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David K . Levine David Knudsen Levine ( born c . 1955 ) is department of Economics and Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Study Joint Chair at the European University Institute ; he is John H . Biggs Distinguished Professor of Economics Emeritus at Washington University in St . Louis . His research includes the study of intellectual property and endogenous growth in dynamic general equilibrium models , the endogenous formation of preferences , social norms and institutions , learning in games , and game theory applications to experimental economics . Biography . At UCLA , Levine obtained a B.A . in mathematics in 1977 , and an M.A . in economics in the same year . He was awarded a Ph.D . in economics at MIT in June 1981 . He became an assistant professor of economics at UCLA in July 1981 , an associate professor of economics at the University of Minnesota in 1987 , and a professor of economics at UCLA in the same year . In 1997 he became the Armen Alchian Professor of Economics at UCLA . In 2006 he moved to Washington University in St . Louis , where he became the John H . Biggs Distinguished Professor of Economics . Levine was the coeditor of the Review of Economic Dynamics from November 1996 to June 2001 , and of Econometrica from July 2003 to June 2008 . He presided the Society for Economic Dynamics from July 2006 to June 2009 . Levine is a Fellow of the Econometric Society since 1989 and a research associate at NBER since 2006 . Research . David K . Levine conducts ongoing research in general equilibrium theory , focusing specifically on growth theory , innovation , and intellectual property . Collaborating with Michele Boldrin , Levine examines the role of increasing returns in growth and innovation . They posit that little evidence exists for increasing returns at the aggregate level , and thus argue that there is no reason to believe that increasing returns play an important role in growth . This theory concludes that existing claims for the necessity of intellectual property in the process of growth and innovation are greatly exaggerated . Levine also conducts research in the field of dynamic games . He established with Drew Fudenberg that a long-lived player playing in opposition to short-lived players can substitute reputation for commitment . He developed with Eric Maskin the first folk theorem for games in which players do not directly observe each others decisions , with applications for learning in games . They argued that while learning theories cannot provide detailed descriptions of non-equilibrium behavior , they act as a useful tool in understanding which equilibria are likely to emerge . One example of this , they put forward , explains how superstitions survive in the face of rational learning . Levine currently studies the endogenous formation of preferences and social norms . His analysis of experimental anomalies explores some of the limitations of the standard economic model of self-interested individuals . Publications . - The Theory of Learning in Games , co-author with Drew Fudenberg - Against Intellectual Monopoly , co-author with Michele Boldrin Working papers . - http://www.dklevine.com/papers.htm Podcast . - http://www.dklevine.com/podcasts.xml External links . - Economic and Game Theory , by David K . Levine - Against Monopoly : Defending the Right to Innovate - Freshmeat account , author of cross-platform UNIX software - Copyright Controversies : Freedom , Property , Content Creation , and the DMCA , a Cato Institute conference at which Levine spoke . - Against Intellectual Property lecture , a recording of a free public lecture by David Levine at Simon Fraser University . - Levines academic CV