Jonathan Bendor

Professor, Political Economy
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Jonathan Bendor

The Walter and Elise Haas Professor of Political Economics and Organizations

Professor of Political Science (by courtesy), School of Humanities and Sciences
Charles and Melissa Froland Faculty Fellow for 2023-2024
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Research Statement

Jonathan Bendor’s research focuses on three areas: 1) theories of bounded rationality — how cognitive constraints affect decision making; 2) the evolution of cooperation and of norms of collective action; 3) the study of bureaucracy — institutional methods of easing cognitive constraints faced by individual decision makers.

Bio

Jon Bendor is The Walter and Elise Haas Professor of Political Economics and Organizations at Stanford Graduate School of Business. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1979, having earned all of his degrees at the University of California, Berkeley. He is a professor of political science, by courtesy, and also teaches in Stanford’s Public Policy Program. He was director of the GSB’s doctoral program for four years. He teaches the MBA course on negotiations and plans to write a (short) text on the subject.

Bendor was a Fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in 1999-2000 and in 2004-2005. He is in the Who’s Who in Economics (4th ed.) and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Academic Degrees

  • PhD, UC Berkeley, 1980
  • MA, UC Berkeley, 1973
  • BA, UC Berkeley, 1972

Academic Appointments

  • At Stanford since 1979
  • Professor of Public Policy and Public Management, Stanford GSB, 1994–99
  • Associate Professor of Public Policy and Public Management, Stanford GSB, 1986 –1994
  • Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Public Management, Stanford GSB, 1979–1986

Awards and Honors

  • Hank McKinnell-Pfizer Inc. Faculty Fellow for 2016–17
  • Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2004
  • Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 2004
  • Robert H. Durr Award, Midwest Political Science Association, 2001
  • Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 1999
  • Heinz Eulau Award, American Political Science Association, 1998

Publications

Journal Articles

Jonathan Bendor, John G. Bullock September 2021 Vol. 19 Issue 2
Jonathan Bendor, Scott E. Page
Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
December 5, 2018 Vol. 28 Issue 4 Pages 734-764
Jonathan Bendor, Daniel Diermeier, Michael Ting
American Political Science Review
2003 Vol. 97 Issue 2 Pages 261-280
Jonathan Bendor, Terry M. Moe, Ken Shotts
American Political Science Review
March 2001 Vol. 95 Issue 1 Pages 169-190
Jonathan Bendor, Dilip Mookherjee, Debraj Ray
International Game Theory Review
2001 Vol. 3 Issue 2-3
Roderick M. Kramer, Jane Wei, Jonathan Bendor
Social Influences on Ethical Behavior in Organizations
2001 Pages 183-208
Jonathan Bendor, A. Glazer, T. Hammond
Annual Review of Political Science
2001 Vol. 4 Pages 235-269
Jonathan Bendor, Roderick M. Kramer, Piotar Swistak
American Sociological Review
1996 Vol. 61 Issue 2 Pages 333-338
Jonathan Bendor, Roderick M. Kramer, Suzanne Stout
Journal of Conflict Resolution
1991 Vol. 35 Issue 4 Pages 691-719

Books

Jonathan Bendor
University of California Press
Berkeley
2010
Jonathan Bendor
University of California Press
1985

Stanford GSB Affiliations

  • Faculty Director PhD Program

Stanford University Affiliations

  • Member Stanford University Press 2000-2003

Service to the Profession

  • Member, American Journal of Political Science, 1998-2001
  • Member, American Political Science Review, 1995-2001

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May 29, 2015
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School News

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