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Working Papers

2021

1. The Comparative Statics of Sorting
   Working Papers, Georgetown University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article The Comparative Statics of Sorting, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2024) View citations (2) (2024)

2014

2. Student Portfolios and the College Admissions Problem
   Scholarly Articles, Harvard University Department of Economics View citations (68)
   See also Journal Article Student Portfolios and the College Admissions Problem, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2014) View citations (59) (2014)

2009

3. Unattainable Payoffs for Repeated Games of Private Monitoring
   Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine

2008

4. Caller Number Five and Related Timing Games
   Working Papers, University of Toronto, Department of Economics View citations (22)
   See also Journal Article Caller Number Five and related timing games, Theoretical Economics, Econometric Society (2008) View citations (28) (2008)
5. We Can't Argue Forever, But We Should Argue As Long As Possible
   2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2007

6. Optimal Dynamic Contests
   2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (8)

2006

7. Assortative Matching and Reputation
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (8)
8. Caller Number Five: Timing Games that Morph from One Form to Another
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (8)
   Also in 2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2004) View citations (10)
9. Counterfeit $$$
   2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
10. Informational Herding and Optimal Experimentation
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (5)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997)
    Economics Papers, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford (1997) View citations (1)
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2005) View citations (2)
11. Optimal Electoral Timing: Exercise Wisely and You May Live Longer
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (2)
12. Repeated Games with Present-Biased Preferences
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (2)
    Also in Working Papers, Department of Economics, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
    See also Journal Article Repeated games with present-biased preferences, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2008) View citations (26) (2008)
13. Simultaneous Search
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (33)
    Also in 2004 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2004) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University
    NajEcon Working Paper Reviews, www.najecon.org (2005) View citations (3)
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society (2004) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Simultaneous Search, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2006) View citations (31) (2006)
14. The College Admissions Problem Under Uncertainty
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)

2005

15. Endogenous Herding and The Gold Rush: Timing Models with Both Explosive and Timed Entry
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
16. The Demand for Information: More Heat than Light
    2005 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
    Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2005) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The demand for information: More heat than light, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2008) View citations (11) (2008)

2004

17. Subgame Perfect Correlated Equilibria in Repeated Games
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society
18. We Can't Argue Forever
    CERS-IE WORKING PAPERS, Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies View citations (4)

2002

19. Aspirational Bargaining
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
20. Assortative Matching, Reputation, and the Beatles Break-Up
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)

1999

21. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young, Middle-Aged, and Elderly Man
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory View citations (5)
22. Private Information and Trade Timing
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory
    See also Journal Article Private Information and Trade Timing, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2000) View citations (8) (2000)

1998

23. Assortive Matching and Search
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory View citations (2)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997) View citations (19)
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1997) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Assortative Matching and Search, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2000) View citations (490) (2000)
24. Wald Revisited: The Optimal Level of Experimentation
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (3)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1998) View citations (4)

1997

25. A Graphical Depiction of the Rubinstein-Stahl Bargaining Solution
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
26. Folk Theorems for Repeated Games: A NEU Condition
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (2)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1992)
    See also Journal Article The Folk Theorem for Repeated Games: A NEU Condition, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1994) View citations (85) (1994)
27. Time Consistent Optimal Stopping
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Time-consistent optimal stopping, Economics Letters, Elsevier (1997) View citations (2) (1997)

1996

28. Do Rational Traders Frenzy?
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
29. Informational Herding as Experimentation Deja Vu
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
30. On the Irrelevance of Trade Timing
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
31. Pathological Outcomes of Observational Learning
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (4)
    Also in Economics Papers, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford (1996) View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Pathological Outcomes of Observational Learning, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2000) View citations (253) (2000)
32. Social Learning in a Changing World
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in ELSE working papers, ESRC Centre on Economics Learning and Social Evolution View citations (35)
    See also Journal Article Social learning in a changing world, Economic Theory, Springer (1998) View citations (42) (1998)

1995

33. Cross-Sectional Dynamics in a Two-Sided Matching Model
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (10)
34. Optimal Job Search in a Changing World
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Optimal job search in a changing world, Mathematical Social Sciences, Elsevier (1999) View citations (3) (1999)

1994

35. An Exemple of Non-Martingale Learning
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
36. Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for the Perfect Finite Horizon Folk Theorem
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1993) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for the Perfect Finite Horizon Folk Theorem, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1995) View citations (16) (1995)
37. Pathological Models of Observational Learning
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)

1993

38. The Folk Theorem for Repeated Games
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (1)

1992

39. Folk Theorems: Two-Dimensionality is (Almost) Enough
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics

Journal Articles

2024

1. The Comparative Statics of Sorting
   American Economic Review, 2024, 114, (3), 709-51 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper The Comparative Statics of Sorting, Working Papers (2021) View citations (1) (2021)

2022

2. A review of commercial numerical modelling approaches for axial hydrokinetic turbine wake analysis in channel flow
   Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022, 158, (C) View citations (4)

2021

3. Higher 2nd life Lithium Titanate battery content in hybrid energy storage systems lowers environmental-economic impact and balances eco-efficiency
   Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2021, 152, (C) View citations (5)
4. Informational Herding, Optimal Experimentation, and Contrarianism
   (The Market for “Lemons”: Quality Uncertainty and the Market Mechanism)
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2021, 88, (5), 2527-2554 View citations (4)

