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Working Papers

2022

1. Strategic Foundations of Rational Expectations
   Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business

2021

2. Biographical
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee
3. Large Auctions
   Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business

2020

4. Strategic Analysis of Auction Markets
   Nobel Prize in Economics documents, Nobel Prize Committee

2017

5. PR - THE EFFECT OF A BYPRODUCT DIET ON THE PERFORMANCE OF DAIRY COWS IN THE UK
   21st Congress, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 2-7, 2017, International Farm Management Association

2012

6. Auctioning Rough Diamonds: A Competitive Sales Process for BHP Billiton’s Ekati Diamonds
   Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton
7. COMPETITION FOR A MAJORITY
   Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (1)
   Also in Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2012) View citations (10)
   See also Journal Article Competition for a Majority, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2014) View citations (15) (2014)

2010

8. AXIOMATIC EQUILIBRIUM SELECTION FOR GENERIC TWO-PLAYER GAMES
   Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine
   Also in Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2009) View citations (2)
   Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2009) View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Axiomatic Equilibrium Selection for Generic Two‐Player Games, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2012) View citations (9) (2012)
9. Computing Equilibria of n-person Games
   Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (15)
10. Existence of Equilibria in All-Pay Auctions
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (4)
11. Existence of Equilibria in Auctions with Interdependent Values: Two Symmetric Bidders
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (3)
12. Existence of Equilibria in Auctions with Private Values
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (3)
13. Foundations of Dynamic Monopoly and the Coase Conjecture
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Foundations of dynamic monopoly and the coase conjecture, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1986) View citations (305) (1986)

2009

14. Axiomatic Theory of Equilibrium Selection for Games with Two Players, Perfect Information, and Generic Payoffs
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (1)
    Also in Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2009) View citations (1)

2008

15. Axiomatic Theory of Equilibrium Selection in Signaling Games with Generic Payoffs
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (1)
    Also in Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2008) View citations (1)
16. Computing Equilibria of N-Player Games with Arbitrary Accuracy
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
17. Decision-Theoretic Forward Induction
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (1)
18. Global Newton Method for Stochastic Games
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
    See also Journal Article Global Newton Method for stochastic games, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2009) View citations (8) (2009)
19. On Forward Induction
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (1)
    Also in Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2007) View citations (2)
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business (2007) View citations (4)
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2006) View citations (1)
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (2007) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article On Forward Induction, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2009) View citations (29) (2009)

2007

20. A Decomposition Algorithm for N-Player Games
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article A decomposition algorithm for N-player games, Economic Theory, Springer (2010) View citations (8) (2010)
21. Comments on the FCC’s Proposed Competitive Bidding Procedures for Auction 73
    Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton
22. Economic Comments on the Design of the 700 MHz Spectrum Auction
    Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton
23. Economist Letter to NTIA on 700 MHz Spectrum Auction
    Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton
24. Metastable Equilibria
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (4)
    Also in Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2006)
25. Revenues in the 700 MHz Spectrum Auction
    Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton
26. Stable Outcomes of Generic Games in Extensive Form
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (1)
27. Supply Function Equilibrium in a Constrained Transmission System
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (2)
    Also in Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics (2005)
    See also Journal Article Supply Function Equilibrium in a Constrained Transmission System, Operations Research, INFORMS (2008) View citations (20) (2008)
28. The 700 MHz Spectrum Auction: An Opportunity to Protect Competition In a Consolidating Industry
    Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton View citations (6)

2006

29. Essential Equilibria
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (4)
30. Sufficient Conditions for Stable Equilibria
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article Sufficient conditions for stable equilibria, Theoretical Economics, Econometric Society (2006) View citations (15) (2006)

2005

31. Axiomatic Justification of Stable Equilibria
    NajEcon Working Paper Reviews, www.najecon.org
32. Interface between Engineering and Market Operations in Restructured Electricity Markets
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (1)
33. Justification of Stable Equilibria
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business
34. Refinements of Nash Equilibrium
    Research Papers, Stanford University, Graduate School of Business View citations (4)
35. Restructured Electricity Markets: A Risk Management Approach
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (5)
36. Restructured Electricity Markets: Reevaluation of Vertical Integration and Unbundling
    Levine's Bibliography, UCLA Department of Economics View citations (9)
37. Review of the Proposed Reserve Markets in New England
    Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton View citations (1)

2003

38. Sequential Equilibria
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (84)
    Also in Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine (1998) View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article Sequential Equilibria, Econometrica, Econometric Society (1982) View citations (539) (1982)

