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Arthur Robson

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First Name:Arthur
Middle Name:John
Last Name:Robson
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RePEc Short-ID:pro93
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http://www.sfu.ca/~robson
Department of Economics Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby, BC Canada V5A 1S6
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Terminal Degree:1974 Economics Department; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (from RePEc Genealogy)

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Department of Economics
Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, Canada
https://www.sfu.ca/economics/
RePEc:edi:desfuca (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Steiner, Jakub & Robson, Arthur & Samuelson, Larry, 2022. "Decision Theory and Stochastic Growth," CEPR Discussion Papers 17541, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  2. Nick Netzer & Arthur Robson & Jakub Steiner & Pavel Kocourek, 2022. "Endogenous Risk Attitudes," CESifo Working Paper Series 9547, CESifo.
  3. Yuval Heller & Arthur Robson, 2020. "Evolution, Heritable Risk, and Skewness Loving," Papers 2005.05772, arXiv.org, revised Aug 2020.
  4. Heller, Yuval & Robson, Arthur, 2019. "Evolution and Preference for Local Risk," MPRA Paper 95264, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  5. Debraj Ray & Arthur Robson, 2016. "Certified Random: A New Order for Co-Authorship," NBER Working Papers 22602, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  6. Perry, Motty & Reny, Philip J. & Robson, Arthur J., 2015. "Why Sex? and Why Only in Pairs?," Economic Research Papers 270002, University of Warwick - Department of Economics.
  7. Luis Rayo & Arthur J. Robson, 2013. "Biology and the Arguments of Utility," Levine's Working Paper Archive 786969000000000787, David K. Levine.
  8. Erik O. Kimbrough & Nikolaus Robalino & Arthur J. Robson, 2013. "The Evolution of 'Theory of Mind': Theory and Experiments," Levine's Working Paper Archive 786969000000000735, David K. Levine.
  9. A. J. Robson, 2010. "Efficiency in Evolutionary Games: Darwin, Nash and the Secret Handshake," Levine's Working Paper Archive 540, David K. Levine.
  10. Arthur J. Robson & Larry Samuelson, 2009. "The Evolution of Time Preference with Aggregate Uncertainty," Levine's Working Paper Archive 814577000000000087, David K. Levine.
  11. Arthur Robson & Larry Samuelson, 2008. "The Evolution of Decision and Experienced Utilities," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1678, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University, revised Feb 2010.
  12. Arthur J. Robson, 2007. "A 'Bioeconomic' View of the Neolithic and Recent Demographic Transitions," Discussion Papers dp07-02, Department of Economics, Simon Fraser University.
  13. Reny, Phil & Robson, Arthur, 2004. "Reinterpreting Mixed Strategy Equilibria: A Unification of the Classical and Bayesian Views," Microeconomics.ca working papers robson-04-02-12-12-44-46, Vancouver School of Economics, revised 12 Feb 2004.
  14. Arthur J Robson & Fernando Vega-Redondo, 1999. "Efficient Equilibrium Selection in Evolutionary Games with Random Matching," Levine's Working Paper Archive 2112, David K. Levine.
  15. Jonas D.M. Fisher, 1994. "Credit Market Imperfections and the Heterogeneous Response of Firms to Monetary Shocks," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 9410, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  16. Arthur Robson & Myrna Holtz Wooders, 1994. "On the Evolution of the Distribution of Income," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 9409, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  17. Robson, A.J., 1990. "Existence of Nash Equilibrium in Mixed Strategies for Games where Payoffs need not be Continious in Pure Strategies," Other publications TiSEM 54c79f15-02eb-4297-957e-9, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
  18. Robson, A.J., 1990. "An "informationally robust equilibrium" for two-person nonzero-sum games," Other publications TiSEM d1ce1029-d843-401f-a603-c, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
  19. Robson, A.J., 1990. "Existence of Nash Equilibrium in Mixed Strategies for Games where Payoffs need not be Continious in Pure Strategies," Discussion Paper 1990-38, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research.
  20. Robson, A.J., 1990. "An "Informationally Robust Equilibrium" For Two-Person Nonzero-Sum Games," Papers 9039, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research.
  21. Robson, A.J., 1990. "Status, The Distribution Of Wealth Social And Private Attitudes To Risk," Papers 9020, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research.
