Maxwell Rosenthal

Hello, I'm an Assistant Professor in the School of Economics at the Georgia Institute of Technology. My research focuses on prior-free approaches to contract theory, mechanism design, and information design, as well as partial identification in both micro theory and econometrics. I have a long-standing interest in studying data-driven decision making in partially identified environments.

You can reach me via e-mail at rosenthal@gatech.edu.

Active working papers:

• Data-Driven Persuasion [Second revision submitted, Journal of Mathematical Economics]

• Identification Design

• Belief-Robust Contracts 

Published and forthcoming papers:

• "Prior-Free Blackwell".   Economic Theory Bulletin, Volume 14, June 2026.

[Final working paper] [Published version (open access)]

• "Simple Incentives and Diverse Beliefs".  Theoretical Economics,  Forthcoming.

[Final working paper] 

• "Energy Price Pass-Through with Long-Term Contracts", with Dylan Brewer and Daniel Dench.  Economics Letters, Volume 260, February 2026.

[Final working paper] [Published version (open access)]

• "Data-Driven Contract Design", with Justin Burkett". Journal of Economic Theory, Volume 221, October 2024.

[Final working paper] [Published version]

• "Statistical Uncertainty and Coarse Contracts", with Justin Burkett. Journal of Economic Theory, Volume 220, September 2024. 

[Final working paper] [Published version]

• "Robust Incentives for Risk". Journal of Mathematical Economics, Volume 109, December 2023.

[Final working paper] [Published version]

Dissertation chapters:

• A Revealed Preference Approach to Multidimensional Screening

• Risk Alignment