Publications
54. A canonical game—75 years in the making—showing the equivalence of matrix games and linear programming, with Ben Brooks, 2023, Economic Theory Bulletin, 11, 171–180.
53. Corrigendum to "On the Existence of Pure and Mixed Strategy Nash Equilibrium in Discontinuous Games", with Christian Ewerhart, 2022, Econometrica, https://doi.org/10.3982 /ECTA20900.
52. Efficient Matching in the School Choice Problem, 2022, American Economic Review, 112, 2025-2043.
51. A Simple Sufficient Condition for a Unique and Student-Efficient Stable Matching in the College Admissions Problem, 2021, Economic Theory Bulletin, 9, 7–9.
50. Nash Equilibrium in Discontinuous Games, 2020, Annual Review of Economics, 12, 439-470. (Since a few typos escaped detection the pre-publication final version is available here.)
49. An Improved Bound for the Shapley–Folkman Theorem, with Eric Budish, 2020, Journal of Mathematical Economics, 89, 48–52.
48. Perfect Conditional ε-Equilibria of Multi-Stage Games with Infinite Sets of Signals and Actions, with Roger Myerson, 2020, Econometrica, 88, 495–531. Supplementary Material.
47. The Better Half of Selling Separately, with Sergiu Hart, 2019, ACM Transactions on Economics and Computation, 7, 4, Article 18.
46. Assignment Problems, Commemorative essay in “The Past, Present, and Future of Economics: A Celebration of the 125 Year Anniversary of the JPE and of Chicago Economics,” edited by John List and Harald Uhlig. 2017 Journal of Political Economy, 125, 1903-1914.
45. Existence of Optimal Mechanisms in Principal-Agent Problems, with Ohad Kadan and Jeroen Swinkels, 2017 Econometrica, 85, 769–823.
44. Why Sex? and Why Only in Pairs?, with Motty Perry and Arthur J. Robson, 2017 The Economic Journal - Royal Economic Society. 127, 2730-2743.
43. How to Count Citations If You Must, with Motty Perry, 2016 The American Economic Review, 106, 2722–2741.
42. Equilibrium in Discontinuous Games Without Complete or Transitive Preferences, 2016 Economic Theory Bulletin, 4, 1-4.
41. Nash Equilibrium in Discontinuous Games, 2016 Economic Theory, 61, 553-569. (also BFI working paper 2013-004)
40. Matching to Share Risk, with Pierre-Andre Chiappori, 2016 Theoretical Economics, 11, 227–251.
39. The Deterrent Effect of Cable System Clustering on Overbuilders: An Economic Analysis of Behrend v. Comcast, with Michael A. Williams, 2015 Economics Bulletin, 35, 519-527.
38. Implementation of Reduced Form Mechanisms: A Simple Approach and a New Characterization, 2015 Economic Theory Bulletin, 3, 1-8, with Sergiu Hart. (also BFI Working Paper No. 2011-013).
37. A Characterization of Rationalizable Consumer Behavior, 2015 Econometrica, 83, 175-192 (also BFI working paper 2014-04).
36. Maximal Revenue with Multiple Goods: Nonmonotonicity and Other Observations, with Sergiu Hart, 2015 Theoretical Economics, 10 (2015), 3, 893-922.
35. A Simple Proof of the Nonconcavifiability of Quasiconcave Functions with Linear Not-All-Parallel Contour Sets, 2013 Journal of Mathematical Economics, 49, 506-508.
34. The Partnered Core of a Game with Side Payments, with Eyal Winter and Myrna Wooders, 2012 Social Choice and Welfare, 39, 521-536.
33. Tax Incidence Under Imperfect Competition: Comment, with Simon J. Wilkie and Michael A. Williams, 2012 International Journal of Industrial Organization, 30, 399-402.
32. On the Existence of Monotone Pure Strategy Equilibria in Bayesian Games, 2011 Econometrica, 79, 499-553.
31. Strategic Approximations of Discontinuous Games, 2011 Economic Theory, 48, 17-29.
30. The Role of Excess Capacity in Determining Market Power in Natural Gas Transportation Markets, with R. Preston McAfee, 2007 Journal of Regulatory Economics, 32, 209-223.
29. Toward a Strategic Foundation for Rational Expectations Equilibrium, with Motty Perry, 2006 Econometrica, 74, 1231-1269. Supplementary Material.
