Economic Theory Conference VII
August
26-27
2022
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The Becker Friedman Institute’s annual conference on economic theory brought together leading researchers from across the world to discuss recent advances in theoretical microeconomics. Topics included game theory, mechanism design, market design, and information economics.
Agenda
Friday, August 26, 2022
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Registration & Breakfast
9:30 am - 9:35 am
Welcome Remarks
9:35 am - 10:30 am
Constrained Majorization: Applications in Mechanism Design
Afshin Nikzad, University of Southern California
10:30 am - 10:45 am
Break
10:45 am - 11:45 am
Multi-dimensional Screening: Buyer-optimal Learning and Informational Robustness
Anne-Katrin Roesler, University of Toronto
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Lunch
Dining room
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
The Cost of Optimally Acquired Information
Weijie Zhong, Stanford University
2:15 pm - 2:30 pm
Break
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Predicting Choice from Information Costs
Doron Ravid, University of Chicago
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Break
3:45 pm - 4:45 pm
Sequential Mechanisms for Evidence Acquisition
Bart Lipman, Boston University
4:45 pm
Conference Adjourns for the Day
Saturday, August 27, 2022
8:15 am - 8:45 am
Registration & Breakfast
8:45 am - 9:45 am
Should the Timing of Inspections be Predictable?
Ian Ball, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Break
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Information Efficiency and Completeness with Strategic Trade
Tomasz Sadzik, University of California, Los Angeles
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Lunch
12:15 pm - 1:15 pm
Algorithm Design: Fairness and Accuracy
Annie Liang, Northwestern University
1:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Break
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Observational Learning with Ordered States
Navin Kartik, Columbia University
2:30 pm