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Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of Texas-Austin, (more information at EDIRC) Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2018

1. The culture of overconfidence
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)

2017

2. Dark web: the economics of online drugs markets
   CentrePiece - The magazine for economic performance, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
3. The Design of Credit Information Systems
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (1)
4. The economic functioning of online drugs markets
   CEP Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE View citations (5)
   Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2017) View citations (5)

2016

5. The Curse of Long Horizons
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (1)

2015

6. The Demographic Transition and the Position of Women: A Marriage Market Perspective
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
7. The Impact of Monitoring in Infinitely Repeated Games: Perfect, Public, and Private
   ISER Discussion Paper, Institute of Social and Economic Research, The University of Osaka View citations (4)

2014

8. The Ratchet Effect Re-examined: A Learning Perspective
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (10)

2013

9. Dynamic Countervailing Power under Public and Private Monitoring
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2012

10. A Foundation for Markov Equilibria in Infinite Horizon Perfect Information Games
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (4)
    Also in Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2009) View citations (8)
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2009) View citations (7)
11. A Foundation for Markov Equilibria with Finite Social Memory
    Working Papers, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Econometric Research Program. View citations (2)
    Also in PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2012) View citations (2)
12. Dynamic Moral Hazard, Learning and Belief Manipulation
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)

2011

13. Marriage as a Rat Race: Noisy Pre-Marital Investments with Assortative Matching
    SIRE Discussion Papers, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) View citations (13)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (13)
    Edinburgh School of Economics Discussion Paper Series, Edinburgh School of Economics, University of Edinburgh (2011) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Marriage as a Rat Race: Noisy Premarital Investments with Assortative Matching, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2016) View citations (35) (2016)

2010

14. Sex selection and gender balance
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Sex Selection and Gender Balance, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (35) (2011)

2009

15. Market regulation and firm performance: the case of smoking bans in the UK
    IFS Working Papers, Institute for Fiscal Studies View citations (3)

2008

16. Parental Sex Selection and Gender Balance
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2007

17. Insidious Discrimination? Disentangling the Beauty Premium on a Game Show
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
18. Is Beauty only Skin-deep? Disentangling the Beauty Premium on a Game Show
    Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics View citations (1)
19. Purification in the Infinitely-Repeated Prisoners' Dilemma
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
    Also in Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2004) View citations (5)
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University (2006)
    Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics (2004)
    See also Journal Article Purification in the Infinitely-Repeated Prisoners' Dilemma, Review of Economic Dynamics, Elsevier for the Society for Economic Dynamics (2008) View citations (17) (2008)
20. Purification in the Infinitely-Repeated Prisoners’ Dilemma, Second Version
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania

2006

21. A Public Dilemma: Cooperation with Large Stakes and a Large Audience
    Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics View citations (2)
22. Were American Parents Really Selfish? Child Labour in the 19th Century
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2005

23. Commitment and Observability in an Economic Environment
    Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2004

24. Games Played in a Contracting Environment
    Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Games played in a contracting environment, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2009) View citations (4) (2009)
25. Purification in the Infinitely-Repeated Prisoners’ Dilemma
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (1)
26. Rational Adversaries? Evidence from Randomized Trials in the Game of Cricket
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine
    Also in Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics (2004)

2003

27. Wage Differentiation via Subsidised General Training
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2003) View citations (1)
    Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics (2002)

2002

28. Asymmetric Price Adjustment:Micro-foundations and Macroeconomic Implications
    Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics View citations (2)
29. Is perfect price discrimination really efficient? An analysis of free entry
    Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Is Perfect Price Discrimination Really Efficient? An Analysis of Free Entry, RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation (2004) View citations (41) (2004)
30. Minimum Wages, Employment and Monopsonistic Competition
    Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics
31. Moral hazard and private monitoring
    Other publications TiSEM, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management View citations (28)
    Also in Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany (1998) View citations (11)
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1997) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Moral Hazard and Private Monitoring, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2002) View citations (27) (2002)
32. Partial Privatization and Yardstick Competition: Evidence from Employment Dynamics in Bangladesh
    Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics View citations (4)
33. Privatization, Yardstick Competition and Employment Dynamics: Evidence from Bangladesh
    Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2002, Royal Economic Society View citations (3)
34. Relative Performance Evaluation and Limited Liability
    Economics Discussion Papers, University of Essex, Department of Economics View citations (4)