  22. Robson, A.J., 1990. "Status, the Distribution of Wealth, Social and Private Attitudes to Risk," Other publications TiSEM a516b047-c71d-4818-88a9-c, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
  23. Robson, A.J., 1990. "Existence Of Nash Equilibrium In Mixed Strategies For Game Where Plyoffs Need Not Be Continuous In Pure Strategies," Papers 9038, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research.
  24. Ronald Wintrobe, 1978. "It Pays to Do Good, but Not to Do More Good than It Pays: A Note on the Survival of Altruism," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7808, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  25. Arthur J. Robson, 1978. "A Note on the Sufficiency of the Pontryagin Conditions for Optimal Control when the Time Horizon is Free," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7828, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  26. Arthur J. Robson, 1977. "Sequential Exploitation of Uncertain Deposits of a Depletable Natural Resource," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7709, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  27. Geoffrey Carliner, 1977. "Acculturation and Motivation: Earnings of First, Second, and Third Generation American Males," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7708, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  28. Arthur J. Robson, 1977. "Costly Innovation and Natural Resources," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7707, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  29. Arthur J. Robson, 1977. "Rawls and Uncertainty," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7710, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  30. Gordon W. Davies, 1977. "Immigration Policy and Economic Growth," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7702, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  31. Aman Ullah & Shobha Ullah, 1976. "Double k-Class Estimators of Coefficients in Linear Regression," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7617, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.
  32. Arthur J. Robson, 1976. "Public Education, Income Distribution, and Voting," University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series 7615, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics.

Articles

  1. Arthur Robson, 2024. "Gintis, Herbert. Individuality and Entanglement: The Moral and Material Bases of Social Life," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 62(1), pages 325-327, March.
  2. Arthur Robson & Larry Samuelson & Jakub Steiner, 2023. "Decision Theory and Stochastic Growth," American Economic Review: Insights, American Economic Association, vol. 5(3), pages 357-376, September.
  3. Robson, Arthur J. & Whitehead, Lorne A. & Robalino, Nikolaus, 2023. "Adaptive utility," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 211(C), pages 60-81.
  4. Robson, Arthur & Samuelson, Larry, 2022. "The evolution of risk attitudes with fertility thresholds," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 205(C).
  5. Heller, Yuval & Robson, Arthur J., 2021. "Evolution, heritable risk and skewness loving," Theoretical Economics, Econometric Society, vol. 16(2), May.
  6. Arthur J. Robson & H. Allen Orr, 2021. "Evolved attitudes to risk and the demand for equity," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 118(26), pages 2015569118-, June.
  7. Robson, Arthur J. & Samuelson, Larry, 2019. "Evolved attitudes to idiosyncratic and aggregate risk in age-structured populations," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 181(C), pages 44-81.
  8. Debraj Ray & Arthur Robson, 2018. "Certified Random: A New Order for Coauthorship," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 108(2), pages 489-520, February.
  9. Kimbrough, Erik O. & Robalino, Nikolaus & Robson, Arthur J., 2017. "Applying “theory of mind”: Theory and experiments," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 106(C), pages 209-226.
  10. Arthur J. Robson, 2017. "Group Selection: A Review Essay on Does Altruism Exist? by David Sloan Wilson," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 55(4), pages 1570-1582, December.
  11. Motty Perry & Philip J. Reny & Arthur J. Robson, 2017. "Why Sex? And why only in Pairs?," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 127(607), pages 2730-2743, December.
  12. Nikolaus Robalino & Arthur Robson, 2016. "The Evolution of Strategic Sophistication," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 106(4), pages 1046-1072, April.
  13. Arthur J. Robson & Balázs Szentes, 2014. "A Biological Theory of Social Discounting," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 104(11), pages 3481-3497, November.
  14. Debraj Ray & Arthur Robson, 2012. "Status, Intertemporal Choice, and Risk‐Taking," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 80(4), pages 1505-1531, July.
  15. Arthur J. Robson & Balazs Szentes & Emil Iantchev, 2012. "The Evolutionary Basis of Time Preference: Intergenerational Transfers and Sex," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 4(4), pages 172-201, November.
  16. , J. & ,, 2011. "The evolution of decision and experienced utility," Theoretical Economics, Econometric Society, vol. 6(3), September.
  17. Arthur J. Robson, 2010. "A bioeconomic view of the Neolithic transition to agriculture," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 43(1), pages 280-300, February.
  18. Arthur J. Robson & Larry Samuelson, 2009. "The Evolution of Time Preference with Aggregate Uncertainty," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 99(5), pages 1925-1953, December.
