World Congress of the Game Theory Society

Summary of All Sessions

#Date/TimeLocationTitlePapers
1July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
G45 Behavioral Theory I3
2July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
G40 Bounded Rationality I3
3July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
G27 Updating3
4July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
G05 Roommate and Marriage models2
5July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
G43 Learning and Groups3
6July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
160 Consensus and Agreement3
7July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
101 Awareness II3
8July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
2245 Beliefs and Incomplete Information3
9July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
276 Bargaining and Applications3
10July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
G44 Implementation II3
11July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
1246 Lobbying3
12July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
G42 Fair Division3
13July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
G36 Dynamics, Objective Functions, and Games3
14July 13, 2008
8:30-9:50
G03 Large Games I3
15July 13, 2008
10:00-10:30
Coon Forum Welcome Remarks and Game Theory and Computer Science Prize Announcement0
16July 13, 2008
11:00-12:20
G42 Networks IV3
17July 13, 2008
11:00-12:20
G43 Bounded complexity3
18July 13, 2008
11:00-12:20
G45 War3
19July 13, 2008
11:00-12:20
G05 Political Competition and Dynamics3
20July 13, 2008
11:00-12:20
G44 Experiments and Methods3
21July 13, 2008
11:00-12:20
G36 Mechanism Design VI2
22July 13, 2008
11:00-12:20
160 Strategy-Proofness3
23July 13, 2008
11:00-12:20
G27 Incentives3
24July 13, 2008
11:00-12:20
G40 Learning, communication, coordination.3
25July 13, 2008
11:00-12:20
1246 Algorithms and Games3
26July 13, 2008
11:00-12:20
101 Strategic Communication III3
27July 13, 2008
11:00-12:20
G03 Large Games II3
28July 13, 2008
11:00-12:20
276 Rationalizability3
29July 13, 2008
13:45-14:30
1246 Semi-Plenary A52
30July 13, 2008
13:45-15:15
Norris 202 Semi-Plenary A22
31July 13, 2008
13:45-15:15
Norris 101 Semi-Plenary A32
32July 13, 2008
13:45-15:15
Jacobs G40 Semi-Plenary A42
33July 13, 2008
13:45-15:15
Norris McKormick Semi-Plenary A12
34July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
G40 Ambiguity and Risk4
35July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
160 Legislative Bargaining3
36July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
G42 Networks I: Learning4
37July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
G43 Agency4
38July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
1246 Uncertainty, Decisions, and Games4
39July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
G44 Game Experiments I3
40July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
G03 Auction and Market Experiments4
41July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
G05 Mechanism Design and Markets2
42July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
2245 Large Games III3
43July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
101 Investment and Research4
44July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
276 Applications and Matching theory3
45July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
G27 Mechanism Design VIII4
46July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
G36 Allocation Rules4
47July 13, 2008
15:25-17:10
G45 Information and adverse selection4
48July 13, 2008
17:30-18:30
Coon Forum Plenary - Presidential Address: Peyton Young0
49July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
G45 IO and Markets4
50July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
G40 Dynamics, learning and memory4
51July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
G36 Awareness I4
52July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
G27 Networks II: Formation4
53July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
G03 Auctions3
54July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
101 Repeated Games4
55July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
G43 Discrete matching models4
56July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
G05 Mechanism Design IV4
57July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
2245 Game Theory4
58July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
G44 Game Experiments II 4
59July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
1246 Voting with Incomplete Information4
60July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
160 Strategic Communication I4
61July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
276 Strategy-Proofness4
62July 14, 2008
8:30-10:15
G42 Coalitional games, monotonicity, and social welfare4
63July 14, 2008
10:45-12:15
Norris 202 Semi-Plenary B22
64July 14, 2008
10:45-12:15
Norris McKormick Semi-Plenary B12
65July 14, 2008
10:45-12:15
Norris 101 Semi-Plenary B32
66July 14, 2008
10:45-12:15
Jacobs G40 Semi-Plenary B42
67July 14, 2008
13:30-14:45
Coon Forum Plenary - 2005 and 2007 Nobel Prize Panel: Robert Aumann, Eric Maskin, Roger Myerson and Thomas Schelling0
68July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
276 The Dynamics of Information4
69July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
1246 Theoretical Industrial Organization4
70July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
G03 Auction Experiments4
71July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
2245 Culture, Persona, and Self-Sorting in Equilibria3
72July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
G27 Mechanism Design II4
73July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
G43 Dynamic and Stochastic Games II4
74July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
G45 Power and public goods3
75July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
101 Repeated Game Experiments4
76July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
G40 Markets and Competition3
77July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
G42 Coalitional Games3
78July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
160 The Belief Space4
79July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
G36 Networks III: Formation4
80July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
G44 Labor Markets4
81July 14, 2008
15:15-17:00
G05 Deliberation, Information, and Voting4
82July 14, 2008
17:30-18:30
Coon Forum Plenary - President-Elect Address: Sergiu Hart0
83July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
276 Strategic Communication IV4
84July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
G45 Matching and Assignments3
85July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
G40 Decision Theory and Preferences4
86July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
2245 Theory4
87July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
G36 Assignment game and extensions4
88July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
G42 Coalition structures4
89July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
G05 Mechanism Design III4
90July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
160 Social Preferences and Institutions I4
91July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
1246 Values of cooperative games3
92July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
G03 Auctions and Mechanism Design4
93July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
G44 Industrial Organization II4
94July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
101 Public Goods and Taxation4
95July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
G43 Dynamic and Stochastic Games I4
96July 15, 2008
8:30-10:15
G27 Networks IX3
97July 15, 2008
10:45-12:15
Norris 202 Semi-Plenary C22
98July 15, 2008
10:45-12:15
Norris 101 Semi-Plenary C32
99July 15, 2008
10:45-12:15
Jacobs G40 Semi-Plenary C42
100July 15, 2008
10:45-12:15
Norris McKormick Semi-Plenary C12
101July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster5
102July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster5
103July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster4
104July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster4
105July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster3
106July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster5
107July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster4
108July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster4
109July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster5
110July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster3
111July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster 1
112July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster3
113July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster5
114July 15, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster5
115July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
G43 Dynamic Games4
116July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
160 Stable strategy sets4
117July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
G45 Politics and conflict4
118July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
276 Stochastic Games4
119July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
G40 Cost-Sharing Mechanisms4
120July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
101 Social Preferences and Institutions II3
121July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
G27 Networks V: Communication and Beliefs4
122July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
G44 Industrial Organization3
123July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
1246 Strategic Communication II4
124July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
G36 Biology and Economics4
125July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
G05 Mechanism Design I4
126July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
2245 Theory I4
127July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
G42 Decision Procedures4
128July 15, 2008
15:00-16:45
G03 Auctions IV4
129July 15, 2008
17:00-18:00
Coon Forum Plenary - Morgenstern Lecture: Jean Tirole0
130July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
G03 Auctions V4
131July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
1246 Repeated Games3
132July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
G42 Core and nucleolus4
133July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
G45 Electoral Competition 13
134July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
G44 Dynamics and convexity4
135July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
2245 TU Coalitional Games3
136July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
G43 Cost Sharing4
137July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
101 Endogenous Participation3
138July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
276 Politics and information4
139July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
G27 Networks VI: Games4
140July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
G40 Behavioral Theory II2
141July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
G05 Mechanism Design IX3
142July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
160 Equilibrim Concepts4
143July 16, 2008
8:30-10:15
G36 Bargaining I4
144July 16, 2008
10:45-12:15
Norris McKormick Semi-Plenary D12
145July 16, 2008
10:45-12:15
Norris 101 Semi-Plenary D32
146July 16, 2008
10:45-12:15
Jacobs G40 Semi-Plenary D42
147July 16, 2008
10:45-12:15
Norris 202 Semi-Plenary D21
148July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster5
149July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster4
150July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster2
151July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster4
152July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster4
153July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster4
154July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster2
155July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster4
156July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster4
157July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster2
158July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster4
159July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster4
160July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster5
161July 16, 2008
13:45-15:00
poster poster3
162July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
G05 Multi-Unit Auctions3
163July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
G36 Contracts and Tournament Theory4
164July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
1246 Resale in Auctions4
165July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
G42 Bargaining II4
166July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
2245 Politics, Governments and Policies4
167July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
160 Evolution and Learning4
168July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
G40 Behavioral Models of Intertemporal Choice4
169July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
G44 Cooperative Theory and Applications4
170July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
276 Implementation I3
171July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
G03 Mechanism Design V3
172July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
G27 Networks VII: Bargaining and Allocations4
173July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
G43 Communication and games4
174July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
G45 Electoral Competition 24
175July 16, 2008
15:00-16:45
101 Equilibrium Computation4
176July 16, 2008
17:15-18:15
Coon Forum Plenary - von Neumann Lecture: Abraham Neyman0
177July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
G43 Common Value Auctions4
178July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
2245 Implementation3
179July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
G42 College admissions approaches3
180July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
G44 Existence of Equilibrium3
181July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
1246 Group Formation and Bargaining4
182July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
160 Games and Computing3
183July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
G05 Networks VIII4
184July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
G03 Resource Allocation and Mechanisms4
185July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
101 Fair Division and Claims3
186July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
G36 Collective Choice4
187July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
G45 Experimental and behavioral models3
188July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
276 Gerrymandering and Immigration4
189July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
G27 Bargaining III4
190July 17, 2008
8:30-10:15
G40 Behavioral Game Theory and Experiments4
191July 17, 2008
10:45-11:45
Coon Forum Plenary - Shapley Lecture: Tim Roughgarden0
192July 17, 2008
12:00-13:20
G45 Incomplete Information2
193July 17, 2008
12:00-13:20
G36 Beliefs and Behavior3
194July 17, 2008
12:00-13:20
G44 Global Games3
195July 17, 2008
12:00-13:20
G27 Bargaining3
196July 17, 2008
12:00-13:20
160 Auctions and Markets3
197July 17, 2008
12:00-13:20
G43 Learning2
198July 17, 2008
12:00-13:20
G03 Imperfect monitoring3
199July 17, 2008
12:00-13:20
276 Population dynamics3
200July 17, 2008
12:00-13:20
G42 Fairness and Allocations3
201July 17, 2008
12:00-13:20
101 Segregation3
202July 17, 2008
12:00-13:20
G40 Incentives II2
203July 17, 2008
12:00-13:20
1246 Imitation and Adjustment3
 

