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Wharton Professor Amit Gandhi & Fordham University Speaker

Wharton Professor Amit Gandhi & Fordham University Speaker

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Amit Gandhi: Academic and Professional Profile

Current Academic Positions:

  • University of Pennsylvania
    • Professor, Department of Economics
      • Since January 2018
    • Professor, Wharton School of Business (Marketing)
      • Since June 2018
  • Microsoft Corporation
    • Economic Advisor
      • Since January 2018
    • Chief Economist Microsoft Cloud
      • January 2016 to January 2018

Previous Academic Appointments:

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
    • Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Economics
      • 2013 to Present
    • Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics
      • 2007 to 2013
  • Visiting Positions
    • Yale University
      • Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Fall 2010
    • Northwestern University
      • Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Winter 2011

Education:

  • Ph.D. in Economics, University of Chicago, 2007
  • M.B.A., University of Chicago, 2007
  • B.S. in Mathematics, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, 1999
  • Thesis Title: “Identifying Risk Preferences using Betting Markets” (Chair: Philip Reny)

Fields of Expertise:

  • Industrial Organization
  • Econometrics

Editorial and Review Roles:

  • Associate Editor
    • Management Science (Marketing Area), June 2014 to June 2017
    • Journal of Business Economics and Statistics, January 2014 to June 2017

Awards and Grants:

  • Oliver E. Williamson Prize for the best article in the Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, April 2016
  • National Science Foundation Grants:
    • 2015-2018: “Measuring Substitution Patterns and Firm Conduct in Differentiated Product Industries” (with Jean-Francois Houde)
    • 2009-2011: “Nonparametric Identification and Estimation of Distributions of Unobserved Heterogeneity in Economic Choice Models using Mixtures” (with Jeremy Fox)
  • Distinguished Fellow, Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth, Northwestern University School of Law, 2015-Present
  • Stuart W. McCroskey Fellow in Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2007-2009

Notable Published Works:

  • “From Aggregate Betting Data to Individual Risk Preferences,” “On the Identification of Production Functions: How Heterogeneous is Productivity,” “A Simple Test for Moment Inequality Models with an Application to English Auctions,” among others.

Service and Outreach:

  • Served on program committees, refereed for numerous economic journals, and participated in departmental services at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Contact Information:

  • Amit Gandhi
  • Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
  • Phone: (215) 898-7409
  • Address: 540 McNeil Building, 3718 Locust Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104
  • Email: akgandhi@upenn.edu

Amit Gandhi’s journey from the University of Wisconsin and Microsoft to his current role at the University of Pennsylvania reflects his deep commitment to the fields of industrial organization and econometrics. His significant contributions to the understanding of methodological model identification, demand and production functions, and auction models distinguish him as a leading scholar in his field.

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