School of Economics

Economic Theory Seminar Series

A seminar series designed specifically for economic theory researchers to network and collaborate. 

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Contacts

Dr Carlos Oyarzun
+61 7 336 56579

Dynamic Programming: from Local Optimality to Global Optimality

30 April 2025 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Jingni Yang, University of Sydney

Identifying Risk Attitude with Moment-Restricted Lotteries

19 March 2025 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by A/Prof Chen Zhao, University of Hong Kong

A Model of Information Nudges

13 November 2024 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Clayton Featherstone, Baylor University

Making Decisions Based on Data: A Theory Without ”Guessing”

18 October 2024 11:00am–1:00pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Karl Schlag, University of Vienna

Solid Outcomes in Finite Games

17 October 2024 11:00am–1:00pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Jurgen Weibull, Stockholm School of Economics

Real and Revealed Loyalties in Organizations

2 October 2024 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Luis Pontes de Vasconcelos, University of Technology Sydney

Equilibrium in Pseudomarkets

18 September 2024 2:15pm–3:45pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Alexander Teytelboym, Oxford University

School Choice, Housing, and Inequality

4 September 2024 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Gregory Artemov, University of Melbourne

Equilibrium Selection in Participation Games: A Unified Framework & Security Issuance with Undersubscription Risk

21 August 2024 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Prof David Frankel, University of Melbourne

Mediating Conflict Negotiations: An Information Design Approach

9 August 2024 11:00am–1:00pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by A/Prof Selcuk Ozyurt, York University

Voting Choice

24 July 2024 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Andrey Malenko, King’s College

College as a Signal of Self-Control: Theory and Evidence

10 July 2024 11:00am–12:30pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Ed Hopkins, King’s College London

Designing Open Source Licenses

12 June 2024 10:00am–11:15am
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Kim-Sau Chung, Hong Kong Baptist University

Information and Pricing in Search Markets

15 May 2024 10:00am–11:15am
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by A/Prof Silvana Krasteva, Texas A&M University

Optimal Allocation Strategies in a Discrete-Time Two-Armed Bandit Problem

10 May 2024 12:00pm–1:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by A/Prof Audrey Hu, University of Hong Kong

The Core of Bayesian Persuasion

1 May 2024 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by A/Prof Laura Doval, Columbia Business School

Affirmative Action Policies in School Choice: Immediate versus Deferred Acceptance

30 April 2024 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by A/Prof Szilvia Papai, Concordia University

Test-Optional Admissions

17 April 2024 10:00am–11:15am
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Navin Kartik, Columbia University

Equity ATMs

20 March 2024 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Anton Tsoy, University of Toronto

Safety, in Numbers

6 March 2024 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Mark Whitmeyer, Arizona State University

Matching Funds in Innovation

22 November 2023 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Jun Xiao, University of Melbourne

Intensity-efficient Allocations

23 October 2023 2:00pm–3:30pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Georgios Gerasimou, University of Glasgow

How Informed Do You Want Your Principal To Be?

11 October 2023 10:00am–11:15am
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Rahul Deb, University of Toronto

An Efficient, Computationally Tractable School Choice Mechanism

27 September 2023 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Shino Takayama, The University of Queensland

Optimal Information and Security Design

13 September 2023 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Nicolas Inostroza, University of Toronto

Combating Algorithmic Collusion: A Mechanism Design Approach

30 August 2023 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Soumen Banerjee, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

Learning from Unreliable Information

14 August 2023 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Wanying (Kate) Huang, California Institute of Technology

Scaling Auctions As Insurance: A Case Study In Infrastructure Procurement

2 August 2023 11:00am
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Shoshana Vasserman, Stanford Graduate School of Business

Multidimensional Screening and Menu Design in Health Insurance Markets

21 June 2023 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Prof Hector Chade, Arizona State University

Coarse Information Design

24 May 2023 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presenter by Professor Wing Suen, University of Hong Kong

Optimal Prizes in Tournaments Under Nonseparable Preferences

10 May 2023 5:00pm–6:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Professor Mikhail Drugov, New Economic School.

(In)complete Information Bargaining

26 April 2023 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Toan Le, University of Melbourne.

An Approach to Testing Reference Points

12 April 2023 10:00am–11:30am
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Ao Wang from the National University of Singapore.

Endogenous Agenda in Collective Sales with Quota

29 March 2023 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Metin Uyanik from The University of Queensland.
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A Characterization of Obviously Strategy-proof Rules for Object Reallocation Problems with Single-peaked Preferences

15 February 2023 11:00am–12:15pm
 
in Economic Theory Seminar Series
Presented by Dr Yuki Tamura, NYU Abu Dhabi