Selected Publications
A Characterization of Rationalizable Consumer Behavior
Reny, Philip J. 2015. Econometrica, 83(1):175-92.
Nobel Lecture: Uncertainty Outside and Inside Economic Models
Hansen, Lars Peter. 2014. Journal of Political Economy, 122(5):945-87.
Vertical Integration and Input Flows
Atalay, Enghin, Hortacsu, Ali, and Syverson, Chad. 2014. American Economic Review, 104(4):1120-48.
Price Setting With Menu Cost for Multiproduct Firms
Alvarez, Fernando and Lippi, Francesco. 2014. Econometrica, 82(1):89–135.
On the Testability of Identification in Some Nonparametric Models With Endogeneity
Canay, Ivan A., Santos, Andres, and Shaikh, Azeem M. 2013. Econometrica, 81(6):2535–2559.
Toward an Understanding of Learning by Doing: Evidence from an Automobile Assembly Plant
Steven D. Levitt, John A. List, and Chad Syverson, 2013. Journal of Political Economy, 121(4):643-81.
Glass-Steagall: A Requiem
Lucas, Robert E. 2013. American Economic Review, 103(3): 43-47.
Benefit Cost Analysis for Financial Regulation
Posner, Eric, and E. Glen Weyl. 2013. American Economic Review, 103(3): 393-97.
Testing for Racial Differences in the Mental Ability of Young Children
Fryer, Roland G., and Steven D. Levitt. 2013. American Economic Review, 103(2): 981-1005.
The Importance of Being Marginal: Gender Differences in Generosity
DellaVigna, Stefano, John A. List, Ulrike Malmendier, and Gautam Rao. 2013. American Economic Review, 103(3): 586-590.
The 2007 Subprime Market Crisis Through the Lens of European Central Bank Auctions for Short-Term Funds
Cassola, Nuno, Ali Hortacsu, and Jakub Kastl. 2013. Econometrica, 81(4): 1309-1345.
Pass-Through as an Economic Tool: Principles of Incidence under Imperfect Competition
Weyl, E. Glen and Michal Fabinger. 2013. Journal of Political Economy, 121(3): 528-583.
Market Power Screens Willingness-to-Pay
Weyl, E. Glen and Jean Tirole. 2012. Quarterly Journal of Economics, 127(4): 1971-2003.
A Model of Moral-Hazard Credit Cycles
Myerson, Roger. 2012. Journal of Political Economy, 120(5): 847-78.
Pay for Percentile
Barlevy, Gadi, and Derek Neal. 2012. American Economic Review, 102(5): 1805-1831.
Valuing Dealers' Informational Advantage: A Study of Canadian Treasury Auctions
Hortacsu, Ali and Jakub Kastl. 2012. Econometrica, 80(6): 2511-42.
Durable Consumption and Asset Management with Transaction and Observation Costs
Alvarez, Fernando, Luigi Guiso, and Francesco Lippi. 2012. American Economic Review, 102(5): 2272-2300.
Testing Models of Consumer Search Using Data on Web Browsing and Purchasing Behavior
De Los Santos, Babur, Hortacsu, Ali, and Matthijis R. Wildenbeest. 2012. American Economics Review, 102(6): 2955-80.
Testing for Altruism and Social Pressure in Charitable Giving
DellaVigna, Stefano, John A. List, and Ulrike Malmendier. 2012. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 127(1): 1-56.
On the Asymptotic Optimality of Empirical Likelihood for Testing Moment Restrictions
Kitamura, Yuichi, Andres Santos, and Azeem M. Shaikh. 2012. Econometrica, 80(1): 413-23.
Stakes Matter in Ultimatum Games
Andersen, Steffen, Seda Ertaç, Uri Gneezy, Moshe Hoffman, and John A. List. 2011. American Economic Review, 101(7): 3427–39.
Optimal Price Setting With Observation and Menu Costs
Alvarez, Fernando E., Francesco Lippi, and Luigi Paciello. 2011. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 126(4): 1909-1960.
Estimating Marginal Returns to Education
Carneiro, Pedro, James J. Heckman, and Edward J. Vytlacil. 2011. American Economic Review, 101(6): 2754–81.
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