"On the Efficiency of Partial Information in Elections" We study the relation between the electorate’s information about candidates’ policy platforms during an election, and the subsequent provision of inefficient local publicgoods (pork) by the elected government. More information does not lead to better outcomes. We show that the efficient outcome in which no candidate proposes…

"Price as a signal of product quality: experimental evidence from wine tastings" Abstract:We study the determinants of the choice between wines in wine tasting experiments where about 200 nonprofessional tasters were asked to indicate which one of the tasted wines they preferred and which one they would buy. In addition to actually tasting several wines, which differ in terms…

"An Estimable Equilibrium Model of Labor Market Search and Schooling Choice"

"A Salience Theory of Choice Errors"

"Treatment choice using empirical risk minimization"

"A more robust definition of multiple priors"

"Identifying Sorting: In Practice"

"Love for Quality, Comparative Advantage, and Trade"

"Organized Crime Networks: Theory and Evidence Based on Federal Bureau of Narcotics Secret Files on American Mafia"

"Long Term Youth Unemployment Or Disposable Workforce?"

"Knowing the right person in the right place: political connections and resistance to change"

"The Demarcation of Land and the Role of Coordinating Property Institutions"

"The Effects of Competition on Post-Transplant Outcomes of Cadaveric Liver Transplantation under the MELD Scoring System"

"Panel Growth regressions with General Predetermined Variables: likelihood-based estimation and bayesian averaging"

"The Role of Commitment in Bilateral Trade"