Sandeep Baliga
John L. and Helen Kellogg Professor of Managerial Economics & Decision Sciences
Why Do Long Wars Happen?
War is a highly inefficient way of dividing contested resources—yet conflicts endure when there are powerful incentives to feign strength.
Researchers: Sandeep Baliga and Tomas Sjöström
September 1, 2023
Take 5: Democracies and How They Thrive
A look at this form of government at a time when democracy is under stress around the world.
Researchers: Georgy Egorov, Ameet Morjaria, Sandeep Baliga, Nancy Qian and and coauthors
June 8, 2022
Why Sanctions Against Russia Are Falling Short
Game theory offers an explanation.
Researchers: Sandeep Baliga
April 29, 2022
How Auctions Help Solve Some of the World’s Most Complicated Problems
Whenever you turn your lights on, query Google, or stream a video on your phone, it’s likely an auction happened in the background. Our faculty discuss the decades of research that helped make auctions so ubiquitous.
Researchers: Robert Weber, Jeroen Swinkels, Sandeep Baliga, James Schummer and Joshua Mollner
November 11, 2020
How Business Leaders Can Prepare for a Cyberattack
The former head of U.S. Cyber Command explains why any company can be a target.
Researchers: Sandeep Baliga and Michael Rogers
November 1, 2019
One Nation Invades Another. What Will Happen Next?
Game theory reveals why some conflicts escalate and others don’t.
Researchers: Sandeep Baliga and Tomas Sjöström
June 3, 2019
How Governments Can Better Defend Themselves Against Cyberattacks
The threat of retaliation can keep the peace. But that assumes you know who is attacking you.
Researchers: Sandeep Baliga, Ethan Bueno de Mesquita and Alexander Wolizky
August 3, 2018
Is an Unpredictable Leader Good for National Security?
Think the goal is to keep your enemies guessing? Game theory suggests otherwise.
Researchers: Sandeep Baliga
June 19, 2017
Is the Sunk Cost Fallacy Actually Smart Business?
It is a mistake—but a useful one
Researchers: Sandeep Baliga and Jeffrey Ely
May 5, 2013
A Strategy for Peace
How world leaders should react to provocateurs
Researchers: Sandeep Baliga and Tomas Sjöström
May 2, 2012
Is Democracy Good for Peace?
Limited democracies and weak dictators may escalate conflicts
Researchers: Sandeep Baliga, David O. Lucca and Tomas Sjöström
January 1, 2011
Seeing Profit Despite Misunderstood Pricing Strategy
Implications in real-world market situations
Researchers: Nabil Al-Najjar, Sandeep Baliga and David A. Besanko
December 1, 2008