203 sessions, 668 papers


 

World Congress of the Game Theory Society

Complete List of All Sessions


Session 1: Behavioral Theory I

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: G45
 

Dynamic Psychological Games
JEL codes: C72, C73
By Pierpaolo Battigalli, Bocconi University Martin Dufwenberg, University of Arizona
   Presented by: Martin Dufwenberg, University of Arizona
 

Doubts and Equilibria
By Antonio Cabrales Department of Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Madrid 126 , 28903 Getafe, SPAIN José Ramón Uriarte Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico I-Ekonomi Analisiaren Oinarriak I Saila. Avenida Lehendakari Aguirre, 83. 48015 Bilbao, Basque Country-Spain.
   Presented by: Jose Uriarte, University of the Basque Country
 

The Ultimatum Game: Interdependent Preferences in Experimental Setting
By Yoram Halevy, University of British Columbia Michael Peters, University of British Columbia
   Presented by: Yoram Halevy, University of British Columbia

Session 2: Bounded Rationality I

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: G40
 

Plans as Conditional Strategies: A New Concept Enabling Cooperation in the Prisoners’ Dilemma
JEL codes: C72 C70 D83
By Alexander Dilger, University of Münster
   Presented by: ALEXANDER DILGER, UNIVERSITY OF MUENSTER
 

Strategic Complexity in Repeated Extensive Games
By Nozomu Muto, Hitotsubashi University
   Presented by: Nozomu Muto, Hitotsubashi University
 

Skill in Poker
By Ruud Hendrickx, Tilburg University Pim Hilbers, Tilburg University Peter Borm, Tilburg University Ben van der Genugten, Tilburg University
   Presented by: Ruud Hendrickx, Tilburg University

Session 3: Updating

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: G27
 

Updating Toward the Signal
JEL codes: C02, D82, D83
By Christopher P. Chambers, Caltech Paul J. Healy, Ohio State
   Presented by: Paul Healy, The Ohio State University
 

Updating Ambiguity Averse Preferences
By Eran Hanany, Tel Aviv University Peter Klibanoff, Northwestern University
   Presented by: Eran Hanany, Tel Aviv University
 

Expected Utility Theory from a Frequentist Perspective
By Tai-Wei Hu, The Pennsylvania State University
   Presented by: Tai-Wei Hu, Pennsylvania State University

Session 4: Roommate and Marriage models

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: G05
 

PARETO-STABILITY CONCEPT: A NATURAL SOLUTION CONCEPT FOR THE ROOMMATE AND THE MARRIAGE MODELS
JEL codes: C78, D78
By MARILDA SOTOMAYOR Universidade de São Paulo Department of Economics, , Cidade Universitária, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto 908, 05508-900, São Paulo, SP, Brazil Brown University Department of Economics, 64 Waterman Street, Providence, RI, USA e-mail: marildas@usp.br
   Presented by: Marilda Sotomayor,
 

The Roommates Problem Revisited
By Thayer Morrill, University of Maryland
   Presented by: Thayer Morrill, University of Maryland

Session 5: Learning and Groups

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: G43
 

Aggregate Uncertainty Can Lead to Herds
JEL codes: C72 / C79 / D83
By Ignacio Monzon, Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
   Presented by: Ignacio Monzon, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 

