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Economic Theory Workshop
The annual Economic Theory Workshop has been hosted by the Department of Economics at The University of Warwick for the last 8 years and is recognised as one of the top workshops in the world.
Date: Friday 9 – Saturday 10 June 2017
It provides the opportunity for leading Economic theorists to engage and discuss the latest ideas in economic theory and to foster collaborative research projects.
Academic Lead: Professor Bhaskar Dutta
Friday 9 June
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09.15 |
Welcome |
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09:20-10:20 |
Andy Skrypacz (Stanford), “Random Inspection and Periodic Reviews: Optimal Dynamic Monitoring” |
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10:20-10:45 |
Coffee/Tea (Scarman Lounge) |
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10:45-11:45 |
Navin Kartik (Columbia), “Single Crossing Differences in Distribution” |
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11:45-12:45 |
Phil Reny (Chicago), “Perfect Conditional ε-Equilibria of Multi-Stage Games with Infinite Sets of Signals and Actions” |
| 12:45-14:00 | Lunch (Scarman Restaurant) |
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14:00-15:00 |
Philip Jehiel (Paris School of Economics and UCL), “Investigation with Forgetful Liars” |
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15:00-16:00 |
Sanjeev Goyal (Cambridge), “Integration and Segregation” |
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16:00-16:30 |
Coffee/Tea (Scarman Lounge) |
| 16:30-17:30 | Elchanan Ben Porat (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), “Mechanisms with Evidence Commitment and Robustness” |
| 17:30-18:30 | Rann Spiegler (Tel Aviv and UCL) “The Variable Selection Curse” |
| 19:30 | Drinks and Dinner (Scarman Restaurant) |
Saturday 10 June
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09:30-10:30 |
Wolfgang Pesendorfer (Princeton), “Updating ambiguous random variables” |
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10:30-11:00 |
Coffee/Tea (Scarman Lounge) |
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11:00-12:00 |
Ben Brooks (Chicago), “Informationally Robust Optimal Auction Design” |
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12:00-13:00 |
Peter De Marzo (Stanford), “Test Design” |
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13:00-14:15 |
Lunch (Scarman Restaurant) |
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14:15-15:15 |
Alessandro Pavan (Northwestern), “Persuasion in Global Games with application to stress testing” |
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15:15-15:45 |
Coffee/Tea (Scarman Lounge) |
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15:45-16:45 |
Alexander Wolitzky (MIT), “Learning from Others’ Outcomes” |
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16:45 |
End |
Registration
To book a place for this event, please complete the registration form. Places are limited so early booking is recommended.
Contact
E-mail: economics dot events at warwick dot ac dot uk
Telephone: (024) 76528569