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Working Papers

2017

1. Low Reserve Prices in Auctions
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Low Reserve Prices in Auctions, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2019) View citations (6) (2019)

2015

2. English Auctions with Ensuing Risks and Heterogeneous Bidders
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article English auctions with ensuing risks and heterogeneous bidders, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2011

3. Achievable Outcomes of Dynamic Contribution Games, Second Version
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania

2010

4. Risk Aversion and Optimal Reserve Prices in First and Second-Price Auctions, Second Version
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (39)

2009

5. Risk Aversion and Optimal Reserve Prices in First and Second-Price Auctions
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Risk aversion and optimal reserve prices in first- and second-price auctions, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2010) View citations (42) (2010)

2008

6. Achievable Outcomes in Smooth Dynamic Contribution Games
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania

2007

7. Information Acquisition and Refunds for Returns
   Carlo Alberto Notebooks, Collegio Carlo Alberto View citations (17)
   Also in PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2007) View citations (18)

2006

8. Smooth Monotone Contribution Games
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania

2005

9. Information Acquisition and the Excess Refund Puzzle
   PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (15)

2004

10. Returnable Goods: Refunds and Information Acquisition
    Econometric Society 2004 North American Summer Meetings, Econometric Society

2003

11. Moral Hazard and Capital Structure Dynamics
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (28)
    Also in ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles (2003) View citations (28)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2002) View citations (10)
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department (2002) View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Moral Hazard and Capital Structure Dynamics, Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press (2003) View citations (28) (2003)

2002

12. Moral Hazard and Capital Structure Dynamics (joint with Mathias Dewatripont and Patrick Legros) Note the special time
    Theory workshop papers, UCLA Department of Economics

2001

13. Private Strategies in Finitely Repeated Games with Imperfect Public Monitoring
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Private Strategies in Finitely Repeated Games with Imperfect Public Monitoring, The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, De Gruyter (2002) View citations (31) (2002)

2000

14. Money-Back Warranties
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society

1997

15. Dynamic Voluntary Contribution to a Public Project
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (3)
    Also in CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences
    Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Dynamic Voluntary Contribution to a Public Project, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2000) View citations (197) (2000)

1995

16. A Technical Primer on Auction Theory I: Independent Private Values
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (30)

1993

17. Efficient and nearly efficient partnerships
    ULB Institutional Repository, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles View citations (88)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science (1992) View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Efficient and Nearly-Efficient Partnerships, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1993) View citations (86) (1993)
18. Renegotiation of Sales Contracts
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Renegotiation of Sales Contracts, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1995) View citations (22) (1995)

1992

19. On Modeling Cheap Talk in Bayesian Games
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (1)

1991

20. Renegotiation of Sales Contracts under Moral Hazard
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science

1990

21. Advertising Signals of Product Quality
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (19)
22. Managerial Incentives in an Entrepreneurial Stock Market Model
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (22)
    Also in Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science (1988)
    See also Journal Article Managerial incentives in an entrepreneurial stock market model, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier (1990) View citations (23) (1990)
23. Refining Cheap-Talk Equilibria
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Refining cheap-talk equilibria, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1991) View citations (67) (1991)

1988

24. Veto Threats: Rhetoric in a Bargaining Model
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science

1987

25. Pre-Play Communication in Two-Person Sealed-Bid Double Auctions
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Pre-play communication in two-person sealed-bid double auctions, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1989) View citations (62) (1989)

1985

26. Comparing Auctions for Risk Averse Buyers: A Buyer's Pointof View
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Comparing Auctions for Risk Averse Buyers: A Buyer's Point of View, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1987) View citations (137) (1987)
27. Monopoly Provision of Quality and Warranties: An Exploration in the Theory of Multidimensional Screening
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Monopoly Provision of Quality and Warranties: An Exploration in the Theory of Multidimensional Screening, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1987) View citations (112) (1987)

