DAVID KNUDSEN LEVINE

March 2010

CURRENT POSITION

July 2006-present
John H. Biggs Distinguished Professor, Department of Economics
Washington University in St. Louis;  Campus Box 1208; St. Louis MO 63130-4899

PHONE: (314) 935-5670; E-MAIL: david@dklevine.com; WWW: http://www.dklevine.com

EDUCATION

OTHER POSITIONS

SIGNIFICANT FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND SERVICE

PART TIME AND OTHER POSTS

AWARDS

PLENARY AND OTHER MAJOR TALKS

EDITORIAL BOARDS

REFEREEING

Academy of Management Review, Addison-Wesley, American Economic Review, American Journal of Political Economy, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Canada Council, Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience, DIRASAT, D.C. Heath, Econometrica, Economic Inquiry, Economic Journal, Economic Theory, Estudios Economicos de el Colegio de Mexico, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice, European Journal of Political Economy, Games and Economic Behavior, Harper Collins, Information Economics and Policy, International Economic Review, Israel-US Binational Science Foundation, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Economic Literature, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Journal of Political Economy, Labour, Mathematics of Operations Research, Netherlands Research Council, National Science Foundation, Operations Research, Oxford University Press, Physical Review Letters, Prentice Hall, Princeton University Press, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Rand Journal of Economics, Rationality and Society, Review of Economic Dynamics, Review of Economic Studies, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Science, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Zeitschrift Fur Nationalekonomie

PROGRAM COMMITTEES

EDITED BOOKS

PUBLISHED BOOKS

MOST SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS

  1. "Infinite-Horizon Models of Bargaining with One-Sided Incomplete Information," (with D. Fudenberg and J. Tirole), in Game-Theoretic Models of Bargaining, ed. Alvin E. Roth, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 73-98, 1985.
  2. "Comparative Statics and Perfect Foresight in Infinite Horizon Economies," (with T. Kehoe), Econometrica, 53: 433-453, 1985.
  3. "Reputation and Equilibrium Selection in Games with a Patient Player," (with D. Fudenberg), Econometrica, 57: 759-778, 1989.
  4. "Efficiency and the Value of Money," Review of Economic Studies, 56: 77-88, 1989.
  5. "Maintaining a Reputation when Strategies are Imperfectly Observed," (with D. Fudenberg), Review of Economic Studies, 59: 561-580, 1992.
  6. "Self-Confirming Equilibrium," (with D. Fudenberg), Econometrica, 61: 523-546, 1993.
  7. "Steady State Learning and Nash Equilibrium," (with D. Fudenberg), Econometrica, 61: 547-573, 1993.
  8. "Debt Constrained Asset Markets," (with T. Kehoe), Review of Economic Studies, 60: 865-888, 1993.
  9. "The Folk Theorem with Imperfect Public Information," (with D. Fudenberg and E. Maskin), Econometrica, 62: 997-1039, 1994, reprinted in Recent Developments in Game Theory edited by Eric Maskin, Edward Elgard, 1994; Cartels edited by Stephen Salant and Margaret Levenstein, Edward Elgar, 2004.
  10. "When Are Agents Negligible?," (with W. Pesendorfer), American Economic Review, 85: 1160-1170, 1995.
  11. "Modeling Altruism and Spitefulness in Experiments," Review of Economic Dynamics, 1: 593-622, 1998.
  12. "Liquidity Constrained vs. Debt Constrained Markets," (with T. Kehoe), Econometrica, 69: 575-598, 2001.
  13. "Does Market Incompleteness Matter," (with W. Zame), Econometrica, 70: 1805-1840, 2001.
  14. "The Case Against Intellectual Property," (with M. Boldrin), American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, 92: 209-212, 2002.
  15. "The Economics of Ideas and Intellectual Property," (with M. Boldrin), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102: 1252-1256, 2004.
  16. "Superstition and Rational Learning," (with D. Fudenberg), American Economic Review, 96: 1449-1476, 2005.
  17. "A Dual Self Model of Impulse Control," (with D. Fudenberg), American Economic Review, 96: 1449-1476, 2006.
  18. "The Paradox of Voter Participation: A Laboratory Study," (with T. Palfrey), American Political Science Review, 101: 143-158, 2007.

