Economic Theory Conference X
The Economic Theory Conference X, hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics at the University of Chicago, was held on August 27-28, 2025. 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.
If you have any questions, please reach out to bfi-events@uchicago.edu.
PHOTOS
SPEAKERS
Tilman Börgers, University of Michigan
Hector Chade, Arizona State University
Daniel Clark, University of California, Los Angeles
Andrew Choi, University of Michigan
Kevin He, University of Pennsylvania
Navin Kartik, Yale University
Paola Moscariello, Princeton University
Paula Onuchic, London School of Economics
Ron Siegel, The Pennsylvania State University
Philipp Strack, Yale University
Agenda
Registration and Breakfast
6th Floor Lounge
Replacement and Reputation
Navin Kartik, Yale University
Break
Redistricting with Endogenous Candidates
Paola Moscariello, Yale University
Lunch
1st Floor Dining Room
Initiative
Hector Chade, Arizona State University
Break
Optimal Auction Design for Dynamic Stochastic Environments: Myerson Meets Naor
Andrew Choi, University of Michigan
Break
Undominated Mechanisms
Tilman Borgers, University of Michigan
Conference Dinner
By invitation only
Breakfast
6th Floor Lounge
Signaling Games with Effective Increasing Differences
Daniel Clark, University of California, Los Angeles
Break
Disclosing Proxies
Paula Onuchic, London School of Economics
Break
Learning from Viral Content
Kevin He, University of Pennsylvania
Lunch
1st Floor Dining Room
Screening Two Types
Ron Siegel, The Pennsylvania State University
Break
Non-Discriminatory Personalized Pricing
Philipp Strack, Yale University