1984

28. Monopoly Provision of Product Quality and Warranties
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (1)
29. The Economics of Quality Testing and Disclosure
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (2)

1983

30. On the Implementability of Reduced Form Auctions
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article On the Implementability of Reduced Form Auctions, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1984) View citations (38) (1984)

1981

31. Equilibrium Limit Pricing: The Effects of Private Information and Stochastic Demand
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science
    See also Journal Article Equilibrium Limit Pricing: The Effects of Private Information and Stochastic Demand, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1983) View citations (86) (1983)
32. Selling to Risk Averse Buyers with Unobservable Tastes
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Selling to risk averse buyers with unobservable tastes, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1983) View citations (82) (1983)

1980

33. Local Simple Games
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations (1)

1977

34. Undominated Directions in Simple Dynamic Games
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences

Undated

35. A Simple Direction Model of Electoral Competition
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
    See also Journal Article A simple direction model of electoral competition, Public Choice, Springer (1979) View citations (6) (1979)
36. Constrained Plott Equilibria, Directional Equilibria, and Global Cycling Sets
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
    See also Journal Article Constrained Plott Equilibria, Directional Equilibria and Global Cycling Sets, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1980) View citations (14) (1980)
37. Continuous-Valued Binary Decision Procedures
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
    See also Journal Article Continuous-Valued Binary Decision Procedures, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (1980) (1980)
38. Monopoly and the Rate of Extraction of Exhaustible Resources: Notes
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
    See also Journal Article Monopoly and the Rate of Extraction of Exhaustible Resources: Note, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1979) View citations (31) (1979)
39. Pairwise Symmetry Conditions for Voting Equilibria
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
40. Renegotiating Moral Hazard Contracts Under Limited Liability and Monotonicity
    CARESS Working Papres, University of Pennsylvania Center for Analytic Research and Economics in the Social Sciences
    Also in Penn CARESS Working Papers, Penn Economics Department View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Renegotiating Moral Hazard Contracts under Limited Liability and Monotonicity, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2001) View citations (32) (2001)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Low Reserve Prices in Auctions
   The Economic Journal, 2019, 129, (622), 2563-2580 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper Low Reserve Prices in Auctions, PIER Working Paper Archive (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2018

2. English auctions with ensuing risks and heterogeneous bidders
   Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2018, 76, (C), 33-44 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper English Auctions with Ensuing Risks and Heterogeneous Bidders, PIER Working Paper Archive (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2013

3. Achievable outcomes of dynamic contribution games
   Theoretical Economics, 2013, 8, (2) View citations (16)

2010

4. Risk aversion and optimal reserve prices in first- and second-price auctions
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2010, 145, (3), 1188-1202 View citations (42)
   See also Working Paper Risk Aversion and Optimal Reserve Prices in First and Second-Price Auctions, PIER Working Paper Archive (2009) View citations (3) (2009)

2003

5. Moral Hazard and Capital Structure Dynamics
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2003, 1, (4), 890-930 View citations (28)
   See also Working Paper Moral Hazard and Capital Structure Dynamics, PIER Working Paper Archive (2003) View citations (28) (2003)

2002

6. Private Strategies in Finitely Repeated Games with Imperfect Public Monitoring
   The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 2002, 2, (1), 23 View citations (31)
   See also Working Paper Private Strategies in Finitely Repeated Games with Imperfect Public Monitoring, Penn CARESS Working Papers (2001) View citations (5) (2001)

2001

7. Renegotiating Moral Hazard Contracts under Limited Liability and Monotonicity
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2001, 97, (1), 1-29 View citations (32)
   See also Working Paper Renegotiating Moral Hazard Contracts Under Limited Liability and Monotonicity, CARESS Working Papres

2000

8. Dynamic Voluntary Contribution to a Public Project
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2000, 67, (2), 327-358 View citations (197)
   See also Working Paper Dynamic Voluntary Contribution to a Public Project, Discussion Papers (1997) View citations (3) (1997)

