Midwest Mathematical Economics and Theory --- Fall 2008 |
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Summary of All Sessions |
| # | Date/Time | Location | Title | Papers |
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| 1 | October 3, 2008 14:15-15:45 | Pfahl 330 | GE I | 3 |
| 2 | October 3, 2008 14:15-15:45 | Pfahl 302 | Auctions I | 3 |
| 3 | October 3, 2008 14:15-15:45 | Pfahl 340 | Delegation & Disclosure | 3 |
| 4 | October 3, 2008 16:15-17:45 | Pfahl 330 | Macro Theory I | 3 |
| 5 | October 3, 2008 16:15-17:45 | Pfahl 302 | Contracts & Mechanisms | 3 |
| 6 | October 3, 2008 16:15-17:45 | Pfahl 340 | Industrial Organization | 3 |
| 7 | October 4, 2008 9:00-10:30 | Scott Lab 048 | GE II | 3 |
| 8 | October 4, 2008 9:00-10:30 | Scott Lab 245 | Game Theory I | 3 |
| 9 | October 4, 2008 9:00-10:30 | Scott Lab 050 | Nonlinear Income Taxes | 3 |
| 10 | October 4, 2008 11:00-12:30 | Scott Lab 048 | Political Economy | 3 |
| 11 | October 4, 2008 11:00-12:30 | Scott Lab 050 | Potpourri I: Mechanism Design Theory & Signaling Experiments | 3 |
| 12 | October 4, 2008 11:00-12:30 | Scott Lab 245 | Potpourri II: Cooperative Game Theory & Mechanism Design | 3 |
| 13 | October 4, 2008 14:15-15:45 | Scott Lab 048 | Political Agency | 3 |
| 14 | October 4, 2008 14:15-15:45 | Scott Lab 050 | Matching Models | 3 |
| 15 | October 4, 2008 14:15-15:45 | Scott Lab 054 | Cheap Talk | 3 |
| 16 | October 4, 2008 16:15-17:45 | Scott Lab 054 | Dynamic Market Economies | 3 |
| 17 | October 4, 2008 16:15-17:45 | Scott Lab 048 | Repeated Games | 3 |
| 18 | October 4, 2008 16:15-17:45 | Scott Lab 050 | Decision Theory | 3 |
| 19 | October 5, 2008 9:00-10:30 | Scott Lab 054 | Macro Theory II | 3 |
| 20 | October 5, 2008 9:00-10:30 | Scott Lab 056 | Auctions II | 3 |
| 21 | October 5, 2008 9:00-10:30 | Scott Lab 105 | Contract Theory I | 3 |
| 22 | October 5, 2008 11:00-12:30 | Scott Lab 054 | Game Theory II | 3 |
| 23 | October 5, 2008 11:00-12:30 | Scott Lab 105 | Contests | 3 |
| 24 | October 5, 2008 11:00-12:30 | Scott Lab 056 | Contract Theory II | 3 |
24 sessions, 72 papers |
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Midwest Mathematical Economics and Theory --- Fall 2008 |
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Complete List of All Sessions |
Session 1: GE I |
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| Session Chair: Zaier Aouani, university of kansas |
| Date: October 3, 2008 |
| Time: 14:15 - 15:45 |
| Location: Pfahl 330 |
| On the Robustness of Competitive Equilibrium:Better Response Maps and Equilibrium Points |
| By Subir K. Chakrabarti Department of Economics IUPUI |
| Presented by: Subir Chakrabarti, Indiana Univeristy Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) |
| The dynamics of partially revealing rational expectations equilibria |
| By Scott Condie, Brigham Young University Jayant V Ganguli, Cornell University |
| Presented by: Scott Condie, Brigham Young University |
| Reduced equivalent form of a financial structure |
| By Zaier Aouani University of Kansas, USA and University of Paris I, France Bernard cornet University of Kansas, USA and University of Paris I, France |
| Presented by: Zaier Aouani, university of kansas |
Session 2: Auctions I |
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| Session Chair: Lixin Ye, Ohio State University |
| Date: October 3, 2008 |
| Time: 14:15 - 15:45 |
| Location: Pfahl 302 |
| On the competitive effects of bidding syndicates |
| By Vlad Mares, Olin School of Business, Washington University in St. Louis Mikhael Shor, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University |
| Presented by: Mikhael Shor, Vanderbilt University |
| On the Value of An Additional Bidder: A Perspective of Ex Post Mechanisms |
| By Murali Agastya, Economics Department, University of Sydney Jingfeng Lu, Economics Department, National University of Singapore |
| Presented by: Jingfeng Lu, National University of Singapore |
| Competition with an Unidentified Bidder |
| By Yuk-fai Fong, Northwestern University Daniel Garrett, Northwestern University |
| Presented by: Daniel Garrett, Northwestern University |
Session 3: Delegation & Disclosure |
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| Session Chair: Evsen Turkay, University of Minnesota |
| Date: October 3, 2008 |
| Time: 14:15 - 15:45 |
| Location: Pfahl 340 |
| Selling Authority |
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| By Wooyoung Lim, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Economics |
| Presented by: Wooyoung Lim, University of Pittsburgh |
| On the Incentive of Strategic Information Disclosure under Competitive Environment |
