Working Papers

1993-2004       2005-Now
Year Serial No. Authors Title Full Text
2004 04-14 R. Arnott, O. Hochman and G. C. Rausser Pollution and Land Use: Optimum and Decentralization
2004 04-13 Ines Macho-Stadler, David Perez-Castrillo and David Wettstein Sharing the Surplus: A Just and Efficient Proposal for Environments with Externalities
2004 04-12 David Perez-Castrillo and David Wettstein An Ordinal Shapley Value for Economic Environments
2004 04-11 Pradeep Dubey, Ori Haimanko and Andriy Zapechelnyuk Strategic Complements and Substitutes, and Potential Games
2004 04-10 Todd R. Kaplan and Bradley J. Ruffle It’s My Turn . . . Please, After You: An Experimental Study of Cooperation and Social Conventions
2004 04-09 Tomer Blumkin and Ehud Menirav Framing the Rabbit to Snare the Votes - The Case for Political Framing
2004 04-08 Tomer Blumkin, Yoram Magalioth and Efraim Sadka On Vertically Challenged and Horizontal Equity - Reassessing Anti-Discrimination Rules
2004 04-07 Tomer Blumkin and Volker Grossmann Ideological Polarization, Sticky Information and Policy Reforms
2004 04-06 Yossi Hadar, Oded Hochman and David Pines City Size and Diversity: Optimum Versus Laissez Faire
2004 04-05 Doron Lavee, Uri Regev and Amos Zemel Optimal Intervention in Uncertain Waste Recycling Markets
2004 04-04 Ezra Einy, Ori Haimanko, Diego Moreno and Benyamin Shitovitz Uniform Continuity of the Value for Zero-Sum Games with Differential Information
2004 04-03 Chen Cohen and Aner Sela Manipulations in Contests
2004 04-02 Gadi Fibich, Arieh Gavious and Aner Sela Asymptotic Analysis of Large Auctions
2004 04-01 Arie Arnon and Nu'man Kanafani Absorbing Returnees in A Viable Palestinian State: A Forward-Looking Macroeconomic Perspective
2003 03-14 Arie Preminger and David Wettstein Using the Penalized Likelihood Method for Model Selection with Nuisance Parameters Present Only Under the Alternative: An Application to Switching Regression Models
2003 03-13 Arie Preminger, Uri Ben-Zion and David Wettstein Extended Switching Regression Models with Time Varying Probabilities for Combining Forecasts
2003 03-12 Chrisian Groh, Benny Moldovanu, Aner Sela and Uwe Sunde Optimal Seedings in Elimination Tournaments
2003 03-11 Bradley J. Ruffle and Richard H. Sosis Does it Pay to Pray? Field Experiments Evaluating the Economic Return to Religious Ritual
2003 03-10 Pradeep Dubey, Ezra Einy and Ori Haimanko Compound Voting and The Banzhaf Power Index
2003 03-09 Gadi Fibich, Arieh Gavious and Aner Sela Auctions with Weakly Asymmetric Interdependent Values
2003 03-08 Arie Preminger, Uri Ben-Zion and David Wettstein Extended Switching Regression Models: Allowing for Multiple Latent State Variables
2003 03-07 Hans-Theo Norman, Bradley J.Ruffle and Christopher M. Snyder Do Buyer-Size Discounts Depend on the Curvature of the Surplus Function? Experimental Tests of Bargaining Models
2003 03-06 יוסי סעדון, אורי בן-ציון וזלמן שיפר מדיניות הריבית של הבנק המרכזי והעדפות אסימטריות
2003 03-05 Uri Benzion and Josheph Yagil Portfolio Composition Choice: A Behavioral Approach
2003 03-04 Uri Benzion and Josheph Yagil Decisions in Financial Economics: An Experimental Study of Diskcount Rates
2003 03-03 Uri Benzion, Yochanan Shachmurove and Joseph Yagil Subjective Discount Functions - An Experimental Approach
2003 03-02 Ezra Einy, Ori Haimanko, Diego Moreno and Benyamin Shitovitz On the Continuity of Equilibrium and Core Correspondences in Economies with Differential Information
