Kenneth Shepsle | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1945-09-10) September 10, 1945 |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Rochester University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Thesis | Essays on risky choice in electoral competition (1970) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political science |
School or tradition | Rochester school1 |
| Institutions | Harvard University Washington University in St. Louis |
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.452
As an undergraduate, he majored in mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.2 His doctorate is from University of Rochester.2
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References
- 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.
- Cohn, Jonathan (October 25, 1999). "Irrational Exuberance". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
- "About Kenneth A. Shepsle". Kenneth A. Shepsle. Harvard University. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- "Kenneth Shepsle". National Academy of Sciences. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- "ChapterS" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved November 2, 2018.