| By Young-Ro Yoon, Indiana University Bloomington |
| Presented by: Young-Ro Yoon, Indiana University Bloomington |
| Two Sided Uncertainty in Persuasion Games |
| By Evsen Turkay University of Minnesota, Department of Economics |
| Presented by: Evsen Turkay, University of Minnesota |
Session 4: Macro Theory I |
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| Session Chair: Antonio Doblas-Madrid, Michigan State University |
| Date: October 3, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Location: Pfahl 330 |
| Counterfeit Money |
| By Elena Quercioli Tulane University Lones Smith University of Michigan |
| Presented by: Elena Quercioli, Tulane University |
| WHY BUBBLE-BURSTING IS UNPREDICTABLE:WELFARE EFFECTS OF ANTI-BUBBLE POLICY WHEN CENTRAL BANKS MAKE MISTAKES |
| By Guo Kai, Department of Economics, University of Mississippi John Conlon, Department of Economics, University of Mississippi |
| Presented by: Guo Kai, University of Mississippi |
| A Robust Model of Bubbles with Multidimensional Uncertainty |
| By Antonio Doblas-Madrid, Michigan State University |
| Presented by: Antonio Doblas-Madrid, Michigan State University |
Session 5: Contracts & Mechanisms |
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| Session Chair: Paul Healy, The Ohio State University |
| Date: October 3, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Location: Pfahl 302 |
| Competing for Insurance |
| By Laurence Ales, Carnigie Mellon Pricila Maziero, University of Minnesota and Federal Reserve of Minneapolis |
| Presented by: Laurence Ales, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Asymptotic Equivalence of Probabilistic Serial and Random Priority Mechanisms |
| [slides] |
| By Yeon-Koo Che, Columbia University Fuhito Kojima, Cowles Foundation, Yale University |
| Presented by: Fuhito Kojima, Harvard University |
| Optimal Shill Bidding in the VCG Mechanism |
| By Itai Sher University of Minnesota |
| Presented by: Itai Sher, University of Minnesota |
Session 6: Industrial Organization |
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| Session Chair: Huanxing Yang, The Ohio State University |
| Date: October 3, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Location: Pfahl 340 |
| Waterfall versus Sprinkler Product Launch Strategy: Influencing The Herd |
| By Manaswini Bhalla Department of Economics The Pennsylvania State University |
| Presented by: Manaswini Bhalla, The Pennsylvania State University |
| Tie-in contracts with downstream competition |
| By Sreya Kolay, Paul Merage School of Business, UC Irvine |
| Presented by: Sreya Kolay, Paul Merage School of Business, |
| Vertical Integration for Reputation Building |
| By Meeryung La Department of Economics Seoul National University Jee-Hyoeng Park Department of Economics Seoul National University |
| Presented by: Meeryung La, Seoul National University |
Session 7: GE II |
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| Session Chair: Yves Balasko, University of York, UK |
| Date: October 4, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Location: Scott Lab 048 |
| Club Theory and Household Formation |
| By Hans Gersbach, ETH Zurich Hans Haller, Virginia Tech |
| Presented by: Hans Haller, Virginia Tech |
| Existence of Equilibria in Financial Markets With Restricted Participation |
| By Bernard Cornet, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS and University of Paris, France Ramu Gopalan, University of Kansas, Lawrence, K |
| Presented by: Ramu Gopalan, University of Kansas |
| General equilibrium without utility functions: How far to go? |
| By Yves Balasko Department of Economics and Related Studies University of York York, UK Mich Tvede Department of Economics University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark |
| Presented by: Yves Balasko, University of York, UK |
Session 8: Game Theory I |
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| Session Chair: Ricardo Nunes, Federal Reserve Board |
| Date: October 4, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Location: Scott Lab 245 |
| ON THE EFFICIENT SITING OF NOXIOUS FACILITIES |
| By Rudy Santore, University of Tennessee |
| Presented by: Rudy Santore, University of Tennessee |
| Using Coupons to Intertemporally Price Discriminate and Collude |
| By Yuk-Fai Fong, Northwestern University Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma |
| Presented by: Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma |
| Political Disagreement, Lack of Commitment and the Level of Debt |
| By Davide Debortoli, UCSD Ricardo Nunes, Federal Reserve Board |
| Presented by: Ricardo Nunes, Federal Reserve Board |
Session 9: Nonlinear Income Taxes |
