Ichiro Obara

Ichiro Obara

Professor

Ichiro Obara

Phone: (310) 794-7098

Office: Bunche Hall 9381

Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/site/ichiroobara/

Biography:

Ichiro Obara is a professor of economics at UCLA and currently serves as the undergraduate vice-chair of the department of Economics. He specializes in economic theory and game theory, especially dynamic games and mechanism design, as well as their applications to related fields such as Industrial organization. Currently he co-directs a research center for engineering economics, learning and network at UCLA.

Education:

Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania

Research Areas:

Game Theory, Industrial Organization, Microeconomic Theory

Selected Books and Publications


Research Interests

  • Steamboat inspection and the Eastland disaster; Lake Michigan passenger steamship lines.