MONOTONE IMITATION
By Carlos Oyarzun, Universidad de Alicante Johannes Ruf, Columbia University
   Presented by: Carlos Oyarzun, Universidad de Alicante
 

Can Good Policies be Found? Repeated Elections, Learning and Policy Dynamics
By Steven Callander, Northwestern University
   Presented by: Steven Callander, Northwestern University

Session 6: Consensus and Agreement

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: 160
 

Agreeing to disagree: The non-probabilistic case
JEL codes: D70, D80
By Dov Samet, Tel Aviv University
   Presented by: Dov Samet, Tel Aviv University
 

Qualitative multiple outcomes games with consensus
By Ramzi Ben Larbi, CRIL - Université d'Artois, France Sébastien Konieczny, CRIL - CNRS, France Pierre Marquis, CRIL - Université d'Artois, France
   Presented by: Sébastien Konieczny, CNRS
 

Knowing who speaks when: A note on communication, common knowledge and consensus
By Elias Tsakas Goteborg University Mark Voorneveld Tilburg University and Stockholm School of Economics
   Presented by: Elias Tsakas, Goteborg University

Session 7: Awareness II

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: 101
 

Unawareness and Strategic Announcements in Games with Uncertainty
JEL codes: C70, D83
By Erkut Y. Ozbay, University of Maryland
   Presented by: Erkut Ozbay, University of Maryland
 

Unawareness, Beliefs, Games and Speculation
By Aviad Heifetz, The Open University of Israel Martin Meier, Instituto de Analisis Economico Burkhard C. Schipper, University of California Davis
   Presented by: Burkhard Schipper, University of California, Davis
 

Incentives for Unaware Agents
By Ernst-Ludwig von Thadden, Universitat Mannheim Xiaojian´Zhao, Universitat Mannheim
   Presented by: Xiaojian Zhao, University of Mannheim

Session 8: Beliefs and Incomplete Information

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: 2245
 

Optimism and Pessimism: Subjective Beliefs in Incomplete Information Games
JEL codes: C72, D83
By Alex Possajennikov, University of Nottingham
   Presented by: Alex Possajennikov, University of Nottingham
 

On the Strategic Impact of an Event under Non-Common Priors
By Daisuke Oyama, Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University Olivier Tercieux, Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques (PSE) and CNRS
   Presented by: Daisuke Oyama, Hitotsubashi University
 

Evaluating information in zero-sum games with incomplete information on both sides
By Bernard de Meyer Universit\'e Paris 1 Ehud Lehrer School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel; Dinah Rosenberg LAGA Institut Galil\'ee, Universit\'e Paris 13, and Laboratoire d'Econom\'etrie de l'Ecole Polytechnique, Paris France
   Presented by: Dinah Rosenberg, Universite Paris 13

Session 9: Bargaining and Applications

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: 276
 

Bargaining Outcomes of Patent Licensing in a Cournot Oligopoly Market
JEL codes: D45, D43, C71
By Shin Kishimoto, Tokyo Institute of Technology Naoki Watanabe, University of Tsukuba Shigeo Muto, Tokyo Institute of Technology
   Presented by: Shin Kishimoto, Tokyo Institute of Technology
 

WPO, COV and IIA bargaining solutions for non-convex bargaining problems
By Hans Peters, University Maastricht Dries Vermeulen, University Maastricht
   Presented by: Dries Vermeulen, University Maastricht
 

Axiomatic Bargaining on Economic Environments with Lotteries
By Geoffroy de Clippel, Brown University
   Presented by: Geoffroy de Clippel, Brown University

Session 10: Implementation II

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: G44
 

Fixed Points of Choice-Improving Correspondences on the Space of Direct Mechanisms and Implementability
JEL codes: C79, D71
By Fernando Tohmé, Departamento de Economía - Universidad Nacional del Sur and CONICET, Bahía Blanca, Argentina. Marcelo Auday, Centro de Lógica y Filosofía de la Ciencia and Departamento de Humanidades, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
   Presented by: Fernando Tohme, Universidad Nacional del Sur
 

Implementing Cooperative Solution Concepts: A Generalized Bidding Approach
By Yuan Ju, University of York, UK David Wettstein, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
   Presented by: David Wettstein, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
 

Implementation, dominance and non-bossyness
By Dolors Berga Universitat de Girona Bernardo Moreno Universidad de Málaga
   Presented by: Bernardo Moreno, Universidad de Malaga

Session 11: Lobbying

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: 1246
 

Trading for the Future: Signalling in Permit Markets
JEL codes: H23, Q58, P48
By Bard Harstad, MEDS
   Presented by: Bard Harstad, Kellogg School of Management
 

Informational Lobbying and Competition for Access
By Christopher Cotton, Cornell Univ
   Presented by: Christopher Cotton, Cornell University
 

Polarization and the Power of Lobbyists
By John William Hat…eld
   Presented by: John Hatfield, Graduate School of Business

Session 12: Fair Division

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: G42
 

Cutting a Pie is Not a Piece of Cake
JEL codes: C72, D61, D74
By Julius B. Barbanel, Union College Steven J. Brams, New York University Walter Stromquist, Swarthmore College (presenter)
   Presented by: Walter Stromquist, Swarthmore College
 

Divide-and-Conquer: A Proportional, Minimal-Envy Cake-Cutting Procedure
By Steven J. Brams, New York University Michael A. Jones, Montclair State University Christian Klamler, Graz University
   Presented by: Steven Brams, New York University
 

Cooperative games in fair division
By Marco Dall'Aglio, University "G. d'Annunzio" of Chieti-Pescara, Italy Rodica Branzei, University "Alexandru Ioan Cuza", Iasi, Romania Stef Tijs, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
   Presented by: Marco Dall'Aglio, University of Chieti-Pescara

Session 13: Dynamics, Objective Functions, and Games

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: G36
 

The Logit-Response Dynamics
JEL codes: C72, D83
By Carlos Alos-Ferrer, University of Konstanz Nick Netzer, University of Konstanz
   Presented by: Carlos Alos-Ferrer, University of Konstanz
 

Using Game Theory for Distributed Control Engineering
By Anders Rantzer Automatic Control LTH, Lund University, Sweden
   Presented by: Anders Rantzer, Lund University
 

Regret Minimization and the Price of Total Anarchy
By Avrim Blum, Carnegie Mellon University MohammadTaghi Hajiaghayi, AT&T Katrina Ligett, Carnegie Mellon University Aaron Roth, Carnegie Mellon University
   Presented by: Aaron Roth, Carnegie Mellon University

Session 14: Large Games I

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 9:50
Location: G03
 

On equilibrium in pure strategies in games with many players
JEL codes: C72
By Edward Cartwright, University of Kent, Myrna Wooders, Vanderbilt University
   Presented by: Edward Cartwright, University of Kent
 

large games and the law of large numbers
By nabil al-najjar
   Presented by: Nabil Al-Najjar, Northwestern University
 