1999

39. Reputation and Imperfect Information
    Levine's Working Paper Archive, David K. Levine View citations (82)
    See also Journal Article Reputation and imperfect information, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (1982) View citations (928) (1982)

1998

40. A Review of ISO New England's Proposed Market Rules
    Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton View citations (5)
41. Simultaneous Ascending Auctions with Package Bidding
    Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton View citations (29)
42. Using Auctions to Divest Generation Assets
    Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Using auctions to divest generation assets, The Electricity Journal, Elsevier (1997) View citations (3) (1997)

1997

43. Auction Design Enhancements for Non-Combinatorial Auctions
    Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton
44. Auction Design for Standard Offer Service
    Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton View citations (2)
45. Package Bidding for Spectrum Licenses
    Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton

1991

46. Bargaining with Private Information
    Working Papers, University of Iowa, Department of Economics View citations (11)
    See also Journal Article Bargaining with Private Information, Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association (1993) View citations (218) (1993)

1969

47. An axiomatic model of logrolling
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article An Axiomatic Model of Logrolling, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (1969) View citations (18) (1969)

1968

48. Decision analysis in a corporation
    LIDAM Reprints CORE, Université catholique de Louvain, Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Strategic Analysis of Auctions
   Econometrica, 2021, 89, (2), 555-561 View citations (1)
   See also Chapter Strategic analysis of auctions, Handbook of Game Theory with Economic Applications, 1992, 1, 227-279 (1992) View citations (73) (1992)

2020

2. Coordination of electricity transmission and generation investments
   Energy Economics, 2020, 86, (C) View citations (13)

2019

3. How Market Design Emerged from Game Theory: A Mutual Interview
   Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2019, 33, (3), 118-43 View citations (15)

2014

4. Competition for a Majority
   Econometrica, 2014, 82, (1), 271-314 View citations (15)
   See also Working Paper COMPETITION FOR A MAJORITY, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2012) View citations (1) (2012)

2013

5. Response of Nebraska Horseweed (Conyza canadensis) Populations to Dicamba
   Journal of Agricultural Science, 2013, 5, (5), 158

2012

6. Axiomatic Equilibrium Selection for Generic Two‐Player Games
   Econometrica, 2012, 80, (4), 1639-1699 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper AXIOMATIC EQUILIBRIUM SELECTION FOR GENERIC TWO-PLAYER GAMES, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2010) (2010)
7. Critères stricts de rationalité pour les comportements stratégiques
   Revue française d'économie, 2012, Volume XXVII, (3), 3-17 View citations (1)

2010

8. A decomposition algorithm for N-player games
   Economic Theory, 2010, 42, (1), 97-117 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper A Decomposition Algorithm for N-Player Games, Research Papers (2007) View citations (1) (2007)

2009

9. Global Newton Method for stochastic games
   Journal of Economic Theory, 2009, 144, (1), 414-421 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Global Newton Method for Stochastic Games, Research Papers (2008) (2008)
10. On Forward Induction
    Econometrica, 2009, 77, (1), 1-28 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper On Forward Induction, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2008) View citations (1) (2008)

2008

11. Supply Function Equilibrium in a Constrained Transmission System
    Operations Research, 2008, 56, (2), 369-382 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Supply Function Equilibrium in a Constrained Transmission System, Research Papers (2007) View citations (2) (2007)

2006

12. Sufficient conditions for stable equilibria
    Theoretical Economics, 2006, 1, (2), 167-206 View citations (15)
    See also Working Paper Sufficient Conditions for Stable Equilibria, Levine's Bibliography (2006) View citations (15) (2006)

2004

13. Computing Nash equilibria by iterated polymatrix approximation
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2004, 28, (7), 1229-1241 View citations (14)

2003

14. A global Newton method to compute Nash equilibria
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2003, 110, (1), 65-86 View citations (41)
15. Introduction to the special issue in memory of Robert W. Rosenthal
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2003, 45, (2), 271-277 View citations (2)

2002

16. Architecture of Power Markets
    Econometrica, 2002, 70, (4), 1299-1340 View citations (181)
17. Maximal stable sets of two-player games
    International Journal of Game Theory, 2002, 30, (4), 557-566 View citations (3)
18. Multi-dimensional Procurement Auctions for Power Reserves: Robust Incentive-Compatible Scoring and Settlement Rules
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 2002, 22, (2), 161-83 View citations (55)

2001

19. Direct Proofs of Generic Finiteness of Nash Equilibrium Outcomes
    Econometrica, 2001, 69, (3), 765-69 View citations (36)

2000

20. Flow-Based Transmission Rights and Congestion Management
    The Electricity Journal, 2000, 13, (8), 38-58 View citations (38)