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| Session Chair: Lixin Ye, Ohio State University |
| Date: October 4, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Location: Scott Lab 050 |
| Strategic Nonlinear Income Tax Competition with Perfect Labor Mobility |
| By Craig Brett, Mt. Allison University John A. Weymark, Vanderbilt University |
| Presented by: John Weymark, Vanderbilt University |
| Competitive Nonlinear Taxation and Constitutional Choice |
| By Massimo Morelli, Columbia University Huanxing Yang, The Ohio State University Lixin Ye, The Ohio State University |
| Presented by: Lixin Ye, Ohio State University |
| Optimality Non-Linear Income Tax when Highly Skilled Individuals Vote with their Feet |
| By Laurent Simula, National University of Singapore and Vanderbilt University Alain Trannoy, EHESS, GREQAM-IDEP |
| Presented by: Laurent Simula, National University of Singapore and Vanderbilt University |
Session 10: Political Economy |
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| Session Chair: David Ahn, U.C. Berkeley |
| Date: October 4, 2008 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Scott Lab 048 |
| On the Informational Efficiency of Approval Voting |
| By Johanna Goertz (University of Guelph and CORE, Universite catholique de Louvain) Francois Maniquet (CORE, Universite catholique de Louvain) |
| Presented by: Johanna Goertz, University of Guelph |
| Combinatorial Voting |
| By David Ahn, UC Berkeley and University of Michigan Santiago Oliveros, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley |
| Presented by: David Ahn, U.C. Berkeley |
| Optimal Remedies in International Trade Agreements |
| By Mostafa Beshkar |
| Presented by: Mostafa Beshkar, Vanderbilt University |
Session 11: Potpourri I: Mechanism Design Theory & Signaling Experiments |
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| Session Chair: Andreas Park, University of Toronto |
| Date: October 4, 2008 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Scott Lab 050 |
| News from the Informed Principal in Private-Value Environments |
| By Tymofy Mylovanov, University of Bonn Thomas Troger, University of Bonn |
| Presented by: Tymofiy Mylovanov, University of Bonn |
| Signaling in Deterministic and Stochastic Settings: A Theoretical and Experimental Investigation |
| By Thomas D. Jeitschko, Michigan State University and Royal Holloway, University of London Hans T. Normann, Royal Holloway, University of London and University of Frankfurt, Germany |
| Presented by: Thomas Jeitschko, Michigan State University |
| Herding and Contrarianism in a Financial Trading Experiment with Endogenous Timing |
| By Andreas Park, University of Toronto Daniel Sgroi, University of Warwick |
| Presented by: Andreas Park, University of Toronto |
Session 12: Potpourri II: Cooperative Game Theory & Mechanism Design |
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| Session Chair: Suchan Chae, Rice |
| Date: October 4, 2008 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Scott Lab 245 |
| No Profitable Decompositions in Quasi-Linear Allocation Problems |
| By Camelia Bejan Rice University Geoffroy de Clippel Brown University |
| Presented by: Camelia Bejan, Rice University |
| Bargaining among groups: An axiomatic viewpoint |
| By Suchan Chae, Rice University Herve Moulin, Rice University |
| Presented by: Suchan Chae, Rice |
| Optimal Information Disclosure in Auctions and Negotiations: A Mechanism Design Approach |
| By Romans Pancs, University of Rochester |
| Presented by: Romans Pancs, University of Rochester |
Session 13: Political Agency |
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| Session Chair: Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis |
| Date: October 4, 2008 |
| Time: 14:15 - 15:45 |
| Location: Scott Lab 048 |
| Strategic Delegation in a Legislative Bargaining Model with Pork and Public Goods |
| By Nels Christiansen, Ohio State University |
| Presented by: Nels Christiansen, Ohio State University |
| A Theory of Reform with Politicians' Reputation Concerns |
| By Qiang Fu Department of Business Policy National University of Singapore Ming Li Department of Economics Concordia University |
| Presented by: Qiang Fu, National University of Singapore |
| Dynamic Political Agency with Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard |
| By Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis John Duggan, University of Rochester |
| Presented by: Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis |
Session 14: Matching Models |
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| Session Chair: Daniela Puzzello, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai |
