Scholars / UChicago Scholar
Eric Budish
Inaugural Paul G. McDermott Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurship, Booth School of Business, Booth School of Business
Eric Budish is the inaugural Paul G. McDermott Professor of Economics and Entrepreneurship, Booth School of Business. Budish is an applied micro-economist and game theorist who researches market design: designing the “rules of the game” in a market so that self-interested behavior by market participants leads to economically attractive outcomes. Budish writes “I am motivated by the idea that my work can improve the efficacy of real-world market institutions.” Budish’s research has spanned a wide...