John Roemer
Elizabeth S. and A. Varick Stout Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Economics
+1 (203) 432-5249
Contact:
115 Prospect Street, Rosenkranz Hall, Room 313
1(203) 432-5249
john.roemer@yale.edu
Education:
- Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 1974
Bio:
Emeritus John Roemer is the Elizabeth S. and A. Varick Professor of Political Science and Economics. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society, and has been a Fellow of the Guggenheim Foundation and the Russell Sage Foundation. His research concerns political economy, and distributive justice. He is currently teaching Political Competition and a Workshop in Political Economy. Publications include: Political Competition, Harvard University Press, 2001; Equality of Opportunity, Harvard University Press, 1998, Theories of Distributive Justice, Harvard University Press, 1996.
Personal Website
Articles:
- 2022. “A game theoretic analysis of childhood vaccination: Kant versus Nash.”
- 2021. “What is socialism today? Conceptions of a cooperative economy,” International Economic Review 62, 571-598.
- 2021. “What egalitarianism requires: An interview with JER,” Erasmus J. for Phil. and Econ. 13, 127-176
- 2020. “Market socialism renewed,” Catalyst
- 2017. “Socialism revised,” Philosophy & Public Affairs 45 , 251-316.
- 2019 “Exploitation, Cooperation, and Distributive Justice” – Interview , Jain Family Institute Phenomenal World, 2019-10-24.
- 2019. How we cooperate, Yale University Press.
- 2016. “Equality of opportunity: Theory and measurement,” J. Econ. Lit. 54, 1288-1332
Video/ Audio:
- 2017-11-10 - Janus Lecture Series, Brown University - “Socialism Now?”
- 2016-02-16 - MacMillan Report - “Sustainability for a Warming Planet”
- 2009-05-13 - MacMillan Report - “The Future of Capitalism”