Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Date: 31th of March 2021 Room: VISIO Pietro ORTOLEVA (Princeton) - " Who Cares More " Abstract: Goods and services---public housing, medical appointments, schools—are often allocated to individuals who rank them similarly but differ in their preference intensities. We characterize optimal allocation rules in such settings, considering […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Date: 31th of March 2021 Room: VISIO Pietro ORTOLEVA (Princeton) - " Who Cares More " Abstract: Goods and services---public housing, medical appointments, schools—are often allocated to individuals who rank them similarly but differ in their preference intensities. We characterize optimal allocation rules in such settings, considering […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 14th April 2021 Room: VISIO Stephan SEILER (Imperial College London) - "Optimal Price Targeting " Abstract: : This paper studies how input-output connections among rms determine the distribution and the welfare impact of market power in a production network. Firms compete by choosing supply and demand […]
Microeconomics Seminar : Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30pm Date: 14th April 2021 Room: VISIO Stephan SEILER (Imperial College London) - "Optimal Price Targeting " Abstract: : This paper studies how input-output connections among rms determine the distribution and the welfare impact of market power in a production network. Firms compete by choosing supply and demand […]
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: 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. […]