Peter Lorentzen
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Email: lorentzen@berkeley.edu
Phone: (510) 642-4684
Office Location: 722 Barrows
Office Hours: by appt.
Summer 2008 Course: Not teaching in Political Science this term
Phone: (510) 642-4684
Office Location: 722 Barrows
Office Hours: by appt.
Summer 2008 Course: Not teaching in Political Science this term
Peter Lorentzen studies political economy and economic growth in developing countries, with a focus on China, and specializing in the application of game-theoretic models. He lived and worked in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan for over five years as (in different periods) a Fulbright scholar, a freelance journalist, and a management consultant. He holds MA degrees in both Economics and Political Science from Stanford and a PhD in Economics from Stanford's Graduate School of Business. Professor Lorentzen joined the department in July 2007.