This conference will bring together economic theorists from the University of Chicago and Northwestern University. The goal is to foster collaboration between the two theory communities. We are excited to foster this recurring event in which scholars share ideas and talk about research in a casual, creative atmosphere.

This conference is by invitation only. If you have any questions, please reach out to bfi-events@uchicago.edu.


Each presentation will consist of 45 minutes for the presenter, followed by 10 minutes for discussant remarks.

Agenda

Saturday, May 3, 2025
12:00 pm–1:00 pm

Registration & Lunch

420 Lounge

1:00 pm–1:55 pm

Dual Reduction and Elementary Bayesian Games

Roger Myerson, University of Chicago (Speaker)

Piotr Dworczak, Northwestern University (Discussant)

1:55 pm–2:15 pm

Break

2:15 pm–3:10 pm

Selected Facts

Nemanja Antic, Northwestern University (Speaker)

Daniel Rappoport, University of Chicago (Discussant)

3:10 pm–3:30 pm

Break

3:30 pm–4:25 pm

Hobbesian Third-Party Intervention in Sequential Wars of Attrition with Incomplete Information

Martin Castillo Quintana, University of Chicago (Speaker)

Nicola Persico, Northwestern University (Discussant)

4:25 pm–4:45 pm

Break

4:45 pm–5:40 pm

Robust Procurement Design

Alessandro Pavan, Northwestern University (Speaker)

Alexander Frankel, University of Chicago (Discussant)

6:15 pm

Conference Dinner

By invitation only