Partial Exposure in Large Games
By Ronen Gradwohl, Weizmann Institute of Science Omer Reingold, Weizmann Institute of Science
   Presented by: Ronen Gradwohl, Weizmann Institute of Science

Session 15: Welcome Remarks and Game Theory and Computer Science Prize Announcement

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 10:00 - 10:30
Location: Coon Forum

Session 16: Networks IV

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Location: G42
 

Heterogeneity and Link Imperfections in Nash Networks
JEL codes: C72, D85
By Pascal Billand, Université de Saint-Etienne, Creuset. Christophe Bravard, Université de Saint-Etienne, Creuset. Sudipta Sarang, Department of Economics, Virginia Tech and Louisiana State University.
   Presented by: BRAVARD Christophe, University of Saint-Etienne
 

Strategic Communication Networks
By Jeanne Hagenbach, University of Paris 1 Frederic Koessler, Paris School of Economics
   Presented by: Frederic Koessler, Paris School of Economics, CNRS
 

Complementarities, Group Formation and Preferences for Similarity
By Marcin Peski, University of Chicago
   Presented by: Marcin Peski, Economics

Session 17: Bounded complexity

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Location: G43
 

Playing off-line games with bounded rationality
JEL codes: C72, C73
By Jerome Renault, Universite Paris Dauphine Marco Scarsini, LUISS Rome and HEC, Paris Tristan Tomala, HEC Paris
   Presented by: Marco Scarsini, LUISS
 

The Strategic Value of Recall
By Ron Peretz, The Hebrew University
   Presented by: Ron Peretz, The Hebrew University
 

Should I remember more than you? - On the best response to bounded recall strategies
By Rene Levinsky Max Planck Institute for Economics, jena, Germany Miroslav Zeleny Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Praha, Czech Republic
   Presented by: Rene Levinsky, Max Planck Institute of Economics

Session 18: War

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Location: G45
 

After the War: An experimental study of post-conflict behavior
JEL codes: C92,
By Juan A. Lacomba, University of Granada Francisco M. Lagos, University of Granada Ernesto Reuben, Northwestern University Frans van Winden, University of Amsterdam
   Presented by: Ernesto Reuben, Northwestern University
 

PEACE AGREEMENTS WITHOUT COMMITMENT
By Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
   Presented by: Carmen Beviá, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
 

A Dynamic Theory of War Initiation and Termination
By Department of Political Science, University of Rochester
   Presented by: Yoji Sekiya, University of Rochester

Session 19: Political Competition and Dynamics

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Location: G05
 

Existence and uniqueness of Nash equilibrium in electoral competition games: The hybrid case
JEL codes: C72, D72, D78
By Wallis Institute of Political Economy, University of Rochester
   Presented by: Alejandro Saporiti, University of Rochester
 

On the General Existence of Party-Unanimity Nash Equilibria in Multi-dimensional Political Competition Games
By Naoki Yoshihara The Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University, Naka 2-1, Kunitachi, Tokyo 186-0004, Japan.
   Presented by: Naoki Yoshihara, Yale University
 

Fiscal Policy over the Real Business Cycle: A Positive Theory
By Marco Battaglini Princeton University Stephen Coate Cornell University
   Presented by: Marco Battaglini, Princeton University

Session 20: Experiments and Methods

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Location: G44
 

Exact Hypothesis Tests for Experimental Game Theory
JEL codes: C14, C81, C90
By Karl H. Schlag, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Presented by: Karl Schlag, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

Truth, trust, and sanctions: On institutional selection in sender-receiver games
By Ronald Peeters, Department of Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands Marc Vorsatz, Department of Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands Markus Walzl, Department of Economics, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
   Presented by: Ronald Peeters, Universiteit Maastricht
 

Predicing the Outcome of a Game
By David H. Wolpert NASA Ames Research Center MS 269-1 Moffett Field, CA 94035
   Presented by: David Wolpert, NASA Ames Research Center

Session 21: Mechanism Design VI

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Location: G36
 

Mechanism Design in Highly Anonymous Environments
JEL codes: C72,D71,D44,D89
By Vincent Conitzer, Duke University Liad Wagman, Duke University
   Presented by: Vincent Conitzer, Duke University
 

A mechanism for solving bargaining problems using risk aversion
By Sylvie Thoron, GREQAM, Marseille Emily Tanimura, GREQAM, CAMS see also joint pdf
   Presented by: Emily Tanimura, Ecole des Hautes Etudes de Sciences Soci

Session 22: Strategy-Proofness

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Location: 160
 

Efficiency, Fairness, and Strategy-proofness in Queueing Problems: Characterizations and Impossibility
JEL codes: D63, C72
By Cagatay Kayi, Maastricht University Eve Ramaekers, Université catholique de Louvain and CORE
   Presented by: Cagatay Kayi, Maastricht University
 

Strategy-proofness and Equal-cost Sharing for Excludable Public Goods
By Jordi Masso, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Antonio Nicolo', Università degli Studi di Padova Arunava Sen, Indian Statistical Institute
   Presented by: Antonio Nicolo, University of Padua
 

Exchanging objects under trade restrictions
By Jorge L. Garcia, University of Rochester.
   Presented by: Jorge Garcia Ramirez, University of Rochester

Session 23: Incentives

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Location: G27
 

Strategic Asset Allocation With Relative Performance Concerns
JEL codes: C73, C61, D81
By Suleyman Basak, London Business School and CEPR Dmitry Makarov, New Economic School
   Presented by: Dmitry Makarov, New Economic School
 

We Can't Argue Forever - But We Should Do So As Long As Possible
By Katalin Bognar, University of Michigan Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn, UCLA Lones Smith, University of Michigan
   Presented by: Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn, UCLA
 

Ratings as Incentives
By Dan Simundza, University of Michigan Lones Smith, University of Michigan
   Presented by: Dan Simundza, University of Michigan

Session 24: Learning, communication, coordination.

