Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 5th Mai 2021 Room: VISIO Pierre DUBOIS (TSE) - "Bargaining and International Reference Pricing in the Pharmaceutical Industry" Abstract: The United States spends twice as much per person on pharmaceuticals as European countries, in large part because prices are higher in the US. This fact has […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 3:00 pm - 4:15pm Date: 12th Mai 2021 Room: VISIO Nikhil AGARWAL (MIT) - "Choices and Outcomes in Assignment Mechanisms: The Allocation of Deceased Donor Kidneys" Abstract: While the mechanism design paradigm emphasizes notions of efficiency based on agent preferences, policymakers often focus on alternative objectives. School districts emphasize educational achievement, […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 3:00 pm - 4:15pm Date: 12th Mai 2021 Room: VISIO Nikhil AGARWAL (MIT) - "Choices and Outcomes in Assignment Mechanisms: The Allocation of Deceased Donor Kidneys" Abstract: While the mechanism design paradigm emphasizes notions of efficiency based on agent preferences, policymakers often focus on alternative objectives. School districts emphasize educational achievement, […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 26th Mai 2021 Room: VISIO Myrto Kalouptsidi (Harvard University - "Search Frictions and Efficiency in Decentralized Transport Markets" Abstract: We explore efficiency and optimal policy in decentralized transport markets, such as taxis, trucks and bulk shipping. We show that in these markets, search frictions distort the […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 26th Mai 2021 Room: VISIO Myrto Kalouptsidi (Harvard University - "Search Frictions and Efficiency in Decentralized Transport Markets" Abstract: We explore efficiency and optimal policy in decentralized transport markets, such as taxis, trucks and bulk shipping. We show that in these markets, search frictions distort the […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15pm - 1:30pm Date: 2nd June 2021 Room: VISIO Paolo Piacquadio (Oslo) - "The equal-sacrifice social welfare function" Abstract: We propose and axiomatically characterize a family of welfare criteria that prioritize individuals making larger sacrifices. By combining efficiency with a concern for equality of sacrifice, our criteria avoid serious shortcomings of utilitarianism. […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15pm - 1:30pm Date: 2nd June 2021 Room: VISIO Paolo Piacquadio (Oslo) - "The equal-sacrifice social welfare function" Abstract: We propose and axiomatically characterize a family of welfare criteria that prioritize individuals making larger sacrifices. By combining efficiency with a concern for equality of sacrifice, our criteria avoid serious shortcomings of utilitarianism. […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15pm - 1:30pm Date: 9th June 2021 Room: VISIO Iris Kesternich (KU Leuven) - "Entry decisions and asymmetric competition between non-profit and for-profit homes in the long-term care market" Abstract: Mostly due to population aging, the demand for long-term care (LTC) services is growing strongly. Historically, non-profit nursing homes dominated the German LTC market, but […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15pm - 1:30pm Date: 9th June 2021 Room: VISIO Iris Kesternich (KU Leuven) - "Entry decisions and asymmetric competition between non-profit and for-profit homes in the long-term care market" Abstract: Mostly due to population aging, the demand for long-term care (LTC) services is growing strongly. Historically, non-profit nursing homes dominated the German LTC market, but […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 4:00pm - 5:15pm Date: 16th June 2021 Room: VISIO Daniel Waldinger (NYU) - "Targeting In-Kind Transfers Through Market Design: A Revealed Preference Analysis of Public Housing Allocation" Abstract: Public housing benefits are rationed through waitlists. Theoretical work on public housing allocation has debated how much choice applicants should have over units, identifying […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 4:00pm - 5:15pm Date: 16th June 2021 Room: VISIO Daniel Waldinger (NYU) - "Targeting In-Kind Transfers Through Market Design: A Revealed Preference Analysis of Public Housing Allocation" Abstract: Public housing benefits are rationed through waitlists. Theoretical work on public housing allocation has debated how much choice applicants should have over units, identifying […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 2:15pm - 3:30pm Date: 23th June 2021 Room: VISIO Thomas Mariotti (TSE) - "Investment Timing and Technological Breakthroughs" Abstract: We study the optimal investment policy of a firm facing both technological and cash-flow uncertainty. At any point in time, the firm can decide to invest in a stand-alone technology or to wait […]