Stanford Institute for Theoretical Economics

Summer 2009 Workshop

 

 

Segment 2: Empirical Implementation of Theoretical Models of Strategic Interaction and Dynamic Behavior

July 13, 14 and 15

Organized by Matthew Shum, California Institute of Technology and Frank Wolak, Stanford University.

 
 

 

The session will meet in Conference Room A in Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research located in Landau Economics Building.

Here is the map to the building.

 

Monday, July 13, 2009


9:00-9:30 Breakfast

9:30-10:30 The Dynamic Consequences of Incentive Schemes: Evidence from Salesforce Compensation presented by Harikesh Nair, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University and co-authored with Sanjog Misra, Simon School of Business, Rochester University.

10:30-11:00 Coffee

11:00-12:00 Identification In Insurance Models presented by Gaurab Aryal, Pennsylvania State University and co-authored with Isabelle Perrigne and Quang Vuong both Pennsylvania State University. 

12:00-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:30 Marriage, Divorce, and Asymmetric Information presented by Steven Stern, University of  Virginia.

2:30-3:00 Coffee

3:00-4:00 Using Expectations Data to Infer Managerial Objectives and Choices presented by Tat Y. Chan, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis and co-authored with Barton H. Hamilton, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis and Christopher Makler, Aplia Inc.

4:00-4:30 Coffee

4:30-5:30 Identification and Estimation of Voter Preferences presented by Aureo de Paula, University of Pennsylvania and co-authored with Antonio Merlo, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

Tuesday, July 14, 2008


9:00-9:30 Breakfast

9:30-10:30 The Econometrics of Auctions with Asymmetric Anonymous Bidders presented by Laurent Lamy, University of Paris.

10:30-11:00 Coffee

11:00-12:00 Demand Estimation in Auction Platform Markets presented by Greg Lewis, Harvard University and co-authored with Matthew Backus, University of Michigan.

12:00-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:30 Price Controls and Competition in Gasoline Retail Markets presented by Jean-Francois Houde, University of Wisconsin and co-authored with Juan Esteban Carranza, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Robert Clark, HEC Montréal.

2:30-3:00 Coffee

3:00-4:00 Nonparametric Identi cation of Dynamic Models with Unobserved State Variables presented by Matthew Shum, California Institute of Technology and co-authored with Yingyao Hu, Johns Hopkins University.

4:00-4:30 Coffee

4:30-5:30 Nonparametric Methods for Ascending Price Auctions with Unobserved Heterogeneity presented by Amit Gandhi and co-authored with Daniel Quint, both University of Wisconsin, Madison.

7:00 Session Dinner

 

 

Wednesday, July 15, 2009


9:00-9:30 Breakfast

9:30-10:30 Repeated Circular Migration: Theory and Evidence from Undocumented Migrants presented by Kevin Thom, New York University.

10:30-11:00 Coffee

11:00-12:00 Trade, tastes and nutrition in India presented by David Atkin, Princeton University.

12:00-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:30 Why is Mobility in India so Low? Social Insurance, Inequality and Growth presented by Mark Rosenzweig, Yale University and co-authored with Kaivan Munshi, Brown University.

2:30-3:00 Coffee

3:00-4:00 Choice of Product under Government Regulation: The Case of Chile's Privatized Pension System presented by Elena Krasnokutskaya, University of Pennsylvania.

 

 

 

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