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Location: G40
 

Communication with Unobservable Constraints
JEL codes: C73,D82,D83
By Ilya Khayutin, Institute of Mathematics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
   Presented by: Ilya Khayutin, Hebrew University
 

Strategic Information Transmission through the Media
By Hanjoon Michael Jung, Lahore University of Management Sciences
   Presented by: Hanjoon Jung, Lahore University of Management Sciences
 

Social Learning in Two-Armed Bandit Problems
By Braz Camargo University of Western Ontario
   Presented by: Braz Camargo, University of Western Ontario

Session 25: Algorithms and Games

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Location: 1246
 

Game-theory-based approaches to full-scale Heads-Up Texas Hold'em poker: Automated abstraction and scalable equilibrium-finding algorithms
JEL codes: C63, C72, C61
By Presenting author: Tuomas Sandholm, Carnegie Mellon University Co-Authors: Andrew Gilpin, Carnegie Mellon University Troels Bjerre Sørensen, Carnegie Mellon University Samid Hoda, Carnegie Mellon University Javier Peña, Carnegie Mellon University
   Presented by: Tuomas Sandholm, Carnegie Mellon University
 

Knowledge and Structure in Social Algorithms
By Rohit Parikh City University of New York
   Presented by: Rohit Parikh, City University of New York
 

Congestion, Coordination and Matching
By Maisa Halko Helsinki School of Economics Hannu Salonen University of Turku
   Presented by: Hannu Salonen, University of Turku

Session 26: Strategic Communication III

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Location: 101
 

Strategic Argumentation
JEL codes: D
By Wioletta Dziuda, MEDS, Kellogg School of Management
   Presented by: Wioletta Dziuda, Kellogg School of Management
 

Incomplete Language as an Incentive Device
By Peter Eso, Kellogg MEDS, Northwestern University Dezso Szalay, University of Warwick
   Presented by: Peter Eso, Kellogg School, Northwestern University
 

Disagreement and Evidence Production in Pure Communication Games
By Peter Eso, Kellogg School of Management, MEDS Adam Galambos, Lawrence University, Dept. of Economics
   Presented by: Adam Galambos, Lawrence University

Session 27: Large Games II

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Location: G03
 

Thinking Categorically About Others: A Conjectural Equilibrium Approach
JEL codes: C72,
By Yaron Azrieli, Tel-Aviv University
   Presented by: Yaron Azrieli, Tel-Aviv University
 

On the Existence of Pure Strategy Equilibria in Large Games
By Guilherme Carmona, Universidade Nova de Lisboa Konrad Podczeck, Universitat Wien
   Presented by: Guilherme Carmona, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
 

Robustness in Large Non-Anonymous Games
By Ehud Kalai, MEDS, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Joyee Deb, MEDS, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
   Presented by: Joyee Deb, Kellogg School of Management

Session 28: Rationalizability

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 11:00 - 12:20
Location: 276
 

Rationalizability in Games with a Continuum of Players
JEL codes: D84, C72, C62
By Pedro Jara-Moroni Departamento de Ingeniería Matemática (DIM), Universidad de Chile. Paris School of Economics (PSE).
   Presented by: Pedro Jara-Moroni, Paris School of Economics and Universidad de Chile
 

Bayesian Coalitional Rationalizability
By Xiao Luo, Academia Sinica & National University of Singapore Chih-Chun Yang, University of Rochester
   Presented by: Xiao Luo, Academia Sinica
 

Common p-belief and Knightian uncertainty
By Jayant V Ganguli, Cornell University
   Presented by: Jayant Ganguli, Cornell University

Session 29: Semi-Plenary A5

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 13:45 - 14:30
Location: 1246
 

Auctions with Budget Limits
JEL codes: c7
By semi-plenary
   Presented by: Noam Nisan, The Hebrew University
 

Game Theory and Computer Science Prize lecture: The Complexity of Computing a Nash Equilibrium
By Paul Goldberg
   Presented by: Paul Goldberg,

Session 30: Semi-Plenary A2

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 13:45 - 15:15
Location: Norris 202
 

Ambiguity and Rationality: Objective and Subjective Rationality in a Multiple Prior Model
JEL codes: c7
By David Schmeidler, I. Gilboa F. Maccheroni M. Marinacci
   Presented by: David Schmeidler, Tel Aviv University and the Ohio State University
 

Belief Free Games on Incomplet Information
By semi-plenary
   Presented by: Dirk Bergemann, Yale University

Session 31: Semi-Plenary A3

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 13:45 - 15:15
Location: Norris 101
 

Why do Sellers (Usually) Prefer Auctions?
JEL codes: c7
By semi-plenary
   Presented by: PAUL KLEMPERER, NUFFIELD COLLEGE
 

Manipulative Auction Design
By semi-plenary
   Presented by: Philippe Jehiel, PSE

Session 32: Semi-Plenary A4

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 13:45 - 15:15
Location: Jacobs G40
 

Altruistic Kidney Exchange
JEL codes: c7
By semi-plenary
   Presented by: Tayfun Sonmez,
 

One Chance in a Million: Altruism and the Bone Marrow Registry
By semi-plenary
   Presented by: Ted Bergstrom, University of California at Santa Barbar

Session 33: Semi-Plenary A1

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 13:45 - 15:15
Location: Norris McKormick
 

Dynamics and Stability of Constitutions, Coalitions and Clubs
JEL codes: c7
By semi-plenary
   Presented by: Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 

Models of Values Conflict
By semi-plenary
   Presented by: Timothy Feddersen, Northwestern Universuty

Session 34: Ambiguity and Risk

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: G40
 

Ambiguity, Dynamic Consistency and Behavioral Phenomena
JEL codes: D81, D83, D90
By Sandeep Baliga, Northwestern University Eran Hanany, Tel Aviv University Peter Klibanoff, Northwestern University
   Presented by: Peter Klibanoff, Northwestern University
 

Buying and selling price for a lottery and operational measure of riskiness
By Michal Lewandowski, European University Institute, Florence, Italy
   Presented by: Michal Lewandowski, European University Institute
 

Vector Expected Utility and Attitudes toward Variation
By Marciano Siniscalchi Economics Department, Northwestern University
   Presented by: Marciano Siniscalchi, Northwestern University
 

The induced capacity and Choquet integral monotone convergence
By Roee Teper, Tel Aviv university
   Presented by: Roee Teper, Tel Aviv University

Session 35: Legislative Bargaining

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: 160
 

Efficient and stable majority rules for one-dimensional collective choices
JEL codes: D71, D72,
By Daniel Cardona, Universitat de les Illes Balears Clara Ponsati, IAE-CSIC, Barcelona
   Presented by: Clara Ponsati, Institut d'Analisi Economica - CSIC
 

Demand bargaining and proportional payoffs in legislatures
By Maria Montero, University of Nottingham Juan J. Vidal-Puga, University of Vigo
   Presented by: Maria Montero, University of Nottingham
 

Proposals vs.\ Demands in Coalitional Bargaining: A Comparison
By Yves Breitmoser, EUV Frankfurt (Oder), Germany
   Presented by: Yves Breitmoser, Europa-Universität Viadrina

Session 36: Networks I: Learning

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: G42
 

Bayesian Learning in Networks
JEL codes: D83
By Daron Acemoglu, MIT Munther Dahleh, MIT Ilan Lobel, MIT Asuman Ozdaglar, MIT
   Presented by: Ilan Lobel, MIT
 

Rule of Thumb Learning in Networks
By Daron Acemoglu, Department of Economics, MIT; Angelia Nedic, Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, UIUC; Asuman Ozdaglar, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
   Presented by: Asu Ozdaglar, MIT
 

