Scholar
Markus Mobius
Google Scholar ID: RUTPdHcAAAAJ
Microsoft Research
Citations & Impact
Citations
4,191
H-index
26
i10-index
33
Publications
20
Co-authors
26
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Developed the concept of social collateral as a tractable framework for thinking about repeated games in social networks; uses a combination of lab and field experiments with real social networks to estimate these models.
Research Experience
- Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft Research New England. Has worked with co-authors Adam Szeidl, Tanya Rosenblat, Attila Ambrus, and Dean Karlan to develop the social collateral approach to social capital.
Background
- His main research agenda deals with the economics of social networks. On the theory side, he builds models of learning, coordination, and cooperation within social networks; particularly interested in how social networks can generate trust. He has also explored the impact of non-resume variables like confidence and physical attractiveness in the labor market, and recently became interested in using browsing data to analyze the economics of online news consumption.
Miscellany
- Stands with Ukraine and its brave people; expressed regret over Central European University being forced to move much of their academic operations from Budapest to Vienna, seeing it as a great loss to Hungary and academic freedom in general.
