Details about Marco Ottaviani

Homepage:	http://faculty.unibocconi.eu/marcom.ottaviani/
Workplace:	Dipartimento di Economia "Ettore Bocconi" (Ettore Bocconi Department of Economics), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Bocconi University), (more information at EDIRC) Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (IGIER), Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Bocconi University), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. Designing Scientific Grants
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Chapter Designing Scientific Grants, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) (2024)

2023

2. Preregistration and Credibility of Clinical Trials
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

2022

3. Persuasion Through Selective Disclosure: Implications for Marketing, Campaigning, and Privacy Regulation
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
   See also Journal Article Persuasion Through Selective Disclosure: Implications for Marketing, Campaigning, and Privacy Regulation, Management Science, INFORMS (2020) View citations (12) (2020)
4. Regulation with Experimentation: Ex Ante Approval, Ex Post Withdrawal, and Liability
   SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018)
   Post-Print, HAL (2022) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Regulation with Experimentation: Ex Ante Approval, Ex Post Withdrawal, and Liability, Management Science, INFORMS (2022) (2022)
5. When Liability is Not Enough: Regulating Bonus Payments in Markets With Advice
   EconStor Preprints, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics

2021

6. Information Markets and Nonmarkets
   Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (1)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021)

2020

7. Grantmaking
   Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020)
8. P-hacking in clinical trials and how incentives shape the distribution of results across phases
   Papers, arXiv.org View citations (7)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2019)
   See also Journal Article P-hacking in clinical trials and how incentives shape the distribution of results across phases, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2020) View citations (7) (2020)

2019

9. Research and the Approval Process: the Organization of Persuasion
   SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL View citations (3)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (8)
   Post-Print, HAL (2019) View citations (21)
   See also Journal Article Research and the Approval Process: The Organization of Persuasion, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (39) (2019)

2018

10. Looking into Crystal Balls: A Laboratory Experiment on Reputational Cheap Talk
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article Looking into Crystal Balls: A Laboratory Experiment on Reputational Cheap Talk, Management Science, INFORMS (2023) (2023)

2017

11. Strategic Sample Selection
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers
    See also Journal Article Strategic Sample Selection, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2021) View citations (8) (2021)

2016

12. Persuasion Bias in Science: Can Economics Help?
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article Persuasion Bias in Science: Can Economics Help?, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2017) View citations (10) (2017)

2013

13. Hypertargeting, Limited Attention, and Privacy: Implications for Marketing and Campaigning
    Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University View citations (9)
14. The Flip Side of Financial Synergies: Coinsurance versus Risk Contamination
    Working Papers, Barcelona School of Economics View citations (20)
    Also in Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University (2013) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article The Flip Side of Financial Synergies: Coinsurance Versus Risk Contamination, The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies (2013) View citations (19) (2013)

2012

15. Sales Talk, Cancellation Terms, and the Role of Consumer Protection
    Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Sales Talk, Cancellation Terms and the Role of Consumer Protection, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2013) View citations (44) (2013)

2010

16. Conglomeration with bankruptcy costs: Separate or joint financing?
    Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

2009

17. Aggregation of Information and Beliefs: Asset Pricing Lessons from Prediction Markets
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (8)
18. Misselling through agents
    IMFS Working Paper Series, Goethe University Frankfurt, Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability (IMFS) View citations (149)
    See also Journal Article Misselling through Agents, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2009) View citations (157) (2009)

2007

19. Aggregation of Information and Beliefs in Prediction Markets
    FRU Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Finance Research Unit View citations (5)

2006

20. Bank mergers and diversification: implications for competition policy
    Working Papers, Department of Economics, City University London
    See also Journal Article Bank Mergers and Diversification: Implications for Competition Policy, European Financial Management, European Financial Management Association (2007) View citations (7) (2007)
21. Noise, Information, and the Favorite-Longshot Bias
    FRU Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Finance Research Unit
    Also in NajEcon Working Paper Reviews, www.najecon.org (2005)

2005

22. Dynamic Monopoly Pricing and Herding
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Dynamic monopoly pricing and herding, RAND Journal of Economics, RAND Corporation (2006) View citations (38) (2006)
23. Mergers with Product Market Risk
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Mergers with Product Market Risk, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell (2006) View citations (39) (2006)

