Martin Dufwenberg Karl & Stevie Eller Professor [pdf] martind1 [at] arizona.edu; +1-520-626-1540; Department of Economics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721-0108, USA

About me

• Here is my CV.
• My research uses game theory and experiments and explores topics in behavioral economics.
• PhD Uppsala University 1995; Princeton University alumnus (*94)
• Honorary Visiting Professor, U of Gothenburg + CESifo Fellow
• Editorial service: Games & Economic Behavior 2003-13; Experimental Economics 2004-; Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 2007-10, 2013-14, 2017-18; Journal of the Economic Science Association 2014-
• My take on: face masks [artikel] [translation] [Zorro & Co.] [advice], game theory [pdf], psychological games [pdf], behavioral economics [pdf], experiments [pdf], Uri Gneezy [video], Vernon Smith [pdf], teaching [video], leadership [video], grants [pdf], subject-protection [pdf], Sanjit Dhami's book [video], conference poster design [pdf], economics in the desert [newsletter], bridge [Solleftea-1983] [artikel], poker [pdf], "Banking on Reciprocity: Deposit Insurance and Insolvency" (w. David Rietzke) [pdf], "Pandemics and Psychological Game Theory" (w. Kathryn Reed) [pdf], "Peer Evaluation Tournaments" (w. Katja Gorlitz & Christina Gravert) [pdf], "Guilt Aversion and Other Motivations: Eve versus Adam" (w. Giovanni Di Bartolomeo, Stefano Papa & Laura Razzolini) [pdf], "Promises & Punishment" (w. Flora Li & Alec Smith) [pdf] [Yoda&DV@Lil'A's] [tantrums & frustration].