2003 03-01 Suleiman Abu-Bader and Aamer S. Abu-Qarn Government Expenditures, Military Spending and Economic Growth: Causality Evidence from Egypt, Israel and Syria
2002 02-17 H. Shalit and S. Yitzhaki Derivation Of The Mean-Gini Efficient Portfolio Frontier
2002 02-16 B. J. Ruffle and Z. Shtudiner A Rational Explanation for Price Ending in 99: Experimental Evidence
2002 02-15 G. Fibich, A. Gavious and A. Sela All-Pay Auctions with Risk-Averse Buyers
2002 02-14 M. Gradstein Governance and Growth
2002 02-13 M. Gradstein Bargaining with Secession: Buchanan meets Coase
2002 02-12 P. Dubey, O. Haimanko and A. Zapechelnyuk Strategic Subtitutes and Potential Games
2002 02-11 B. J. Ruffle and R. H. Sosis Just How Cooperative are Kibbutz Members? Field Experiments on Israeli Kibbutzim and in Israeli Cities
2002 02-10 O. Hochman Agglomeration of Spatial Clubs
2002 02-09 J. Engle-Warnick and B. J. Ruffle Buyer Countervailing Power Versus Monopoly Power: Evidence from Experimental Posted-Offer Markets
2002 02-08 A. Glazer and M. Gradstein Elections with Contribution - Maximizing Candidates
2002 02-07 P. Dubey, O. Haimanko and A. Zapelchelnyuk Strategic Substitutes and Potential Games
2002 02-06 O. Haimanko, M. Berton and S. Weber On Efficiency and Sustainablility in a Collective Decision Problem with Heterogeneous Agents
2002 02-05 B. Moldovanu and A. Sela Contest Achitecture
2002 02-04 D. Cohen-Zada Preserving Religious Values Through Education: Economic Analysis and Evidence from the US
2002 02-03 Y. Gilboa and M. Justman University Admissions Criteria: Implications for Output, Distribution and Mobility
2002 02-02 J.Engle-Wamick and B.J. Ruffle The Strategies Behind Their Action: A New Method to Infer Repeated-Game Strategies and an Application to Buyer Behavior
2002 02-01 M. Gradstein and M. Justman Public Education and the Melting Pot
2001 01-23 D. Cohen-Zada and M. Justman Religious Education and School Vouchers.
2001 01-22 M. Justman and E. Zuscovitch Economic Impact of Subsidized Industrial R&D in Israel.
2001 01-21 M. Justman, J-F Thisse and T. van Ypersele Taking the Bite out of Fiscal Competition.
2001 01-20 D. Pérez-Castrillo and D. Wettstein Choosing Wisely: A Multi-Bidding Approach.
2001 01-19 E. Einy, D. Moreno and B. Shitovitz On the Value of Public Information in a Cournot Duopoly.
2001 01-18 B.J. Ruffle Tax and Subsidy Incidence Equivalence Theories: Experimental Evidence from Competitive Markets.
2001 01-17 U. BenZion, P. Klein, Y. Shachmurove and J. Yagil Efficiency Differences Between the S&P 500 and the Tel-Aviv 25 Indices: A Moving Average Comparison.
2001 01-16 O. Haimanko, M. Le Breton and S. Weber Transfers in a Polarized Country: Bridging the Gap Between Efficiency and Stability.
2001 01-15 R. Sosis and B. Ruffle Religious Ritual and Cooperation: Testing for a Relationship on Israeli Religious Kibbutzim.
2001 01-14 G. Fibich, A. Gavious and A. Sela Revenue Equivalence in Asymmetric Auctions.
2001 01-13 T. Homma, Y. Tsutsui and U. Benzion Exchange Rate and Stock Prices in Japan.
2001 01-12 A.S. Abu-Qarn and S. Abubader Export-led Growth: Empirical Evidence from the MENA Region.
2001 01-11 S. Abubader Institutional Changes and Breakpoints in Israeli Trade.
2001 01-10 B. J. Ruffle Competitive Equilibrium and Classroom Pit Markets for the Early 21st Century.
2001 01-09 O. Palmon and A. Spivak Adverse Selection and the Market for Annuities.