| Date: October 4, 2008 |
| Time: 14:15 - 15:45 |
| Location: Scott Lab 050 |
| Iron Sharpens Iron: Rethinking Dynamic Matching Theory |
| By Axel Anderson, Georgetown University Lones Smith, University of Michigan |
| Presented by: Lones Smith, University of Michigan |
| Matching markets with signals |
| By Alexey Kushnir, The Pennsylvania State University |
| Presented by: Alexey Kushnir, Pennsylvania State University |
| Random Matching and Aggregate Uncertainty |
| By Robert Molzon, University of Kentucky Daniela Puzzello, University of Illinois |
| Presented by: Daniela Puzzello, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai |
Session 15: Cheap Talk |
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| Session Chair: Wolfgang Gick, Harvard University |
| Date: October 4, 2008 |
| Time: 14:15 - 15:45 |
| Location: Scott Lab 054 |
| Expert Advice for Amateurs |
| By Ernest K. Lai, University of Pittsburgh |
| Presented by: Ernest Lai, University of Pittsburgh |
| Communication with Two-sided Asymmetric Information |
| By Ying Chen, Arizona State University |
| Presented by: Ying Chen, Arizona State University |
| Cheap Talk Equilibria - A Note On Two Senders |
| By Wolfgang Gick, Harvard University |
| Presented by: Wolfgang Gick, Harvard University |
Session 16: Dynamic Market Economies |
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| Session Chair: Stephen Spear, Tepper School of Business |
| Date: October 4, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Location: Scott Lab 054 |
| Coordination Failures in Dynamic Parimutuel Betting Markets |
| By Dan Levin, Ohio-State University Anthony Ziegelmeyer, Max Planck Institute of Economics |
| Presented by: Anthony Ziegelmeyer, Max Planck Institute of Economics |
| Notes on Dynamic Trading in a Durable Good Market with Asymmetric Information and Buyer Heterogeneity |
| By Santanu Roy, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX. |
| Presented by: Santanu Roy, Southern Methodist University |
| Dynamic Suboptimality of Competitive Equilibrium in Multiperiod Overlapping Generations Economies |
| By Espen Henriksen, University of Oslo Steve Spear, Carnegie Mellon |
| Presented by: Stephen Spear, Tepper School of Business |
Session 17: Repeated Games |
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| Session Chair: In-Koo Cho, University of Illinois |
| Date: October 4, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Location: Scott Lab 048 |
| A Belief-Based Approach to the Repeated Prisoners’ Dilemma with Asymmetric Private Monitoring |
| By Bo Chen Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University |
| Presented by: Bo Chen, Southern Methodist University |
| Matching, Repeated Game and Aspiration |
| By In-Koo Cho (University of Illinois) Akihiko Matsui (University of Tokyo) |
| Presented by: In-Koo Cho, University of Illinois |
| Correlation and Private Monitoring |
| By Josh Cherry, University of Michigan Lones Smith, University of Michigan |
| Presented by: Joshua Cherry, University of Michigan |
Session 18: Decision Theory |
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| Session Chair: Eran Shmaya, Northwestern University |
| Date: October 4, 2008 |
| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
| Location: Scott Lab 050 |
| Impulsive Actions and Agonizing Decisions |
| By William Neilson, University of Tennessee |
| Presented by: William Neilson, University of Tennessee |
| Revealed Consideration and Inconsideration |
| By Yusufcan Masatlioglu (University of Michigan) Daisuke Nakajima (University of Michigan) Erkut Ozbay (University of Michigan) |
| Presented by: Daisuke Nakajima, University of Michigan |
| Experiments on Decisions Under Uncertainty: A Theoretical Framework |
| By Eran Shmaya, Northwestern MEDS Leeat Yariv, Caltech |
| Presented by: Eran Shmaya, Northwestern University |
Session 19: Macro Theory II |
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| Session Chair: James Peck, Ohio State University |
| Date: October 5, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Location: Scott Lab 054 |
| Production, Hidden Action, and the Payment System |
| By Chao Gu University of Missouri Mark Guzman University of Reading Joe Haslag University of Missouri |
| Presented by: Chao Gu, University of Missouri |
| Financial Institutions Reforms: Political Feasibility and Endogenous Interest Groups |
| By Madhav Aney, LSE Maitreesh Ghatak, LSE Massimo Morelli, Columbia University |
| Presented by: Massimo Morelli, Columbia University |
| Choice and Allocation of a Risky Asset through Markets and Prices |