ALL PUBLICATIONS

  1. "Soviet Oil and Natural Gas in the Global Perspective," (with J. Hardt and R. Bresnick), Project Interdependence: U.S. and World Energy Outlook through 1990, U.S. GPO, Committee Print 95-33: Washington, 787-857, 1977.
  2. "Subgame-Perfect Equilibria of Finite- and Infinite-Horizon Games," (with D. Fudenberg), Journal of Economic Theory, 31: 251-258, 1983.
  3. "A Remark on Serial Correlation in Maximum Likelihood," Journal of Econometrics, 23: 337-342, 1983.
  4. "Strike Activity, Wage Settlements and Rationality," (with D. Fudenberg and P. Ruud), in Current Thinking and Research in Labor Economics, ed. Walter Fogel, UCLA Institute of Industrial Relations: Los Angeles, 47-72, 1984.
  5. "Intertemporal Separability in Overlapping Generations Models," (with T. Kehoe), Journal of Economic Theory, 34: 216-226, 1984.
  6. "Regularity in Overlapping Generations Exchange Economies," (with T. Kehoe), Journal of Mathematical Economics, 13: 69-93, 1984.
  7. "The Financial Sector in the Planning of Economic Development," (with D. Backus and H. Blanco), in Financing Problems of Developing Countries, ed. Armin Gutowski, A. A. Arnaudo and Hans-Eckert Scharrer, St. Martin's Press: New York, 42-58, 1985.
  8. "Infinite-Horizon Models of Bargaining with One-Sided Incomplete Information," (with D. Fudenberg and J. Tirole), in Game-Theoretic Models of Bargaining, ed. Alvin E. Roth, Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 73-98, 1985.
  9. "Comparative Statics and Perfect Foresight in Infinite Horizon Economies," (with T. Kehoe), Econometrica, 53: 433-453, 1985.
  10. "Estatica comparativa y prevision perfecta en economias con horizonte infinito," (with T. Kehoe), Cuadernos Economicos de ICE, 46: 203-226, 1985, translation of "Comparative Statics and Perfect Foresight in Infinite Horizon Economies".
  11. "Sensitivity of MLE to Measurement Error," Journal of Econometrics, 28: 223-230, 1985.
  12. "A Simple Durable Goods Model," Quarterly Journal of Economics, 100: 775-788, 1985.
  13. "Limit Games and Limit Equilibria," (with D. Fudenberg), Journal of Economic Theory, 38: 261-279, 1986.
  14. "Reverse Regressions for Latent Variable Models," Journal of Econometrics, 32: 291-292, 1986.
  15. "Incomplete Information Bargaining with Outside Opportunities," (with D. Fudenberg and J. Tirole), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 102: 37-57, 1987.
  16. "Nash Equilibria Equal Competitive Equilibria," Economics Letters, 25: 301-302, 1987.
  17. "Open and Closed-Loop Equilibria in Dynamic Games With Many Players," (with D. Fudenberg), Journal of Economic Theory, 44: 1-18, 1988.
  18. "On the Robustness of Equilibrium Refinements," (with D. Fudenberg and D. Kreps), Journal of Economic Theory, 44: 354-380, 1988.
  19. "Reputation and Equilibrium Selection in Games with a Patient Player," (with D. Fudenberg), Econometrica, 57: 759-778, 1989.
  20. "Steady States and Determinacy in Economies with Infinitely Lived Agents," (with T. Kehoe and P. Romer), in Joan Robinson and Modern Economic Theory, ed. G. Feiwel, New York University Press: New York, 521-544, 1989.
  21. "Determinacy of Equilibrium in Large Square Economies," (with T. Kehoe, A. Mas-Colell and W. Zame), Journal of Mathematical Economics, 18: 231-262, 1989.
  22. "Infinite Horizon Equilibrium with Incomplete Markets," Journal of Mathematical Economics, 18: 357-376, 1989.
  23. "Efficiency and the Value of Money," Review of Economic Studies, 56: 77-88, 1989.
  24. "Reputation and Commitment in Long Run Relationships," (with D. Fudenberg), Cuadernos Economicos de ICE, 45: 97-120, 1990.