2001 01-08 E. Einy, O. Haimanko, R. Orzach and A. Sela Dominant Strategies, Superior Information, and Winner’s Curse in Second-Price Auctions.
2001 01-07 M. Gradstein Rules, Stability, and Growth.
2001 01-06 M. Justman and E. Zuscovitch The Economic Impact of Subsidized Industrial R&D in Israel.
2001 01-05 O.E. Tykocinski and B.J. Ruffle Instrumental Waiting.
2001 01-04 M. Justman, J-F Thisse and T. van Ypersele Fiscal Competition and Regional Differentiation.
2001 01-03 A. Gavious and A. Sela Auctions with Reservation Prices.
2001 01-02 B. Ruffle and T. Kaplan Here’s Something You Never Asked For, Didn’t Know Existed, and Can’t Easily Obtain: A Search Model of Gift Giving.
2001 01-01 A. Gavious, B. Moldovanu and A. Sela Bid Costs and Endogenous Bid Caps.
2000 00-10 U. Ben-Zion, A. Hibshoosh and U. Shpiegel Price Discrimination by Coupons Restrictions.
2000 00-09 D. Perez-Castrillo and D. Wettstein In Whose Backyard? A Generalized Bidding Approach.
2000 00-08 M. Justman Transitional Dynamics of Output,Wages and Profits in Innovation-Led Growth: Ageneral Equilibrium Analysis.
2000 00-07 B. Moldovanu and A. Sela Patent Licensing to Bertrand Competitors.
2000 00-06 H. Shalit and S. Yitzhaki Solving the Portfolio Allocation Puzzle.
2000 00-05 T. Kaplan, I. Luski, A. Sela and D. Wettstein All-Pay Auctions with Variable Rewards.
2000 00-04 M. Justman Lerner’s Index Meets the Coase Conjecture.
2000 00-03 E. Einy,O. Haimanko ,R. Orzach and A.Sela Dominant Strategies, Superior Information, and Winner's Curse in Second-Price Auctions
2000 00-02 D. Cohen-Zada and M. Justman The Political Economy of School Choice: Linking Theory and Evidence.
2000 00-01 E. Einy,O. Haimanko ,R. Orzach and A.Sela Dominance Solvability of Second-Price Auctions with Differential Information.
1999 99-16 M. Gradstein and M. Justman Education, Social Cohesion, and Economic Growth.
1999 99-15 A. Spivak Pension Reform in Israel.” (in Hebrew)
1999 99-14 D. Sonsino, U. Benzion and G. Mador The Complexity Effects on Choice with Uncertainty - Experimental Evidence.
1999 99-13 A. Arnon and J. Weinblatt Sovereignty and Economic Development: The Case of Israel and Palestine.
1999 99-12 A. Preminger and H. Shalit Normality is a Necessary and Sufficient Condition for OLS to Yield Robust Results.
1999 99-11 E. Einy, D. Moreno and B. Shitovitz Information Advantage in Cournot Oligopoly.
1999 99-10 T. Kaplan and B. Ruffle The Self-Serving Bias and Beliefs about Rationality.
1999 99-09 M. Gradstein and M. Justman Public Schooling, Social Capital and Growth.
1999 99-07 D. Perez-Castrillo and D. Wettstein Bidding for the Surplus: A Non-Cooperative Approach to the Shapley Value.
1999 99-06 O. Hochman, D. Pines and B. Ruffle The Agglomeration of Clubs.
1999 99-05 E. Einy, D. Moreno and B. Shitovitz On the Core of an Economy with Differential Information.
1999 99-04 E. Einy, D. Moreno and B. Shitovitz The Bargaining Set of a Large Economy with Differential Information.
1999 99-03 E. Einy, D. Moreno and B. Shitovitz Fine Value Allocations in Large Exchange Economies with Differential Information.
1998 98-09 A. Arnon and A. Spivak Economic Aspects of the Oslo Peace Process: The Disappointing Consequences of an Incomplete Agreement.
1998 98-08 D. Cohen-Zada and M. Justman The Effect of Income Distribution on the Public/Private Mix of Educational Services: A Theoretical Model and Evidence from the U.S.