  19. Arthur J. Robson & Balazs Szentes, 2008. "Evolution of Time Preference by Natural Selection: Comment," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 98(3), pages 1178-1188, June.
  20. Arthur J. Robson & Hillard S. Kaplan, 2007. "Why do We Die? Economics, Biology and Aging," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 97(2), pages 492-495, May.
  21. Arthur Robson & Tiemen Woutersen, 2007. "The effect of food intake on longevity," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 26(2), pages 1-11.
  22. Larry Samuelson & Arthur J. Robson, 2007. "The Evolution of Intertemporal Preferences," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 97(2), pages 496-500, May.
  23. Arthur Robson & Hillard Kaplan, 2006. "Viewpoint: The economics of hunter-gatherer societies and the evolution of human characteristics," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 39(2), pages 375-398, May.
  24. Arthur J. Robson, 2005. "Complex Evolutionary Systems and the Red Queen," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 115(504), pages 211-224, June.
  25. Reny, Philip J. & Robson, Arthur J., 2004. "Reinterpreting mixed strategy equilibria: a unification of the classical and Bayesian views," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 48(2), pages 355-384, August.
  26. Arthur J. Robson & Hillard S. Kaplan, 2003. "The Evolution of Human Life Expectancy and Intelligence in Hunter-Gatherer Economies," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 93(1), pages 150-169, March.
  27. Philippe Grégoire & Arthur Robson, 2003. "Imitation, Group Selection and Cooperation," International Game Theory Review (IGTR), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 5(03), pages 229-247.
  28. Robson, Arthur J., 2003. "The evolution of rationality and the Red Queen," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 111(1), pages 1-22, July.
  29. Govindan, Srihari & Reny, Philip J. & Robson, Arthur J., 2003. "A short proof of Harsanyi's purification theorem," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 45(2), pages 369-374, November.
  30. Arthur J. Robson & Philip J. Reny, 2002. "Existence of subgame perfect equilibrium with public randomization: A short proof," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 3(24), pages 1-8.
  31. Arthur J. Robson, 2002. "Evolution and Human Nature," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 16(2), pages 89-106, Spring.
  32. Arthur J. Robson, 2001. "The Biological Basis of Economic Behavior," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 39(1), pages 11-33, March.
  33. Arthur J. Robson, 2001. "Why Would Nature Give Individuals Utility Functions?," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 109(4), pages 900-929, August.
  34. Robson, Arthur J., 1998. "Naive Adaptive Behavior and the Observability of Gambles," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 24(1-2), pages 97-108, July.
  35. Govindan, Srihari & Robson, Arthur J., 1998. "Forward Induction, Public Randomization, and Admissibility," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 82(2), pages 451-457, October.
  36. Robson, Arthur J & Wooders, Myrna, 1997. "On the Growth-Maximizing Distribution of Income," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 38(3), pages 511-526, August.
  37. Robson, Arthur J., 1996. "A Biological Basis for Expected and Non-expected Utility," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 68(2), pages 397-424, February.
  38. Robson, Arthur J., 1996. "The Evolution of Attitudes to Risk: Lottery Tickets and Relative Wealth," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 14(2), pages 190-207, June.
  39. Robson, Arthur J. & Vega-Redondo, Fernando, 1996. "Efficient Equilibrium Selection in Evolutionary Games with Random Matching," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 70(1), pages 65-92, July.
  40. Harris, Christopher & Reny, Philip & Robson, Arthur, 1995. "The Existence of Subgame-Perfect Equilibrium in Continuous Games with Almost Perfect Information: A Case for Public Randomization," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 63(3), pages 507-544, May.
  41. Arthur J. Robson, 1995. "The Evolution of Strategic Behaviour," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 28(1), pages 17-41, February.
  42. Robson~ Arthur J., 1994. "An Informationally Robust Equilibrium for Two-Person Nonzero-Sum Games," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 7(2), pages 233-245, September.
  43. Robson, Arthur J, 1992. "Status, the Distribution of Wealth, Private and Social Attitudes to Risk," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 60(4), pages 837-857, July.
  44. Robson, Arthur J, 1990. "Duopoly with Endogenous Strategic Timing: Stackelberg Regained," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 31(2), pages 263-274, May.
  45. Robson, Arthur J, 1990. "Stackelberg and Marshall," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 80(1), pages 69-82, March.
