Theory Watch: Theoretical Economics on SSRN https://econstill.github.io/theory-watch/ Automatically matched economic-theory papers from SSRN DOI metadata. Coverage is partial; dates are DOI registration dates. en Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:39:30 +0000 1440 Incentives in School Choice with Rank-Dependent Priorities https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7605560 10.2139/ssrn.7605560 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:09:54 +0000 Yusuke Iwase. Mechanism & Market Design / Game Theory & Networks. Many school admission systems give a higher priority to a student who ranks a school higher in his submitted preference... Generative Grammars and Games of Addition: Comparing Their Mathematical Structures and Applicability to Organizational Decision-Making https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7592999 10.2139/ssrn.7592999 Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:32:25 +0000 Bruno Da Rocha Braga. Game Theory & Networks. This paper examines whether Barberà and Gerber’s framework of games of addition can provide a formal basis for analyzing organizational... Optimal Insurance With Ambiguity Under Mean-Variance-Variance Preferences https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7596078 10.2139/ssrn.7596078 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:55:05 +0000 Tim J. Boonen, Yilong Gong, Bin Li, Dongchen Li. Information & Contracts. We study the optimal design of insurance contracts for a decision maker who is both risk-and ambiguity-averse and whose preferences... Three Essays on Personal Bankruptcy https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7594618 10.2139/ssrn.7594618 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:39:04 +0000 Ioannis Kingdom. Game Theory & Networks / Equilibrium & Mathematical Economics. This thesis presents three essays on the Öeld of personal bankruptcy. The research carried out is mostly, but not fully... Market Power and Insurance Coverage https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7590660 10.2139/ssrn.7590660 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:39:18 +0000 Daniel Gottlieb, Humberto Moreira. Information & Contracts / Equilibrium & Mathematical Economics. This paper compares allocations under monopoly and perfect competition in markets with adverse selection, such as insurance markets. We show... Shaping the Menu: Information Design under Screening https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7590419 10.2139/ssrn.7590419 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:17:17 +0000 Panagiotis Kyriazis. Information & Contracts. How should consumers learn when a seller chooses a menu of product qualities and prices? We study information design when... Credit-Based vs. Discount-Based Congestion Pricing: A Comparison Study https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7590261 10.2139/ssrn.7590261 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:25:16 +0000 Chih-Yuan Chiu, Devansh Jalota, Marco Pavone. Game Theory & Networks. Credit-based congestion pricing (CBCP) and discount-based congestion pricing (DBCP), which respectively allot travel credits and toll discounts to subsidize low-income... Asking for the Right Signal: Information Design and Portfolio Choice https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7589561 10.2139/ssrn.7589561 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:34:29 +0000 Tingjin Yan, Yun Shi, Xiangyu Cui. Information & Contracts. Investors choose not only how much information to acquire, but also how predictive information is represented for decisions. This paper... Non-Nashian Game Theory https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7576520 10.2139/ssrn.7576520 Fri, 09 Oct 2026 11:13:17 +0000 Adrien Fabre. Game Theory & Networks. The concepts I am sketching below are probably already known by game theorists, but I don't know them. I feel... Dynamic Mechanism and Information Design in AI-Agent Environments: A General Analytical Framework https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7580718 10.2139/ssrn.7580718 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:21:15 +0000 Guoqiang Tian. Information & Contracts. This paper develops a general framework for dynamic mechanism and information design with AI agents, encompassing optimal contracting and integrating... Knowing and Processing: Information Acquisition and Computation in General Equilibrium https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7575099 10.2139/ssrn.7575099 Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:50:52 +0000 Richard Paul Gregory. Information & Contracts / Equilibrium & Mathematical Economics. Rational inattention prices what an agent knows and assumes she acts on it exactly and for free. This paper prices... The False Allure of "Security by Obscurity": A Game-Theoretic Approach https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7573458 10.2139/ssrn.7573458 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:34:01 +0000 In-Uck Park, Sunoo Park. Game Theory & Networks. Security by obscurity," or the idea that hiding how a system works helps protect it from adversaries, has long been... Good-Fit Signals: Information Design for Skills-Based Volunteer Engagement https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7572678 10.2139/ssrn.7572678 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:24:55 +0000 Mehdi H. Farahani. Information & Contracts / Decision & Social Choice. Problem definition: Nonprofits recruiting skilled volunteers face a tradeoff in communicating task requirements. While more precise information about task requirements... Optimal Taxation of Cryptocurrency:Loss Relief, Concealment, and Enforcement https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7573959 10.2139/ssrn.7573959 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:33:58 +0000 