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Date/Time	Location	Title	Papers
October 11, 2013 14:00-15:30	R2320	Information Aggregation	3
October 11, 2013 14:00-15:30	R1230	Game Theory 1	3
October 11, 2013 16:00-18:00	R2320	Matching	4
October 11, 2013 16:00-18:00	R1230	Auctions 1	4
October 12, 2013 9:00-10:00	R1230	Experts' Incentives	2
October 12, 2013 9:00-10:00	R2210	Voting	2
October 12, 2013 9:00-10:00	R2310	Mechanism Design	2
October 12, 2013 10:15-11:15	R1230	Decision Theory 1	2
October 12, 2013 10:15-11:15	R2210	Incentive Contracts	2
October 12, 2013 10:15-11:15	R2310	Game Theory 2	2
October 12, 2013 11:30-12:30	R1230	Plenary Lecture 1	0
October 12, 2013 14:00-15:30	R2220	Money and Finance	3
October 12, 2013 14:00-15:30	R2310	Networks	3
October 12, 2013 14:00-15:30	R2320	Coalitions and Groups	3
October 12, 2013 15:45-16:45	R2220	Decision Theory 2	2
October 12, 2013 15:45-16:45	R2310	Mediation	2
October 12, 2013 15:45-16:45	R2320	Bargaining	2
October 12, 2013 17:00-18:00	R2220	Plenary Lecture 2	0
October 13, 2013 9:00-10:30	R2210	Screening and State Verification	3
October 13, 2013 9:00-10:30	R2310	Industrial Organization	3
October 13, 2013 11:00-12:30	R2210	Market Games	3
October 13, 2013 11:00-12:30	R2310	Auctions 2	3

 

22 sessions, 53 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers

Fall 2013 Midwest Economic Theory Meetings
Detailed List of Sessions

                                            

