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Cowles Foundation for
Research in Economics
ROBUST MECHANISM DESIGN
May 14–15, 2004
Common Room, 28 Hillhouse Avenue |
| FRIDAY |
8:45–9:30 |
Breakfast |
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9:30–10:30 |
Stephen Morris (Yale University), Introductory Talk |
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11:00–12:15 |
Aviad Heifetz (Tel Aviv University), "On the Generic (Im)possibility of Full Surplus
Extraction In Mechanism Design" (with Zvika Neeman, Boston University)
Discussant: Phil Reny (Chicago University) |
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12:45–2:00 |
Lunch |
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2:00–3:15 |
Sergio Parreiras (University of North
Carolina), "Correlated Information, Mechanism Design and
Informational Rents"
Discussant: Zvika Neeman (Boston University) |
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3:15–4:30 |
Dirk Bergemann (Yale University), "Robust Implementation: The Role of Large Type Spaces"
(with Stephen Morris, Yale University)
Discussant: Robert Serranno (Brown University) |
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5:00–6:15 |
Kim Sau Chung (Northwestern University)
"Foundations of Dominant Strategy Mechanisms"
(with Jeff Ely, Boston University)
Discussant: Tim van Zandt (INSEAD) |
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7:00 |
Cocktails and dinner at the Omni
(Invitation only) |
| SATURDAY |
8:00–8:45 |
Breakfast |
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8:45–10:00 |
Andrew Goldberg (Microsoft Research)
“Competitive Auctions” (Items 1, 3–6) (with Jason Hartline, Microsoft
Research)
Discussant: Muhamet Yildiz (Yale University) |
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10:00–11:15 |
Emre Ozdenoren (University of Michigan)
“Optimal Auctions with Ambiguity”
(with Subir Bose, University of Texas, Austin and Andreas Pape, University of Michigan)
Discussant: Jeffrey Ely (Boston University) |
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11:30–12:45 |
Andrew Postlewaite (University of
Pennsylvania) "Implementation with
Interdependent Valuations" (with Rich McLean, Rutgers University)
Discussant: John Ledyard (CalTech) |
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12:45–2:00 |
Lunch |
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2:00–3:15 |
Jason Hartline (Microsoft Research) "Collusion Resistant Mechanisms for Single-Parameter
Agents" (with Andrew Goldberg, Microsoft Research)
Discussant: Sandeep Baliga (Northwestern University) |
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3:15–4:30 |
Luca Rigotti (Duke University) "Uncertainty in Mechanism Design" (with Pino
Lopomo, Duke University) and Chris Shannon, UCLA Berkeley)
Discussant: Dino Gerardi (Yale University) |
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6:00 |
Dinner at Bentara (Invitation only) |