28. An Efficient Multi-Unit Ascending Auction, with Motty Perry, 2005 The Review of Economic Studies, 72, 567-592.
27. Reinterpreting Mixed Strategy Equilibria: A Unification of the Classical and Bayesian Views, with Arthur J. Robson, 2004 Games and Economic Behavior, 48, 355-384.
26. On the Existence of Pure Strategy Monotone Equilibria in Asymmetric First-Price Auctions, with Shmuel Zamir, 2004 Econometrica, 72, 1105-1126.
25. A Short Proof of Harsanyi’s Purification Theorem, with Srihari Govindan and Arthur J. Robson 2003 Games and Economic Behavior, 45, 369-374.
24. Existence of Subgame Perfect Equilibrium with Public Randomization: A Short Proof, with Arthur Robson, 2002 Economics Bulletin, 3, 1-8.
23. An Efficient Auction, with Motty Perry, 2002 Econometrica, 70, 1199-1212.
22. Arrow’s Theorem and the Gibbard-Satterthwaite Theorem: A Unified Approach, 2001 Economics Letters, 70, v.1, 99-105.
21. On the Existence of Pure and Mixed Strategy Nash Equilibria in Discontinuous Games, 1999 Econometrica, 67, 1029-1056. Corrigendum.
20. On the Failure of the Linkage Principle in Multi-unit Auctions, with Motty Perry, 1999 Econometrica, 67, 895-900.
19. A General Solution to King Solomon’s Dilemma, with Motty Perry, 1999 Games and Economic Behavior, 26, 279-285.
18. An Extension of the KKMS Theorem, with Myrna Wooders, 1998 Journal of Mathematical Economics, 29, 125-34.
17. Independence on Relative Probability Spaces and Consistent Assessments in Game Trees, with Elon Kholberg, 1997 Journal of Economic Theory, 75, 280-313.
16. The Partnered Core of a Game Without Side Payments, with Myrna Wooders, 1996 Journal of Economic Theory, 70, 298-311.
15. Rational Behaviour in Extensive-Form Games, 1995 Canadian Journal of Economics, 28, 1-16.
14. Destructive Interference in an Imperfectly Competitive Multi-Security Market, with Utpal Bhattacharya and Matthew Spiegel, 1995 Journal of Economic Theory, 65, 136-170.
13. The Existence of Subgame-Perfect Equilibrium in Continuous Games with Almost Perfect Information: A Case for Extensive-Form Correlation, with Christopher Harris and Arthur J. Robson, 1995 Econometrica, 63, 507-544.
12. A Noncooperative View of Coalition Formation and the Core, with Motty Perry, 1994 Econometrica 62, 795-817. Reprinted in Recent Developments in Game Theory, Eric Maskin (ed.), Edward-Elgar Publishing, 1999.
11. On the Strategic Equivalence of Extensive Form Games, with Susan Elmes, 1994 Journal of Economic Theory 62, 1-23.
10. A Non-cooperative Bargaining Model with Strategically Timed Offers, with Motty Perry, 1993 Journal of Economic Theory 59, 50-77.
9. Common Belief and the Theory of Games with Perfect Information, 1993 Journal of Economic Theory 59, 257-274.
8. Rationality In Extensive Form Games, 1992 Journal of Economic Perspectives 6, 103-118.
7. Correlated Information and Mechanism Design, with R. Preston McAfee, 1992 Econometrica 60, 395-421.
6. A Stone-Weierstrass Theorem Without Closure Under Suprema, with R. Preston McAfee, 1992 Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 114, 61-67.
5. Backward Induction, Normal Form Perfection and Explicable Equilibria, 1992 Econometrica 60, 627-649.
4. Subgame Perfect Equilibrium in Continuous Games of Perfect Information: An Elementary Approach to Existence and Approximation by Discrete Games, with Martin Hellwig, Wolfgang Leininger, and Arthur J. Robson, 1990 Journal of Economic Theory 52, 406-422.
3. Extracting the Surplus in the Common-Value Auction, with R. Preston McAfee and John McMillan, 1989 Econometrica 57, 1451-1459.
2. Common Knowledge and Games with Perfect Information, in A. Fine and J. Leplin (eds.), PSA: Proceedings of the Biennial Meeting of the Philosophy of Science Association, 1988, Volume Two: Symposia and Invited Papers, pp. 363-369, published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of the Philosophy of Science Association.
1. On Two Methods for Solving and Estimating Linear Simultaneous Equations Under Rational Expectations, with Gregory C. Chow, 1985 Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control 9, 63-75.