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Athey, Susan |
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Stanford University |
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Economic Sciences |
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Athey constructed general theory of optimal dynamic incentive mechanisms, and applied it to collusive practices of firms, optimal monetary policy, and repeated trading. Her prominent work on auctions establishes conditions for existence of monotonic equilibrium and for non-parametric identifiability, develops empirical tests of theory, and evaluates performance of government-run auctions. |
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Research Interests
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Susan Athey's current research focuses on the economics of the internet, marketplace design, auction theory, the statistical analysis of auction data, and the intersection of computer science and economics. Recently she has been working on theoretical and empirical studies of internet search, online advertising and the news media. She advises governments and businesses on the design of auction-based marketplaces. |
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