Pavel Kocourek

I am an Assistant Professor at the University of Barcelona. My research spans economic theory, game theory, information economics, and AI safety and governance.

Previously, I was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Duisburg–Essen (2023–2026), working on Eugen Kovac’s DFG-funded project “Timing Games: Theory and Applications,” and before that a researcher at CERGE-EI in Prague. I hold a Ph.D. in Economics from New York University (2019).

News

• Fall 2026 Mentoring the SPAR project “The Economic Value of AI Capability Gains.”
• Fall 2026 Joined the University of Barcelona as an Assistant Professor.
• Summer 2026 AI and Society Fellow at the Center for AI Safety — preliminary results on frontier-lab profitability: interactive explorer.