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  • Research
    • industrial & health economics
      • auctions & multiple sourcing
      • health economics
    • public & political economics
      • lobbying
      • voting
      • country formation
    • contest theory
      • affirmative action
      • endogenous contest
      • strategic analysis
      • contest success functions
      • winner-pay contests
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strategic information transmission

Research by keywords

May 11, 2015May 29, 2015 ~ matthiasdahm

Credence Goods, Costly Diagnosis, and Subjective Evaluation

April 19, 2015April 24, 2019 ~ matthiasdahm

with H Bester, Economic Journal, 2018, DOI

The most recent unpublished version is here:  Credence_EJ_forthcoming (November 2016).

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We study contracting between a consumer and an expert. Continue reading →

The Enforcement of Mandatory Disclosure Rules

April 19, 2015April 24, 2019 ~ matthiasdahm

with P González and N Porteiro, Journal of Public Economics, 2018, DOI

The most recent unpublished version is here: DahmEtAlEnforcementDisclosure (August 2018).

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This paper examines the incentives of firms to invest in information about product risk and to disclose its findings. Continue reading →

Implementing Registries and Results Databases of Clinical Trials: Is There a Side Effect?

April 4, 2015May 30, 2015 ~ matthiasdahm

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

April 4, 2015May 30, 2015 ~ matthiasdahm

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

April 4, 2015May 30, 2015 ~ matthiasdahm

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 →

Informational Lobbying under the Shadow of Political Pressure

April 4, 2015May 30, 2015 ~ matthiasdahm

with N Porteiro, Social Choice and Welfare, 2008, DOI

We examine the incentives of an interest group to provide verifiable policy-relevant information to a political decision-maker and to exert political pressure on her. Continue reading →

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