2004

24. The Strategy of Professional Forecasting
    FRU Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Finance Research Unit View citations (2)
    Also in Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics (2001) View citations (16)
    See also Journal Article The strategy of professional forecasting, Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (146) (2006)
25. The Timing of Bets and the Favorite-Longshot Bias
    FRU Working Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. Finance Research Unit View citations (2)

2003

26. Late Informed Betting and the Favorite-Longshot Bias
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (2)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2003)

2002

27. Anticompetitive Contracts in the U.K. Pay-TV Market
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
28. Contracts and Competition in the Pay-TV Market
    Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
29. Non-Fully Strategic Information Transmission
    Wallis Working Papers, University of Rochester - Wallis Institute of Political Economy View citations (13)
30. Professional Advice: The Theory of Reputational Cheap Talk
    Discussion Papers, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics View citations (4)

2000

31. The Value of Public Information in Monopoly
    Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society
    See also Journal Article The Value of Public Information in Monopoly, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2001) View citations (53) (2001)

1999

32. Professional Advice
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article Professional advice, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2006) View citations (81) (2006)

1998

33. Price Competition for an Informed Buyer
    Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Price Competition for an Informed Buyer, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2001) View citations (37) (2001)

Undated

34. Monopoly Pricing with Social Learning
    ELSE working papers, ESRC Centre on Economics Learning and Social Evolution View citations (7)
35. Social Learning in a Changing World
    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 (41) (1998)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Looking into Crystal Balls: A Laboratory Experiment on Reputational Cheap Talk
   Management Science, 2023, 69, (9), 5112-5127
   See also Working Paper Looking into Crystal Balls: A Laboratory Experiment on Reputational Cheap Talk, CEPR Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (4) (2018)

2022

2. Regulation with Experimentation: Ex Ante Approval, Ex Post Withdrawal, and Liability
   Management Science, 2022, 68, (7), 5330-5347
   See also Working Paper Regulation with Experimentation: Ex Ante Approval, Ex Post Withdrawal, and Liability, SciencePo Working papers Main (2022) View citations (1) (2022)

2021

3. Strategic Sample Selection
   Econometrica, 2021, 89, (2), 911-953 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Strategic Sample Selection, CEPR Discussion Papers (2017) (2017)

2020

4. P-hacking in clinical trials and how incentives shape the distribution of results across phases
   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2020, 117, (24), 13386-13392 View citations (7)
   See also Working Paper P-hacking in clinical trials and how incentives shape the distribution of results across phases, Papers (2020) View citations (7) (2020)
5. Persuasion Through Selective Disclosure: Implications for Marketing, Campaigning, and Privacy Regulation
   Management Science, 2020, 66, (11), 4958-4979 View citations (12)
   See also Working Paper Persuasion Through Selective Disclosure: Implications for Marketing, Campaigning, and Privacy Regulation, CEPR Discussion Papers (2022) (2022)

2019

6. Research and the Approval Process: The Organization of Persuasion
   American Economic Review, 2019, 109, (3), 911-55 View citations (39)
   See also Working Paper Research and the Approval Process: the Organization of Persuasion, SciencePo Working papers Main (2019) View citations (3) (2019)

2017

7. Persuasion Bias in Science: Can Economics Help?
   Economic Journal, 2017, 127, (605), F266-F304 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Persuasion Bias in Science: Can Economics Help?, CEPR Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (5) (2016)

2015

8. Price Reaction to Information with Heterogeneous Beliefs and Wealth Effects: Underreaction, Momentum, and Reversal
   American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (1), 1-34 View citations (38)

2014

9. Accept or reject? An organizational perspective
   International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2014, 34, (C), 66-74 View citations (6)

2013

10. Sales Talk, Cancellation Terms and the Role of Consumer Protection
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2013, 80, (3), 1002-1026 View citations (44)
    See also Working Paper Sales Talk, Cancellation Terms, and the Role of Consumer Protection, Working Papers (2012) View citations (1) (2012)
11. The Flip Side of Financial Synergies: Coinsurance Versus Risk Contamination
    The Review of Financial Studies, 2013, 26, (12), 3142-3181 View citations (19)
    See also Working Paper The Flip Side of Financial Synergies: Coinsurance versus Risk Contamination, Working Papers (2013) View citations (20) (2013)

