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Working Papers

2008

1. Other-Regarding Preferences in General Equilibrium
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (16)

2001

2. Min, Max, and Sum
   Boston College Working Papers in Economics, Boston College Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Min, Max, and Sum, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2002) View citations (14) (2002)

1999

3. Forecast Performance of Threshold Autoregressive Models - A Monte Carlo Study
   University of Western Ontario, Departmental Research Report Series, University of Western Ontario, Department of Economics View citations (27)

1993

4. An Evolutionary Approach to Pre-Play Communication
   Working Papers, University of Iowa, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article An Evolutionary Approach to Pre-play Communication, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1995) View citations (69) (1995)
5. Deviations, Dynamics and Equilibrium Refinements
   Economics Working Papers, University of California at Berkeley View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Deviations, Dynamics, and Equilibrium Refinements, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1996) View citations (12) (1996)
6. Evolutionary Stability in Games of Communication
   Working Papers, University of Iowa, Department of Economics View citations (68)
   Also in Working Papers, University of Iowa, Department of Economics (1992) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Evolutionary Stability in Games of Communication, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (1993) View citations (67) (1993)

1991

7. Communication-Proof Equilibria in Cheap-Talk Games
   Working Papers, University of Iowa, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Communication-Proof Equilibria in Cheap-Talk Games, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1995) View citations (15) (1995)

1985

8. A Theory of Auditing and Plunder
   Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
9. Equilibrium Selection in Signaling Games
   Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
   See also Journal Article Equilibrium Selection in Signaling Games, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1987) View citations (375) (1987)

1982

10. The Timing of Sales (Now published in Review of Economic Studies, L1 (1984), p.353-368.)
    STICERD - Theoretical Economics Paper Series, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE

Journal Articles

2009

1. Generous actors, selfish actions: markets with other-regarding preferences
   International Review of Economics, 2009, 56, (1), 3-16 View citations (14)
2. In memoriam: David Gale (1921-2008)
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2009, 66, (2), 581-581
3. Neuroeconomics: A Comment on Bernheim
   American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2009, 1, (2), 60-67 View citations (2)
4. ReGale: Some memorable results
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2009, 66, (2), 632-642 View citations (1)
5. The Berkeley Memorial
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2009, 66, (2), 582-593

2008

6. A characterization of intrinsic reciprocity
   International Journal of Game Theory, 2008, 36, (3), 571-585 View citations (8)
7. Selecting Cheap-Talk Equilibria
   Econometrica, 2008, 76, (1), 117-136 View citations (135)

2007

8. Tit for tat: Foundations of preferences for reciprocity in strategic settings
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2007, 136, (1), 197-216 View citations (84)

2006

9. For Better or Forever: Formal versus Informal Enforcement
   Journal of Labor Economics, 2006, 24, (2), 271-298 View citations (37)

2005

10. A Model of Positive Self-Image in Subjective Assessments
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (5), 1386-1402 View citations (78)

2002

11. Can We Trust Social Capital?
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2002, 40, (1), 139-154 View citations (363)
12. Min, Max, and Sum
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2002, 106, (1), 126-150 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Min, Max, and Sum, Boston College Working Papers in Economics (2001) (2001)

2001

13. Manipulation of Preferences and Relative Utilitarianism
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2001, 37, (1), 196-215 View citations (19)
14. On the Dynamics of Standards
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2001, 32, (4), 606-23 View citations (6)

2000

15. A Model of Declining Standards
    International Economic Review, 2000, 41, (2), 295-303 View citations (5)
16. Economists' Models of Learning
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2000, 94, (2), 241-261 View citations (23)

1999

17. A Reexamination of Yardstick Competition
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 1999, 8, (1), 33-60 View citations (28)

1996

18. Deviations, Dynamics, and Equilibrium Refinements
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1996, 68, (1), 1-25 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Deviations, Dynamics and Equilibrium Refinements, Economics Working Papers (1993) View citations (4) (1993)

1995

19. An Evolutionary Approach to Pre-play Communication
    Econometrica, 1995, 63, (5), 1181-93 View citations (69)
    See also Working Paper An Evolutionary Approach to Pre-Play Communication, Working Papers (1993) View citations (2) (1993)
20. Communication-Proof Equilibria in Cheap-Talk Games
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1995, 65, (2), 359-382 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Communication-Proof Equilibria in Cheap-Talk Games, Working Papers (1991) View citations (1) (1991)

1993

21. Evolutionary Stability in Games of Communication
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1993, 5, (4), 547-575 View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper Evolutionary Stability in Games of Communication, Working Papers (1993) View citations (68) (1993)
22. Evolutionary stability and efficiency
    Economics Letters, 1993, 42, (2-3), 301-312 View citations (43)
23. Hierarchical design and enforcement of income tax policies
    Journal of Public Economics, 1993, 50, (3), 345-369 View citations (90)
24. Information Control in the Principal-Agent Problem
    International Economic Review, 1993, 34, (2), 259-69 View citations (34)

1992

25. How to Count to One Thousand
    Economic Journal, 1992, 102, (410), 1-8 View citations (19)
26. On the limit points of discrete selection dynamics
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1992, 57, (2), 407-419 View citations (42)

1991

27. Durable Goods Monopoly with Entry of New Consumers
    Econometrica, 1991, 59, (5), 1455-85 View citations (81)

1990

28. Fixed-equilibrium rationalizability in signaling games
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1990, 52, (2), 304-331 View citations (12)
29. Strategic stability and uniqueness in signaling games
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1990, 50, (2), 381-413 View citations (182)

1987

30. Equilibrium Selection in Signaling Games
    Econometrica, 1987, 55, (3), 647-61 View citations (375)
    See also Working Paper Equilibrium Selection in Signaling Games, Working Papers (1985) (1985)

1984

31. Non-linear prices and price-taking behavior
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1984, 5, (3-4), 387-396 View citations (7)

1983

32. Breeding and raiding: A theory of strategic production of skills
    European Economic Review, 1983, 22, (1), 97-115

1982

33. On optimal distribution of output from a jointly owned resource
    Journal of Mathematical Economics, 1982, 9, (1-2), 51-59 View citations (5)
34. Strategic Information Transmission
    Econometrica, 1982, 50, (6), 1431-51 View citations (1740)

1981

35. Distortion of Utilities and the Bargaining Problem
    Econometrica, 1981, 49, (3), 597-619 View citations (63)
36. Proportional distribution schemes
    Journal of Mathematical Economics, 1981, 8, (2), 147-157 View citations (3)

1980

37. Monopoly and product selection
    Economics Letters, 1980, 5, (1), 81-83

1979

38. Fair allocations of a renewable resource
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1979, 21, (2), 235-248

Chapters

1994

1. Signalling
   Chapter 25 in Handbook of Game Theory with Economic Applications, 1994, vol. 2, pp 849-867