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Benny Moldovanu

Benny Moldovanu

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Economics and Finance

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41
Citations
8067
World Ranking
2177
National Ranking
67

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2004 - Fellows of the Econometric Society
  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association
  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association
  • Elected Fellow of the European Economic Association

Overview

Benny Moldovanu is affiliated with the University of Bonn in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on economics, econometrics, and finance, with a total of 22 publications categorized in these fields. Their work spans several subfields, including economics and econometrics, management science and operations research, finance, marketing, and safety research.

The scientist's research covers diverse topics, particularly in auction theory and applications, game theory and voting systems, consumer market behavior and pricing, experimental behavioral economics studies, economic theories and models, merger and competition analysis, and insurance and financial risk management.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Benny Moldovanu include:

  • Extreme Points and Majorization: Economic Applications (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • A Theory of Auctions with Endogenous Valuations (2020, Journal of Political Economy)
  • Optimal Auctions: Non-expected Utility and Constant Risk Aversion (2021, The Review of Economic Studies)
  • Optimal Insurance: Dual Utility, Random Losses, and Adverse Selection (2023, American Economic Review)
  • The Art of Compromising: Voting with Interdependent Values and the Flag of the Weimar Republic (2022, SSRN Electronic Journal)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Moldovanu include:

  • Philipp Strack
  • Alex Gershkov
  • Andreas Kleiner
  • Mengxi Zhang
  • Xianwen Shi

Their publications often appear in the following venues:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • American Economic Review
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of Political Economy
  • The Review of Economic Studies

Benny Moldovanu has been recognized as a Fellow of the Econometric Society since 2004 and is an elected Fellow of the European Economic Association. These honors reflect their established presence in the field of economics and related disciplines.

Best Publications

  • The Optimal Allocation of Prizes in Contests

    Benny Moldovanu;Aner Sela

  • EFFICIENT DESIGN WITH INTERDEPENDENT VALUATIONS

    Philippe Jehiel;Benny Moldovanu

  • How (not) to sell nuclear weapons

    Philippe Jehiel;Benny Moldovanu;Ennio Stacchetti

  • Multidimensional Mechanism Design for Auctions with Externalities

    Philippe Jehiel;Benny Moldovanu;Ennio Stacchetti

  • Contests for Status

    Benny Moldovanu;Aner Sela;Xianwen Shi

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  • Auctions with downstream interaction among buyers

    Philippe Jehiel;Benny Moldovanu

  • The Theory of Assortative Matching Based on Costly Signals

    Heidrun C. Hoppe;Benny Moldovanu;Aner Sela

  • The Limits of ex post Implementation

    Philippe Jehiel;Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn;Benny Moldovanu;William R. Zame

  • Optimal seedings in elimination tournaments

    Christian Groh;Benny Moldovanu;Aner Sela;Uwe Sunde

  • Bid costs and endogenous bid caps

    Arieh Gavious;Benny Moldovanu;Aner Sela

  • On the Equivalence of Bayesian and Dominant Strategy Implementation

    Alex Gershkov;Jacob K. Goeree;Alexey Kushnir;Benny Moldovanu

  • Dynamic Revenue Maximization with Heterogeneous Objects: A Mechanism Design Approach

    Alex Gershkov;Benny Moldovanu

  • Order independent equilibria

    Benny Moldovanu;Eyal Winter

  • Partnerships, lemons, and efficient trade

    Karsten Fieseler;Thomas Kittsteiner;Benny Moldovanu

  • An economic perspective on auctions

    Philippe Jehiel;Benny Moldovanu

  • CARROTS AND STICKS: PRIZES AND PUNISHMENTS IN CONTESTS

    Benny Moldovanu;Aner Sela;Xianwen Shi

  • Negative Externalities May Cause Delay in Negotiation

    Philippe Jehiel;Benny Moldovanu

  • License Auctions and Market Structure

    Heidrun C. Hoppe;Philippe Jehiel;Benny Moldovanu

  • Efficient sequential assignment with incomplete information

    Alex Gershkov;Benny Moldovanu

  • Understanding Strategic Interaction: Essays in Honor of Reinhard Selten

    W. Albers;W. Güth;P. Hammerstein;B. Moldovanu

  • Strategic Non-Participation

    Benny Moldovanu;Philippe Jehiel

  • The Theory of Assortative Matching Based on Costly Signals

    Heidrun Hoppe-Wewetzer;Benny Moldovanu;Aner Sela

Frequent Co-Authors

Philippe Jehiel
Philippe Jehiel Paris School of Economics
Eyal Winter
Eyal Winter Hebrew University of Jerusalem
William R. Zame
William R. Zame University of California, Los Angeles
Jacob K. Goeree
Jacob K. Goeree University of New South Wales
Werner Güth
Werner Güth Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
Eric van Damme
Eric van Damme Tilburg University
Uwe Sunde
Uwe Sunde Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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