Possible Topics for the seminar in Theory, Spring 1999

Topics in Economic Theory, Spring 1999

Ariel Rubinstein

Meetings

# 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Starting Date 15/4 22/4 27/5 10/6 24/6 1/7 8/7 29/7

Presenter Yoram Rani Oren Michal Michael Tali Sigal Kfir

Topic # 3 4 8 2 1 6 7 5

Topic Evolution Self Control Random dictator Psy Salience Poaching Core Contracts

Participants:

Name e-mail

Oren Bar-Gill bargill@bigfoot.com

Kfir Eliaz kfir@post.tau.ac.il

Yoram Hamo yoram@econ.tau.ac.il

Eran Hanany hananye@post.tau.ac.il

Michal Ilan michalil@netvision.net.il

Sigal Leviatan sigall@math.tau.ac.il

Michael Ornstein ornstein@econ.tau.ac.il

Tali Regev morphil@netvision.net.il

Ran Spiegler rani@econ.tau.ac.il

Topics

Number Topic Description References

1 Framing and Salience

Bacharach is a very interesting scholar who has interesting ideas about the origin of salient behavior. We will survey some of his papers on the subject and discuss it.

Bacharacah, M. "Cooperation without Communication", 1995.
Bacharacah, M. "Variable-frame Level-N theory", 1997
Bacharacah, M. "We Equilibria: A variable Frame Theory of cooperation", 1997.

2 Psychology and Games

To examine this growing field we will read and discuss two works The first is a survey and a second is a representative of the work in the filed

Rabin, M. "Psychology and Economics", J.Econ.Lit, 36 (1998), 11-46.
Rabin, M. and Schrag "First Impressions Matter: A model of Confirmatory Bias", QJE, 94 (1999), 37-82. http://elsa.berkeley.edu/~rabin/wpapers2.html

3 Evolution

To see what is new in this area we will read a paper by one of the more original contributors of the field:

Robson, A. "The Evolution of Intelligence and the red Queen", 1999.
An abstract

4 Dynamic Inconsistency and Self control

We will examine methodologically an interesting (and not trivial) paper:

Gul, F. and W.Pesendorfer "Dynamic Inconsistency and Self Control", 1998.
http://www.princeton.edu/~pesendor/faruk.pdf

5 Incomplete contracts

Where do we stand in this area?

Tirole, J. "Incomplete Contracts: where do we stand?", 1998
Maskin, E. and J. Tirole "Unforeseen Contingencies and Incomplete Contracts", 1998.
Segal, E.
Find: in my office

6 Customer Poaching

It is not just a matter of IO....

Fudenberg, D. and J.Tirole "Customer Poaching and Brand Switching", 1997.
http://fudenberg.fas.harvard.edu/custom6.pdf

7 The assignment Core

A classical work which is still a mine for ideas:

Shapley, L. and M. Shubik "The Assignment Game I: The Core", Int J. game Theory 2(1972), 111-130.

8 Random Dictator

Why do we have an intuition that a random dictator is not such a great idea?
We will discuss the axiomatizaions of the idea and conduct a free discussion.
Barbera, S. "Majority and Positional Voting in a probabilistic Framework", RES 46 (1979), 379-389
and the references there (especially Gibbard's paper)

#	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Starting Date	15/4	22/4	27/5	10/6	24/6	1/7	8/7	29/7
Presenter	Yoram	Rani	Oren	Michal	Michael	Tali	Sigal	Kfir
Topic #	3	4	8	2	1	6	7	5
Topic	Evolution	Self Control	Random dictator	Psy	Salience	Poaching	Core	Contracts

Name	e-mail
Oren Bar-Gill	bargill@bigfoot.com
Kfir Eliaz	kfir@post.tau.ac.il
Yoram Hamo	yoram@econ.tau.ac.il
Eran Hanany	hananye@post.tau.ac.il
Michal Ilan	michalil@netvision.net.il
Sigal Leviatan	sigall@math.tau.ac.il
Michael Ornstein	ornstein@econ.tau.ac.il
Tali Regev	morphil@netvision.net.il
Ran Spiegler	rani@econ.tau.ac.il

Number	Topic	Description	References
1	Framing and Salience	Bacharach is a very interesting scholar who has interesting ideas about the origin of salient behavior. We will survey some of his papers on the subject and discuss it.	Bacharacah, M. "Cooperation without Communication", 1995. Bacharacah, M. "Variable-frame Level-N theory", 1997 Bacharacah, M. "We Equilibria: A variable Frame Theory of cooperation", 1997.
2	Psychology and Games	To examine this growing field we will read and discuss two works The first is a survey and a second is a representative of the work in the filed	Rabin, M. "Psychology and Economics", J.Econ.Lit, 36 (1998), 11-46. Rabin, M. and Schrag "First Impressions Matter: A model of Confirmatory Bias", QJE, 94 (1999), 37-82. http://elsa.berkeley.edu/~rabin/wpapers2.html
3	Evolution	To see what is new in this area we will read a paper by one of the more original contributors of the field:	Robson, A. "The Evolution of Intelligence and the red Queen", 1999. An abstract
4	Dynamic Inconsistency and Self control	We will examine methodologically an interesting (and not trivial) paper:	Gul, F. and W.Pesendorfer "Dynamic Inconsistency and Self Control", 1998. http://www.princeton.edu/~pesendor/faruk.pdf
5	Incomplete contracts	Where do we stand in this area?	Tirole, J. "Incomplete Contracts: where do we stand?", 1998 Maskin, E. and J. Tirole "Unforeseen Contingencies and Incomplete Contracts", 1998. Segal, E. Find: in my office
6	Customer Poaching	It is not just a matter of IO....	Fudenberg, D. and J.Tirole "Customer Poaching and Brand Switching", 1997. http://fudenberg.fas.harvard.edu/custom6.pdf
7	The assignment Core	A classical work which is still a mine for ideas:	Shapley, L. and M. Shubik "The Assignment Game I: The Core", Int J. game Theory 2(1972), 111-130.
8	Random Dictator	Why do we have an intuition that a random dictator is not such a great idea? We will discuss the axiomatizaions of the idea and conduct a free discussion.	Barbera, S. "Majority and Positional Voting in a probabilistic Framework", RES 46 (1979), 379-389 and the references there (especially Gibbard's paper)