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2370
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Overview

Michael Waldman is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States and specializes in the fields of Economics, Econometrics, and Finance. Their work covers a variety of interconnected subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Management Science and Operations Research, Safety Research, Management of Technology and Innovation, and Accounting.

The research topics frequently addressed by Waldman include:

  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Game Theory and Applications
  • Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
  • Firm Innovation and Growth
  • Auction Theory and Applications
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Intellectual Property and Patents

Waldman has published several papers in notable academic journals such as the American Economic Journal Microeconomics, British Journal of Industrial Relations, Journal of Labor Economics, and Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics. Some recent publications include:

  • "Promotion Signaling and Human Capital Investments," 2020, American Economic Journal Microeconomics
  • "The total compensation gap, wage gap and benefit gap between workers with and without a disability," 2021, British Journal of Industrial Relations
  • "Self-Reported Signaling," 2023, American Economic Journal Microeconomics
  • "Limited rationality and the strategic environment: Further evidence from a pricing game," 2020, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
  • "Promotions, Adverse Selection, and Efficiency," 2023, Journal of Labor Economics

Waldman has frequently published in venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, contributing to this platform on multiple occasions, along with publications in other academic journals reflecting a broad dissemination of research.

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Waldman's work, with frequent coauthors including Thomas Jungbauer, Sean Nicholson, June Pan, Zhenda Yin, and Yi Chen. These partnerships indicate engagement across related disciplines and fields.

Best Publications

  • Job Assignments, Signalling, and Efficiency

    Michael Waldman

  • Careers in organizations: Theory and evidence

    Robert Gibbons;Michael Waldman

  • A Theory of Wage and Promotion Dynamics Inside Firms

    Robert Gibbons;Michael Waldman

  • The Strategic Use of Tying to Preserve and Create Market Power in Evolving Industries

    Dennis W. Carlton;Michael Waldman

  • Task-Specific Human Capital

    Robert Gibbons;Michael Waldman

  • The firm as a nexus of treaties

    Michael Waldman;Masahiko Aoki;Bo Gustafsson;Oliver E. Williamson

  • The Effects of Increased Copyright Protection: An Analytic Approach

    Ian E. Novos;Michael Waldman

  • Enriching a Theory of Wage and Promotion Dynamics Inside Firms

    Robert Gibbons;Michael Waldman

  • Rational Expectations and the Limits of Rationality: An Analysis of Heterogeneity

    John Haltiwanger;Michael Waldman

  • Durable Goods Theory for Real World Markets

    Michael Waldman

  • A New Perspective on Planned Obsolescence

    Michael Waldman

  • The Rotten-Kid Theorem Meets the Samaritan's Dilemma

    Neil Bruce;Michael Waldman

  • Up-or-Out Contracts: A Signaling Perspective

    Michael Waldman

  • Transfers in Kind: Why They Can Be Efficient and Nonpaternalistic

    Neil Bruce;Michael Waldman

  • Planned Obsolescence and the R&D Decision

    Michael Waldman

  • The signaling role of promotions: Further theory and empirical evidence

    Jed DeVaro;Michael Waldman

  • Limited Rationality and Strategic Complements: The Implications for Macroeconomics

    John Haltiwanger;Michael Waldman

  • Worker Allocation, Hierarchies and the Wage Distribution

    Michael Waldman

  • Durable Goods Pricing When Quality Matters

    Michael Waldman

  • Eliminating the Market for Secondhand Goods: An Alternative Explanation for Leasing

    Michael Waldman

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis W. Carlton
Dennis W. Carlton University of Chicago
John Haltiwanger
John Haltiwanger University of Maryland, College Park
Joshua S. Gans
Joshua S. Gans University of Toronto
Masahiko Aoki
Masahiko Aoki Stanford University
Oliver E. Williamson
Oliver E. Williamson University of California, Berkeley

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