Robert Sugden | |
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| Born | 26 August 1949 |
| Nationality | British |
| Academic career | |
| Field | Microeconomics |
| Institution | University of East Anglia, Norwich |
| School or tradition | Cognitive & Behavioural Economics |
| Alma mater | University of York, UK |
| Influences | Harsanyi, Rawls, Smith, Hume, Mill, and Hayek |
| Contributions | welfare economics, social choice, decision theory, evolutionary social theory, regret theory |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Robert Sugden, FBA (born 26 August 1949) is an English author in the area of cognitive and behavioural economics. Professor Sugden's research combines game theory (mainly experimental game theory and coordination games) with moral and political philosophy. He is associated with the classical-liberal tradition of Hume, Mill, and Hayek.