2000

35. Belief-Based Equilibria in the Repeated Prisoners' Dilemma with Private Monitoring
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations (11)
    Also in Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Belief-Based Equilibria in the Repeated Prisoners' Dilemma with Private Monitoring, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2002) View citations (76) (2002)
36. Is Perfect Price Discrimination Really Efficient? An Analysis of Free Entry Equilibria
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)

1999

37. Heterogeneity and the Distribution of Wages
    The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics
38. Oligopsony and the Distribution of Wages
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    Also in CIRJE F-Series, CIRJE, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo (1999) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Oligopsony and the distribution of wages, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2003) View citations (46) (2003)

1998

39. Asynchronous Choice and Markov Equilibria:Theoretical Foundations and Applications
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
40. Minimum Wages for Ronald McDonald Monopsonies: A Theory of Monopsonistic Competition
    Labor and Demography, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article Minimum Wages for Ronald McDonald Monopsonies: A Theory of Monopsonistic Competition, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (1999) View citations (190) (1999)
41. On Endogenously Staggered Prices
    Macroeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article On Endogenously Staggered Prices, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2002) View citations (37) (2002)

1997

42. Breaking the Symmetry: Optimal Conventions in Repeated Symmetric Games
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany

1996

43. Migration and the Evolution of Conventions
    UFAE and IAE Working Papers, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) View citations (11)
    Also in Working Papers. Serie AD, Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie) (1996) View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Migration and the evolution of conventions, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (2004) View citations (26) (2004)
44. The Competitive Effects of Price-Floors
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

1995

45. On te generic stability of mixed strategies in asymmetric contests
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research

1994

46. DISTRIBUTIVE JUSTICE AND THE CONTROL OF GLOBAL WARMING
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics
47. Informational Constraints and the Overlapping Generations Model: Folk and Anti-Folk Theorems
    Working Papers, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research View citations (3)
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1994) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Informational Constraints and the Overlapping Generations Model: Folk and Anti-Folk Theorems, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1998) View citations (79) (1998)
48. Noisy communication and the fast evolution of cooperation
    Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research View citations (3)
49. PRIVATIZATION AND EMPLOYMENT: A STUDY OF THE JUTE INDUSTRY IN BANGLADESH
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics
    See also Journal Article Privatization and Employment: A Study of the Jute Industry in Bangladesh, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1995) View citations (37) (1995)
50. REPEATED GAMES WITH ALMOST PERFECT MONITORING BY PRIVATELY OBSERVED SIGNALS
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (5)
51. SUSTAINING INTER-GENERATIONAL ALTRUISM WHEN SOCIAL MEMORY IS BOUNDED
    Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics

1993

52. Neutral Stability in Assymetric Evolutionary Games
    Working Papers, Tilburg - Center for Economic Research
    Also in Discussion Paper, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research (1993)

1992

53. Investment and Profitability: The Evidence from the Advanced Capitalist Countries
    Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics View citations (13)

Journal Articles

2016

1. Marriage as a Rat Race: Noisy Premarital Investments with Assortative Matching
   Journal of Political Economy, 2016, 124, (4), 992 - 1045 View citations (35)
   See also Working Paper Marriage as a Rat Race: Noisy Pre-Marital Investments with Assortative Matching, SIRE Discussion Papers (2011) View citations (13) (2011)

2013

2. A Foundation for Markov Equilibria in Sequential Games with Finite Social Memory -super-*
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2013, 80, (3), 925-948 View citations (27)

2012

3. Beauty and the Sources of Discrimination
   Journal of Human Resources, 2012, 47, (3) View citations (15)
4. Can Observers Predict Trustworthiness?
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2012, 94, (1), 246-259 View citations (44)
5. Parental altruism and child labor: examining the historical evidence from the United States
   Cliometrica, Journal of Historical Economics and Econometric History, 2012, 6, (3), 249-266

2011

6. Corrigendum: Sex Selection and Gender Balance
   American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2011, 3, (2), 252-53 View citations (21)
7. Sex Selection and Gender Balance
   American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2011, 3, (1), 214-44 View citations (35)
   See also Working Paper Sex selection and gender balance, MPRA Paper (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2010

8. Promises and cooperation: Evidence from a TV game show
   Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2010, 73, (3), 396-405 View citations (45)

2009

9. Commitment and observability in a contracting environment
   Games and Economic Behavior, 2009, 66, (2), 708-720 View citations (3)
10. Games played in a contracting environment
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2009, 67, (2), 389-398 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Games Played in a Contracting Environment, Economics Discussion Papers (2004) (2004)
11. Rational Adversaries? Evidence from Randomised Trials in One Day Cricket
    Economic Journal, 2009, 119, (534), 1-23 View citations (22)

