Michael Schwarz

[ UC Berkeley ] [ RWJ ] mschwarz "at" berkeley.edu

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CV (PDF)

Publications

• The Adoption of Standards under Uncertainty (PDF) [Abstract] , (with M. Ostrovsky)
  forthcoming RAND Journal of Economics
• Russia in Transition (PDF) [Abstract] , (with Edward Lazear and Sherwin Rosen)
  forthcoming Current Politics and Economics of Russia, Eastern, and Central Europe, 2004, Vol. 19, Issue #3
• Synchronization under Uncertainty (PDF) [Abstract] (previously titled Waiting Times and Coordination), with M. Ostrovsky
  forthcoming International Journal of Economic Theory

Working Papers

• A Theory of Brinkmanship, Conflicts, and Commitments (PDF) [Abstract] (with K. Sonin)
• Credible Sales Mechanisms and Intermediaries (PDF) [Abstract] (with D. McAdams)
• Decision Making under Extreme Uncertainty (PDF) [Abstract]
• Efficient Actions in Dynamic Auction Environment (PDF) [Abstract] (with K. Sonin)
• Equilibrium Information Disclosure and Unraveling (PDF) [Abstract] (with M. Ostrovsky)
• Internet Advertising and the Generalized Second Price Auction: Selling Billions of Dollars Worth of Keywords (PDF) [Abstract] (with B. Edelman and M. Ostrovsky)
• Investment Tournaments: Should a Rational Agent Put All His Eggs in One Basket? (PDF) [Abstract]
• Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit: What Can Go Wrong? [Abstract] (with D. McAdams)
  (not available online, please email if interested)

Papers in Preparation

• Do tax subsidies and Medicaid increase access to essential medications? [Abstract]
• Price Discrimination, Non Linear Pricing of Prescription Drugs and R&D Incentives
• Bid Ask Spread, Volatility and Arbitrage
• Robust Strategy for an Uninformed Market Maker
• Search and Relevance