Minwoo Song. Mechanism & Market Design. Crypto gains can be hidden in self-custodied or offshore wallets, but crypto losses are claimed by taxpayers and verified. We... General Equilibrium Headroom: Endogenous Boundaries, Feedback, and Systemic Constraint https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7569799 10.2139/ssrn.7569799 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:47:53 +0000 George Xiang. Equilibrium & Mathematical Economics. Economic headroom is commonly evaluated at an individual position while prices, collateral values, regulatory rules, and other agents' actions are... Delegation of Tax Planning Activities in a Principal-Agent Setting https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7570239 10.2139/ssrn.7570239 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:26:16 +0000 Thomas Kourouxous, Stefanie Pendl. Information & Contracts. To meet their tax planning objectives, some firms rely mainly on internal tax expertise while others supplement in-house capabilities with... Teaching Macroeconomic Dynamics: Analyzing the Carlin-Soskice Three-Equation Macro Model Using Matlab and the Routh-Hurwitz Criterion * https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7556938 10.2139/ssrn.7556938 Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:13:20 +0000 Christopher Herdelin. Equilibrium & Mathematical Economics. This paper introduces a novel pedagogical and methodological framework defined by four key departures from the standard Three-Equation macroeconomic model... Nonstandard Equilibrium Theory for Hyperreal Continuous Approximations of Lexicographic Preferences with Satiation https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7564558 10.2139/ssrn.7564558 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 17:50:32 +0000 Ayoub Zamaneh Najafabadi. Equilibrium & Mathematical Economics. Standard competitive equilibrium fails in economies with lexicographic preferences. The failure is not a technical inconvenience but a fundamental obstruction... Information Design in Agriculture: Government Strategic Communications for New Variety Adoption https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7559121 10.2139/ssrn.7559121 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:58:21 +0000 Zhenxiao Chen, Jingye Huang, Qiao-Chu He, Christopher S. Tang. Information & Contracts / Equilibrium & Mathematical Economics / Game Theory & Networks. This paper examines how a government should strategically select an experimental design to assess a new crop variety's market potential... The Impact of Sanctions and Pre-release Policies on Recidivism https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7552382 10.2139/ssrn.7552382 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 03:05:11 +0000 Ozlem Yasar, Mehmet Baran Dispence, Bilge Ozturk Goktuna. Game Theory & Networks. This paper provides an analytical model to study the effects of pre-release policies such as amnesties and pardons on crime... Revealed Preference under Uniform Choice: Observation Rates and Budget Design https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7557438 10.2139/ssrn.7557438 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:43:21 +0000 Hideyasu Sato. Decision & Social Choice. We study the number and composition of budgets needed to detect a fixed departure from revealed preference under independent uniform... Strategy-Proof and Minimally Wasteful Random Assignment https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7560666 10.2139/ssrn.7560666 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:07:51 +0000 Lars Ehlers, Christian Basteck. Mechanism & Market Design. We study random assignment of indivisible objects among a set of agents with strictpreferences and outside options. When agents may... Financial Globalization: Effects on Banks' Information Acquisition and Credit Risk https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7556920 10.2139/ssrn.7556920 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:52:25 +0000 Christopher Paik. Information & Contracts. Financial liberalization accelerates global banks' entry into new markets where host countries hope to spur investment and economic growth. However... A Measure of Preference for Early Resolution of Uncertainty https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7556890 10.2139/ssrn.7556890 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 14:50:19 +0000 Hengjie Ai. Decision & Social Choice. This paper develops a measure of preference for early resolution of uncertainty (PER) that parallels the Arrow-Pratt measure of risk... Uniqueness of Recursive Utility with Unbounded Consumption and Non-Expected Utility https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7552146 10.2139/ssrn.7552146 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:32:36 +0000 Lorenzo Maria Stanca, Luigi Montrucchio. Decision & Social Choice. We derive sufficient conditions for the existence, non-existence, uniqueness and global attractivity of stochastic recursive utilities. Our approach uses abstract... Social Welfare and Price Discovery in Double Auction Markets https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7552140 10.2139/ssrn.7552140 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:29:44 +0000 Teemu Pennanen. Mechanism & Market Design / Equilibrium & Mathematical Economics. The tendency of the double auction mechanism to drive prices to competitive equilibrium has been well documented in laboratory experiments... The National Carbon Price and Welfare on Alternative Paths to Net Zero Emissions: Simple Versus Optimal Policy Rules https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7548635 10.2139/ssrn.7548635 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:27:27 +0000 Rasmus Berg, Peter Birch Sorensen. Equilibrium & Mathematical Economics. To study the economic and welfare consequences of alternative time