Details about Hal Varian

E-mail:	hal@sims.berkeley.edu
Homepage:	http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/~hal
Postal address:	School of Information 102 South Hall UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-4600
Workplace:	Department of Economics, University of California-Berkeley, (more information at EDIRC) Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California-Berkeley, (more information at EDIRC) Google

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Working Papers

2018

1. Artificial Intelligence, Economics, and Industrial Organization
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (45)
   See also Chapter Artificial Intelligence, Economics, and Industrial Organization, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (36) (2018)

2013

2. Bayesian Variable Selection for Nowcasting Economic Time Series
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (21)
   See also Chapter Bayesian Variable Selection for Nowcasting Economic Time Series, NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2015) View citations (18) (2015)

2011

3. ¿Para qué se estudia la teoría económica?
   Economic Development, University of Santiago de Compostela. Faculty of Economics and Business. Econometrics.

2002

4. Contidioning Prices on Purchase History
   Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (99)
   See also Journal Article Conditioning Prices on Purchase History, Marketing Science, INFORMS (2005) View citations (273) (2005)

2001

5. Are there Psychological Barriers in the Dow-Jones Index?
   Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)

1999

6. Pre-play contracting in the prisoners' dilemma
   Working papers, Wisconsin Madison - Social Systems View citations (43)

1996

7. Economic FAQs About the Internet
   Industrial Organization, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (6)
   Also in Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1994) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Economic FAQs About the Internet, Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association (1994) View citations (13) (1994)
8. Service Architecture and Content Provision: The Network Provider as Editor
   Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Service architecture and content provision. The network provider as editor, Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier (1996) View citations (5) (1996)

1994

9. A Solution to the Problem of Externalities when Agents are Well-Informed}
   Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (152)
   Also in Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1991) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article A Solution to the Problem of Externalities When Agents Are Well-Informed, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1994) View citations (157) (1994)
10. Coase Competition and Compensation
    Microeconomics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1993)
    See also Journal Article Coase, competition, and compensation, Japan and the World Economy, Elsevier (1995) View citations (6) (1995)
11. Goodness-of-Fit for Revealed Preference Tests
    Econometrics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (5)
    Also in Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1991) View citations (39)
12. Pricing the Internet
    Computational Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (30)
    Also in Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics (1993) View citations (11)
13. Sequential Provision of Public Goods
    Public Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (37)
    Also in Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1990) View citations (2)
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1989) View citations (1)
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1991)
14. Some Economics of User Interfaces
    Computational Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany
15. Some Economics of the Internet
    Computational Economics, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (13)
    Also in Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1993)
16. What Use is Economic Theory?
    Method and Hist of Econ Thought, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory (1993) View citations (7)

1991

17. The Economics of User Interface
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory

1990

18. A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF EXTERNALITIES AND PUBLIC GOODS WHEN AGENTS ARE WELL-INFORMED
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory View citations (1)

1989

19. GOODNESS-OF-FIT OPTIMIZING MODELS
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory
    See also Journal Article Goodness-of-fit in optimizing models, Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier (1990) View citations (219) (1990)
20. MONITORING AGENTS WITH OTHER AGENTS
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory View citations (24)

1988

21. GOODNESS-OF-FIT IN DEMAND ANALYSIS
    Working Papers, Michigan - Center for Research on Economic & Social Theory View citations (2)

1986

22. Taxation of Asset Income in the Presence of a World Securites Market
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Taxation of asset income in the presence of a world securities market, Journal of International Economics, Elsevier (1989) View citations (53) (1989)

1985

23. Intergenerational Risk Sharing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article Intergenerational risk sharing, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1988) View citations (161) (1988)

1976

24. A Remark on Boundary Restrictions in the Global Newton Method
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article A remark on boundary restrictions in the Global Newton method, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier (1977) View citations (8) (1977)
25. Keynesian Models of Unemployment
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics

1975

26. On Non-Walrasian Equilibria
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article Non-Walrasian Equilibria, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1977) View citations (11) (1977)
27. Two Problems in the Theory of Fairness
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Two problems in the theory of fairness, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (1976) View citations (51) (1976)

1973

28. Equity, Envy and Efficiency
    Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Equity, envy, and efficiency, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1974) View citations (273) (1974)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Predicting the Present with Google Trends
   The Economic Record, 2012, 88, (s1), 2-9 View citations (646)
2. Revealed Preference and its Applications
   Economic Journal, 2012, 122, (560), 332-338 View citations (19)

2010

3. Computer Mediated Transactions
   American Economic Review, 2010, 100, (2), 1-10 View citations (61)

2009

4. Online Ad Auctions
   American Economic Review, 2009, 99, (2), 430-34 View citations (34)
5. —Discussion of “Website Morphing”
   Marketing Science, 2009, 28, (2), 224-224

