Event·Aug 26, 2022, 8:00 AM·University of Chicago | David Rubenstein Forum | 6th Floor | 1201 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637
Economic Theory Conference VII
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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
08:45:00–09:30:00
Registration & Breakfast
09:30:00–09:35:00
Welcome Remarks
09:35:00–10:30:00
Constrained Majorization: Applications in Mechanism Design
Afshin Nikzad, University of Southern California
10:30:00–10:45:00
Break
10:45:00–11:45:00
Multi-dimensional Screening: Buyer-optimal Learning and Informational Robustness
Anne-Katrin Roesler, University of Toronto
11:45:00–13:15:00
Lunch
Dining room
13:15:00–14:15:00
The Cost of Optimally Acquired Information
Weijie Zhong, Stanford University
14:15:00–14:30:00
Break
14:30:00–15:30:00
Predicting Choice from Information Costs
Doron Ravid, University of Chicago
15:30:00–15:45:00
Break
15:45:00–16:45:00
Sequential Mechanisms for Evidence Acquisition
Bart Lipman, Boston University
16:45:00
Conference Adjourns for the Day
Saturday, August 27, 2022
08:15:00–08:45:00
Registration & Breakfast
08:45:00–09:45:00
Should the Timing of Inspections be Predictable?
Ian Ball, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
09:45:00–10:00:00
Break
10:00:00–11:00:00
Information Efficiency and Completeness with Strategic Trade
Tomasz Sadzik, University of California, Los Angeles
11:00:00–12:15:00
Lunch
12:15:00–13:15:00
Algorithm Design: Fairness and Accuracy
Annie Liang, Northwestern University
13:15:00–13:30:00
Break
13:30:00–14:30:00
Observational Learning with Ordered States
Navin Kartik, Columbia University
14:30:00