Naive Learning in Social Networks: Convergence, Influence, and the Wisdom of Crowds
By Benjamin Golub, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University Matthew O. Jackson, Department of Economics, Stanford University
   Presented by: Benjamin Golub, Caltech
 

Social Networks With(out) Influential Agents
By Lara Dolecek, MIT Devavrat Shah, MIT
   Presented by: Lara Dolecek, MIT

Session 37: Agency

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: G43
 

Distributed Dynamic Reinforcement of Efficient Outcomes in Multiagent Coordination
JEL codes: D83, D85
By Georgios C. Chasparis, University of California Los Angeles Jeff S. Shamma, Georgia Institute of Technology
   Presented by: Georgios Chasparis, Univ. of California Los Angeles
 

On Correlation and Competition under Moral Hazard
By Columbia Business School & Ecole Polytechnique
   Presented by: Pierre Fleckinger, Columbia U. & Ecole Polytechnique
 

News from the Informed Principal in Private-Value Environments
By Mylovanov, Timofiy, University of Bonn Troger, Thomas, University of Bonn
   Presented by: Thomas Troger, University of Bonn
 

Contracts with Endogenous Information
By Dezso Szalay University of Warwick
   Presented by: Dezso Szalay, University of Warwick

Session 38: Uncertainty, Decisions, and Games

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: 1246
 

Knightian Games and Robustness to Ambiguity
JEL codes: C72, D82
By Ronald Stauber, Australian National University
   Presented by: Ronald Stauber, Australian National University
 

Ranking Completely Uncertain Decisions by the Uniform Expected Utility Criterion
By Nicolas Gravel, IDEP-GREQAM, University of Aix-Marseille II Thierry Marchant, Ghent University Arunava Sen, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
   Presented by: Nicolas Gravel, IDEP-GREQAM, University Aix-Marseille II
 

When are Signals Complements or Substitutes?
By Tilman Borgers (University of Michigan) Angel Hernando-Veciana (Carlos III Madrid) Daniel Kraehmer (Freie Universitaet Berlin)
   Presented by: Tilman Borgers, University of Michigan
 

Iterated Regret Minimization: Towards More Realistic Solution Concepts
By Joseph Halpern, Cornell University Rafael Pass, Cornell University
   Presented by: Rafael Pass, Cornell University

Session 39: Game Experiments I

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: G44
 

Coordination in the Presence of Asset Markets
By Shimon Kogan, Carnegie Mellon University Anthony M. Kwasnica, Penn State University Roberto Weber, Carnegie Mellon University
   Presented by: Anthony Kwasnica, Pennsylvania State University
 

Network Structure in a Link-formation Game: An Experimental Study
By Alexander Elbittar (CIDE) Rodrigo Harrison (PUC) Roberto Muñoz (USM)
   Presented by: Alexander Elbittar, CIDE
 

Neural correlates of strategic thinking in medial prefrontal cortex
By Rosemarie Nagel Giorgio Coricelli
   Presented by: Rosemarie Nagel, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Session 40: Auction and Market Experiments

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: G03
 

Uniform vs. Discriminatory Auctions with Variable Supply: Experimental Evidence
JEL codes: D44, C92
By Damian S. Damianov, University of Texas-Pan American Jorg Oechssler, University of Heidelberg Johannes Becker, ETH Zurich
   Presented by: Damian Damianov, University of Texas - Pan American
 

A pure variation of risk in first-price auctions
By J Philipp Reiss, Maastricht University Oliver Kirchkamp, University of Jena Karim Sadrieh, University of Magdeburg
   Presented by: J. Philipp Reiss, Maastricht University
 

The Consequences of Competition for Contract Choice and Conduct: Experimental Evidence
By Simon Gächter, University of Nottingham Bettina Rockenbach, University of Erfurt Abdolkarim Sadrieh, University of Magdeburg
   Presented by: Abdolkarim Sadrieh, University of Magdeburg
 

Selection in Markets for Risky and Ambiguous Prospects
By Martin G. Kocher, University of Munich Stefan T. Trautmann, University of Rotterdam
   Presented by: Martin Kocher, University of Munich

Session 41: Mechanism Design and Markets

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: G05
 

Information-based trade
By Philip Bond, University of Pennsylvania Hulya Eraslan, University of Pennsylvania
   Presented by: Philip Bond, University of Pennsylvania
 

A Strategic Model for Information Markets
By Evdokia Nikolova, MIT EECS Rahul Sami, University of Michigan
   Presented by: Evdokia Nikolova, MIT

Session 42: Large Games III

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: 2245
 

A large market game with private information on both sides.
JEL codes: D52, C72, D82
By Enrico Minelli, Università di Brescia, Italy. Martin Meier, IAE, Barcelona.
   Presented by: Enrico Minelli, Università di Brescia
 

Informational Overhead of Incentive Compatibility
By Moshe Babaioff, Microsoft Research Liad Blumrosen, Microsoft Research Moni Naor, Weizmann Institute Michael Schapira, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
   Presented by: Michael Schapira, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
 

Behavioral properties of correlated equilibrium in games with many players
By Edward Cartwright, University of Kent Myrna Wooders, Vanderbilt University
   Presented by: Myrna Wooders, Vanderbilt University and Warwick

Session 43: Investment and Research

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: 101
 

Excess Returns of Companies with a Distinguished Player
JEL codes: D43, G32, C72
By Matthias Blonski, J.W.Goethe University, Frankfurt Ulf v.Lilienfeld-Toal, J.W.Goethe University, Frankfurt
   Presented by: Matthias Blonski, J.W.Goethe University Frankfurt
 

In or Out: University Research and Consulting
By Richard Jensen, University of Notre Dame Jerry Thursby, Georgia Institute of Technology Marie Thursby, Georgia Institute of Technology
   Presented by: Richard Jensen, Notre Dame
 

The Economics of Investment in Clinical Trials
By Matthias Dahm Universitat Rovira i Virgili Paula González Universidad Pablo de Olavide Nicolás Porteiro Universidad Pablo de Olavide
   Presented by: Matthias Dahm, Universitat Rovira i Virgili
 

Do firms interact strategically?: A structural model of the multi-stage investment timing game in offshore petroleum production
By C.-Y. Cynthia Lin, University of California at Davis
   Presented by: C.-Y. Cynthia Lin, University of California at Davis

Session 44: Applications and Matching theory

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: 276
 

Codes of Best Practice in Competitive Markets
By Eduard Alonso-Paulí, Universidad Pablo de Olavide David Pérez-Castrillo, Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
   Presented by: David Perez-Castrillo, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
 

Satiation and Inequality in Quasi-Competitive Markets
By Stefan Napel, University of Bayreuth, Germany Wendelin Schnedler, University of Heidelberg, Germany
   Presented by: Stefan Napel, University of Bayreuth
 