  46. Hellwig, Martin & Leininger, Wolfgang & Reny, Philip J. & Robson, Arthur J., 1990. "Subgame perfect equilibrium in continuous games of perfect information: An elementary approach to existence and approximation by discrete games," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 52(2), pages 406-422, December.
  47. Arthur J. Robson, 1989. "On the Uniqueness of Endogenous Strategic Timing," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 22(4), pages 917-921, November.
  48. Arthur J. Robson, 1987. "The Upside‐Down Calculus Of Curly H: Or, Melvin And Monotheism," Studies in Economics and Finance, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 11(1), pages 62-68, January.
  49. Robson, Arthur J, 1986. "The Existence of Nash Equilibria in Reaction Functions for Dynamic Models of Oligopoly," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 27(3), pages 539-544, October.
  50. Arthur J. Robson & John McMillan, 1984. "Dynamic Duopoly under Demand Uncertainty," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 17(4), pages 695-698, November.
  51. Robson, Arthur J., 1983. "OPEC versus the West: A robust equilibrium," Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier, vol. 10(1), pages 18-34, March.
  52. Robson, Arthur J, 1983. "Existence of Consistent Conjectures: Comment," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 73(3), pages 454-456, June.
  53. Robson, Arthur J., 1982. "Comparative statics of the market for a consumer durable with an age/quality structure: A reprise of models of urban structure," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 11(2), pages 169-179, March.
  54. Hoy, Michael & Robson, Arthur J., 1981. "Insurance as a Giffen good," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 8(1), pages 47-51.
  55. Robson, Arthur J., 1981. "Sufficiency of the pontryagin conditions for optimal control when the time horizon is free," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 24(3), pages 437-445, June.
  56. Robson, Arthur J., 1981. "Implicit oligopolistic collusion is destroyed by uncertainty," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 7(1), pages 75-80.
  57. James R. Markusen & Arthur J. Robson, 1980. "Simple General Equilibrium and Trade with a Monopsonized Sector," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 13(4), pages 668-682, November.
  58. Robson, Arthur J, 1980. "Costly Innovation and Natural Resources," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 21(1), pages 17-30, February.
  59. Robson, Arthur J., 1979. "Sequential exploitation of uncertain deposits of a depletable natural resource," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 21(1), pages 88-110, August.
  60. Robson, Arthur J. & Scheffman, David T., 1979. "Urban structure, gas prices, and the demand for transportation," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 6(2), pages 148-155, April.
  61. Arthur J. Robson & David T. Scheffman, 1978. "The Crunch, the Boom, and the Recreational Land Market," Canadian Journal of Economics, Canadian Economics Association, vol. 11(1), pages 38-55, February.
  62. Arthur J. Robson, 1977. "The Effect of Urban Structure on the Concentration of Pollution," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 14(1), pages 89-93, February.
  63. Robson, Arthur J., 1976. "Cost-benefit analysis and the use of urban land for transportation," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 3(2), pages 180-191, April.
  64. Robson, Arthur J., 1976. "Two models of urban air pollution," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 3(3), pages 264-284, July.

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  1. NEP-EVO: Evolutionary Economics (9) 2008-10-21 2009-01-31 2013-05-05 2013-09-13 2013-09-28 2015-12-08 2016-01-18 2019-08-12 2020-06-15. Author is listed
  2. NEP-UPT: Utility Models and Prospect Theory (4) 2008-10-21 2009-01-31 2013-05-05 2022-05-09
  3. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (3) 2010-12-18 2013-05-05 2022-05-09
  4. NEP-NEU: Neuroeconomics (3) 2013-09-13 2013-09-28 2022-05-09
  5. NEP-CBE: Cognitive and Behavioural Economics (2) 2013-09-13 2022-05-09
  6. NEP-EXP: Experimental Economics (2) 2013-09-13 2013-09-28
  7. NEP-HPE: History and Philosophy of Economics (2) 2013-09-13 2013-09-28
  8. NEP-CBA: Central Banking (1) 2009-01-31
  9. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2013-09-13
  10. NEP-GRO: Economic Growth (1) 2019-08-12
  11. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic and Financial History (1) 2007-05-12
  12. NEP-ORE: Operations Research (1) 2022-05-09
  13. NEP-RMG: Risk Management (1) 2022-05-09
  14. NEP-SOG: Sociology of Economics (1) 2016-09-18

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