Program 2009

Center for Theoretical Economics 

2009 Kansas Workshop on Economic Theory - Workshop Program 
June 19, 2009 

"The Memorial Campanile, The University of Kansas"

8:30 amContinental breakfast

8:50 amOpening Remarks by Joseph Sicilian

Morning Session Chair: Joseph Sicilian

9:00 am
A Simple Model of Bankruptcy in General Equilibrium
 Matt Hoelle, University of Pennsylvania

10:00 am
Existence of Equilibria in Financial Markets With Restricted Participation
 Ramu Gopalan, University of Texas at Dallas and University of Washington and Jefferson 

11:00 amCoffee break 

11:30 am
Context-Dependent Forward Induction Reasoning
Amanda Friedenberg, Arizona State University

12:30 pmLunch

Afternoon Session Chair: Mohamed El-Hodiri

2:00 pm
You Won't Harm Me If You Fool Me
Eran Shmaya, Northwestern University 

3:00 pm
A Theory of Temptation without Uncertainty
Madhav Chandrasekher, Arizona State University

4:00 pmCoffee break

4:30 pm
Monotone Comparative Statics for Games With Strategic Substitutes
Tarun Sabarwal, University of Kansas

5:30 pmClosing Remarks by Jianbo Zhang