1998

21. A Model of Efficient Discovery
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1998, 25, (2), 219-250 View citations (12)
22. Sequential equilibria of asymmetric ascending auctions: The case of log-normal distributions
    Economic Theory, 1998, 12, (2), 433-440 View citations (30)

1997

23. Implementation of Priority Insurance in Power Exchange Markets
    The Energy Journal, 1997, Volume18, (Number 1), 111-123 View citations (4)
    Also in The Energy Journal, 1997, 18, (1), 111-123 (1997)
24. Introduction
    Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 1997, 6, (3), 425-430
25. REVIEWS AND COMMENTS
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1997, 21, (1-2), 322-324
26. Toward an efficient PX
    The Electricity Journal, 1997, 10, (8), 4-5
27. Uniqueness of the index for Nash equilibria of two-player games
    Economic Theory, 1997, 10, (3), 541-549 View citations (4)
28. Using auctions to divest generation assets
    The Electricity Journal, 1997, 10, (10), 22-31 View citations (3)
    See also Working Paper Using Auctions to Divest Generation Assets, Papers of Peter Cramton (1998) View citations (2) (1998)

1996

29. John Harsanyi and the Economics of Information
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1996, 14, (2), 296-298

1993

30. Bargaining with Private Information
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1993, 31, (1), 45-104 View citations (218)
    See also Working Paper Bargaining with Private Information, Working Papers (1991) View citations (11) (1991)
31. Option Value of Emission Allowances
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1993, 5, (3), 233-49 View citations (55)

1992

32. Computing Simply Stable Equilibria
    Econometrica, 1992, 60, (5), 1039-70 View citations (8)

1991

33. Erratum [Multiproduct Tariffs]
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1991, 3, (2), 211-12 View citations (2)
34. Multiproduct Tariffs
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1991, 3, (1), 5-26 View citations (3)

1990

35. Can Strategic Bargaining Models Explain Collective Bargaining Data?
    American Economic Review, 1990, 80, (2), 405-09 View citations (21)
36. Optimal Contract Period for Priority Service
    Operations Research, 1990, 38, (4), 598-606 View citations (3)

1989

37. Efficient and Competitive Rationing
    Econometrica, 1989, 57, (1), 1-40 View citations (55)
38. Ramsey Pricing of Priority Service
    Journal of Regulatory Economics, 1989, 1, (3), 189-202 View citations (11)
39. Strategic Bargaining Models and Interpretation of Strike Data
    Journal of Applied Econometrics, 1989, 4, (S), S87-130 View citations (97)

1988

40. Priority Service: Market Structure and Competition
    The Energy Journal, 1988, 9, (2_suppl), 77-104
    Also in The Energy Journal, 1988, Volume 9, (Special Issue 2), 77-104 (1988) View citations (9)

1987

41. Multi-product pricing for electric power
    Energy Economics, 1987, 9, (2), 104-114 View citations (3)
42. Priority Service: Pricing, Investment, and Market Organization
    American Economic Review, 1987, 77, (5), 899-916 View citations (81)

1986

43. Foundations of dynamic monopoly and the coase conjecture
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1986, 39, (1), 155-190 View citations (305)
    See also Working Paper Foundations of Dynamic Monopoly and the Coase Conjecture, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2010) View citations (12) (2010)
44. Multilevel demand subscription pricing for electric power
    Energy Economics, 1986, 8, (4), 199-217 View citations (8)

1985

45. Capacity Pricing
    Econometrica, 1985, 53, (3), 545-66 View citations (14)
46. Incentive Efficiency of Double Auctions
    Econometrica, 1985, 53, (5), 1101-15 View citations (87)
47. Multi-dimensional signalling
    Economics Letters, 1985, 19, (1), 17-21 View citations (16)

1984

48. Pricing a Product Line
    The Journal of Business, 1984, 57, (1), S73-99 View citations (6)

1983

49. Competitive nonlinear tariffs
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1983, 29, (1), 49-71 View citations (29)

1982

50. Linear Tariffs with Quality Discrimination
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1982, 13, (2), 455-471 View citations (1)
51. Nonlinear Pricing in Markets with Interdependent Demand
    Marketing Science, 1982, 1, (3), 287-313 View citations (17)
52. Rational cooperation in the finitely repeated prisoners' dilemma
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1982, 27, (2), 245-252 View citations (837)
53. Reputation and imperfect information
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1982, 27, (2), 253-279 View citations (928)
    See also Working Paper Reputation and Imperfect Information, Levine's Working Paper Archive (1999) View citations (82) (1999)
54. Sequential Equilibria
    Econometrica, 1982, 50, (4), 863-94 View citations (539)
    See also Working Paper Sequential Equilibria, Levine's Working Paper Archive (2003) View citations (84) (2003)

