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Kenneth Shepsle

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Kenneth Shepsle
Born (1945-09-10) September 10, 1945 (age 79)
CitizenshipUnited States
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Rochester
ThesisEssays on risky choice in electoral competition (1970)
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
School or traditionRochester school[1]
InstitutionsHarvard University
Washington University

Kenneth Shepsle (born September 10, 1945) is an American political scientist who is influential for rational choice scholarship.[2] He is George D. Markham professor of government at Harvard University, and a research associate at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science there.[3] He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the National Academy of Sciences.[4][5][2]

As an undergraduate, he majored in mathematics.[2] His doctorate is from University of Rochester.[2]

References

  1. ^ Amadae, S.M.; Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce (June 1999). "The Rochester School: The origins of positive political theory". Annual Review of Political Science. 2 (1): 280. doi:10.1146/annurev.polisci.2.1.269.
  2. ^ a b c d Cohn, Jonathan (1999-10-25). "Irrational Exuberance". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2021-11-03.
  3. ^ "About Kenneth A. Shepsle". Kenneth A. Shepsle. Harvard University. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Kenneth Shepsle". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  5. ^ "ChapterS" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2 November 2018.