1998 98-07 M. Gradstein Optimal Taxation and Fiscal Constitution.
1998 98-06 M. Gradstein An Economic Rationale for Public Education: The Value of Commitment.
1998 98-05 A.P. Gutierrez, U. Regev and D. Zilberman Examining God's Utility Function: Why Nature Knows How to Manage Renewable Resources but Humans Might Not.
1998 98-04 E. Einy and B. Shitovitz Equivalence of Value and Competitive Allocations in Large Economies with Differential Information.
1998 98-03 B. Ruffle and O. Tykocinski Unwrapping the Deadweight Loss of Gift Giving.
1998 98-02 D. Perez-Castrillo and D. Wettstein Implementation of Bargaining Sets via Simple Mechanisms.
1998 98-01 H. Shalit and S. Yitzhaki Estimating Beta.
1997 97-18 I. Luski and D. Wettstein Wage Competition in the Labor Market: Equilibria and the Impact of Minimum Wage Laws.
1997 97-17 M. Justman Technological Infrastructure Policy in an Integrated World Economy: National Support International Coordination.
1997 97-16 M. Gradstein and M. Justman The Political Transition: A Turning Point in the Dynamics of Growth and Inequality.
1997 97-15 M. Justman and M. Gradstein Industrialization Democratization and Declining Inequality: The Political Transition After the Industrial Revolution.
1997 97-14 M. Justman Transitional Dynamics of Output, Wages and Profits in Innovation-Led Growth: a General Equilibrium Analysis
1997 97-13 A. Klug and G.W. Smith Suez and Sterling 1956.
1997 97-12 E. Einy, D. Moreno and B. Shitovitz The Asymptotic Nucleolus of Large Monopolistic Games.
1997 97-11 E. Einy, R. Holzman and D. Monderer On the Least Core and the Mas-Colell Bargaining Set.
1997 97-10 A. Klug and C. Nadav Elites and the Economics of Radicalism: Evidence from Oldham 1842-1852.
1997 97-09 E. Einy, D. Moreno and B. Shitovitz The Core of a Class of Non-Atomic Games which Arise in Economic Applications.
1997 97-08 A. Klug and C. Nadav On the Predictive Power of the Term Structure During the 1930s.
1997 97-07 M. Justman and J-F Thisse Local Public Funding of Higher Education when Skilled Labor is Mobile.
1997 97-06 E. Einy and B. Shitovitz Von Neumann-Morgenstern Stability of the Symmetric Pareto-Optimal Allocations in Pure Exchange Economies.
1997 97-05 A. Klug Progress and Paradox in International Economics.
1997 97-04 T. Kaplan and D. Wettstein The Possibility of Mixed-Strategy Equilibria with Constant-Returns-to-Scale Technology under Bertrand Competition
1997 97-03 T. Kaplan and D. Wettstein Surplus Sharing with a Two-Stage Mechanism.
1997 97-02 M. Gradstein and M. Justman The Political Dynamics of Education Endogenous Growth and Inequality in a Mixed Economy.
1997 97-01 M. Gradstein and M. Justman Democratic Choice of an Education System: Implications for Growth and Income Distribution.
1996 96-17 O. Hochman Zoning as a Control of Pollution in a Spatial Environment."Discussion Paper Series 199
1996 96-16 X. Yin and E. Zuscovitch Economic Consequences of Limited Technology Transferability.
1996 96-15 E. Einy, D. Monderer and D. Moreno The Least Core, Kernel, and Bargaining Sets of Large Games.
1996 96-14 M. Justman Growth through Innovation: A Schumpeterian Perspective.
1996 96-13 H. Shalit Finding Better Securities While Holding Portfolios.
1996 96-10 E. Einy, R. Holzman, D. Monderer and B. Shitovitz Core Equivalence for Infinite Convex Games.
1996 96-09 B. Angehrn, U. Regev and P. Rieder Input-Demand of Human Capital in Plant Protection.
1996 96-08 U. Regev, A.P. Gutierrez, S.J. Schreiber and D. Zilbermann Bio-Economic Foundations of Renewable Resource Exploitation.