Selected publications

• Di Bartolomeo, Giovanni, Martin Dufwenberg & Stefano Papa, "Promises & Partner-Switch," Journal of the Economic Science Association, forthcoming. [pdf] [moto]
• Dufwenberg, Martin, Paul Feldman, Maros Servatka, Jorge Tarraso & Rado Vadovic (2023), "Honesty in the City," Games & Economic Behavior 139, 15-25. [pdf] [2011: #1 #2 #3 #4] [2022: #1 #2 #3]
• Di Bartolomeo, Giovanni, Martin Dufwenberg, Stefano Papa & Francesco Passarelli (2023), "Promises or Agreements? Moral Commitments in Bilateral Communication," Economics Letters 222, 110931. [pdf] [Beatles] [Bb] [promise-not-to-tell?]
• Battigalli, Pierpaolo & Martin Dufwenberg (2022), "Belief-Dependent Motivations and Psychological Game Theory," Journal of Economic Literature 60, 833-82. [pdf] [Section 10] [Ischia] [Bocconi Knowledge] [Inside Out]
• Dufwenberg, Martin, Olof Johansson-Stenman, Michael Kirchler, Florian Lindner & Rene Schwaiger (2022), "Mean Markets or Kind Commerce," Journal of Public Economics 209, 104648. [pdf] [langlaufen] [langgolfen]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Katarina Nordblom (2022), "Tax Evasion with a Conscience," Journal of Public Economic Theory 24, 5-29. [pdf] [Taxman]
• Invernizzi, Giovanna, Joshua Miller, Tommaso Coen, Martin Dufwenberg, Luiz Oliveira (2021), "Tra i Leoni: Revealing the Preferences Behind a Superstition," Journal of Economic Psychology 82, 102324. [pdf] [i leoni]
• d'Adda, Giovanna, Martin Dufwenberg, Francesco Passarelli & Guido Tabellini (2020), "Social Norms with Private Values: Theory & Experiments," Games & Economic Behavior 124, 288-304. [pdf] [web-apdx]
• Battigalli, Pierpaolo, Martin Dufwenberg & Alec Smith (2019), "Frustration, Aggression & Anger in Leader-Follower Games," Games & Economic Behavior 117, 15-39. [pdf] [Il Foglio] [Angered] [trailer]
• Di Bartolomeo, Giovanni, Martin Dufwenberg, Stefano Papa & Francesco Passarelli (2019), "Promises, Expectations & Causation," Games & Economic Behavior 113, 137-46. [pdf] [3rd why] [4th why]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Peter Martinsson (2019), "Sealed Envelope Submissions Foster Research Integrity," Revue economique 70, 919-26. [pdf] [Galileo: #1 #2 #3] [D&M '20]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Georg Kirchsteiger (2019), "Modelling Kindness," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 167, 228-34. [pdf] [Ben's Bells] [intro: JEBO special issue]
• Battigalli, Pierpaolo, Roberto Corrao & Martin Dufwenberg (2019), "Incorporating Belief-Dependent Motivation in Games," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 167, 185-218. [pdf] [intro: JEBO special issue]
• Di Bartolomeo, Giovanni, Martin Dufwenberg & Stefano Papa (2019), "The Sound of Silence: A License to be Selfish," Economics Letters 182, 68-70. [pdf] [S&G 1964] [Disturbed] [PTX] [my band]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Martin A. Dufwenberg (2018), "Lies in Disguise: A Theoretical Analysis of Cheating," Journal of Economic Theory 175, 248-64. [pdf] [corrigendum] [Starr Pass] [Kebnekaise]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Matt Van Essen (2018), "King of the Hill: Giving Backward Induction its Best Shot," Games & Economic Behavior 112, 125-38. [pdf] [lions & lambs]
• Jang, Dooseok, Amrish Patel & Martin Dufwenberg (2018), "Agreements with Reciprocity: Co-Financing and MOUs," Games & Economic Behavior 111, 85-99. [pdf] [web-apdx]
• Dufwenberg, Martin, Maros Servatka & Rado Vadovic (2017), "Honesty & Informal Agreements," Games & Economic Behavior 102, 269-85. [pdf] [square deal]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Amrish Patel (2017), "Reciprocity Networks & the Participation Problem," Games & Economic Behavior 101, 260-72. [pdf] [mountain lion]
• Dufwenberg, Martin, Gunnar Kohlin, Peter Martinsson & Haileselassie Medhin (2016), "Thanks but No Thanks: A New Policy to Avoid Land Conflict," Journal of Environmental Economics & Management 77, 31-50. [pdf] [game-form] [the lab: #1 #2 #3]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Giancarlo Spagnolo (2015), "Legalizing Bribe Giving," Economic Inquiry 53, 836-53. [pdf]
• Dufwenberg, Martin (2015), "Banking on Experiments?," Journal of Economic Studies 42, 943-71. [pdf]
• van Damme; Binmore, Roth, Samuelson; Winter; Bolton, Ockenfels; Dufwenberg, Kirchsteiger; Gneezy; Kocher, Sutter; Sanfey; Kliemt; Selten, Nagel; Azar (2014), "How Werner Guth's Ultimatum Game Shaped our Understanding of Social Behavior," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 108, 292-318. [pdf] [intro: JEBO special issue] [ultimatum]
• Battigalli, Pierpaolo, Gary Charness & Martin Dufwenberg (2013), "Deception: The Role of Guilt," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 93, 227-32. [pdf] [Uri's paper] [Phil & Johnny] [Texas Dolly] [Crazy Mike]
• Dufwenberg, Martin, Alec Smith & Matt Van Essen (2013), "Hold-up: With a Vengeance," Economic Inquiry 51 (2013), 896-908. [pdf] [Yippee-Ki-Yay] [2:36] [Sabino Canyon]
• Charness, Gary & Martin Dufwenberg (2011), "Participation," American Economic Review 101 (2011), 1213-39. [pdf] [web-apdx A] [web-apdx B] [?]
• Dufwenberg, Martin, Simon Gachter & Heike Hennig-Schmidt (2011), "The Framing of Games & the Psychology of Play," Games & Economic Behavior 73, 459-78. [pdf]
• Chang, Luke, Alec Smith, Martin Dufwenberg & Alan Sanfey (2011), "Triangulating the Neural, Psychological, and Economic Bases of Guilt Aversion," Neuron 70, 560-72. [pdf] [video] [Il Corriere] [ScienceDaily] [Tucson Weekly]
• Dufwenberg, Martin, Paul Heidhues, Georg Kirchsteiger, Frank Riedel & Joel Sobel (2011), "Other-Regarding Preferences in General Equilibrium," Review of Economic Studies 78, 640-66. [pdf] [Velez' correction]
