Theoretical economics

Price discrimination, robustness, contract theory, potential competition, experiment theory...

The Theory group brings together TSE researchers and graduate students working in economic theory.

Activities of the group

  • a weekly seminar on Tuesdays morning from 11h00 to 12h30
  • a workshop where graduate students discuss recent papers in theory and present their own work.

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List of Seminars of the group

Past

Robust Analysis of Auction Equilibria

  • Seminar

  • Economic Theory Seminar

  • Date 24 May 2022

  • Place Auditorium 4

  • Speaker or organiser Jason D. Hartline (Northwestern University)

Details

Past

To be announced

  • Seminar

  • Economic Theory Seminar

  • Date 17 May 2022

  • Place A4

  • Speaker or organiser William Zame

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Past

(Near) Substitute Preferences and Equilibria with Indivisibilities

  • Seminar

  • Economic Theory Seminar

  • Date 10 May 2022

  • Place A4

  • Speaker or organiser Rakesh Vohra

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Past

A Signaling Approach to Reputation

  • Seminar

  • Economic Theory Seminar

  • Date 19 April 2022

  • Place A4

  • Speaker or organiser Chiara Margaria

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Past

Optimal Queue Design

  • Seminar

  • Economic Theory Seminar

  • Date 5 April 2022

  • Place Online

  • Speaker or organiser Yeon-Koo Che

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Past

Static and Dynamic Mirrleesian Taxation with Non-separable Preferences: A Unified Approach

  • Seminar

  • Economic Theory Seminar

  • Date 29 March 2022

  • Place Auditorium 4

  • Speaker or organiser Christian Hellwig

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Past

Acting in the Darkness: Do We Need a Precautionary Principle?

  • Seminar

  • Department Seminar

  • Date 15 March 2022

  • Place Auditorium 4

  • Speaker or organiser David Martimort

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Past

To be announced

  • Seminar

  • Industrial Organization seminar

  • Date 14 March 2022

  • Place Auditorium 4

  • Speaker or organiser Mark Armstrong

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Past

Credibility, Efficiency and the Structure of Authority

  • Seminar

  • Economic Theory Seminar

  • Date 9 November 2021

  • Place Online

  • Speaker or organiser Sinem Hidir

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Past

Attitudes towards success and failure

  • Seminar

  • Economic Theory Seminar

  • Date 19 October 2021

  • Speaker or organiser Antonio Penta

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Past

Multi-dimensional Screening: Buyer-Optimal Learning and Informational Robustness

  • Seminar

  • Economic Theory Seminar

  • Date 12 October 2021

  • Place Auditorium 5

  • Speaker or organiser Anne-Katrin Roesler

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Past

Screening for breakthroughs

  • Seminar

  • Economic Theory Seminar

  • Date 5 October 2021

  • Place Auditorium 3

  • Speaker or organiser Ludvig Sinander

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Contact

Thomas Mariotti

Group leader