  25. "Indeterminacy in Applied Intertemporal General Equilibrium Models," (with T. Kehoe), in General Equilibrium Modeling and Policy Analysis, ed. Lars Bergman, Dale W. Jorgenson and Erno Zala, Basil Blackwell: Oxford, 111-148, 1990.
  26. "The Economics of Indeterminacy in Overlapping Generations Models," (with T. Kehoe), Journal of Public Economics, 42: 219-243, 1990.
  27. "Dynamic Externalities and Competitive Equilibrium," (with T. Kehoe and P. Romer), Cuadernos Economicos de ICE, 46: 261-278, 1990.
  28. "Determinacy of Equilibrium in Dynamic Models with Finitely Many Consumers," (with T. Kehoe and P. Romer), Journal of Economic Theory, 50: 1-21, 1990.
  29. "An Approximate Folk Theorem with Imperfect Private Information," (with D. Fudenberg), Journal of Economic Theory, 54: 26-47, 1991.
  30. "Gross Substitutes in Large Square Economics," (with T. Kehoe, A. Mas-Colell and M. Woodford), Journal of Economic Theory, 54: 1-25, 1991.
  31. "Asset Trading Mechanisms and Expansionary Policy," Journal of Economic Theory, 54: 148-164, 1991.
  32. "Maintaining a Reputation when Strategies are Imperfectly Observed," (with D. Fudenberg), Review of Economic Studies, 59: 561-580, 1992.
  33. "The Optimum Quantity of Money Revisited," (with T. Kehoe and M. Woodford), in Economic Analysis of Markets and Games, ed. Dasgupta, Gale, Hart and Maskin, MIT Press: Cambridge, 501-526, 1992.
  34. "On Characterizing Equilibria of Models with Externalities and Taxes as Solutions to Optimization Problems," (with T. Kehoe and P. Romer), Economic Theory, 2: 43-68, 1992.
  35. "Steady State Learning and Nash Equilibrium," (with D. Fudenberg), Econometrica, 61: 547-573, 1993.
  36. "Self-Confirming Equilibrium," (with D. Fudenberg), Econometrica, 61: 523-546, 1993.
  37. "Equilibrio Autoconfirmado," (with D. Fudenberg), Cuadernos Economicos de ICE, 60: 13-38, 1993, translated from "Self-Confirming Equilibrium".
  38. "Debt Constrained Asset Markets," (with T. Kehoe), Review of Economic Studies, 60: 865-888, 1993.
  39. "Trembling Invisible Hand Equilibrium," Journal of Economic Theory, 59: 239-256, 1993.
  40. "Efficiency and Observability with Long-Run and Short-Run Players," (with D. Fudenberg), Journal of Economic Theory, 62: 103-135, 1994.
  41. "The Folk Theorem with Imperfect Public Information," (with D. Fudenberg and E. Maskin), Econometrica, 62: 997-1039, 1994, reprinted in Recent Developments in Game Theory edited by Eric Maskin, Edward Elgard, 1994; Cartels edited by Stephen Salant and Margaret Levenstein, Edward Elgar, 2004.
  42. "The Folk Theorem with Imperfect Public Information," (with D. Fudenberg and E. Maskin), in Recent Developments in Game Theory, ed. E. Maskin, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, 1994, reprinted from Econometrica.
  43. "Consistency and Cautious Fictitious Play," (with D. Fudenberg), Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 19: 1065-1090, 1995.
  44. "When Are Agents Negligible?," (with W. Pesendorfer), American Economic Review, 85: 1160-1170, 1995.
  45. "Maintaining a Reputation against a Patient Opponent," (with M. Celentani, D. Fudenberg and W. Pesendorfer), Econometrica, 64: 691-704, 1996.
  46. "Debt Constraints and Equilibrium in Infinite Horizon Economies with Incomplete Markets," (with W. Zame), Journal of Mathematical Economics, 26: 103-131, 1996.
  47. "Measuring Subject’s Losses in Experimental Games," (with D. Fudenberg), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 112: 508-536, 1997.
  48. "Learning in Games," (with D. Fudenberg), European Economic Review, 42: 631-639, 1998.
  49. "When are Non-Anonymous Players Negligible," (with D. Fudenberg and W. Pesendorfer), Journal of Economic Theory, 79: 46-71, 1998.
  50. "Modeling Altruism and Spitefulness in Experiments," Review of Economic Dynamics, 1: 593-622, 1998.
