23 sessions, 47 papers

Midwest Economic Theory Meetings April 29 - May 1, 2011
Complete List of All Sessions

  

Session 1: Registration
Date: April 29, 2011
Time: 13:00 - 14:15
Location: MCOB 149

  

Session 2: Experts
Session Chair: Thomas Gresik, University of Notre Dame
Date: April 29, 2011
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Location: MCOB 158
Reputational Concern with Endogenous Information Acquisition
Presented by: Haibo Xu, Washington University in St. Louis
Little White Lies–The Value of Inconsequential Chatter
Presented by: Tymofiy Mylovanov, Penn State University
The Importance of Being Honest
Presented by: Nicolas Klein, University of Bonn

  

Session 3: R and D
Session Chair: Richard Jensen, Notre Dame
Date: April 29, 2011
Time: 14:00 - 15:30
Location: MCOB 159
Leadership contestability, monopolistic rents and growth
Presented by: Roberto Piazza, International Monetary Fund
Innovation Races with the Possibility of Failure
Presented by: Stephen Martin, Purdue University

  

Session 4: Math Econ
Session Chair: Kali Rath, University of Notre Dame
Date: April 29, 2011
Time: 15:45 - 17:15
Location: MCOB 158
A second look at minsup points and the existence of pure Nash equilibria
Presented by: Adib Bagh, Departments of Mathematics and Economics
A non-robustness in the order structure of the equilibrium set in lattice games
Presented by: Andrew Monaco, University of Kansas
Envelope Theorems for Non-Smooth and Non-Concave Optimization
Presented by: Carlo Strub, University of St. Gallen

  

Session 5: Game Theory I
Session Chair: Dongsoo Shin, Santa Clara University
Date: April 29, 2011
Time: 15:45 - 17:15
Location: MCOB 159
University Competition, Grading Standards, and Grade Inflation
Presented by: Sergey Popov, University of Illinois
Product Recommendations by a Biased Salesperson
Presented by: Wonsuk Chung, Indiana University
Forward Induction with Time Inconsistent Players
Presented by: Kim-Sau Chung, University of Minnesota

  

Session 6: Continental Breakfast
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 8:00 - 9:00
Location: MCOB 149

  

Session 7: Entry and Exit
Session Chair: Stephen Martin, Purdue University
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 8:45 - 10:15
Location: MCOB 158
Implications of Endogenous Capacity and Productivity on Duopolistic Competition
Presented by: Huyen Pham, University of Notre Dame
An Algorithmic Approach to Find Iterated Nash Equilibria in Extended Cournot and Bertrand Games with Potential Entrants
Presented by: Eray Cumbul, University of Rochester
Endogenous Vertical Industrial Structure in Successive Oligopolistic Entry Game
Presented by: Wen-Chieh Lee, Washington Universty in St.Louis

  

Session 8: Decision Theory I
Session Chair: Kim-Sau Chung, University of Minnesota
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 8:45 - 10:15
Location: MCOB 159
The Virtues of Hesitation
Presented by: Urmee Khan, University of Texas, Austin
Sequential Search and Choice from Lists
Presented by: Sean Horan, Boston University
Relevance and Symmetry
Presented by: Peter Klibanoff, Kellogg School of Management, Northweste

  

Session 9: Delegation
Session Chair: Rene Saran, Maastricht University
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 10:30 - 12:00
Location: MCOB 158
Hierarchical Structures and Dynamic Incentives
Presented by: Dongsoo Shin, Santa Clara University
Endogenous Leadership in Incentive Contracts
Presented by: Jaesoo Kim, IUPUI
A General Theory of Delegated Contracting and Auditing
Presented by: Wolf Gick, Harvard University and GATech

  

Session 10: Learning
Session Chair: Nicolas Klein, University of Bonn
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 10:30 - 12:00
Location: MCOB 159
The Dynamics of Innovation
Presented by: Umberto Garfagnini, Kellogg School Of Management
Learning, Large Deviations and Rare Events
Presented by: Chetan Dave, New York University
Social Learning in Games
Presented by: Ignacio Monzon, Collegio Carlo Alberto

  

Session 11: Lunch
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 12:00 - 13:30
Location: MCOB Atrium

  