The Blocking Lemma for a Many-to-one Matching Model
By Ruth Martínez, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina Jordi Massó, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, España Alejandro Neme, Universidad Nacional de San Luis y Conicet, Argentina Jorge Oviedo, Universidad Nacional de San Luis y Conicet, Argentina
   Presented by: Jorge Oviedo, Universidad Nacional de San Luis

Session 45: Mechanism Design VIII

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: G27
 

Optimal Combinatorial Mechanism Design with Interdependent Values
JEL codes: D82
By Levent Ulku, Rutgers University
   Presented by: Levent Ulku, Rutgers University
 

R&D Project Selection - a Mechanism Design Approach
By Talia Bar, Cornell University Sidartha Gordon, University of Montreal
   Presented by: Talia Bar, Cornell University
 

An Efficient Auction for Non Concave Valuations
By Junjik Bae, Northwestern University Eyal Beigman, Kellogg School of Management Randall Berry, Northwestern University Michael L. Honig, Northwestern University Rakesh Vohra, Kellogg School of Management
   Presented by: Eyal Beigman, Northwestern University (KSM)
 

Beyond the Revelation Principle: Manipulation-Optimal Mechanisms
By Abraham Othman, Computer Science Department Carnegie Mellon University Tuomas Sandholm, Computer Science Department Carnegie Mellon University
   Presented by: Abraham Othman, Carnegie Mellon University

Session 46: Allocation Rules

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: G36
 

Repeated allocation schemes for dynamic cost games: newsvendor inventory centralization with non-independent demands
JEL codes: C71, C73
By Ana Meca, Operations Research Center, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche (Alicante), Spain. M. Dror, Management Information Systems, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. L. A. Guardiola, Operations Research Center, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain. J. Puerto, Facultad de Matemáticas, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain.
   Presented by: Ana Meca, University Miguel Hernandez of Elche
 

Bi-monotonic allocation rules for multi-choice clan games
By R. Branzei, Faculty of Computer Science, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University, Iasi, Romania N. Llorca, CIO and Department of Statistics, Mathematics and Computer Science, University Miguel Hernandez of Elche, Spain J. Sanchez-Soriano, CIO and Department of Statistics, Mathematics and Computer Science, University Miguel Hernandez of Elche, Spain S. Tijs, CentER and Department of Econometrics and Operations Research, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
   Presented by: Rodica Branzei, "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University
 

Minimizing expected delay in a PERT network
By Leticia Lorenzo, Universidade de Vigo Javier Castro, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
   Presented by: Leticia Lorenzo, Universidade de Vigo
 

A note on finding the Nucleolus of an n-Person cooperative game by a single linear program
By Justo Puerto Universidad de Sevilla (Spain)
   Presented by: Justo Puerto, Universidad de Sevilla

Session 47: Information and adverse selection

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 15:25 - 17:10
Location: G45
 

A Method to Solve a Class of Two-Dimensional Screening Problems
JEL codes: C72, D82
By Raymond Deneckere, University of Wisconsin-Madsion Sergei Severinov, University of Essex and Yahoo! Research
   Presented by: Sergei Severinov, University of Essex
 

Finding Neutral Optima in Informed Principal Problems with Common Values
By Dieter Balkenborg, University of Exeter Miltiadis Makris, University of Leceister
   Presented by: Dieter Balkenborg, University of Exeter
 

Informed Auctioneer Problem
By Filippo Balestrieri MIT
   Presented by: Filippo Balestrieri, MIT
 

Monotonicity and Implementability
By Dov Monderer Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
   Presented by: Dov Monderer, Technion

Session 48: Plenary - Presidential Address: Peyton Young

Date: July 13, 2008
Time: 17:30 - 18:30
Location: Coon Forum

Session 49: IO and Markets

Date: July 14, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 10:15
Location: G45
 

Herding and Bank Runs
JEL codes: C73, D82, E59,
By Chao Gu, University of Missouri
   Presented by: Chao Gu, University of Missouri
 

Strikes as the 'Tip of the Iceberg' in a Theory of Firm-Union Cooperation
By Robert J. Gary-Bobo, CREST-INSEE and Paris School of Economics. Touria Jaaidane, University of Lille 1, France
   Presented by: Robert Gary-Bobo, Université Paris 1
 

Efficiency and the Final Consumer in Resale Markets with Externalities
By Biran Omer, CEREMADE, Paris IX-Dauphine university, Paris, France. Holzman Ron, Department of Mathematics, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
   Presented by: Omer Biran, EDOCIF CEREMADE Dauphine Paris IX
 

Patience, Fish Wars, rarity value & Allee effects
By Reinoud Joosten University of Twente The Netherlands
   Presented by: Reinoud Joosten, University of Twente

Session 50: Dynamics, learning and memory

Date: July 14, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 10:15
Location: G40
 

The Logit-Response Dynamics: Challenging Asynchrony and "Completeness"
JEL codes: C72, C62, C61
By Jason R. Marden - California Institute of Technology Jeff S. Shamma - Georgia Institute of Technology
   Presented by: Jason Marden, California Institute of Technology
 

Learning Games
By Nobuyuki Hanaki, University of Tsukuba Ryuichiro Ishikawa, University of Tsukuba Eizo Akiyama, University of Tsukuba
   Presented by: Nobuyuki Hanaki, University of Tsukuba
 

Efficient Dynamic Coordination with Individual Learning
By Amil Dasgupta, LSE Jakub Steiner, University of Edinburgh Colin Stewart, University of Toronto
   Presented by: Colin Stewart, University of Toronto
 

Limited Memory, Categorization and Competition
By Yuxin Chen -New York University Ganesh Iyer -University of California at Berkeley Amit Pazgal -Rice University
   Presented by: Amit Pazgal, Rice University

Session 51: Awareness I

Date: July 14, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 10:15
Location: G36
 

Dynamic Unawareness and Rationalizable Behavior
JEL codes: D82, C72
By Aviad Heifetz, the department of Economics and Management, the Open University of Israel Martin Meier, Instituto de Análisis Económico - CSIC, Barcelona Burkhard Schipper, Department of Economics, University of California, Davis
   Presented by: Aviad Heifetz, The Open University of Israel
 

A Characterization of Trivial Unawareness
By José Luis Montiel Olea, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM)
   Presented by: José Montiel Olea, ITAM
 

Unawareness and the Standard State Space Revisited
By Siyang Xiong, Department of Economics, Northwestern University
   Presented by: Siyang Xiong, Northwestern University
 

Player-Set Uncertainty
By Harborne W. Stuart, Jr., Columbia Business School
   Presented by: Harborne Stuart, Jr., Columbia University

Session 52: Networks II: Formation

Date: July 14, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 10:15
Location: G27
 

Contractually Stable Networks
JEL codes: A14, C70
By CAULIER, J.F, FUSL and CORE, University of Louvain. MAULEON, A., FUSL and CORE, University of Louvain. VANNETELBOSCH, CORE, University of Louvain.
   Presented by: Ana Mauleon, Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis
 

