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Department Chair and Instructional Professor

Research

Dr. Knight conducts research in the fields of economics of education and experimental economics. More specifically, his current research agenda examines how students and workers respond to evaluative feedback. He previously conducted research in the areas of industrial organization, game theory, and antitrust policy. (CV)

Publications

Blair, Roger D., and Thomas Knight. “Bundled Discounts, Loyalty Discounts, and Antitrust Policy.” Rutgers Business Law Review. 16, 132-150 (Paper)

Duerr, Isaac, Thomas Knight, and Lindsey Woodworth. “Evidence of the Effect of Political Platform Transparency on Partisan Voting.” The Eastern Economic Journal. 45(3): 331-349. (Paper)

Knight, Thomas. “Deterring the Green Revolution: Greenwash As a Strategic Entry Deterring Device.” Strategic Behavior and the Environment. 6(3): 181-203. (Paper)

Knight, Thomas, Lindsey Woodworth, and Fan Li. (2017) “It’s My Party and I’ll Vote How I Want To: Experimental Evidence of Directional Voting in Two Candidate Elections.” The Eastern Economic Journal. 43(4): 660-676. (Paper)

Blair, Roger D., and Thomas Knight. (2014) “Problems in Sharing the Surplus.” Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal. 22: 95-107. (Paper)

Blair, Roger D., and Thomas Knight. (2013) “Compliance with corporate policy: an economic approach.” Managerial and Decision Economics. 34(7-8): 529-537. (Paper)

Submitted Papers

Knight, Thomas, and Perihan Saygin. “Gender Bias in Peer Performance Evaluations: Evidence from a Field Experiment.” (Paper)

Works in Progress

Knight, Thomas, Garrison Pollard, Mark Rush, and Perihan Saygin. “Encouraged or Discouraged: Grades and Motivation.”

Knight, Thomas, Garrison Pollard, Mark Rush, and Perihan Saygin. “Reactions to Feedback: Grades and Subsequent Educational Decisions.”

Knight, Thomas, Garrison Pollard, Mark Rush, and Perihan Saygin. “Resistance to Feedback: Gender Bias in Grade Challenges.”