Full Professor of Economics at Università degli Studi di Messina as of January 8 2024.
Coordinator of the Degree "Economia, Banca e Finanza (L-33)" since October 2024.
Contact me at: amirallesasensio@google.com and amirallesasensio@unime.it
Working papers.
NEW: Within public school segregation: theory and evidence for Italy (with Claudia Meo, Pietro Salmaso and Duygu Sili), submitted.
Bayesian School Choice: Welfare Comparison of Immediate Acceptance and Deferred Acceptance Mechanisms (with Ethem Akyol and Isa Hafalir), R&R MATHEMATICS OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH.
List of Publications.
2024. Corruption dynamics and political instability (with Maurizio Lisciandra and Fabio Monteforte) (OPEN ACCESS) at the JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMIC THEORY, vol 26, no. 4, pp. 1-29 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.12712
2024. Search and Matching in Political Corruption (with Maurizio Lisciandra and Fabio Monteforte) (OPEN ACCESS) The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 69-96. https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2023-0022
2023. Catchment Areas, Stratification and Access to Better Schools (with Caterina Calsamiglia). DOI: 10.1111/iere.12641. OPEN ACCESS. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REVIEW vol. 64, pp. 1469-1492. See also our online appendix (simulations) as well as our latest presentation slides. The presentation slides contain additional simulation results illustrating that including reserves for disfavored students does not reverse the qualitative results.
2023. Balanced equilibrium in pseudo-markets with endowments. DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2023.07.002. pp. 428-443. In GAMES AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR vol. 141 Echenique, Federico; Miralles, Antonio; Zhang, Jun (corrected existence proof here.)
2021. Constrained Pseudo-Market Equilibrium. DOI: 10.1257/aer.20201769. pp. 3699-3732. In THE AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW - ISSN:0002-8282 vol. 111 (11) Federico, Echenique; Miralles Asensio, Antonio; Jun, Zhang (corrected existence proof here.)
2021. School Choice Design, Risk Aversion, and Cardinal Segregation. DOI:10.1093/ej/ueaa095. pp.1081-1104. In ECONOMIC JOURNAL - ISSN:1468-0297 vol. 131 (635) Caterina, Calsamiglia; Francisco, Martínez-Mora; Miralles Asensio, Antonio (online appendix, further examples)
2021. Random assignments and outside options. DOI:10.1007/s00355-021-01328-9. pp.557-566. In SOCIAL CHOICE AND WELFARE - ISSN:0176-1714 vol. 57 (3) Calsamiglia, C.; Martinez-Mora, F.; Miralles, A.
2021. Fairness and efficiency for allocations with participation constraints. DOI:10.1016/j.jet.2021.105274. pp.1-29. In JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC THEORY - ISSN:0022-0531 vol. 195 Echenique, F.; Miralles, A.; Zhang, J.
2021. Foundations of pseudomarkets: Walrasian equilibria for discrete resources (OPEN ACCESS). DOI:10.1016/j.jet.2021.105303. pp.1-24. In JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC THEORY - ISSN:0022-0531 vol. 196 Miralles, A.; Pycia, M.
2018. A Pseudo-market Approach to Allocation with Priorities. DOI:10.1257/mic.20150259. pp.272-314. In AMERICAN ECONOMIC JOURNAL. MICROECONOMICS - ISSN:1945-7685 vol. 10 (3) Yinghua, He; Miralles, Antonio; Marek, Pycia; Jianye, Yan. American Economic Association Award for best publication in AEJ Micro in 2018
2017. Ex-ante efficiency in assignments with seniority rights. DOI:10.1007/s10058-016-0196-y. pp.33-48. In REVIEW OF ECONOMIC DESIGN - ISSN:1434-4742 vol. 21 (1) Miralles, Antonio
2015. Welfare-Maximizing Assignment of Agents to Hierarchical Positions. DOI:10.1016/j.jmateco.2015.09.004. pp.253-270. In JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS - ISSN:0304-4068 vol. 61 Hafalir, I; Miralles Asensio, A
2012. Cardinal Bayesian allocation mechanisms without transfers. DOI:j.jet.2011.11.002. pp.179-206. In JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC THEORY - ISSN:0022-0531 vol. 147 (1) Miralles Asensio, A
2010. Self-enforced collusion through comparative cheap talk in simultaneous auctions with entry. DOI:10.1007/s00199-008-0403-3. pp.523-538. In ECONOMIC THEORY - ISSN:0938-2259 vol. 42 Miralles Asensio, A
2010. Choosing between service fees and budget funding to pay for local services: Empirical evidence from Spain. DOI:10.1068/c08112r. pp.54-71. In ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING. C, GOVERNMENT & POLICY - ISSN:0263-774X vol. 28 (1) Bel, G; Miralles Asensio, A
2009. School Choice: The Case for the Boston Mechanism. pp.58-60. In AUCTIONS, MARKET MECHANISMS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS - ISBN:978-3-642-03820-4 vol. 14 Miralles Asensio, A
2009. A duration model analysis of privatization of municipal water services in Spain. pp.47-75. In REVISTA DE ECONOMÍA APLICADA - ISSN:1133-455X vol. 50 Miralles Asensio, A
2009. Subastas para los subsidios del servicio universal. pp.99-141. In Más allá del mercado. Las políticas de servicio universal en América Latina - ISBN:978-84-92511-15-0 Calzada, J; Miralles Asensio, A
2008. Intuitive and noncompetitive equilibria in weakly efficient auctions with entry costs. DOI:j.mathsocsci.2008.06.004. pp.448-455. In MATHEMATICAL SOCIAL SCIENCES - ISSN:0165-4896 vol. 56 (3) Miralles Asensio, A
2008. The link between service privatization and price distribution among consumer types: municipal water services in the Spanish region of Catalonia. DOI:10.1068/c0635. pp.159-172. In ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING. C, GOVERNMENT & POLICY - ISSN:0263-774X vol. 26 (1) Miralles Asensio, A
2003. Factors influencing privatization of urban solid waste collection in Spain. DOI:10.1080/0042098032000084622. pp.1323-1334. In URBAN STUDIES - ISSN:0042-0980 vol. 40 (7) Bel, G; Miralles Asensio, A
2003. Anuari Sociolaboral de la UGT de Catalunya 2002. pp.1-255 - ISBN:84-6077922-X Miralles Asensio, Antonio