Session: Information Aggregation October 11, 2013 14:00 to 15:30 R2320
Session Chair: Mehmet Ekmekci, Northwestern University
1. Information aggregation in a large two-stage market game
By Tai-Wei Hu; MEDS
Presented by: Tai-Wei Hu, MEDS
2. Trading Dynamics in the Market for Lemons
By Ayca Kaya; University of Iowa Kyungmin Kim; University of Iowa
Presented by: Kyungmin Kim, University of Iowa
3. Information in Tender Offers with a Large Shareholder
By Mehmet Ekmekci; Northwestern University
Presented by: Mehmet Ekmekci, Northwestern University
Session: Game Theory 1 October 11, 2013 14:00 to 15:30 R1230
Session Chair: Tarun Sabarwal, University of Kansas
1. Equilibrium Without Rational Expectations
By Joshua Cherry; Northwestern University Yuval Salant; Northwestern University
Presented by: Joshua Cherry, Northwestern University
2. Correlation of Types in Bayesian Games
By Luciano de Castro; Northwestern University
Presented by: Luciano de Castro, Northwestern University
3. Games with Strategic Heterogeneity
By Andrew Monaco; Colgate University Tarun Sabarwal; University of Kansas
Presented by: Tarun Sabarwal, University of Kansas
Session: Matching October 11, 2013 16:00 to 18:00 R2320
Session Chair: M. Bumin Yenmez, Carnegie Mellon University
1. Responsive Affirmative Action in School Choice
By Battal Dogan; University of Rochester
Presented by: Battal Dogan, University of Rochester
2. Welfare Comparison of School Choice Mechanisms under Incomplete Information
By Ethem Akyol; Penn State
Presented by: Ethem Akyol, Penn State
3. Job Security, Stability and Production Efficiency
By Hu Fu; Cornell Robert Kleinberg; Cornell Ron Lavi; Technion - Israel Institute of Technolog Rann Smorodinsky; Technion
Presented by: Rann Smorodinsky, Technion
4. Choice and Matching
By Christopher Chambers; UCSD M. Bumin Yenmez; Carnegie Mellon University
Presented by: M. Bumin Yenmez, Carnegie Mellon University
Session: Auctions 1 October 11, 2013 16:00 to 18:00 R1230
Session Chair: Steven Williams, University of Illinois
1. Auctions under Limited Commitment
By Qingmin Liu; Columbia University Konrad Mierendorff; University of Zuerich and Columbia University Xianwen Shi; University of Toronto
Presented by: Konrad Mierendorff, University of Zuerich and Columbia University
2. An Optimal Auction with Moral Hazard
By Arina Nikandrova; Birkbeck College Romans Pancs; University of Rochester
Presented by: Romans Pancs, University of Rochester
3. Optimal Auction Design with Heterogeneous Objects
By Eiichiro Kazumori; State University of New York
Presented by: Eiichiro Kazumori, State University of New York
4. On Bidding with Securities: Risk Aversion and Positive Dependence
By Steven Williams; University of Illinois
Presented by: Steven Williams, University of Illinois
Session: Experts' Incentives October 12, 2013 9:00 to 10:00 R1230
Session Chair: Huanxing Yang, Ohio State University
1. Conformity and Separation of Careerist Experts
By Melania Nica; London School of Economics
Presented by: Melania Nica, London School of Economics
2. Competitive Cheap Talk
By Huanxing Yang; Ohio State University
Presented by: Huanxing Yang, Ohio State University
Session: Voting October 12, 2013 9:00 to 10:00 R2210
Session Chair: Paulo Barelli, University of Rochester
1. Partisan Voting and Uncertainty
By Ling Yang; University of Pittsburgh
Presented by: Ling Yang, University of Pittsburgh
2. Competition for a Majority
By Paulo Barelli; University of Rochester Srihari Govindan; University of Rochester Robert Wilson; Stanford University
Presented by: Paulo Barelli, University of Rochester
Session: Mechanism Design October 12, 2013 9:00 to 10:00 R2310
Session Chair: Terence Johnson, University of Notre Dame
1. Implementation with Securities
By Rahul Deb; University of Toronto
Presented by: Rahul Deb, University of Toronto
2. Multi-dimensional Mechanism Design with Multiple Units
By Terence Johnson; University of Notre Dame
Presented by: Terence Johnson, University of Notre Dame
Session: Decision Theory 1 October 12, 2013 10:15 to 11:15 R1230
Session Chair: Jonathan Weinstein, Washington University
1. Context Effects, Extremeness Aversion, and Choice
By Shaofang Qi; Syracuse University
Presented by: Shaofang Qi, Syracuse University
2. A Bayesian Foundation for Classical Hypothesis Testing
By Jonathan Weinstein; Washington University
Presented by: Jonathan Weinstein, Washington University
Session: Incentive Contracts October 12, 2013 10:15 to 11:15 R2210
Session Chair: Braz Camargo, Fundação Getúlio Vargas
1. Inducing Teamwork in Rank-Order Tournaments
By Vikram Ahuja; Kelley School of Business Dmitry Lubensky; Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Presented by: Vikram Ahuja, Kelley School of Business
2. Risk Aversion and Career Concerns
By Braz Camargo; Fundação Getúlio Vargas Elena Pastorino; University of Minnesota
Presented by: Braz Camargo, Fundação Getúlio Vargas
Session: Game Theory 2 October 12, 2013 10:15 to 11:15 R2310
Session Chair: Rohan Dutta, McGill University
1. Forward Induction Thinking in Self-reported Descriptions of Behavior
By Piotr Evdokimov; University of Minnesota Aldo Rustichini; University of Minnesota
Presented by: Piotr Evdokimov, University of Minnesota
2. Coordinating by Not Committing: Efficiency as the Unique Outcome
By Rohan Dutta; McGill University Ryosuke ISHII; Faculty of Business
Presented by: Rohan Dutta, McGill University
Session: Plenary Lecture 1 October 12, 2013 11:30 to 12:30 R1230
David Pearce (Yale). The preliminary title of the talk is: "Reputational Equilibrium Selection in Dynamic Games."
Session: Money and Finance October 12, 2013 14:00 to 15:30 R2220
Session Chair: Bernard Cornet, University of Kansas and Paris School of Economics
1. Arbitrage Pricing in Noncompetitive Markets
By Andres Carvajal; University of Western Ontario
Presented by: Andres Carvajal, University of Western Ontario
2. Paper or Plastic? Money and Credit as Means of Payment
