Martin Osborne

How does one study the choices and decisions made by individuals and groups in political contexts? The new book, Models in Political Economy: Collective Choice, Voting, Elections, Bargaining, and Rebellion by Professor Emeritus of Economics Martin Osborne presents analyses of the processes citizens use to choose public policies, participate in voting and stand as candidates in elections, and even to stage revolutions.

Osborne wrote the book with an audience of third- and fourth-year undergraduates and graduate students in mind. Researchers and theorists who want to explore new areas in political economy will also find the book of interest. He sought to make the exposition “accessibly precise,” requiring only basic mathematical and analytical skills of readers. [Read more…]

Professor Emeritus Martin Osborne is the winner of the Sonnenschein Service Prize for his outstanding service to the economics profession. The award was established in 2024 and is bestowed by the Econometric Society, an international society dedicated to the advancement of economic theory in relation to statistics and mathematics.

“Martin Osborne has been a tireless advocate for economic theory and the economics profession more generally, has been generous in developing and disseminating research tools, and has always been eager to advise and assist anyone who asks,” the jury said in its announcement. “He was instrumental in creating the journal Theoretical Economics, subsequently adopted as one of the Econometric Society’s three journals.”

Winners of the award, which is named for the American economist and university administrator Hugo Sonnenschein, are selected by a committee chaired by the society’s president that consists of the chairs of its six regional standing committees.”

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Understanding Voting, Elections and Rebellion: Martin Osborne Publishes New Book

Professor Emeritus Martin Osborne Wins Sonnenschein Service Award

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