Areas of Expertise

Microeconomic theory, Industrial Organization, Information Economics

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D., Duke University, 2016
• B.A. Mathematics and Economics, Yale University, 2007

Professional Experience

• Indiana University, Kelley School of Business: Assistant Professor, July 2016-present
• NewStar Financial Inc., Boston, MA, Asset Management Analyst, 2007-2010

Awards, Honors & Certificates

• Summer Research Fellowship, Duke University, 2013, 2015
• Graduate School Tuition Scholarship, Duke University, 2010-2012
• Anthony D. Stanley Prize in Mathematics, Yale University, 2007

Selected Publications

• Gryglewicz, S., and Kolb, A. (2025). Strategic Pricing in Volatile Markets. Operations Research, 73(1), 444-460.
• Kolb, A. and Madsen, E. (2023). Under Suspicion: Trust Dynamics with Secret Undermining. Review of Economic Studies, 90(2), 912-947.
• Kolb, A., Pease, M., Sacks, D., and Quick, J. (2023). Blind Disclosure. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 15(2), 41-79.
• Gryglewicz, S. and Kolb, A. (2022). Dynamic Signaling with Stochastic Stakes. Theoretical Economics, 17(2), 539-559.
• Jacobs, J., Kolb, A., and Taylor, C. (2021). Communities, Co-ops, and Clubs: Social Capital and Incentives in Large Collective Organizations. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 13(3), 29-69.
• Ambrus, A. and Kolb, A. (2021). On Defining Ex Ante Payoffs in Games with Diffuse Prior. Economic Theory​, 72, 445-472.
• Ambrus, A., Baranovskyi, V., and Kolb, A. (2020). A Delegation-Based Theory of Expertise. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 13(4), 373-419.  
• Kolb, A., and Conitzer, V. (2020). Crying about a Strategic Wolf: A Theory of Crime and Warning. Journal of Economic Theory, 189, 105094..
• Kolb, A. (2019). Strategic Real Options. Journal of Economic Theory, 183, 344-383. View Full Text
• Kolb, A. (2015). Optimal Entry Timing. Journal of Economic Theory, 157, 973-1000.

Edited on December 5, 2025