  51. "Reputation with Noisy Precommitment," (with C. Martinelli), Journal of Economic Theory, 78: 55-75, 1998.
  52. "Payoff Information and Self-Confirming Equilibrium," (with E. Dekel and D. Fudenberg), Journal of Economic Theory, 89: 165-185, 1999.
  53. "Introduction to Learning in Games: A Symposium in Honor of David Blackwell," (with D. Foster and R. Vohra), Games and Economic Behavior, 29: 1-6, 1999.
  54. "An Easier Way to Calibrate," (with D. Fudenberg), Games and Economic Behavior, 29: 131-137, 1999.
  55. "Conditional Universal Consistency," (with D. Fudenberg), Games and Economic Behavior, 29: :104-130, 1999.
  56. "Learning in the Stock Flow Model," in Money, Markets and Method: Essays in Honour of Robert W. Clower, ed. P. Howitt, E. de Antoni and A. Leijonhufvud, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, 236-246, 1999.
  57. "Risk Sharing and Market Incompleteness," (with W. Zame), in The Theory of Markets and Their Functioning, ed. P.J.J. Herings, G. van der Laan, and A.J.J. Talman, North-Holland: Amsterdam, 217-228, 1999.
  58. "The Castle on the Hill," Review of Economic Dynamics, 3: 330-337, 2000.
  59. "Introduction: The Dynamic Games Special Issue," (with A. Rustichini), Review of Economic Dynamics, 3: 213-215, 2000.
  60. "Growth Cycles and Market Crashes," (with M. Boldrin), Journal of Economic Theory, 96: 13-39, 2001.
  61. "Factor Saving Innovation," (with M. Boldrin), Journal of Economic Theory, 105: 18-41, 2001.
  62. "Evolution and Information in a Gift Giving Game," (with P. Johnson and W. Pesendorfer), Journal of Economic Theory, 100: 1-22, 2001.
  63. "Liquidity Constrained vs. Debt Constrained Markets," (with T. Kehoe), Econometrica, 69: 575-598, 2001.
  64. "Game Theory," Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science, Nature Publishing Group: Basingstoke, 2001.
  65. "Does Market Incompleteness Matter," (with W. Zame), Econometrica, 70: 1805-1840, 2001.
  66. "The Case Against Intellectual Property," (with M. Boldrin), American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings, 92: 209-212, 2002.
  67. "Information Aggregation, Currency Swaps, and the Design of Derivative Securities," (with B. Chowdhry and M. Grinblatt), Journal of Political Economy, 110: 609-633, 2002.
  68. "Subjective Uncertainty Over Behavior Strategies: A Correction," (with E. Dekel and D. Fudenberg), Journal of Economic Theory, 104: 473-478, 2002.
  69. "Lotteries, Sunspots and Incentive Constraints," (with T. Kehoe and E. Prescott), Journal of Economic Theory, 107: 39-69, 2002.
  70. "Modeling Altruism and Spitefulness in Experiments," in Critical Studies in Economic Institutions: Trust, ed. G. M. Hodgson and E. L. Khalil, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, 2002, reprinted from Review of Economic Dynamics.
  71. "Rent Seeking and Innovation," (with M. Boldrin), Journal of Monetary Economics, 51: 127-160, 2004.
  72. "IER Lawrence Klein Lecture: The Case Against Intellectual Monopoly," (with M. Boldrin), International Economic Review, 45: 327-350, 2004.
  73. "The Economics of Ideas and Intellectual Property," (with M. Boldrin), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 102: 1252-1256, 2004.
  74. "Learning to Play Bayesian Games," (with E. Dekel and D. Fudenberg), Games and Economic Behavior, 46: 282-303, 2004.
  75. "Comments on Bruce Smith's Work," (with A. Rolnick and K. Shell), Economic Theory, 24: 733-739, 2004.
  76. "Intellectual Property and the Efficient Allocation of Surplus from Creation," (with M. Boldrin), Review of Research on Copyright Issues, 2: 45-66, 2005.
  77. "Innovacio - a verseny szemszogebol," (with M. Boldrin), Kozgazdasagi Szemle, LII: 537-555, 2005.
