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Katri Sieberg's interests include game theory/formal theory, comparative politics with an emphasis on Russia and Eastern Europe, and the study of crime and political conflict. A common theme in her work is to use game theoretic analysis to understand political behavior. Her current research explores the relationship between repression and dissident activity. Another project investigates factors involved in child prostitution and trafficking in Southeast Asia and suggests potentially detrimental effects of international policy efforts to ban the practice. She is also using game theory to examine bureaucratic and economic corruption in Russia. Her book, Criminal Dilemmas: Understanding and Preventing Crime, was published by Springer-Verlag, in their Studies in Economic Theory series, and she has published articles in the American Political Science Review and in Games and Economic Behavior.

Sieberg was granted a Fulbright teaching and research award at the University of Tampere in Finland for the 2002-2003 year. She has been an Assistant Professor at Texas Tech University and held visiting positions in the Government and Economic departments at the College of William and Mary. Professor Sieberg joined the Department in 2002.