Tibor Besedes

Assistant Professor and Interim Director of Undergraduate Programs

Contact Information

Office: Room 321, Old CE Building
Phone: 404.385.0512
Fax: 404.894.1890

Dr. Tibor Besedes is an Assistant Professor in the School of Economics. He received his BSc in Economics from Texas Christian University, his MA and PhD in Economics from Rutgers University. Prior to coming to Georgia Tech he was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Louisiana State University. His research interests encompass International trade, decision making, experimental economics, social networks, and industrial organization. In addition to English, Professor Besedes also speaks Croatian and German.

Selected Publications

  • "Ins, Outs, and the Duration of Trade"
    (joint with Thomas J. Prusa)
    Canadian Journal of Economics (2006), 39 (1), 266-295
  • "Product Differentiation and Duration of US Import Trade"
    (joint with Thomas J. Prusa)
    Journal of International Economics (2006), 70 (2), 339-358
  • "A Search Cost Perspective on Formation and Duration of Trade"
    Review of International Economics (2008), 16 (5), 835-849

Recent Publications

  • "The Role of Extensive and Intensive Margins and Export Growth"

    (joint with Thomas J. Prusa)
    Journal of Development Economics, forthcoming

  • "Age Effects and Heuristics in Decision Making"

    (joint with Cary Deck, Sudipta Sarangi, and Mikhael Shor)
    Review of Economics and Statistics, forthcoming

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