Robert Mark Isaac (born July 27, 1954) is an American academic who uses experimental economics to address basic microeconomic problems. His work has provided new empirical insights for many traditional economic problems, particularly cooperation and collective action problems.

Biography

He was born in Oklahoma City. His publications include collaborations with Nobel Prize winner

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addressing experimental conditions for trading, with

Charles Plott Charles Raymond Plott (born July 8, 1938) is an American economist. He currently is Edward S. Harkness Professor of Economics and Political Science at the California Institute of Technology, Director, Laboratory for Experimental Economics and Polit ...

addressing cooperation, pricing and trade, with

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addressing auctions, and with the philosopher

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addressing public goods. He serves as John & Hallie Quinn Eminent Scholar in the Department of Economics at

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...

, where he is a key faculty member affiliated with the Florida State University Experimental Social Science Lab and is also a Courtesy Professor of Law. He is the editor of the ''Research in Experimental Economics'' book series, on the board of editors of the journal ''Experimental Economics'', treasurer of the Economic Science Association,Economic Science Association Executive Leadership
and holds the title of ''El Jefe'' of the Christian Men's Nicotine Research Collective. Previously, he served as Chair of the Economics Department at the

University of Arizona The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory. T ...

Publications

Books * *The Allocation of Scarce Resources: Experimental Economics and the Problem of Allocating Airport Slots, co-authored with David Grether and Charles Plott. (Boulder, Co.: Westview Press, 1989). *Current editor of Research in Experimental Economics for JAI Press, Inc.: Volume 4 (1991), Volume 5 (1993), Volume 6 (1996), Volumes 7 (1999), Volume 8 (2001), and Volume 9 (2002).

Notes and references

External links

Florida State University faculty profile

Florida State University profile on Mark Isaac's research
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