2012

12. Competition through Commissions and Kickbacks
    American Economic Review, 2012, 102, (2), 780-809 View citations (103)
13. Financial Advice
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2012, 50, (2), 494-512 View citations (97)
14. How (not) to pay for advice: A framework for consumer financial protection
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2012, 105, (2), 393-411 View citations (94)

2011

15. Ex ante or ex post competition policy? A progress report
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2011, 29, (3), 356-359 View citations (16)

2010

16. Noise, Information, and the Favorite-Longshot Bias in Parimutuel Predictions
    American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2010, 2, (1), 58-85 View citations (23)

2009

17. Information Sharing in Common Agency: When is Transparency Good?
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2009, 7, (1), 162-187 View citations (11)
18. Misselling through Agents
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (3), 883-908 View citations (157)
    See also Working Paper Misselling through agents, IMFS Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (149) (2009)
19. Surprised by the Parimutuel Odds?
    American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (5), 2129-34 View citations (19)
20. The Design of Idea Markets: An Economist's Perspective
    Journal of Prediction Markets, 2009, 3, (1), 41-44 View citations (1)

2008

21. Monopoly pricing in the binary herding model
    Economic Theory, 2008, 37, (2), 203-241 View citations (34)

2007

22. Bank Mergers and Diversification: Implications for Competition Policy
    European Financial Management, 2007, 13, (3), 578-590 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Bank mergers and diversification: implications for competition policy, Working Papers (2006) (2006)
23. Credulity, lies, and costly talk
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2007, 134, (1), 93-116 View citations (259)
24. Outcome Manipulation in Corporate Prediction Markets
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2007, 5, (2-3), 554-563 View citations (20)

2006

25. Dynamic monopoly pricing and herding
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2006, 37, (4), 910-928 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper Dynamic Monopoly Pricing and Herding, CEPR Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (27) (2005)
26. Mergers with Product Market Risk
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2006, 15, (3), 577-608 View citations (39)
    See also Working Paper Mergers with Product Market Risk, CEPR Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (3) (2005)
27. Naive audience and communication bias
    International Journal of Game Theory, 2006, 35, (1), 129-150 View citations (65)
28. Professional advice
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2006, 126, (1), 120-142 View citations (81)
    See also Working Paper Professional Advice, Game Theory and Information (1999) View citations (21) (1999)
29. Reputational cheap talk
    RAND Journal of Economics, 2006, 37, (1), 155-175 View citations (138)
30. The strategy of professional forecasting
    Journal of Financial Economics, 2006, 81, (2), 441-466 View citations (146)
    See also Working Paper The Strategy of Professional Forecasting, FRU Working Papers (2004) View citations (2) (2004)

2005

31. The transition to digital television*
    (Balladurette and Juppette: A discrete analysis of scrapping subsidies)
    Economic Policy, 2005, 20, (41), 160-209 View citations (11)

2001

32. Information aggregation in debate: who should speak first?
    Journal of Public Economics, 2001, 81, (3), 393-421 View citations (174)
33. Price Competition for an Informed Buyer
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2001, 101, (2), 457-493 View citations (37)
    See also Working Paper Price Competition for an Informed Buyer, Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers (1998) View citations (8) (1998)
34. The Value of Public Information in Monopoly
    Econometrica, 2001, 69, (6), 1673-1683 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper The Value of Public Information in Monopoly, Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers (2000) (2000)

2000

35. Herd Behavior and Investment: Comment
    American Economic Review, 2000, 90, (3), 695-704 View citations (35)

1998

36. Social learning in a changing world
    Economic Theory, 1998, 11, (3), 657-665 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Social Learning in a Changing World, ELSE working papers View citations (35)

Chapters

2024

1. Designing Scientific Grants
   A chapter in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 4, 2024
   See also Working Paper Designing Scientific Grants, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2024) (2024)

2013

2. Forecasters’ Objectives and Strategies
   Elsevier View citations (8)