| Vijay Krishna | |
| Birth Date: | 7 February 1956 |
| Nationality: | India, United States |
| Institution: | Pennsylvania State University (1993-present) Harvard University (1984-1993) Columbia University (1982-1984) |
| Field: | Industrial organisation, Game theory, Auction theory, Vote theory |
| Repec Prefix: | f |
| Repec Id: | pkr252 |
Vijay Krishna (born 7 February 1956 in Delhi, India) is an Indian American economist who is a Distinguished Professor of Economics and Job Market Placement Director of the Department of Economics at the Pennsylvania State University.[1]
Krishna was born on 7 February 1956 in Delhi, India. He obtained his BA in Mathematics and MA in economics from the Delhi University in 1976 and 1978, respectively, and his PhD from the Princeton University in 1983. Krishna taught as assistant professor at the Columbia University from 1982 to 1984 before moving to the Harvard University where he was Assistant Professor from 1984 to 1988 and Associate Professor from 1988 to 1993. He joined the Pennsylvania State University in 1993 as associate professor and has been Professor since 1996.[2]
His research interest cover topics in industrial organisation, economic theory, auction theory, communications in games and vote theory.[3]
Krishna is married and has two children.[2]