  78. "Learning and Belief Based Trading," (with D. Fudenberg), The Latin American Journal of Economics, 42: 199-207, 2005.
  79. "Superstition and Rational Learning," (with D. Fudenberg), American Economic Review, 96: 1449-1476, 2005.
  80. "Intellectual Property and the Efficient Allocation of Surplus from Innovations," (with M. Boldrin), in Property Rights Dynamics. A Law and Economics Perspective, ed. Donatella Porrini and Giovanni Battista Ramello, Routledge: London, 2006.
  81. "Globalization, Intellectual Property, and Economic Prosperity," (with M. Boldrin), Spanish Economic Review, 8: 23-34, 2006.
  82. "An Economists Perspective on Multi-Agent Learning," (with D. Fudenberg), Artificial Intelligence, forthcoming, 2006.
  83. "A Dual Self Model of Impulse Control," (with D. Fudenberg), American Economic Review, 96: 1449-1476, 2006.
  84. "Can A Turing Player Identify Itself?," (with B. Szentes), Economics Bulletin, 1: 1-6, 2006.
  85. "Deterrence in the Cold War and the War on Terror," (with R. Levine), Defence and Peace Economics, 17: 605-617, 2006.
  86. "Continuous Time Limits of Repeated Games with Imperfect Public Monitoring," (with D. Fudenberg), Review of Economic Dynamics, 10: 173-192, 2007.
  87. "The Nash Threats Folk Theorem With Communication and Approximate Common Knowledge in Two Player Games," (with D. Fudenberg), Journal of Economic Theory, 132: 461-473, 2007.
  88. "Perfect Public Equilibrium When Players are Patient," (with D. Fudenberg and S. Takahashi), Games and Economic Behavior, 61: 27-49, 2007.
  89. "Policy Platforms, Campaign Spending and Voter Participation," (with H. Herrera and C. Martinelli), Journal of Public Economics, forthcoming, 2007.
  90. "Review: Beyond Individual Choice by Michael Bacharach with Natalie Gold and Robert Sugden," Journal of Economic Literature, forthcoming, 2007.
  91. "The Paradox of Voter Participation: A Laboratory Study," (with T. Palfrey), American Political Science Review, 101: 143-158, 2007.
  92. "Evolution of Cooperation Through Imitation," (with W. Pesendorfer), Games and Economic Behavior, 58: 293-315, 2007.
  93. "All the Interesting Questions, Almost All the Wrong Reasons," (with M. Boldrin), in Revisiting Keynes, ed. L. Pecchi and G. Piga, MIT Press: Cambridge, 2008.
  94. "Perfectly Competitive Innovation," (with M. Boldrin), Journal of Monetary Economics, 55: 435-453, 2008.
  95. "When is Reputation Bad," (with J. Ely and D. Fudenberg), Games and Economic Behavior, 63: 498-526, 2008.
  96. "Bankruptcy and Collateral in Debt Constrained Models," (with T. Kehoe), in Macroeconomics in the Small and the Large, ed. Roger E.A. Farmer, Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, 2008.
  97. "The Brother in Law Effect," (with F. Weinschelbaum and F. Zurita), International Economic Review, forthcoming, 2008.
  98. "Market Size and Intellectual Property Protection," (with M. Boldrin), International Economic Review, 50: 855-881, 2009.
  99. "A Model of Discovery," (with M. Boldrin), American Economic Review P&P, forthcoming, 2009.
  100. "Market Structure and Property Rights in Open Source," (with M. Boldrin), Washington University Journal of Law & Policy , 2009.
  101. "Does Intellectual Monopoly Help Innovation," (with M. Boldrin), Review of Law and Economics, 5: 2, 2009.
  102. "Repeated Games with Frequent Signals," (with D. Fudenberg), Quarterly Journal of Economics, 124: 233-265, 2009.
  103. "Learning-Theoretic Foundations for Equilibrium Analysis," (with D. Fudenberg), Annual Review of Economics, 1, 2009.
  104. "Self Confirming Equilibrium and the Lucas Critique," (with D. Fudenberg), Journal of Economic Theory, 144: 2354-2371, 2009.
  105. "The Slippery Slope of Concession," (with J. Hirshleifer and M. Boldrin), Economic Inquiry, 47: 197-205, 2009.

