Susan Elmes
Curriculum Vitae
February 2015
Susan Elmes
77 Park Terrace E, D-65
New York, NY 10034
646-410-2276
Education:
New York University, New York, NY
B.A., Mathematics, Economics, and Philosophy, June 1984
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa, Magna Cum Laude
Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.
Ph.D in Economics, June 1991
Fellowships:
National Science Foundation Fellowship, 1984-1987
Princeton University Fellowship, 1987-1988
Dissertation:
"Essays on Extensive Form Games"
Supervisor: Dilip Abreu
Professional Employment:
Senior Lecturer in Discipline, Department of Economics, Columbia University, 2012- present
Lecturer in Discipline, Department of Economics, Columbia University, 2002- 2012
Lecturer, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, 1999-2002
Adjunct Professor of Economics, New York University, Fall 1993 -1999
Adjunct Professor of Political Science, New York University, Fall 1998.
Adjunct Professor of Economics, Columbia University, Fall 1993 - 1999.
Assistant Professor of Economics, Columbia University, Fall 1988 - Spring 1993.
Teaching Assistant, Corporate Finance, Princeton University, Spring 1988.
Instructor, Mathematics, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Summer 1987.
Research Assistant, Professor Hugo Sonnenschein, Princeton University, Summer 1986.
Teaching Assistant, Microeconomics, Princeton University, Spring 1986, Fall 1986, Spring 1987.
Research Assistant, Professor David Card, Princeton University, Summer 1985.
Research Assistant, Professor Hugo Sonnenschein, Princeton University, Summer 1984.
Research Assistant, Professors Jess Benhabib and Clive Bull, New York University, Summers 1981, 1983.
Published Papers:
"The Strategic Equivalence of Extensive Form Games," (with Philip Reny), The Journal of Economic
Theory, 62(February 1994): 1-23.
Working Papers:
"A Note on the Finiteness of Equilibria of Extensive Form Games," Columbia University Discussion Paper
Series No. 490, July 1990, Revised March 1993.
"Equally Informative Games: A Definition and Characterization," Columbia University Discussion Paper
Series No. 528, March 1991.
"An Algebraic Proof of the Finiteness of Equilibria for Extensive Form Games", March 1991.
"Sequential Veto Bargaining" (with Charles Cameron), Working Paper, Columbia University, 1994
Professional Activities:
Referee: The Journal of Economic Theory, Econometrica, Journal of Political Economy, Economis Theory
Speaker: The International Conference on Game Theory, The Southern Economic Association.
Teaching Experience:
Graduate Game Theory, Graduate Mathematical Methods for Economists, Undergraduate Microeconomics,
Advanced Microeconomics,Undergraduate Game Theory, Undergraduate Economics of Information,
Graduate Game Theory for Political Science, Quanititative Analysis, Management Skills for Policymakers,
Undergraduate Seminars in Microeconomics, Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Organization.
Personal:
Date of Birth:
Citizenship:
Marital Status:
September 18, 1962
USA
Single