1980

55. Computation of Competitive Equilibria by a Sequence of Linear Programs
    Econometrica, 1980, 48, (7), 1595-1615 View citations (4)
56. Temporal Resolution of Uncertainty in Stapleton and Subrahmanyam's "Multiperiod Equilibrium Asset Pricing Model."
    Econometrica, 1980, 48, (6), 1565-66 View citations (1)

1979

57. Auctions of Shares
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1979, 93, (4), 675-689 View citations (336)

1978

58. Competitive Exchange
    Econometrica, 1978, 46, (3), 577-85 View citations (9)
59. Information, Efficiency, and the Core of an Economy
    Econometrica, 1978, 46, (4), 807-16 View citations (124)
    See also Chapter Information, efficiency, and the core of an economy, Studies in Economic Theory, 2005, 55-64 (2005) (2005)
60. The Bilinear Complementarity Problem and Competitive Equilibria of Piecewise Linear Economic Models
    Econometrica, 1978, 46, (1), 87-103 View citations (3)

1977

61. A Bidding Model of Perfect Competition
    The Review of Economic Studies, 1977, 44, (3), 511-518 View citations (232)

1975

62. Informational Economies of Scale
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1975, 6, (1), 184-195 View citations (51)
63. On the theory of aggregation
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1975, 10, (1), 89-99 View citations (54)

1974

64. On the Structure of Trade
    Economic Inquiry, 1974, 12, (4), 493-516
65. On the Theory of the Firm in an Economy with Incomplete Markets
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1974, 5, (1), 171-180 View citations (65)

1972

66. Computing Equilibria of Two-Person Games from the Extensive Form
    Management Science, 1972, 18, (7), 448-460 View citations (7)
67. Social choice theory without the Pareto Principle
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1972, 5, (3), 478-486 View citations (89)
68. The game-theoretic structure of Arrow's general possibility theorem
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1972, 5, (1), 14-20 View citations (3)

1971

69. Stable coalition proposals in majority-rule voting
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1971, 3, (3), 254-271 View citations (10)

1970

70. Integer Programming Via Modular Representations
    Management Science, 1970, 16, (5), 289-294
71. The finer structure of revealed preference
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1970, 2, (4), 348-353 View citations (6)

1969

72. An Axiomatic Model of Logrolling
    American Economic Review, 1969, 59, (3), 331-41 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper An axiomatic model of logrolling, LIDAM Reprints CORE (1969) View citations (14) (1969)
73. Communications to the Editor--Competitive Bidding with Disparate Information
    Management Science, 1969, 15, (7), 446-452 View citations (29)
74. Investment Analysis Under Uncertainty
    Management Science, 1969, 15, (12), B650-B664 View citations (1)

1967

75. A Pareto-Optimal Dividend Policy
    Management Science, 1967, 13, (9), 756-764 View citations (2)
76. Competitive Bidding with Asymmetric Information
    Management Science, 1967, 13, (11), 816-820 View citations (71)
77. Letter to the Editor—Stronger Cuts in Gomory's All-Integer Integer Programming Algorithm
    Operations Research, 1967, 15, (1), 155-157 View citations (1)

1966

78. On Programming under Uncertainty
    Operations Research, 1966, 14, (4), 652-657
79. Programming Variable Factors
    Management Science, 1966, 13, (1), 144-151 View citations (1)

Books

1997

1. Nonlinear Pricing
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (85)

Chapters

2005

1. Information, efficiency, and the core of an economy
   Springer
   See also Journal Article Information, Efficiency, and the Core of an Economy, Econometric Society (1978) View citations (124) (1978)

1996

2. Nonlinear pricing and mechanism design
   Chapter 05 in Handbook of Computational Economics, 1996, vol. 1, pp 253-293 View citations (9)

1992

3. Strategic analysis of auctions
   Chapter 08 in Handbook of Game Theory with Economic Applications, 1992, vol. 1, pp 227-279 View citations (73)
   See also Journal Article Strategic Analysis of Auctions, Econometric Society (2021) View citations (1) (2021)
4. Strategic models of entry deterrence
   Chapter 10 in Handbook of Game Theory with Economic Applications, 1992, vol. 1, pp 305-329 View citations (38)

1989

5. Entry and Exit
   Palgrave Macmillan

1987

6. On Equilibria of Bid-Ask Markets
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (25)

1985

7. Efficient Trading
   Palgrave Macmillan