1995

9. Renegotiation of Sales Contracts
   Econometrica, 1995, 63, (3), 567-89 View citations (22)
   See also Working Paper Renegotiation of Sales Contracts, Discussion Papers (1993) View citations (1) (1993)

1993

10. Efficient and Nearly-Efficient Partnerships
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1993, 60, (3), 599-611 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper Efficient and nearly efficient partnerships, ULB Institutional Repository (1993) View citations (88) (1993)

1991

11. Refining cheap-talk equilibria
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1991, 55, (2), 247-273 View citations (67)
    See also Working Paper Refining Cheap-Talk Equilibria, Discussion Papers (1990) View citations (14) (1990)

1990

12. Managerial incentives in an entrepreneurial stock market model
    Journal of Financial Intermediation, 1990, 1, (1), 57-79 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper Managerial Incentives in an Entrepreneurial Stock Market Model, Discussion Papers (1990) View citations (22) (1990)

1989

13. Pre-play communication in two-person sealed-bid double auctions
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1989, 48, (1), 238-263 View citations (62)
    See also Working Paper Pre-Play Communication in Two-Person Sealed-Bid Double Auctions, Discussion Papers (1987) View citations (3) (1987)
14. Veto Threats: Rhetoric in a Bargaining Game
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1989, 104, (2), 347-369 View citations (75)

1987

15. Comparing Auctions for Risk Averse Buyers: A Buyer's Point of View
    Econometrica, 1987, 55, (3), 633-46 View citations (137)
    See also Working Paper Comparing Auctions for Risk Averse Buyers: A Buyer's Pointof View, Discussion Papers (1985) View citations (1) (1985)
16. Monopoly Provision of Quality and Warranties: An Exploration in the Theory of Multidimensional Screening
    Econometrica, 1987, 55, (2), 441-67 View citations (112)
    See also Working Paper Monopoly Provision of Quality and Warranties: An Exploration in the Theory of Multidimensional Screening, Discussion Papers (1985) View citations (8) (1985)

1985

17. Quality Testing and Disclosure
    RAND Journal of Economics, 1985, 16, (3), 328-340 View citations (117)

1984

18. On the Implementability of Reduced Form Auctions
    Econometrica, 1984, 52, (6), 1519-22 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper On the Implementability of Reduced Form Auctions, Discussion Papers (1983) View citations (3) (1983)

1983

19. Equilibrium Limit Pricing: The Effects of Private Information and Stochastic Demand
    Econometrica, 1983, 51, (4), 981-96 View citations (86)
    See also Working Paper Equilibrium Limit Pricing: The Effects of Private Information and Stochastic Demand, Discussion Papers (1981) (1981)
20. Selling to risk averse buyers with unobservable tastes
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1983, 30, (2), 370-400 View citations (82)
    See also Working Paper Selling to Risk Averse Buyers with Unobservable Tastes, Discussion Papers (1981) View citations (1) (1981)

1982

21. Local Simple Games in Public Choice Mechanisms
    International Economic Review, 1982, 23, (3), 623-45 View citations (3)

1980

22. Constrained Plott Equilibria, Directional Equilibria and Global Cycling Sets
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1980, 47, (5), 975-986 View citations (14)
    See also Working Paper Constrained Plott Equilibria, Directional Equilibria, and Global Cycling Sets, Working Papers
23. Continuous-Valued Binary Decision Procedures
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1980, 47, (4), 787-796
    See also Working Paper Continuous-Valued Binary Decision Procedures, Working Papers

1979

24. A simple direction model of electoral competition
    Public Choice, 1979, 34, (2), 141-156 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper A Simple Direction Model of Electoral Competition, Working Papers
25. Monopoly and the Rate of Extraction of Exhaustible Resources: Note
    American Economic Review, 1979, 69, (1), 227-30 View citations (31)
    See also Working Paper Monopoly and the Rate of Extraction of Exhaustible Resources: Notes, Working Papers