Louis Putterman Source Confirmed

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Professor

John Brown University

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54 h-index 326 pubs 11,785 cited

Research Areas

Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies Culture, Economy, and Development Studies Cooperative Studies and Economics Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance

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Louis Putterman is a Professor at John Brown University whose research bridges economics, culture, and development. He employs experimental behavioral economics and evolutionary game theory to understand cooperation, socioeconomic reforms, and governance, with a particular interest in China. His work has explored the deep historical roots of state formation and agriculture's transition across the globe. Recent studies analyze the effects of ideological polarization on behavioral responses to events like the COVID-19 pandemic and investigate the relationship between ethnic bias, economic outcomes, and interpersonal trust across different cultural contexts such as Germany and the U.S. Putterman's scholarship also examines the connections between civic engagement and accountable governance. His research broadly focuses on the interplay of culture, institutions, and economic behavior.

Metrics

  • h-index: 54
  • Publications: 326
  • Citations: 11,785

Selected Publications

  • A Comparison of Endogenous and Exogenous Group Formation to Increase Cooperation (2025) DOI
  • Civic Engagement as a Constraint on Corruption (2025) DOI
  • The determinants of trust: findings from large, representative samples in six OECD countries (2024) DOI
  • Ethnic bias, economic achievement and trust between large ethnic groups: A study in Germany and the U.S (2024) DOI
  • The Determinants of Trust: Findings From Large, Representative Samples in Six OECD Countries (2023) DOI
  • Gauging Preference for Democracy in Absence of Free Speech (2023) DOI
  • The politicized pandemic: Ideological polarization and the behavioral response to COVID-19 (2023) DOI
  • Algorithmic Leviathan or Individual Choice: Choosing Sanctioning Regimes in the Face of Observational Error (2022) DOI
  • The Politicized Pandemic: Ideological Polarization and the Behavioral Response to COVID-19 (2022) DOI
  • Millet, Rice, and Isolation: Origins and Persistence of the World’s Most Enduring Mega-State (2022) DOI
  • Millet, Rice, and Isolation: Origins and Persistence of the World's Most Enduring Mega-State (2022) DOI
  • Trust, Beliefs and Cooperation: Excavating a Foundation of Strong Economies (2022) DOI
  • The Politicized Pandemic: Ideological Polarization and the Behavioral Response to COVID-19 (2022) DOI

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