| By Leonard J. Mirman, University of Virginia Marc Santugini, HEC Montreal |
| Presented by: Marc Santugini, HEC Montreal |
Session 20: Auctions II |
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| Session Chair: Sotirios Georganas, Ohio State University and University of Bonn |
| Date: October 5, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Location: Scott Lab 056 |
| Auctions with Entry And Resale |
| By Xiaoshu Xu, Ohio State Univ. Dan Levin,Ohio State Univ. Lixin Ye,Ohio State Univ. |
| Presented by: Xiaoshu Xu, Ohio State Univ. |
| Bidding Reversals in a Multiple-Good Auction with Global Reserve Price |
| By Yuanchuan Lien, Caltech Daniel Quint, University of Wisconsin |
| Presented by: Daniel Quint, University of Wisconsin - Madison |
| Auctions with Heterogeneous Entry Costs |
| By John Wooders, University of Arizona Diego Moreno, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
| Presented by: John Wooders, University of Arizona |
Session 21: Contract Theory I |
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| Session Chair: Chifeng Dai, Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| Date: October 5, 2008 |
| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
| Location: Scott Lab 105 |
| Stock Option Compensation and Managerial Fraud: Theory and Evidence from Experiments |
| By Martin W. Tackie, The University of Tennessee Rudy Santore, The University of Tennessee |
| Presented by: Martin Tackie, The University of Tennessee |
| Intermediation, Seller Price Setting Mechanisms, and Random Matching |
| By Simon Loertscher, University of Melbourne Andras Niedermayer, Northwestern University |
| Presented by: Andras Niedermayer, Northwestern University |
| The Preference for Risk in Agency Problems |
| By Chifeng Dai, Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
| Presented by: Chifeng Dai, Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
Session 22: Game Theory II |
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| Session Chair: Stephan Lauermann, University of Michigan |
| Date: October 5, 2008 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Scott Lab 054 |
| Quantal Response Equilibria with Heterogeneous Agents |
| By Russell Golman, Department of Applied and Interdisciplinary Mathematics, University of Michigan |
| Presented by: Russell Golman, University of Michigan |
| Partial Cooperation in Symmetric Games |
| By Subhadip Chakrabarti (Queen's University Belfast) Robert P. Gilles (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) Emiliya A. Lazarova (Queen's University Belfast) |
| Presented by: Subhadip Chakabarti, Queen's University Belfast |
| Search with Adverse Selection |
| By Stephan Lauermann, University of Michigan Asher Wolinsky, Northwestern University |
| Presented by: Stephan Lauermann, University of Michigan |
Session 23: Contests |
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| Session Chair: Huanxing Yang, The Ohio State University |
| Date: October 5, 2008 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Scott Lab 105 |
| A GENERALIZED CONTEST STRUCTURE AND THE EXISTENCE OF MULTIPLE EQUILIBRIA |
| By Subhasish M. Chowdhury, Department of Economics, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University Roman M. Sheremeta, Department of Economics, Krannert School of Management, Purdue University |
| Presented by: Subhasish Modak Chowdhury, Purdue University |
| Head Starts and Handicaps |
| By Rene Kirkegaard, Brock University |
| Presented by: Rene Kirkegaard, Brock University |
| Incentives and the Structure of Teams |
| By April Franco, University of Toronto Matt Mitchell, University of Toronto Galina Vereshchagina, Arizona State University |
| Presented by: Galina Vereshchagina, Arizona State University |
Session 24: Contract Theory II |
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| Session Chair: Isa Hafalir, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Date: October 5, 2008 |
| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
| Location: Scott Lab 056 |
| Optimal Managerial Contracting with Earnings Manipulation |
| By Keith Crocker, Pennsylvania State University Thomas Gresik, University of Notre Dame |
| Presented by: Thomas Gresik, University of Notre Dame |
| Nonlinear Pricing with Resale |
| By Isa E. Hafalir, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Presented by: Isa Hafalir, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Uncertainty, Learning and Hierarchy: Dynamic Moral Hazard in Knowledge Production |
| By Guy Arie, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University |
| Presented by: Guy Arie, Northwestern University |
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