2019

5. Fibroblast Growth Factor 10 Enhances Equine Oocyte Maturation and Blastocyst Formation In Vitro
   Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2019, 21, (1), 15509-15514

2018

6. A Conversational War of Attrition
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2018, 85, (3), 1897-1935 View citations (4)

2017

7. Ordinal aggregation results via Karlin's variation diminishing property
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2017, 168, (C), 1-11 View citations (10)
8. Rushes in Large Timing Games
   Econometrica, 2017, 85, 871-913 View citations (7)
9. Search at the Margin
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (10), 3146-81 View citations (2)
10. Sorting through Search and Matching Models in Economics
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2017, 55, (2), 493-544 View citations (99)

2016

11. Consistent estimates of very low HIV incidence among people who inject drugs: New York City, 2005-2014
    American Journal of Public Health, 2016, 106, (3), 503-508
12. Impact of nutrition standards on competitive food quality in Massachusetts middle and high schools
    American Journal of Public Health, 2016, 106, (6), 1101-1108 View citations (1)

2015

13. The Economics of Counterfeiting
    Econometrica, 2015, 83, (3), 1211-1236 View citations (12)

2014

14. Student Portfolios and the College Admissions Problem
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2014, 81, (3), 971-1002 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper Student Portfolios and the College Admissions Problem, Scholarly Articles (2014) View citations (68) (2014)

2013

15. Dynamic Deception
    American Economic Review, 2013, 103, (7), 2811-47 View citations (2)

2011

16. Frictional Matching Models
    Annual Review of Economics, 2011, 3, (1), 319-338 View citations (19)

2010

17. Dynamic Matching and Evolving Reputations
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2010, 77, (1), 3-29 View citations (39)

2008

18. Caller Number Five and related timing games
    Theoretical Economics, 2008, 3, (2) View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper Caller Number Five and Related Timing Games, Working Papers (2008) View citations (22) (2008)
19. Optimal Electoral Timing: Exercise Wisely and You May Live Longer -super-1
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2008, 75, (2), 597-628 View citations (6)
20. Repeated games with present-biased preferences
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2008, 139, (1), 157-175 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Repeated Games with Present-Biased Preferences, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
21. The demand for information: More heat than light
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2008, 138, (1), 21-50 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper The Demand for Information: More Heat than Light, 2005 Meeting Papers (2005) View citations (2) (2005)

2006

22. Simultaneous Search
    Econometrica, 2006, 74, (5), 1293-1307 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Simultaneous Search, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (2006) View citations (33) (2006)
23. The Marriage Model with Search Frictions
    Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 114, (6), 1124-1146 View citations (129)

2002

24. The Law of Large Demand for Information
    Econometrica, 2002, 70, (6), 2351-2366 View citations (38)

2001

25. Matching, Search, and Heterogeneity
    The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2001, 1, (1), 18 View citations (50)
26. The Optimal Level of Experimentation
    Econometrica, 2001, 69, (6), 1629-1644 View citations (95)

2000

27. Assortative Matching and Search
    Econometrica, 2000, 68, (2), 343-370 View citations (490)
    See also Working Paper Assortive Matching and Search, Working Papers (1998) View citations (2) (1998)
28. Pathological Outcomes of Observational Learning
    Econometrica, 2000, 68, (2), 371-398 View citations (253)
    See also Working Paper Pathological Outcomes of Observational Learning, Working papers (1996) View citations (4) (1996)
29. Private Information and Trade Timing
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (4), 1012-1018 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Private Information and Trade Timing, Working Papers (1999) (1999)

1999

30. Optimal job search in a changing world
    Mathematical Social Sciences, 1999, 38, (1), 1-9 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Optimal Job Search in a Changing World, Working papers (1995) (1995)

1998

31. Social learning in a changing world
    Economic Theory, 1998, 11, (3), 657-665 View citations (42)
    See also Working Paper Social Learning in a Changing World, Working papers (1996) View citations (1) (1996)

1997

32. Time-consistent optimal stopping
    Economics Letters, 1997, 56, (3), 277-279 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Time Consistent Optimal Stopping, Working papers (1997) View citations (2) (1997)

1995

33. Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for the Perfect Finite Horizon Folk Theorem
    Econometrica, 1995, 63, (2), 425-30 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for the Perfect Finite Horizon Folk Theorem, Working papers (1994) View citations (1) (1994)

1994

34. The Folk Theorem for Repeated Games: A NEU Condition
    Econometrica, 1994, 62, (4), 939-48 View citations (85)
    See also Working Paper Folk Theorems for Repeated Games: A NEU Condition, Levine's Working Paper Archive (1997) View citations (2) (1997)

1992

35. Folk theorems in overlapping generations games
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1992, 4, (3), 426-449 View citations (62)

1979

36. Serological markers for hepatitis types A and B among U.S. army soldiers, Germany
    American Journal of Public Health, 1979, 69, (12), 1216-1219

Books

2020

1. Increasing the benefits and sustainability of irrigation through integration of fisheries: A guide for water planners, managers and engineers
   Monographs, The WorldFish Center

Chapters

2011

1. observational learning
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)