Biography
Emir Kamenica is the Richard O. Ryan Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He studies an eclectic set of topics in microeconomics with a focus on theoretical work on information design.
Professor Kamenica is a recipient of the 2013 Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship. He holds an honorary doctorate from Shepherd University. He was an Editor of the Journal of Political Economy from 2016 until 2024.
Professor Kamenica was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He earned a PhD in Economics in 2006 and a bachelor鈥檚 degree in applied mathematics in 2001, both from Harvard University. He joined the faculty at Chicago Booth in 2006.
Research Interests
Information Economics
Academic Areas
- Microeconomics
2024 - 2025 Course Schedule
| Number | Course Title | Quarter |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Economics Workshop | 2025 (Winter) | |
| Game Theory | 2024 (Autumn) | |
| Topics in Information Economics | 2024 (Autumn) |
2025 - 2026 Course Schedule
| Number | Course Title | Quarter |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Economics Workshop | 2026 (Winter) | |
| Applied Economics Workshop | 2026 (Spring) | |
| Game Theory | 2025 (Autumn) | |
| Topics in Information Economics | 2025 (Autumn) |
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Is America鈥檚 Cultural Divide Growing?
Chicago Booth’s Emir Kamenica explains his research into the gap between liberals and conservatives.
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Why Is Some News More Newsworthy?
Chicago Booth’s Emir Kamenica argues that accounting for newsworthiness changes how we view the media’s apparent focus on negative news.
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How Can We Measure Media Bias?
Researchers created a benchmark to determine if and how news coverage is skewed.
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