2009 Madrid Summer Workshop on Economic Theory

Madrid Summer Workshop on Economic Theory (M-SWET) 2009

Organized by:

Antonio Cabrales (U. Carlos III), Diego Moreno (U. Carlos III), Rafael Repullo (CEMFI)

and Roberto Serrano (Brown U. and IMDEA)

Sponsored by:

Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid, Excelecon project

Venue: Department of Economics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid– Room 15.1.01

C/ Madrid 126, 28903 Getafe (Campus map 1, Campus map 2, Google map)

Program

Thursday, 18-06-2009

Morning session (chair – Antonio Cabrales)

9:30-10:45-Ariel Rubinstein (Tel Aviv, NYU): Some Thoughts on Neuroeconomics & Choice Theory.Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3.

10:45-11:00-Discussion: Roberto Serrano

11:00-11:30-Coffee break

11:30-12:45-M. Angeles de Frutos (U. Carlos III): Resale in Auctions with Financial Constraints.

13:00-14:30-Lunch

Afternoon session (chair – Roberto Serrano)

14:30 -15:45-Juan J. Ganuza (U. Pompeu Fabra): Too much Information sharing? Welfare Effects of Sharing Acquired Cost Information.

15:45-16:00-Discussion: Lawrence Ausubel

16:00-16:30-Coffee break

16:30-17:45-Lawrence Ausubel (U. of Maryland): Market Design for Troubled Assets. Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3.

17:45-18:00-Discussion: M. Angeles de Frutos

18:00-19:15-Guillermo Caruana (CEMFI): Costly Search and Design.

19:15-19:30-Discussion: Juan J. Ganuza

21:00-Dinner

Friday, 19-06-2009

Morning session (chair – Rafael Repullo)

09:30-10:45-Martin Cripps (UCL): The Benefits of a Reputation Under Imperfect Monitoring.

10:45-11:00-Discussion: Angel Hernando

11:00-11:30-Coffee break

11:30-12:45-Angel Hernando (U. Carlos III): The Dynamic of Prices in Auctions with Financial Constraints.

12:45-13:00-Discussion: Martin Cripps

13:00-14:30-Lunch

Afternoon session (chair – Diego Moreno)

14:30 -15:45-Vijay Krishna (Penn State U.): Voluntary Voting: Costs and Benefits.

15:45-16:00-Discussion: Roberto Burguet

16:00-16:30-Coffee break

16:30-17:45-Roberto Burguet (IAE-CSIC): Limited Liability and Mechanism Design in Procurement.

17:45-18:00-Discussion: Vijay Krishna

18:00-19:15-Gerard Llobet (CEMFI): Do we really want to know? Private Incentives and the Social Value of Information.

19:15-19:30-Discussion: Antonio Cabrales

21:00-Dinner

Participants

Luis Aguiar – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Alberto Álvarez – UNED

Georgy Artemov – U. Melbourne

Pau Balart – U. Autònoma de Barcelona

Heski Bar-Isaac – NYU Stern

Juan Beccuti – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Mónica Buendía – UNED

Marco Celentani – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Emilio Cerdá – U. Complutense de Madrid

Joaquín Coleff – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Ignacio Esponda – NYU Stern

Natalia Fabra – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Leo Ferraris – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Daniel García – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Laura M. González – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Belén Jerez – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Zoi A. Kolita– U. Carlos III de Madrid

Georgy Kocharkov – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Takashi Kunimoto – McGill U.

Gerasimos Lianos – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Raúl López – U. Complutense de Madrid

Haydée Lugo – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Francisco Marhuenda – U. Carlos III de Madrid

David Martínez-Miera – CEMFI

Carmelo Núñez – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Antonio Osorio – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Ali Ihsan Ozkes – Bilgi U

Miguel A. Pacios – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Carlos J. Pérez – U. Carlos III de Madrid

Felipe Pérez – IESA

Carlos Ponce – U. Carlos III de Madrid

David Rahman – U. Minnesota

Carmelo Rodríguez-Álvarez – U. Complutense de Madrid

Jesper Rudiger; U. Carlos III de Madrid

René Saran – U. Maastricht

Galina Zudenkova – U. Carlos III de Madrid