1996 96-07 I. Luski and D. Wettstein R&D Activity in a General Equilibrium Setting: A Lindahlian Perspective.
1996 96-06 A. Arnon Free and Not So Free Banking Theories Among the Classicals.
1996 96-05 M. Gradstein and M. Justman The Political Economy of Mixed Public and Private Schooling.
1996 96-02 O. Hochman More on Scale Economies and Cities.
1996 96-01 R. Ferreira and E. Zuscovitch Jack of All Trades or Master of One? The Specialization-Flexibility Trade-off.
1995 95-10 A. Arnon and A. Spivak Monetary Integration Between the Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian Economies.
1995 95-08 M. Gradstein The Politics of Precommitment with Electoral Uncertainty and Transaction Costs.
1995 95-07 M. Gradstein and M. Justman The Political Economy of Mixed Public and Private Schooling: A Dynamic Analysis
1995 95-06 M. Gradstein Implementation of Social Optimum in Oligopoly.
1995 95-05 I. Luski and J. Weinblatt The Gaza Strip and the West Bank: The Transition Toward Economic Independence.
1995 95-04 M. Justman Swarming Mechanics.
1995 95-03 I. Luski and D. Wettstein An Optimal Patent Policy in a Dynamic Model of Innovation.
1995 95-02 E. Einy and B. Shitovitz Convex Games and Stable Sets.
1995 95-01 E. Einy and B. Shitovitz Stability of the Core Mapping in Games with a Countable Set of Players.
1994 94-21 D. Wettstein Incentives and Competitive Allocations in Exchange Economies with Incomplete Markets.
1994 94-20 I. Luski and J. Weinblatt A Dynamic Analysis of Fiscal Pressure and Demographic Transition.
1994 94-18 X. Yin and E. Zuscovitch Product and Process Innovation Strategies by Asymmetric Firms.
1994 94-17 J. Weinblatt and I. Luski The West Bank and Gaza Strip: Macroeconomic Perspectives.
1994 94-16 O. Hochman Internal Scale Economies, Pecuniary Externalities and Cities.
1994 94-15 M. Justman Credit Cost Differentials and Intertemporal Market Power in Durable-Goods Monopoly.
1994 94-14 E. Einy, R. Holzman and B. Shitovitz Core and Stable Sets of Large Games Arising in Economics.
1994 94-12 A. Arnon and A. Spivak Economic Pros and Cons of Introducing a Palestinian Currency.
1994 94-11 I. Luski and J. Weinblatt The West Bank and Gaza Strip: A Macroeconomic Profile and Simulation Model.
1994 94-10 J. Hadar and O. Hochman Optimal Production and Pricing of Water When Precipitation is Uncertain.
1994 94-09 M. Gradstein and M. Justman On the Political Dynamics of Inequality in a Growing Economy: A Reinterpretation of the Kuznets Curve.
1994 94-08 E. Einy and B. Shitovitz The Optimistic Stability of the Core Mapping in Public Goods Production Economies.
1994 94-04 N. Gotsch U. Regev and P. Rieder Economic Evaluation of Pest Management Decisions in Swiss Wheat Production.
1994 94-03 E. Zuscovitch and M. Justman Networks Sustainable Differentiation and Economic Development.
1993 93-13 H. Shalit Beating the S&P500: A Dynamic Application of Marginal Conditional Stochastic Dominance.
1993 93-12 M. Gradstein and M. Justman Education Inequality and Growth: A Public Choice Perspective.
1993 93-11 I. Luski and J. Weinblatt The Effect of Minimum Wage on Employment and Wages in Israeli Industry.
1993 93-10 H. Shalit Mean-Gini Hedging in Futures Markets.
1993 93-09 M. Justman The Effect of Local Demand on Industry Location.
1993 93-08 O. Hochman D. Pines and J-F Thisse On the Optimal Structure of Local Governments.
1993 93-05 A. Spivak The Design of Optimal Lottery Tickets: A Non-Expected Utility Perspective.
1993 93-02 M. Gradstein Provision of Public Goods with Incomplete Information: Decentralization vs. Central Planning.