WORK IN PROGRESS

  1. "Recursive Solutions of the Stand-in Consumer Problem," (with T. Kehoe and E. Prescott), UCLA, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank Conference on Endogenous Incomplete Markets, June 1998; Vigo Conference on Macroeconomic Dynamics, July 1998.
  2. "Evolution Through Imitation in a Single Population," (with W. Pesendorfer), UCLA, presented at Stanford Theory Workshop, March 2000; Southern California Theory Conference, March 2000; ITAM Theory Workshop, May 2000.
  3. "Auctions and Relationships," , World Econometric Meeting Discussion.
  4. "Quantum Games Have No News For Economics," .
  5. "Self Control, Risk Aversion, and the Allais Paradox," (with D. Fudenberg), Washington University in St. Louis, presented at Munich Conference on Behavioral Economics, Ohio State Theory Workshop.
  6. "Appropriation and Intellectual Property," (with M. Boldrin), WUSTL mimeo.
  7. "Monopoly and the Incentive to Innovate When Adoption Involves Switchover Disruptions," (with T. Holmes and J. Schmitz Jr), NBER.
  8. "The Relationship of Economic Theory to Experiments," wustl.

RESEARCH TOPICS

  1. "Anarchy vs. the State," (with M. Boldrin and A. Rustichini).
  2. "Growth and Trade under Perfect Competition," (with M. Boldrin)
  3. "Learning and Preferences in Games," (with D. Fudenberg)
  4. "Intellectual Monopoly," (with M. Boldrin)

