Mikhail G. Myagkov
Curriculum Vitae
Address
Department of Political Science
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403
Phone: 541-346-4868
Fax: 541-346-4860
E-Mail myagkov@darkwing.uoregon.edu
Current Position
University of Oregon, Department of Political Science and Center for Russian and East European Studies, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track). September 1996-present.
Research and Teaching Interests
Comparative Politics (East Europe and Russia), Formal Political Theory, Experimental Design ,Game Theory, Statistical Methods.
Education
Ph.D. in Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology, June 1997
Dissertation: "Political Economy of Russia’s Transition to Democracy"
M.S. in Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology, June 1994
B.S. in Applied Mathematics (Game Theory and its applications), Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Department of Control and Applied Mathematics, 1990
Honors and Awards
John Randolf Haynes and Dora Haynes Fellowship, 1995-96
Degree with Honor, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, 1990
Previous Work Experience
Analytical Group at the Supreme Soviet and the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation, Research Staff Member. December 1990-May 1992
Institute of National Economy of the Russian Academy of Science, Junior Researcher, Part-time, July 1990-September 1992
California Institute of Technology, Teaching Assistant: Introduction to American Politics (Prof. Kiewiet, 1994,95) and Introduction to Economics (Prof. Plott, 1994,95)
California Institute of Technology, Research Assistant for Professors Kiewiet (1992-95), Plott (1992-94) and Ordeshook (1995).
Published Papers
"The Emergence of the Private Sector in Russia: A Financial Market Perspective. Journal of Post-Soviet Affairs, April 1998.
"Russian Electorate Between 1991 and 1996", with Peter Ordeshook. Journal of Post-Soviet Affairs, April 1997.
"Czar Rule in the Russian Congress of Peoples Deputies?," with D.R. Kiewiet. Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1996 vol 21. pp. 3-40.
"Exchange Economies and Loss Exposure: Experiments Exploring Prospect Theory and Competitive Equilibria in Market Environments," with Charles Plott. American Economic Review, December 1997.
"Czar Rule in the Russian Congress of Peoples Deputies?," with D.R. Kiewiet. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 1994. Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1996 vol 21. pp. 3-40.
"Spatial Character of Russia’s Transition to Demmocracy" with Peter Ordeshook. forthcoming Public Choice.
Other Papers
"Irregularities in the December 1993 Russian Election Returns," with Alexander Sobyanin. Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 1995, Caltech Working Paper #954.
"The Development of Political Institutions and Parties in Russia: Formal and Empirical Analysis". Presented at the Workshop on Post-Soviet Politics, St. Petersburg (Russia), July 1995.
"From Non Market Attitude to Market Behavior: Laboratory Market Experiments in Moscow and the Hvatat Property of Human Behavior", with Charles Plott, Caltech Working Paper, 1996.
"Voter Uncertainty and Electoral Equilibria in a Two-Stage Election with Primaries," Caltech Working Paper, 1995.