paths towards net zero CO2e emissions, we develop a multi-sector... Risk Substitution in Post-PSD2 Banking: A Game-theoretic Model and Empirical Simulation Framework https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7544718 10.2139/ssrn.7544718 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:28:27 +0000 Jennifer Santini. Game Theory & Networks. This paper analyzes the strategic displacement of financial fraud from technical infrastructures to human vulnerabilities following the enforcement of the... Rational Inattention and Cooperation https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7546198 10.2139/ssrn.7546198 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:17:21 +0000 Shabnam Rahimfallah. Information & Contracts. We computationally and experimentally study cooperation in the indefinitely repeated Prisoner's Dilemma when attention is costly. On the computational side... Information Design in Research Funding https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7544019 10.2139/ssrn.7544019 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:40:27 +0000 Mengyang Lin, Anran Li, Wenqi Lian, Zhe Liu. Information & Contracts / Decision & Social Choice. Research funding rules affect both which projects receive support and how researchers disclose information. We study a competitive information design... Dummy Agents in Allocation Mechanisms: Is Clearinghouse Manipulation Possible? https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7543808 10.2139/ssrn.7543808 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:33:08 +0000 Ali Ghajari, Behrang Kamali-Shahdadi. Mechanism & Market Design. In a school choice setting, we study a clearinghouse that runs the announced mechanism but adds a participant who remains... Charging-constrained fleet dispatching equilibrium in quota-regulated electrified ride-hailing markets: an aggregate game with endogenous charger queueing and nested-logit demand https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7546026 10.2139/ssrn.7546026 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:37:28 +0000 Wei Zhang. Game Theory & Networks. Electrified ride-hailing fleets in Chinese megacities operate under two constraints that conventional dispatching models treat separately, namely a municipal cap... Correlated Equilibrium under Endogenous Feasibility: Tractability from Low-Dimensional Common Coupling https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7544603 10.2139/ssrn.7544603 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:07:26 +0000 Adam DeHollander. Game Theory & Networks. Shared resource limits can make a player’s admissible responses depend on the correlation recommended by a mediator. We show that... Emission Trading, Financial Frictions, and Transition Risks https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7539620 10.2139/ssrn.7539620 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:48:46 +0000 Saurav Kumar. Mechanism & Market Design / Equilibrium & Mathematical Economics. This paper studies the effects of permit market on transition risk, whether shift to a low carbon economy can be... Optimal Catastrophe Bond Design and its Applications to Climate Change Risk https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7542940 10.2139/ssrn.7542940 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:28:41 +0000 Andres Medina, Wei Wei. Information & Contracts / Equilibrium & Mathematical Economics. Catastrophe bonds have become a central instrument for transferring catastrophic risk to capital markets, yet their payout structures are typically... Prices as Signals: Joint Design of Information and Pricing https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7541998 10.2139/ssrn.7541998 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:26:40 +0000 Zhicheng Du, Yanwei Sun, Zihe Wang, Jiahua Wu. Mechanism & Market Design / Information & Contracts. A large body of literature studies the fundamental trade-offs of product information provision. However, much of this work treats prices... Artificial Intelligence, Aging, And the Macroeconomy A Life-Cycle General Equilibrium Model with Endogenous Fertility, AI Capital, And Longevity https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7537058 10.2139/ssrn.7537058 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:28:35 +0000 James Wabenga Yango. Equilibrium & Mathematical Economics. This paper studies artificial intelligence and rising longevity together, in a life-cycle general equilibrium model with endogenous fertility in which... Optimal Insurance Under Disappointment Theory Without Prior Expectation https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7537720 10.2139/ssrn.7537720 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:16:24 +0000 Yichun Chi, Wenjun Jiang, Tingdi Ren. Information & Contracts / Decision & Social Choice. This paper explains the long-standing low-deductible anomaly in insurance markets using a prior-free disappointment framework. Under this specification, the policyholder... Optimal Insurance for Index Risk https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7541180 10.2139/ssrn.7541180 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 05:12:26 +0000 Davide Feleppa, Andrea Macrina, Immacolata Oliva. Information & Contracts / Decision & Social Choice. We develop an equilibrium model of an index-based insurance market where a policyholder with private information interacts with an insurer... From Coercion to Cooperation: Principal-Agent Dynamics in Ancient Mediterranean Enslavement https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7527498 10.2139/ssrn.7527498 Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:03:12 +0000 Micheal Duchesne. Information & Contracts. Enslavement in the ancient Mediterranean was structured by a striking paradox: enslavers relied on violent coercion while simultaneously cultivating cooperative...