• Dufwenberg, Martin (2011), "Game Theory," Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science 2, 167-73. [pdf]
• Dufwenberg, Martin, Ramya Sundaram & David Butler (2010), "Epiphany in the Game of 21," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 75, 132-43. [pdf] [play a match!]
• Charness, Gary & Martin Dufwenberg (2010), "Bare Promises: An Experiment," Economics Letters 107, 281-83. [pdf] [b&g]
• Battigalli, Pierpaolo & Martin Dufwenberg (2009), "Dynamic Psychological Games," Journal of Economic Theory 144, 1-35. [pdf] [omitted materials] [50/50] [Erebor-by-Chiara]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Glenn Harrison (2008), "Peter Bohm - Father of Field Experiments," Experimental Economics 11, 213-20. [pdf] [PB+me+JWW]
• Dufwenberg, Martin (2007), Review of P. Diamond & H. Vartiainen's (Eds.) Behavioral Economics & Its Applications, Journal of Economic Psychology 28, 622-24. [pdf]
• Battigalli, Pierpaolo & Martin Dufwenberg (2007), "Guilt in Games," American Economic Review, Papers & Proceedings, 97, 170-76. [pdf] [pillow]
• Dufwenberg, Martin, Uri Gneezy, Jacob Goeree & Rosemarie Nagel (2007), "Price Floors & Competition," Economic Theory 33, 211-24. [pdf]
• Apesteguia, Jose, Martin Dufwenberg & Reinhard Selten (2007), "Blowing the Whistle," Economic Theory 31, 143-66. [pdf] [referee]
• Charness, Gary & Martin Dufwenberg (2006), "Promises & Partnership," Econometrica 74, 1579-1601. [pdf] [supplement] [uncle Sid] [Jimmy McGill?]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Astri Muren (2006), "Gender Composition in Teams," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 61, 50-54. [pdf]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Astri Muren (2006), "Generosity, Anonymity, Gender," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 61, 42-49. [pdf] [social distance: #1 #2 #3]
• Dufwenberg, Martin Tobias Lindqvist & Evan Moore (2005), "Bubbles & Experience: An Experiment," American Economic Review 95, 1731-37. [pdf]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Georg Kirchsteiger (2004), "A Theory of Sequential Reciprocity," Games & Economic Behavior 47, 268-98. [pdf]
• Asheim, Geir B. & Martin Dufwenberg (2003), "Admissibility & Common Belief," Games & Economic Behavior 42, 208-34. [pdf] [MD?]
• Asheim, Geir B. & Martin Dufwenberg (2003), "Deductive Reasoning in Extensive Games," Economic Journal 113, 305-25. [pdf] [2003 Royal Economic Society Prize] [GBA?]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Mark Stegeman (2002), "Existence & Uniqueness of Maximal Reductions under Iterated Strict Dominance," Econometrica 70, 2007-23. [pdf] [apple]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Uri Gneezy (2002), "Information Disclosure in Auctions: An Experiment," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 48, 431-44. [pdf]
• Dufwenberg, Martin (2002), "Marital Investment, Time Consistency & Emotions," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization 48, 57-69. [pdf] [Valentine] [stuga]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Michael Lundholm (2001), "Social Norms & Moral Hazard," Economic Journal 111, 506-25. [pdf]
• Dufwenberg, Martin (2001), Review of Ariel Rubinstein's Modeling Bounded Rationality, Economics & Philosophy 17, 134-40. [pdf]
• Dufwenberg, Martin, Uri Gneezy, Werner Guth & Eric van Damme (2001), "Direct vs Indirect Reciprocity: An Experiment," Homo Oeconomicus 18, 19-30. [pdf] [clerihew]
• Dufwenberg, Martin (2001), "Teaching Cournot without Derivatives," Journal of Economic Education 32, 36-40. [pdf] [the polygon method]
• Dufwenberg, Martin, Henk Norde, Hans Reijnierse & Stef Tijs (2001), "The Consistency Principle for Set-Valued Solutions and a New Approach to Normative Game Theory," Mathematical Methods of Operations Research 54, 119-131. [pdf] [Ex. 3.2's G^S,B]
• Voorneveld, Mark, Sofia Grahn & Martin Dufwenberg (2000), "Ideal Equilibria in Non-Cooperative Multi-Criteria Games," Mathematical Methods of Operations Research 52, 65-77. [pdf]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Georg Kirchsteiger (2000), "Reciprocity & Wage Undercutting," European Economic Review 44, 1069-78. [pdf]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Werner Guth (2000), "Why Do You Hate Me? - On the Survival of Spite," Economics Letters 67, 147-52. [pdf] [hurt: #1 #2]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Uri Gneezy (2000), "Measuring Beliefs in an Experimental Lost Wallet Game," Games & Economic Behavior 30, 163-82. [pdf]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Uri Gneezy (2000), "Price Competition & Market Concentration: An Experimental Study," International Journal of Industrial Organization 18, 7-22. [pdf] [Affarer]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Werner Guth (1999),"Indirect Evolution vs Strategic Delegation: A Comparison of Two Methods for Explaining Economic Institutions," European Journal of Political Economy 15, 281-95. [pdf] [Hayek vs. Keynes]
• Dufwenberg, Martin (1997), "Some Relationships between Evolutionary Stability Criteria in Games," Economics Letters 57, 45-50. [pdf] [before G₃]
• Dufwenberg, Martin & Johan Linden (1996), "Inconsistencies in Extensive Games: Common Knowledge is Not the Issue," Erkenntnis 45, 103-14. [pdf] [TOL(100)] [D&L '93] [D&L '95]

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• Humboldt 2002
• Rodeo 2004
• Froso GK 2006
• Pinnacles 2007
• w Mats W 2007
• w Al et al 12/10/12: #1 #2 #3 #4
• Kid & Sheryl
• Congratulations Jorgen! Find eight coauthors, one advisor, one advisee, and many friends.