2008

12. Purification in the Infinitely-Repeated Prisoners' Dilemma
    Review of Economic Dynamics, 2008, 11, (3), 515-528 View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Purification in the Infinitely-Repeated Prisoners' Dilemma, 2007 Meeting Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2007

13. India's development in the era of growth
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2007, 23, (2), 135-142 View citations (5)
14. India's missing girls: biology, customs, and economic development
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2007, 23, (2), 221-238 View citations (17)

2006

15. Partial privatization and yardstick competition
    The Economics of Transition, 2006, 14, (3), 459-477 View citations (6)

2004

16. Is Perfect Price Discrimination Really Efficient? An Analysis of Free Entry
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2004, 35, (4), 762-776 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Is perfect price discrimination really efficient? An analysis of free entry, Economics Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (4) (2002)
17. Migration and the evolution of conventions
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2004, 55, (3), 397-418 View citations (26)
    See also Working Paper Migration and the Evolution of Conventions, UFAE and IAE Working Papers (1996) View citations (11) (1996)

2003

18. Oligopsony and the distribution of wages
    European Economic Review, 2003, 47, (2), 371-399 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper Oligopsony and the Distribution of Wages, Labor and Demography (1999) View citations (2) (1999)

2002

19. Asynchronous Choice and Markov Equilibria
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2002, 103, (2), 334-350 View citations (19)
20. Belief-Based Equilibria in the Repeated Prisoners' Dilemma with Private Monitoring
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2002, 102, (1), 40-69 View citations (76)
    See also Working Paper Belief-Based Equilibria in the Repeated Prisoners' Dilemma with Private Monitoring, Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers (2000) View citations (11) (2000)
21. Moral Hazard and Private Monitoring
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2002, 102, (1), 16-39 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Moral hazard and private monitoring, Other publications TiSEM (2002) View citations (28) (2002)
22. Oligopsony and Monopsonistic Competition in Labor Markets
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2002, 16, (2), 155-174 View citations (226)
23. On Endogenously Staggered Prices
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2002, 69, (1), 97-116 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper On Endogenously Staggered Prices, Macroeconomics (1998) View citations (8) (1998)

2000

24. Egalitarianism and Efficiency in Repeated Symmetric Games
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2000, 32, (2), 247-262 View citations (40)

1999

25. Minimum Wages for Ronald McDonald Monopsonies: A Theory of Monopsonistic Competition
    Economic Journal, 1999, 109, (455), 190-203 View citations (190)
    See also Working Paper Minimum Wages for Ronald McDonald Monopsonies: A Theory of Monopsonistic Competition, Labor and Demography (1998) View citations (13) (1998)

1998

26. Informational Constraints and the Overlapping Generations Model: Folk and Anti-Folk Theorems
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1998, 65, (1), 135-149 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper Informational Constraints and the Overlapping Generations Model: Folk and Anti-Folk Theorems, Working Papers (1994) View citations (3) (1994)
27. Noisy Communication and the Evolution of Cooperation
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1998, 82, (1), 110-131 View citations (20)

1996

28. On the neutral stability of mixed strategies in asymmetric contests
    Mathematical Social Sciences, 1996, 31, (1), 56-57
    Also in Mathematical Social Sciences, 1995, 30, (3), 273-284 (1995) View citations (3)

1995

29. Privatization and Employment: A Study of the Jute Industry in Bangladesh
    American Economic Review, 1995, 85, (1), 267-73 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper PRIVATIZATION AND EMPLOYMENT: A STUDY OF THE JUTE INDUSTRY IN BANGLADESH, Working papers (1994) (1994)

1993

30. Price and Quantity Adjustment over the Business Cycle: Evidence from Survey Data
    Oxford Economic Papers, 1993, 45, (2), 257-68 View citations (25)

1992

31. A new specification for aggregate employment in the U.K
    European Economic Review, 1992, 36, (6), 1223-1233

1991

32. Testing a Model of the Kinked Demand Curve
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1991, 39, (3), 241-54 View citations (4)

1990

33. Wage Relativities and the Natural Range of Unemployment
    Economic Journal, 1990, 100, (400), 60-66 View citations (53)

1989

34. Quick responses in duopoly ensure monopoly pricing
    Economics Letters, 1989, 29, (2), 103-107 View citations (5)

1988

35. The kinked demand curve: A game-theoretic approach
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1988, 6, (3), 373-384 View citations (10)