with R Dur and A Glazer, Public Choice, 2014, DOI
This paper shows why a majority of legislators may vote for a policy that benefits a firm but harms all legislators. Continue reading
Author: matthiasdahm
Competition for Procurement Shares
with J Alcalde, Games and Economic Behavior, 2013, DOI
We propose a new procurement procedure that allocates shares of the total amount to be procured depending on the bids of suppliers. Continue reading
Welfare Maximizing Contest Success Functions when the Planner Cannot Commit
with L Corchón, Journal of Mathematical Economics, 2011, DOI
We analyze how a contest organizer chooses optimally the winner when the contestants’ efforts are already exerted and commitment to the use of a given contest success function is not possible. Continue reading
On the Complete Information First-Price Auction and its Intuitive Solution
with J Alcalde, International Game Theory Review, 2011, DOI
Despite the popularity of auction theoretical thinking, it appears that no one has presented an elementary equilibrium analysis of the complete information first-price sealed-bid auction mechanism Continue reading
Rent Seeking and Rent Dissipation: A Neutrality Result
with J Alcalde, Journal of Public Economics, 2010, DOI
We consider rent seeking contests between at least two agents who might value the prize differently. Continue reading
Free Mobility and Taste-Homogeneity of Jurisdiction Structures
International Journal of Game Theory, 2010, DOI
We consider a population of agents distributed on the unit interval. Agents form jurisdictions in order to provide a public facility and share its costs equally. Continue reading
Foundations for Contest Success Functions
with L Corchón, Economic Theory, 2010, DOI
In the literature, the outcome of contests is either interpreted as win probabilities or as shares of the prize. With this in mind, we examine two approaches to contest success functions (CSFs). Continue reading
Implementing Registries and Results Databases of Clinical Trials: Is There a Side Effect?
with P González and N Porteiro, Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research, 2010, DOI
Many parts of the world are currently witnessing a controversial discussion concerning the appropriate design of the environment for clinical trials. Continue reading
Trials, Tricks and Transparency: How Disclosure Rules Affect Clinical Knowledge
with P González and N Porteiro, Journal of Health Economics, 2009, DOI
Scandals of selective reporting of clinical trial results by pharmaceutical firms have underlined the need for more transparency in clinical trials. We provide a theoretical framework Continue reading
Side-Effects of Campaign Finance Reform
with N Porteiro, Journal of the European Economic Association, 2008, DOI
Because campaign finance reform is usually motivated by the concern that existing legislation cannot effectively prevent campaign contributions to “buy favors,” this article Continue reading
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