Robust Mechanism Design
May 14-15, 2004
| FRIDAY | |
| 8:45 | Breakfast |
| 9:30 | Stephen Morris (Yale University), Introductory Talk |
| 11:00 | 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 | Lunch |
| 2:00 | Sergio Parreiras (University of North Carolina), "Correlated Information, Mechanism Design and Informational Rents" Discussant: Zvika Neeman (Boston University) |
| 3:15 | Dirk Bergemann (Yale University), "Robust Implementation: The Role of Large Type Spaces" (with Stephen Morris, Yale University) Discussant: Robert Serranno (Brown University) |
| 5:00 | 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 | |
| 8:00 | Breakfast |
| 8:45 | Andrew Goldberg (Microsoft Research) “Competitive Auctions” (Items 1, 3–6) (with Jason Hartline, Microsoft Research) Discussant: Muhamet Yildiz (Yale University) |
| 10:00 | 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 | Andrew Postlewaite (University of Pennsylvania) "Implementation with Interdependent Valuations" (with Rich McLean, Rutgers University) Discussant: John Ledyard (CalTech) |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
| 2:00 | Jason Hartline (Microsoft Research) "Collusion Resistant Mechanisms for Single-Parameter Agents" (with Andrew Goldberg, Microsoft Research) Discussant: Sandeep Baliga (Northwestern University) |
| 3:15 | 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) |