Brian Roberson
Professor of Economics
Senior Associate Dean
Department Head of Economics
Economics
Education
Ph.D., Economics, Purdue University
M.S., Applied Mathematics, Texas Tech University, 2001
B.A., Engineering, Texas Tech University, 1999
Journal Articles
- Hudja, S.G, Roberson, B., & Rosokha, Y. (2023). "Public Leaderboard Feedback in Sampling Competition: an Experimental Investigation." Review of Economics and Statistics | Related Website |
- Gelder, A, Kovenock, D. & Roberson, B. (2022). "All-Pay Auctions with Ties." Economic Theory vol. 74 pages1183–1231. | Related Website |
- Kovenock, D., Roberson, B. & Sheremeta, R. (2019). "The attack and defense of weakest-link networks." Public Choice | Related Website |
- Kovenock, D. & Roberson, B (2018). "The Optimal Defense of Networks of Targets." Economic Inquiry | Related Website |
- Boyer, P, Konrad, K. & Roberson, B. (2017). "Targeted campaign competition, loyal voters, and supermajorities." Journal of Mathematical Economics | Related Website |
- Rietzke, D. & Roberson, B (2013). "The Robustness of 'Enemy-of-My-Enemy-is-My-Friend' Alliances." Social Choice and Welfare vol. 40 (4), 937-956. | Related Website |
- Kovenock, D. & Roberson, B (2012). "Strategic Defense and Attack for Series and Parallel Reliability Systems: Rejoinder." Defence & Peace Economics vol. 23 521-524. | Related Website |
- Arce, D.G., Kovenock, D. & Roberson, B (2012). "Weakest-Link Attacker-Defender Games with Multiple Attack Technologies." Naval Research Logistics vol. 59 (6), 457-469. | Related Website |
- Kovenock, D. & Roberson, B (2012). "Strategic Defense and Attack for Series and Parallel Reliability Systems: Comment." Defence & Peace Economics vol. 23 507-515. | Related Website |
- Roberson, B. & Kvasov, D (2012). "The Non-Constant-Sum Colonel Blotto Game." Economic Theory (51), 397-434. | Related Website |
- Kovenock, D. & Roberson, B (2012). "Coalitional Colonel Blotto Games with Application to the Economics of Alliances." Journal of Public Economic Theory vol. 14 (4), 653-676. | Related Website |
- Kovenock, D. & Roberson, B (2011). "A Blotto Game with Multi-Dimensional Incomplete Information." Economics Letters vol. 113 (3), 273-275. | Related Website |
- Kovenock, D. & Roberson, B (2011). "Non-Partisan 'Get-Out-the-Vote' Efforts and Policy Outcomes." European Journal of Political Economy vol. 27 (4), 728-739. | Related Website |
- Kovenock, D., Mauboussin, M.J. & Roberson, B (2010). "Asymmetric Conflicts with Endogenous Dimensionality." Korean Economic Review vol. 26 (2), 287-305. | Related Website |
- Kovenock, D. & Roberson, B. (2009). "Inefficient Redistribution and Inefficient Redistributive Politics." Public Choice vol. 139 263-272. | Related Website |
- Kovenock, D. & Roberson, B. (2009). "Is the 50-State Strategy Optimal?" Journal of Theoretical Politics vol. 21 213-236. | Related Website |
- Kovenock, D. & Roberson, B. (2008). "Electoral Poaching and Party Identification." Journal of Theoretical Politics vol. 20 275-302. | Related Website |
- Roberson, B. (2008). "Pork-Barrel Politics, Targetable Policies, and Fiscal Federalism." Journal of the European Economic Association vol. 6 819-844. | Related Website |
- Roberson, B. (2006). "The Colonel Blotto Game." Economic Theory vol. 29 1-24. | Related Website |
Book Chapters
- Kovenock, D. & Roberson, B (2012). "Conflicts with Multiple Battlefields." Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Peace and Conflict (edited by Michelle R. Garfinkel and Stergios Skaperdas) | Related Website |
- Roberson, B (2011). "Allocation Games." Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science | Related Website |