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Monday, April 12th, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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► CANCELED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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This seminar has been canceled.
Anastasia Buyalskaya, Graduate Student, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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A Network Solution to Robust Implementation: the case of Identical but Unknown Distributions
Antonio Penta, ICREA Research Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra; Affiliated Professor, Barcelona GSE,
Monday, April 5th, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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You Can Lead a Horse to Water: Spatial Learning and Path Dependence in Consumer Search
Charles Hodgson, Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Yale University,
Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Optimal Auctions: Non-Expected Utility and Constant Risk Aversion
Benny Moldovanu, Professor, Department of Economics, Universität Bonn,
Monday, March 29th, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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The Impact of Privacy Measures on Online Advertising Markets
Shunto Kobayashi, Graduate Student, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Wednesday, March 24th, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Mixed Logit and Pure Characteristics Models
Jay Lu, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, UCLA,
Kota Saito, Professor of Economics, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Robust Minimal Instability of the Top Trading Cycles Mechanism
Lars Ehlers, Professor, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Economics, Université de Montréal,
Monday, March 15th, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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How to Prevent Traffic Accidents? Moral Hazard, Inattention, and Behavioral Data
Yizhou Jin, Gilbert Center Postdoctoral Fellow, Economics Department and Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley,
Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Random versus Directed Search for Scarce Resources
Teddy Mekonnen, Orlando Bravo Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Brown University,
Monday, March 8th, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Merger, Product Variety and Firm Entry: the Retail Craft Beer Market in California
Ying Fan, Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Economics, University of Michigan,
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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The power of referential advice
Nicolas Lambert, Visiting Associate Professor of Economics, MIT,
Monday, March 1st, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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A Test of the Selection on Observables Assumption Using a Discontinuously Distributed Covariate
Nese Yildiz, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Rochester,
Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Background Risk and Small-Stakes Risk Aversion
Luciano Pomatto, Assistant Professor of Economics, Caltech,
Monday, February 22nd, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Anticipation and Consumption
Neil Thakral, Nancy Donohue and Diane Elam Assistant Professor of International and Public Affairs and Economics, Brown University,
Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Analyzing Text Data Indexed by a Hidden Characteristic: Method and Application to the Study of Media Bias in the U.S.
Yimeng Li, Graduate Student, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Monday, January 25th, 2021
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Information Sequencing with Naive Social Learning
Pëllumb Reshidi, PhD Candidate, Princeton University,
Thursday, January 21st, 2021
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Sequential Sampling and Equilibrium
Duarte Gonçalves, PhD Candidate, Columbia University,
Tuesday, January 19th, 2021
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Market-Based Mechanisms
Quitzé Valenzuela-Stookey, PhD Candidate, Northwestern University,
Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
12:00pm 1:00pm
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● POSTPONED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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This seminar has been rescheduled to Wednesday, February 10.
Luciano Pomatto, Assistant Professor of Economics, Caltech,
Monday, January 11th, 2021
4:00pm 5:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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A Model of Justification
Sarah Ridout, PhD Candidate in Economics, Harvard University,
Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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● POSTPONED: Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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This seminar has been postponed.
Konstantin Sonin, John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor, Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago,
Monday, December 7th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Algorithm is Experiment: Machine Learning, Market Design, and Policy Eligibility Rules
Yusuke Narita, Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics & Cowles Foundation, Yale University,
Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Behavioral Neural Networks
Shaowei Ke, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Michigan,
Monday, November 30th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Tug of War: Dynamic Outbidding Between Terrorist Groups
Michael Gibilisco, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Monday, November 23rd, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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The OxyContin Reformulation Revisited: New Evidence from Improved Definitions of Markets and Substitutes
Shiyu Zhang, Graduate Student, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Wednesday, November 18th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Persuasion with Correlation Neglect
Inés Moreno de Barreda, Associate Professor and Official Fellow, St. Peter's College, University of Oxford,
Monday, November 16th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Closed Form Estimators for a Class of Semiparametric Multinomial Choice Models
Dan Ackerberg, Addison Baker Duncan Centennial Professor of Economics, University of Texas, Austin,
Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Admissible Matchings in the School Choice Problem
Philip Reny, The Hugo F. Sonnenschein Distinguished Service Professor in Economics and the College, University of Chicago,
Monday, November 9th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Topic to be announced
Nese Yildiz, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Rochester,
Wednesday, November 4th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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How to Sell Hard Information
S. Nageeb Ali, Professor of Economics, Pennsylvania State University,
Monday, November 2nd, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Beyond Cabdrivers: Labor Supply Reference Dependence of Rideshare Drivers
Tony Kukavica, Undergraduate Student, Caltech,
Wednesday, October 28th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Signaling with Private Monitoring
Gonzalo Cisternas, Class of 1954 Career Development Associate Professor, Applied Economics Group, MIT Sloan School of Management.,
Monday, October 26th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Strategic Party Resource Allocation in US Congressional Elections
Shunto Kobayashi, Graduate Student, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Caltech,
Wednesday, October 21st, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Evolutionarily Stable (Mis)specification: Theory and Application
Jonathan Libgober, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Southern Califonia,
Monday, October 19th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Loss Attitudes in the U.S. Population: Evidence from Dynamically Optimized Sequential Experimentation (DOSE)
Colin F. Camerer, Robert Kirby Professor of Behavioral Economics; T&C Chen Center for Social and Decision Neuroscience Leadership Chair; Director T&C Chen Center for Social and Decision Neuroscience, Caltech,
Erik Snowberg,
Wednesday, October 14th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Hard-to-Interpret Signals
Yoram Halevy, Professor of Economics and Director of the Toronto Experimental Economics Lab (TEEL), Department of Economics, University of Toronto,
Monday, October 12th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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Asian American Discrimination in Harvard Admissions
Peter Arcidiacono, Professor of Economics, Duke University,
Wednesday, October 7th, 2020
12:00pm 1:00pm
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Ulric B. and Evelyn L. Bray Social Sciences Seminar

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The Politics of News Personalization
Anqi Li, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Washington University in St. Louis,