Microeconomic Theory (Game Theory, Auction, Contract and Bargaining Theory, Industrial Organization, Public Economics, Socials Choice, Mechanism Design, Political Economics).
Research work:
• "Essays in Favor-trading,” Ph.D. Dissertation, May 2010 (Publicly available online - please google it).
Dissertation abstract (Summary of research) [old].
• “Favor-trading with Incomplete Information: Designated First Favor Maker,” [European A4 size] [US letter size].
• “Favor-trading with Incomplete Information: Symmetric Separating Strategies,” [European A4 size] [US letter size].
• “Favor-trading with Concave Utility Functions,” [European A4 size] [US letter size].
Committee:
Professors Andrew Postlewaite (chair), George Mailath, and Philipp Kircher.
Simo J. Kalla
Ph.D. Economics
Ph.D. Economics
Research