DISSERTATIONS CHAIRED AT UCLA

  1. Guido Tabellini, 1984, "The Formation of Expectations and Central Bank Behavior," Director,  Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research (Italy)
  2. Yoon Ha Yoo, 1985, "Reputation and Signaling in a Model of Monetary Policy," Senior Research Fellow, Korea Development Institute (Korea)
  3. David Reiffen, 1985, "A Model of Heterogeneous Labor Markets," Federal Trade Commission
  4. In Ho Lee, 1992, "Essays on Information Aggregation and Market Crashes," Professor of Economics Seoul National University
  5. Youngse Kim, 1992, "Learning and Equilibrium Selection in Games," Professor, Yonsei University (Korea)
  6. Carolina Leme, 1993, " External Debt and Foreign Direct Investment: The Brazilian Experience," Centro Brasileiro De Analise E Planejamento (Brazil)
  7. Marco Celentani, 1993, "Essays on Reputation," Associate Professor, Carlos III of Madrid (Spain)
  8. Cesar Martinelli, 1993, "Essays on the Political Economy of Economic Reform," Professor, ITAM (Mexico)
  9. Jong-Won Yoon, 1994, "Circuit Breakers and Price Discovery: Theory and Evidence [2,3,4,6,7,T,A]," Assistant Secretary to the President of Korea
  10. Graciela Marine-Rodriguez, 1995, "The Role of Counterfactuals in the Foundations of Equilibrium Concepts in Game Theory," Researcher in Corporate Finance and Entrepreneurship, Witten Herdecke University
  11. Josef Perktold, 1995, "Asymmetric Information in Markets and In Economic Policy," Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Rochester
  12. Sawoong Kang, 1996, "Essays on Social Learning and Optimal Committee Size," Assistant Professor, Handong University (Korea)
  13. Tessie Su, 1997, "Investments in Human Capital, Technology, and Intangible Assets," Economists Incorporated
  14. Phillip Johnson, 1997, "Essays on Capital Markets: Frictions and Social Forces," Econ One
  15. Sara Castellanos, 1998, "Essays on Applied Microeconomic Theory: An Analysis of Mexico's Privatization Mechanisms and Loan market Regulation," Senior Economist, Banco de Mexico
  16. Felipe Zurita, 1998, "Essays on Speculation," Professor Auxiliar, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
  17. Gerardo Licandro, 2000, "Monetary Policy Coordination, Monetary Integration and Other Essays," Senior economist, Research Department, Central Bank of Uruguay and Associate Professor, Universidad de la Republica, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Departamento de Economi­a
  18. Walter Cont, 2001, "Essays on Contract Design: Delegation and Agency Problems and Monitoring Under Collusion," FIEL, Argentina
  19. Jose Wynne, 2001, "Financial Frictions in Business Cycles, Trade and Growth," Assistant Professor, Duke Fuqua School of Business
  20. Kichool Park, 2001, "Essays on Strategic Experimentation," Assistant Professor, Cornell University
  21. Pedro Dal Bo, 2002, "Three Essays on Repeated Games," Assistant Professor, Brown University
  22. Eric Szu-Wen Chou, 2002, "Flattened Resource Allocation, Hierarch Design and the Boundaries of the Firm," Assistant Professor, National Tsing Hua University Taiwan
  23. Richard Scheelings, 2005, "Essays in Law and Economics", Lecturer, Monash University, Australia
  24. Matias Iaryczower, 2005, "Essays on Political Influence," Assistant Professor, California Institute of Technology
  25. Seda Ertac, 2006, "Essays on Self-Perception and Information Revelation," Assistant Professor, Koc University, Turkey
  26. Mariano Tappata, 2006, "Essays in Industrial Organization," Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia Sauder School of Business
  27. Yi Zhang, 2007, "Three Essays on Herding and Group Reputation," Assistant Professor, Singapore Management University
  28. Paulo Melo-Filho, 2007, "Essays on Political Economy," Post-Doctoral Fellow, Carlos III of Madrid (Spain)
  29. Nina Walton, 2008, Assistant Professor, USC Law School
  30. Zacharias Maniadis, 2008, "Essays in Aggregate Information, The Media and Special Interests,"Post-Doctoral Fellow, Bocconi University
  31. Viola Chen, 2008, "Essays in Applied Theory," Federal Trade Commission
  32. Guillermo Ordonez, 2008, "Essays on Learning and Macroeconomics," Assistant Professor, Yale University

STUDENTS ADVANCED TO CANDIDACY AT UCLA

  1. Matteo Alvisi, 1999
  2. Jaeok Park, 2005

STUDENTS ADVANCED TO CANDIDACY AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

  1. Jie Zheng, 2008
  2. Lei Gao, 2008