Professor, Economics
grantwc@jmu.edu
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Teaching & Research Interests
- Game theory
- Health economics
- Design of randomized experiments
- Economic history
Education
- Ph.D., University of North Carolina
- Post-doctorate, Duke University
- B.A., Davidson College
Positions Held
- Program Director, JMU General Education Study Abroad in Scotland, 2024-present
- Professor, Department of Economics, James Madison University, 2023-present
- Associate Professor, Department of Economics, James Madison University, 2012-2023
- Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, James Madison University, 2006-2012
- Post-doctoral Fellow, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, 2004-2006
Select Publications
Grant W.C. 2026. “Don’t Come Around Here No More: Sequential Hawk-Dove with a Female-Absent Contest.” Dynamic Games and Applications.
Grant W.C. 2023. “Correlated Equilibrium and Evolutionary Stability in 3-Player Rock-Paper-Scissors.” Games.
Grant W.C. 2022. “Transparent Players: The Use of Narrative Voices in Game Theory.” Journal of Economic Methodology.
Grant W.C. 2020. “Trusting a Double Agent.” Defence and Peace Economics.
Grant W.C., Anstrom K.J. 2008. “Minimizing Selection Bias in Randomized Trials: A Nash Equilibrium Approach to Optimal Randomization.” Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