A Strategic Theory of Network Status
By Brian W. Rogers, Northwestern University, MEDS
   Presented by: Brian Rogers, Northwestern University, Kellogg
 

Limited Connections: Economic Foundations for a Preferential Attachment Model
By Ana Babus, Erasmus University Rotterdam & Aljaz Ule, University of Amsterdam
   Presented by: Ana Babus, Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
 

Congestion Games with Malicious Players
By Moshe Babaioff (Microsoft Research) Robert Kleinberg (Cornell University) Christos H. Papadimitriou (University of California at Berkeley)
   Presented by: Moshe Babaioff, Microsoft Research

Session 53: Auctions

Date: July 14, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 10:15
Location: G03
 

Asymmetric First-Price Auctions With Uniform Distributions: Analytic Solutions to the General Case
JEL codes: D44,D82,H57,C72
By Todd R. Kaplan, University of Exeter, University of Haifa Shmuel Zamir, Hebrew University
   Presented by: Todd R Kaplan, University of Exeter
 

All-Pay Contests
By Ron Siegel
   Presented by: Ron Siegel, Northwestern University
 

Information Aggregation in Double Auctions
By Eiichiro Kazumori The University of Tokyo
   Presented by: Eiichiro Kazumori, University of Tokyo

Session 54: Repeated Games

Date: July 14, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 10:15
Location: 101
 

Heterogeneous Beliefs and Local Information in Stochastic Fictitious Play
JEL codes: c72
By Drew Fudenberg,Harvard University Satoru Takahashi, Princeton University
   Presented by: Drew Fudenberg, Harvard University
 

Cooperation in the Repeated Prisoner's Dilemma Game with Local Interaction and Local Communication
By Myeonghwan Cho, The Pennsylvania State University
   Presented by: Myeonghwan Cho, Pennsylvania State University
 

Perceptron versus Automaton
By Sylvain BEAL, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, GREDEG
   Presented by: Sylvain BEAL, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis
 

Repeated Anonymous Random Matching Games: Community Enforcement Beyond the Prisoner’s Dilemma
By Joyee Deb. Kellogg School of Management (MEDS) Northwestern University. Julio Gonzalez-Diaz. Kellogg School of Management (CMS-EMS). Northwestern University.
   Presented by: Julio Gonzalez-Diaz, Northwestern University

Session 55: Discrete matching models

Date: July 14, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 10:15
Location: G43
 

Substitutes and Stability for Matching with Contracts
JEL codes: C78, D44.
By John William Hatfield, Stanford University Fuhito Kojima, Harvard University
   Presented by: Fuhito Kojima, Harvard University
 

BENEFITS OF MATCHMAKING IN TWO-SIDED MATCHING MARKETS
By Hanna Halaburda, Harvard Business School Mikolaj Piskorski, Harvard Business School
   Presented by: Hanna Halaburda, Harvard Business School
 

Dating and updating
By Jorge L. Garcia, University of Rochester Paula Jaramillo, University of Rochester
   Presented by: Paula Jaramillo, University of Rochester
 

Coalitional matchings
By Dinko Dimitrov, Faculty of Law and Economics, University of Bayreuth, Germany Emiliya Lazarova, School of Management and Economics, Queen's University Belfast, UK
   Presented by: Emiliya Lazarova, Queen's University Belfast

Session 56: Mechanism Design IV

Date: July 14, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 10:15
Location: G05
 

Secret Contracts for Efficient Partnerships
By David Rahman, University of Minnesota Ichiro Obara, University of Minnesota
   Presented by: David Rahman, University of Minnesota
 

Optimal Separate Accounting vs. Optimal Formula Apportionment
By Thomas A. Gresik University of Notre Dame
   Presented by: Thomas Gresik, University of Notre Dame
 

Contracts for experts with opposing interests
By Tymofiy Mylovanov, University of Bonn Andriy Zapechelnyuk, Kyiv School of Economics
   Presented by: Andriy Zapechelnyuk, Kyiv School of Economics
 

Coordination, Implementation and Two-Sided Cheap-Talk
By Chirantan Ganguly, Queen's University Belfast Peter Postl, University of Birmingham Indrajit Ray, University of Birmingham
   Presented by: Indrajit Ray, University of Birmingham

Session 57: Game Theory

Date: July 14, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 10:15
Location: 2245
 

Trees and Extensive Forms
JEL codes: C72, D70
By Carlos Alós-Ferrer, University of Konstanz Klaus Ritzberger, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna
   Presented by: Klaus Ritzberger, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna
 

Interdependent Preferences, Potential Games And Household Consumption
By Rahul Deb Yale University
   Presented by: Rahul Deb, Yale University
 

You won't harm me if you fool me
By Federico Echenique Caltech Eran Shmaya Caltech
   Presented by: Federico Echenique, Caltech
 

Learning and Falsifiability in Testing Experts
By Nabil Al-Najjar, Northwestern University Jonathan Weinstein, Northwestern University
   Presented by: Jonathan Weinstein, Northwestern University

Session 58: Game Experiments II

Date: July 14, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 10:15
Location: G44
 

When Herding and Contrarianism foster Market Efficiency: A Financial Trading Experiment
JEL codes: D83, G14, C91
By Daniel Sgroi, Universty of Warwick Andreas Park, University of Toronto
   Presented by: Daniel Sgroi, University of Warwick
 

Equilibrium Play and Best Response to (Stated) Beliefs in Normal Form Games
By Pedro Rey-Biel Universidad Autonoma Barcelona
   Presented by: Pedro Rey-Biel, Universitat Autònoma Barcelona
 

Actions and Beliefs in a Social Preferences Experiment: What do Selfish and Social Welfare Maximizers Believe Others do?
By Nagore Iriberri Universitat Pompeu Fabra Pedro Rey-Biel Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
   Presented by: Nagore Iriberri, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
 

Strategic Sophistication Category: Response Time, Eye Movements and Prediction
By Ai Takeuchi Graduate School of Economics, Waseda University Yukihiko Funaki Waseda University Jana Vyrastekova Radboud University Nijmegen
   Presented by: Ai Takeuchi, Graduate School of Waseda University

Session 59: Voting with Incomplete Information

Date: July 14, 2008
Time: 8:30 - 10:15
Location: 1246
 

Strategic Voting in Sequential Committees
JEL codes: D72, D82
By Matias Iaryczower Caltech
   Presented by: Matias Iaryczower, Caltech
 

Optimality and equilibrium for binary decision problems in a committee
By Jean-Francois Laslier Ecole Polytechnique, Paris Jorgen W. Weibull Stockholm School of Economics
   Presented by: Jorgen Weibull, Stockholm School of Economics
 

Strategic Voting over Strategic Proposals
By Philip Bond, University of Pennsylvania Hulya Eraslan, University of Pennsylvania