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Faculty Profile
Dr. Prasad is a Research Professor at the Robert H. Smith School of Business,
University of Maryland. He received his Ph.D. in Economics and M.S. in Computer
Science from Syracuse University. Previous positions include Professor of
Economics at Florida State University and Research Officer at the University of
Cambridge. His principal research focus is on the computability and complexity
of individual decisions and economic equilibrium, innovation and diffusion of
technology, and social influences on economic behavior. His research has been
published in leading economic journals such as Journal of Monetary Economics,
Journal of Mathematical Economics, International Journal of Game Theory, and
Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. Current projects include medical
treatment variations and diffusion of technologies in medicine, complexity of
choice under uncertainty, and experimental tests of contract theory. His
research is currently funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation.
Dr. Prasad is also a Guest Scholar at the Center on Social and Economic
Dynamics, The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C.
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