2008

6. Letter: How to Drink the Sub-Prime Kool-Aid
   The Economists' Voice, 2008, 5, (5), 2

2007

7. Position auctions
   International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2007, 25, (6), 1163-1178 View citations (84)
8. The Economics of Internet Search
   'Angelo Costa' Lectures Serie, 2007, (Lect. VIII) View citations (3)
   Also in Rivista di Politica Economica, 2006, 96, (6), 9-23 (2006) View citations (6)

2006

9. Copyright term extension and orphan works
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2006, 15, (6), 965-980 View citations (4)

2005

10. Conditioning Prices on Purchase History
    Marketing Science, 2005, 24, (3), 367-381 View citations (273)
    See also Working Paper Contidioning Prices on Purchase History, Microeconomics (2002) View citations (99) (2002)
11. Copying and Copyright
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2005, 19, (2), 121-138 View citations (77)

2004

12. How to Make a Scene
    The Journal of Economic Education, 2004, 35, (4), 383-390
13. Review of Mokyr's Gifts of Athena
    Journal of Economic Literature, 2004, 42, (3), 805-810

2002

14. What I've learned about writing economics
    Journal of Economic Methodology, 2002, 8, (1), 131-134

2001

15. Economics and Artificial Intelligence
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2001, 35, (1-2), 1-5
16. High-technology industries and market structure
    Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole, 2001, 65-101 View citations (14)

1999

17. Commentary on "Economic Preferences or Attitude Expressions?: An Analysis of Dollar Responses to Public Issues" by Kahneman et al
    Journal of Risk and Uncertainty, 1999, 19, (1-3), 241-42 View citations (12)

1997

18. The AEA's Electronic Publishing Plans: A Progress Report
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1997, 11, (3), 95-104 View citations (6)

1996

19. Service architecture and content provision. The network provider as editor
    Telecommunications Policy, 1996, 20, (3), 203-217 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Service Architecture and Content Provision: The Network Provider as Editor, Microeconomics (1996) View citations (3) (1996)

1995

20. Coase, competition, and compensation
    Japan and the World Economy, 1995, 7, (1), 13-27 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Coase Competition and Compensation, Microeconomics (1994) View citations (1) (1994)
21. Entry and cost reduction
    Japan and the World Economy, 1995, 7, (4), 399-410 View citations (13)

1994

22. A Solution to the Problem of Externalities When Agents Are Well-Informed
    American Economic Review, 1994, 84, (5), 1278-93 View citations (157)
    See also Working Paper A Solution to the Problem of Externalities when Agents are Well-Informed}, Microeconomics (1994) View citations (152) (1994)
23. Economic FAQs About the Internet
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1994, 8, (3), 75-96 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Economic FAQs About the Internet, Industrial Organization (1996) View citations (6) (1996)
24. Sequential contributions to public goods
    Journal of Public Economics, 1994, 53, (2), 165-186 View citations (223)

1993

25. A Portfolio of Nobel Laureates: Markowitz, Miller and Sharpe
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1993, 7, (1), 159-169 View citations (15)
26. Economic Incentives in Software Design
    Computational Economics, 1993, 6, (3-4), 201-17 View citations (3)

1992

27. Uniqueness of Nash equilibrium in private provision of public goods: An improved proof
    Journal of Public Economics, 1992, 49, (3), 391-392 View citations (45)

1990

28. Goodness-of-fit in optimizing models
    Journal of Econometrics, 1990, 46, (1-2), 125-140 View citations (219)
    See also Working Paper GOODNESS-OF-FIT OPTIMIZING MODELS, Working Papers (1989) (1989)

1989

29. MEASURING THE DEADWEIGHT COSTS OF DUP AND RENT SEEKING ACTIVITIES
    Economics and Politics, 1989, 1, (1), 81-95 View citations (11)
30. Taxation of asset income in the presence of a world securities market
    Journal of International Economics, 1989, 26, (3-4), 205-226 View citations (53)
    See also Working Paper Taxation of Asset Income in the Presence of a World Securites Market, NBER Working Papers (1986) View citations (12) (1986)

1988

31. Estimating Risk Aversion from Arrow-Debreu Portfolio Choice
    Econometrica, 1988, 56, (4), 973-79 View citations (11)
32. Intergenerational risk sharing
    Journal of Public Economics, 1988, 37, (2), 185-202 View citations (161)
    See also Working Paper Intergenerational Risk Sharing, NBER Working Papers (1985) View citations (23) (1985)
33. Optimal tariffs and financial assets
    Japan and the World Economy, 1988, 1, (1), 89-99
34. Revealed preference with a subset of goods
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1988, 46, (1), 179-185 View citations (50)
35. Symposium on Takeovers
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1988, 2, (1), 3-5 View citations (3)

1987

36. The Arbitrage Principle in Financial Economics
    Journal of Economic Perspectives, 1987, 1, (2), 55-72 View citations (47)

1986

37. Differences of opinion in financial markets
    Proceedings, 1986, 3-40 View citations (6)
38. On the private provision of public goods
    Journal of Public Economics, 1986, 29, (1), 25-49 View citations (1260)