By Cathy Zhang; Purdue University Sébastien Lotz; University of Paris 2
Presented by: Cathy Zhang, Purdue University
3. Pricing securities via non-additive risk-neutral probabilities
By Bernard Cornet; University of Kansas and Paris School of Economics
Presented by: Bernard Cornet, University of Kansas and Paris School of Economics
Session: Networks October 12, 2013 14:00 to 15:30 R2310
Session Chair: Stephanie Wang, University of Pittsburgh
1. Noncooperative Unanimity Games in Networks
By Joosung Lee; the Penn State University
Presented by: Joosung Lee, the Penn State University
2. The Social Risk of Innovation
By Umberto Garfagnini; ITAM
Presented by: Umberto Garfagnini, ITAM
3. Prediction in Networks
By Stephanie Wang; University of Pittsburgh
Presented by: Stephanie Wang, University of Pittsburgh
Session: Coalitions and Groups October 12, 2013 14:00 to 15:30 R2320
Session Chair: Mariagiovanna Baccara, Olin School of Business
1. Perfectly Coalition-Proof Nash Equilibria for Overlapping Coalitions: With an Application to International Environmental Agreements
By Emilson Silva; University of Alberta Xie Zhu; Oakland Univ.
Presented by: Emilson Silva, University of Alberta
2. The optimal sovereignty partition
By Yaron Azrieli; Ohio State University Dan Levin; The Ohio State University
Presented by: Yaron Azrieli, Ohio State University
3. Choosing Peers: Homophily and Polarization in Groups
By Mariagiovanna Baccara; Olin School of Business Leeat Yariv; California Institute of Technology
Presented by: Mariagiovanna Baccara, Olin School of Business
Session: Decision Theory 2 October 12, 2013 15:45 to 16:45 R2220
Session Chair: David Dillenberger, University of Pennsylvania
1. On the increasing marginal value of information
By Adib Bagh; University of Kentucky
Presented by: Adib Bagh, University of Kentucky
2. Cautious Expected Utility and the Certainty Effect
By David Dillenberger; University of Pennsylvania Pietro Ortoleva; Columbia University Simone Vioglio-Cerreia; Bocconi
Presented by: David Dillenberger, University of Pennsylvania
Session: Mediation October 12, 2013 15:45 to 16:45 R2310
Session Chair: David Rahman, University of Minnesota
1. Endogenous Choice of a Mediator
By Jin Yeub Kim; University of Chicago
Presented by: Jin Yeub Kim, University of Chicago
2. Frequent Actions with Infrequent Coordination
By David Rahman; University of Minnesota
Presented by: David Rahman, University of Minnesota
Session: Bargaining October 12, 2013 15:45 to 16:45 R2320
Session Chair: Selcuk Ozyurt, Sabanci University
1. Coalitional Bargaining with Noncontingent Offers
By Rakesh Chaturvedi; Pennsylvania State University
Presented by: Rakesh Chaturvedi, Pennsylvania State University
2. Are "Obstinacy" and "Threat of Leaving the Bargaining Table" Wise Tactics in Negotiations?
By Selcuk Ozyurt; Sabanci University
Presented by: Selcuk Ozyurt, Sabanci University
Session: Plenary Lecture 2 October 12, 2013 17:00 to 18:00 R2220
Ilya Segal (Stanford). The preliminary title is: "Deferred-Acceptance Heuristic Auctions."
Session: Screening and State Verification October 13, 2013 9:00 to 10:30 R2210
Session Chair: Maher Said, Washington University in St. Louis
1. Townsend meets Morris-Shin: State Verification with Limited Monitoring Capacity
By Lukasz Drozd; Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Ricardo Serrano-Padial; University of Wisconsin - Madison
Presented by: Ricardo Serrano-Padial, University of Wisconsin - Madison
2. `Competitive Screening and Search'
By Daniel Garrett; Toulouse School of Economics
Presented by: Daniel Garrett, Toulouse School of Economics
3. Dynamic Screening with Limited Commitment
By Rahul Deb; University of Toronto Maher Said; Washington University in St. Louis
Presented by: Maher Said, Washington University in St. Louis
Session: Industrial Organization October 13, 2013 9:00 to 10:30 R2310
Session Chair: Alejandro Montecinos, Notre Dame
1. Asymmetric Neutrality Regulation and Innovation at the Edges: Fixed vs. Mobile Networks
By Byung-Cheol Kim; Georgia Institute of Technology Jay Pil Choi; University of New South Wales and MSU Doh-Shin Jeon; Universite Toulouse 1 Capitole
Presented by: Byung-Cheol Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology
2. Platform Differentiation in Two-Sided Markets
By Thomas Jeitschko; Michigan State University Mark Tremblay; Michigan State
Presented by: Mark Tremblay, Michigan State
3. R&D investment, asymmetric costs, and research joit ventures
By Alejandro Montecinos; Notre Dame Thomas A Gresik; University of Notre Dame
Presented by: Alejandro Montecinos, Notre Dame
Session: Market Games October 13, 2013 11:00 to 12:30 R2210
Session Chair: James Peck, The Ohio State University
1. Non-supermodular Price Setting Games
By Eray Cumbul; University of Rochester Gabor Virag; University of Toronto
Presented by: Gabor Virag, University of Toronto
2. Entry, Exit, and Investment in Auction Markets
By Viplav Saini; Oberlin College
Presented by: Viplav Saini, Oberlin College
3. A Battle of Informed Traders and the Market Game Foundations for Rational Expectations Equilibrium
By James Peck; The Ohio State University
Presented by: James Peck, The Ohio State University
Session: Auctions 2 October 13, 2013 11:00 to 12:30 R2310
Session Chair: Charles Zheng, University of Western Ontario
1. Indicative Bidding in Auctions with Costly Entry
By Daniel Quint; University of Wisconsin Kenneth Hendricks; University of Wisconsin Madison
Presented by: Daniel Quint, University of Wisconsin
2. Optimal Two-stage Auctions with Costly Information Acquisition
By Jingfeng Lu; National University of Singapore Lixin Ye; The Ohio State University
Presented by: Lixin Ye, The Ohio State University
3. Existence of Monotone Equilibria in First-Price Auctions with Resale
By Charles Zheng; University of Western Ontario
Presented by: Charles Zheng, University of Western Ontario

 

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