Contact Information
Office: 722 Barrows Hall
E-Mail: lorentzen@berkeley.edu
Phone: 510 642-4684
Office Hours: By appointment
Link To: Website
Link To: Curriculum Vitae
People in the Department
Peter Lorentzen
Assistant Professor
Groups: Comparative Politics, Methodology & Formal Theory, East Asia, Models & Politics
Peter Lorentzen studies the political economy of developing countries and authoritarianism, with a focus on China. He specializes in the application of game-theoretic models. Professor Lorentzen joined the department in July 2007.
Link to: Research
Specialization
China, Political Economy, Development, Authoritarianism, Mathematical Modeling, Game Theory
Education
M.A., Economics, Stanford University, Ph.D., Economics, Stanford Graduate School of Business, B.A., Asian Studies, Dartmouth College, M.A., Political Science, Stanford University
Teaching
PS191 Junior Seminar: The Rise of China
PS230 Essential Methodological Tools
PS232A Formal Models in Political Science
PS244E Political Economy of China
PS291F Research Workshop in Formal Modeling