1985

39. Divergence of Opinion in Complete Markets: A Note
    Journal of Finance, 1985, 40, (1), 309-17 View citations (135)
40. Dworkin on Equality of Resources
    Economics and Philosophy, 1985, 1, (1), 110-125 View citations (2)
41. Non-parametric analysis of optimizing behavior with measurement error
    Journal of Econometrics, 1985, 30, (1-2), 445-458 View citations (148)
42. Price Discrimination and Social Welfare
    American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (4), 870-75 View citations (271)
43. Two remarks on Cournot equilibria
    Economics Letters, 1985, 19, (1), 5-8 View citations (64)
44. When do market games have transferable utility?
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1985, 35, (2), 222-233 View citations (21)

1984

45. Estimating the distributional impact of time-of-day pricing of electricity
    Journal of Econometrics, 1984, 26, (1-2), 65-82 View citations (2)
46. The Nonparametric Approach to Production Analysis
    Econometrica, 1984, 52, (3), 579-97 View citations (304)

1983

47. Nonparametric Tests of Models of Investor Behavior
    Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, 1983, 18, (3), 269-278 View citations (32)

1982

48. Non-parametric methods in demand analysis
    Economics Letters, 1982, 9, (1), 23-29 View citations (3)
49. The Nonparametric Approach to Demand Analysis
    Econometrica, 1982, 50, (4), 945-73 View citations (656)

1981

50. A Model of Sales: Errata
    American Economic Review, 1981, 71, (3), 517 View citations (6)

1980

51. A Model of Sales
    American Economic Review, 1980, 70, (4), 651-59 View citations (878)
52. Redistributive taxation as social insurance
    Journal of Public Economics, 1980, 14, (1), 49-68 View citations (324)

1979

53. Catastrophe Theory and the Business Cycle
    Economic Inquiry, 1979, 17, (1), 14-28 View citations (42)
54. Distortion of preferences and the Nash theory of bargaining
    Economics Letters, 1979, 3, (3), 203-206 View citations (26)

1978

55. A note on locally constant income elasticities
    Economics Letters, 1978, 1, (1), 9-13 View citations (3)
    Also in Economics Letters, 1978, 1, (1), 5-9 (1978) View citations (3)

1977

56. A remark on boundary restrictions in the Global Newton method
    Journal of Mathematical Economics, 1977, 4, (2), 127-130 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper A Remark on Boundary Restrictions in the Global Newton Method, Working papers (1976) (1976)
57. Non-Walrasian Equilibria
    Econometrica, 1977, 45, (3), 573-90 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper On Non-Walrasian Equilibria, Working papers (1975) (1975)

1976

58. On Balanced Inflation
    Economic Inquiry, 1976, 14, (1), 45-51
59. On the history of concepts of fairness
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1976, 13, (3), 486-487 View citations (2)
60. Two problems in the theory of fairness
    Journal of Public Economics, 1976, 5, (3-4), 249-260 View citations (51)
    See also Working Paper Two Problems in the Theory of Fairness, Working papers (1975) View citations (3) (1975)

1975

61. A Third Remark on the Number of Equilibria of an Economy
    Econometrica, 1975, 43, (5-6), 985-86 View citations (31)
62. On persistent disequilibrium
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1975, 10, (2), 218-228 View citations (7)

1974

63. Equity, envy, and efficiency
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1974, 9, (1), 63-91 View citations (273)
    See also Working Paper Equity, Envy and Efficiency, Working papers (1973) View citations (15) (1973)

Books

2004

1. The Economics of Information Technology
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (67)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2004) View citations (67)

Edited books

2000

1. Internet Publishing and Beyond: The Economics of Digital Information and Intellectual Property, vol 1
   MIT Press Books, The MIT Press View citations (36)

Chapters

2018

1. Artificial Intelligence, Economics, and Industrial Organization
   A chapter in The Economics of Artificial Intelligence: An Agenda, 2018, pp 399-419 View citations (36)
   See also Working Paper Artificial Intelligence, Economics, and Industrial Organization, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2018) View citations (45) (2018)

2015

2. Bayesian Variable Selection for Nowcasting Economic Time Series
   A chapter in Economic Analysis of the Digital Economy, 2015, pp 119-135 View citations (18)
   See also Working Paper Bayesian Variable Selection for Nowcasting Economic Time Series, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (21) (2013)

2000

3. Dynamical systems with applications to economics
   Chapter 03 in Handbook of Mathematical Economics, 2000, vol. 1, pp 93-110

1996

4. Mathematica for economists
   Chapter 11 in Handbook of Computational Economics, 1996, vol. 1, pp 489-505 View citations (1)

1989

5. Price discrimination
   Chapter 10 in Handbook of Industrial Organization, 1989, vol. 1, pp 597-654 View citations (210)

Software Items

1992

1. Mathematica Notebooks by Hal Varian
   Mathematica codes