Welcome!
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Rice University, and a CEPR Research Affiliate. I obtained my Ph.D. from Bonn University in 2018.
My research area is microeconomic theory, in particular multidimensional information choice in political economy, auctions and social learning.
You can find my CV here.
email: nina.bobkova[at]rice.edu
Publications / forthcoming
1. Asymmetric Budget Constraints in a First-Price Auction, Journal of Economic Theory, March 2020 (186)
2. Two-Dimensional Information Acquisition in Social Learning (with Helene Mass), Journal of Economic Theory, June 2022 (202)
3. Optimal Group Testing with Heterogeneous Risks (with Ying Chen and Hülya Eraslan), Economic Theory, June 2023
4. Local Evidence and Diversity in Minipublics (with Arjada Bardhi), Journal of Political Economy, August 2023, 131(9)
5. Information Choice in Auctions, American Economic Review, July 2024, 114(7), (lead article)
6. The Power of Anecdotes (with Arjada Bardhi), AEA Papers and Proceedings, May 2026, forthcoming [Supplemental Appendix]
Working Papers
The Optimality of Majority Rule: An Information-Choice Perspective, R&R at the American Economic Review
Persuading an Informed Committee (with Saskia Klein)
Work in Progress
Why Anecdotes? (with Arjada Bardhi)
Selling Heterogeneous Objects to Unit-Demand Bidders (with Burak Kucuk)