, focusing on dynamic mechanism design, Bayesian persuasion, and the interplay between innovation, secrecy, and patent policy. His work explores how strategic behavior and information asymmetry affect market outcomes, particularly in settings with incomplete information and repeated interactions. Toikka's research also addresses the role of patents in influencing collusion and firm behavior, as well as the robustness of contracts under uncertainty. His contributions span game theory, mechanism design, and economic theory, with an emphasis on dynamic models and their applications to real-world policy issues.