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Education
Ph.D. Economics, Texas A&M University, 2010.
- Dissertation: "Asymmetric Information in Common-Value Auctions and Contests."
Committee: Rajiv Sarin, Brit Grosskopf, Timothy Gronberg, and Richard Woodward.
B.S. English and Economics, Weber State University, 2004.
- Minor: Mathematics.
Honors: Cum Laude, University Honors.
Thesis: "The Economics of the Collection Plate."
Academic Positions
Professor of Economics at Universidad Francisco Marroquín, June 2010 - Present.
Fields of Specialization
Game Theory, Experimental Economics, Labor Economics, Industrial Organization.
Awards
Graduate Assistantship, Texas A&M University, Fall 2004-Fall 2009.
Outstanding Teaching Award, Texas A&M University, 2008.
Undergraduate Research Award, Weber State University, 2003.
Research
Working Papers
Incumbency in Imperfectly Discriminating Contests.
An Experimental Investigation of Asymmetric Information in Common-Value Auctions, with Brit
Grosskopf and Rajiv Sarin.
Asymmetric Information in Contests: Theory and Experiments, with Brit Grosskopf and Rajiv Sarin.
Valuation Structure in First-Price and Least-Revenue Auctions: An Experimental Investigation, with
Diego Aycinena and Rimvydas Baltaduonis.
Works in Progress
Valuation Structure and Renegotiation in Auctions, with Diego Aycinena and Rimvydas Baltaduonis.
Asymmetric Information and Equilibrium Selection, with Diego Aycinena and Rimvydas Baltaduonis.
Revenue Equivalence with Asymmetric Information.
Teaching Experience
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
- Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2011.
Industrial Organization, Spring 2011.
Game Theory, Fall 2010, Teaching Evaluation: A.
Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2010, Teaching Evaluation: A.
Texas A&M University
- Game Theory, Fall 2009, Teaching Evaluation: 4.77/5.
Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2008, Teaching Evaluation: 4.77/5.
Intermediate Microeconomics, Fall 2007, Teaching Evaluation: 4.7/5.
Principles of Microeconomics, Summer 2007, Teaching Evaluation: 4.64/5.
Principles of Microeconomics, Spring 2007, Teaching Evaluation: 4.3/5.
Principles of Microeconomics, Fall 2006, Teaching Evaluation: 4.3/5.
Professional Activities
Service
President, Student Economic Association, Weber State University, 2003-2004.
Vice President, Honors Student Advisory Board, Weber State University, 2003-2004.
Professional Memberships
American Economics Association.
Economic Science Association.
Conference Presentations
Association of Private Enterprise Education Conference, Nassau , 2010.
- Paper Presented: Asymmetric Information in Common-Value First-Price Auctions: Experimental
Evidence.
North American Economic Science Association Conference, Tucson, 2010.
- Paper Presented: Asymmetric Information in Common-Value First-Price Auctions: Experimental
Evidence.
- Paper Presented: An Experimental Investigation of Asymmetric Information in Common-Value Auctions.
- Paper Presented: An Experimental Investigation of Asymmetric Information in Common-Value Auctions.
References
Rajiv Sarin
Professor of Economics
Texas A&M University
979.845.7382
rsarin@econmail.tamu.edu
Brit Grosskopf
Associate Professor of Economics
Texas A&M University
979.845.7357
bgrosskopf@econmail.tamu.edu
Timothy Gronberg
Professor of Economics
Texas A&M University
979.845.8849
tjg@econmail.tamu.edu