Matt
Van
Essen’s Home Page
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I am a 5th
year economics graduate student at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Research:
My research
focuses on the theory of public
goods and externalities, mechanism
design, and experimental
economics.
My
dissertation title is “Implementing Lindahl Allocations—Incorporating
Experimental
Observations into Mechanism Design Theory.”
Other
Research:
- The
influence of experience on the empirical validity of mixed
strategy Nash equilibrium
- Dynamic
stability in public good mechanisms
- The
role
of negative reciprocity in mitigating the holdup
problem
- Dynamic
auctions as public good provision mechanisms
- Non-standard applications of the theory
of public goods
Teaching:
In
addition to my research activities, I have also been twice
awarded the "Dean's Teaching Award" for outstanding
teaching in the field of economics.
Courses Taught:
- Principles
of Economics (ECON 200)
- Intermediate Microeconomics for Business (ECON
300)
- Information Economics and the Internet (ECON 452)
- Public Sector Economics (ECON 435)
More
information about my research can be found by clicking the
research
link below.
Also on
this
site you will find: a copy of my curriculum vitae; links to my class
syllabi; and solutions to class problem sets.
CV
Research
Teaching
