Mia K. Tam

Research Fellow

University of Melbourne, Australia

mia.tam@unimelb.edu.au

PhD (Economics)

Experimental & behavioural, industrial organisation, environmental & resource economics

Interaction Frequency and Cooperation in Infinitely Repeated Games with Ralph-C Bayer (submitted)
Pricing Frequency Restrictions Curb the Initiation of Collusion with Ralph-C Bayer (submitted)

I am a Postdoc Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne (joint appointment at the Department of Economics and the Waterway Ecosystem Research Group).

My research is focused on market design, informed by laboratory and field experiments. I am currently investigating how regulations can be used to reduce tacit collusion in high-information, real-time markets. A more fundamental question this research aims to address is how timing impacts cooperation in repeated games. I am also working to design a household rainwater market to support ecological outcomes.

I am eager to promote understanding and appreciation of economics through multidisciplinary collaboration, teaching and supervision of students, and engagement with policy-makers and the general public.