Timur Kuran

Timur Kuran is a Turkish-American economist and political scientist who serves as Professor of Economics and Political Science and Gorter Family Distinguished Professor of Islamic Studies at Duke University. His research spans social change, the economic and political history of the Middle East, and the evolution of preferences and institutions. He is best known for his concept of preference falsification and, with Cass Sunstein, his work on availability cascades and risk regulation. He earned his PhD in economics from Stanford University in 1982 under the supervision of Kenneth Arrow.