Session 12: Contracting and R & D
Session Chair: Huyen Pham, University of Notre Dame
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: MCOB 158
Repeated Moral Hazard in Multi-stage R&D Projects
Presented by: Yaping Shan, University of Iowa
Incentive contracts under product market competition and R&D spillovers
Presented by: Evangelia Chalioti, Athens Univ. of Economics & Business
Competitive Investment in Clean Technology and Uninformed Green Consumers
Presented by: Aditi Sengupta, Southern Methodist University

  

Session 13: Auctions
Session Chair: Terence Johnson, University of Notre Dame
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 15:00
Location: MCOB 159
Optimal nondiscriminatory auctions with favoritism
Presented by: Federico Weinschelbaum, Universidad de San Andres
Information Revelation in Competing Auctions
Presented by: Cristian Troncoso-Valverde, Universidad Diego Portales
Optimal Keyword Auctions with Costly Positions
Presented by: De Liu, University of Kentucky

  

Session 14: Fiscal Crisis
Session Chair: Thomas Cosimano, University of Notre Dame
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 15:15 - 16:45
Location: MCOB 158
Equilibrium selection in a fundamental model of money
Presented by: Luis Araujo, Michigan State University
Living in an Imaginary World that is Real
Presented by: Maciej Dudek, Szkola Glowna Handlowa AND INE PAN

  

Session 15: Mechanism Design
Session Chair: Tarun Sabarwal, University of Kansas
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 15:15 - 16:45
Location: MCOB 159
Optimal Pension Contribution Mechanism
Presented by: Tsz-Nga Wong, Washington University in St Louis
Pairwise stability in graduate college admission problem with budget constraints when students are picky
Presented by: Azar Abizada, University of Rochester

  

Session 16: Social Choice
Session Chair: Sean Horan, Boston University
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: MCOB 158
Whose Opinion Counts? Political Processes and the Implementation Problem
Presented by: Rene Saran, Maastricht University
Pareto efficiency and weighted majority rules
Presented by: Yaron Azrieli, The Ohio State University

  

Session 17: General Equilbrium Learning and Beliefs
Session Chair: Luis Araujo, Michigan State University
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 17:00 - 18:00
Location: MCOB 159
Dynamic Prudential Regulation
Presented by: Afrasiab Mirza, Queen's University
Enforcement Frictions and Optimal Lending Contracts
Presented by: Latchezar Popov, The University of Virginia

  

Session 18: Reception
Date: April 30, 2011
Time: 18:15 - 19:45
Location: Morris Inn

  

Session 19: Continental Breakfast
Date: May 1, 2011
Time: 8:00 - 9:00

  

Session 20: Bargaining
Session Chair: Wolf Gick, Harvard University and GATech
Date: May 1, 2011
Time: 8:30 - 10:00
Location: MCOB 158
Plea Bargaining: On The Selection of Jury Trials
Presented by: sangmok lee, caltech
Bargaining with Uncertain Commitment: On the Limits of Disagreement
Presented by: Rohan Dutta, Washington University in St. Louis
Equilibrium Behavior in a Model of Multilateral Negotiations
Presented by: Charles Thomas, Clemson University

  

Session 21: Decision Theory II
Session Chair: Peter Klibanoff, Kellogg School of Management, Northweste
Date: May 1, 2011
Time: 8:30 - 10:00
Location: MCOB 159
Mixed Communication Networks: Opinion Formation in Social Networks with Bayesian and Non-Bayesian Agents
Presented by: Manuel Mueller-Frank, Nuffield College and University of Oxford
Reflexive Expectation Formation
Presented by: Timo Ehrig, Max-Planck-Institute for Math. i.t.S.
Condorcet Meets Ellsberg
Presented by: Andrew Ellis, Boston University

  

Session 22: Game Theory II
Session Chair: Richard Jensen, Notre Dame
Date: May 1, 2011
Time: 10:15 - 11:45
Location: MCOB 158
Characterizing Stability Properties in Games with Strategic Substitutes
Presented by: Tarun Sabarwal, University of Kansas
Finite Automata in Undiscounted Repeated Games with Private Monitoring
Presented by: Julian Romero, Purdue University

  

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Session 23: Markets and Information
Session Chair: Thomas Gresik, University of Notre Dame
Date: May 1, 2011
Time: 10:15 - 11:45
Location: MCOB 159
Searching on a Deadline
Presented by: Brennan Platt, Brigham Young University
On Reputational Rents as an Incentive Mechanism in Competitive Markets
Presented by: Felipe Zurita, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile