ROBUST MECHANISM DESIGN
May 14–15, 2004
Common Room, 28 Hillhouse Avenue |
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FRIDAY,
MAY 14th |
| 8:45–9:30 |
Breakfast |
9:30–10:30 |
Stephen Morris (Yale University), Introductory Talk |
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) |
| 12:45–2:00 |
Lunch |
| 2:00–3:15 |
Sergio Parreiras (University of
North Carolina), "Correlated Information, Mechanism Design
and Informational Rents"
Discussant: Zvika Neeman (Boston University) |
| 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) |
| 5:00–6:15 |
Kim Sau Chung (Northwestern
University) "Foundations of Dominant Strategy
Mechanisms" (with Jeff Ely, Boston University)
Discussant: Tim van Zandt (INSEAD) |
| 7:00 |
Cocktails and dinner at the Omni
(Invitation only) |
SATURDAY,
MAY 15th |
| 8:00–8:45 |
Breakfast |
| 8:45–10:00 |
Andrew Goldberg (Microsoft Research)
“Competitive
Auctions” (Items 1, 3–6) (with Jason Hartline, Microsoft Research)
Discussant: Muhamet Yildiz (Yale University) |
| 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) |
| 11:30–12:45 |
Andrew Postlewaite (University of
Pennsylvania) "Implementation with
Interdependent Valuations" (with Rich McLean, Rutgers University)
Discussant: John Ledyard (CalTech) |
| 12:45–2:00 |
Lunch |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 6:00 |
Dinner at Bentara (Invitation only) |