Overview
Started in 2021, the Market Design Seminar Series brings leading researchers at the frontier of market design to Zurich to present their work, exchange ideas, and connect with the community.
Explore past and upcoming semesters:
Seminar Series
At the frontier of research
Spring 2025
| Date | Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31.03.2025 16:15–17:45 |
BLU 003 |
Olivier Bochet
NYU Abu Dhabi |
Benchmark Strategies in Mechanism Design |
| 20.05.2025 17:00–18:00 |
BLU 003 |
Tayfun Sönmez
Boston College |
Informed Neutrality in Minimalist Market Design: A Case Study on a Constitutional Crisis in India |
| 26.05.2025 16:15–17:45 |
BLU 003 |
Simon Jantschgi
University of Zurich |
Competitive Combinatorial Exchange |
Fall 2024
| Date | Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30.09.2024 16:15–17:45 |
BLU 008 |
Alexey Kushnir
Carnegie Mellon |
Selling with Network Flows: A New Approach to Optimal Multi-Dimensional Mechanisms |
| 01.10.2024 17:00–18:00 |
BLU 003 |
Alexey Kushnir
Carnegie Mellon |
Undergraduate Course Allocation through Competitive Markets |
Spring 2024
| Date | Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19.03.2024 17:00–18:00 |
BLU 003 |
Shengwu Li
Harvard University |
What's My Employee Worth: The Effects of Salary Benchmarking |
| 30.05.2024 14:15–15:15 |
LEE E101 |
Éva Tardos
Cornell University |
Stability and Learning in Games with Carry-over Effects between Rounds |
Fall 2023
| Date | Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.10.2023 12:15–13:30 |
SOF G21 |
Axel Ockenfels
University of Cologne and Max Planck Institute |
Why Is the Soft Floor Auction So Popular? |
| 10.10.2023 17:00–18:00 |
SOF G21 |
Catharina Calsamiglia
Barcelona School of Economics |
The Design of University Entrance Exams and Its Implications for Gender Gaps |
| 24.10.2023 17:00–18:00 |
SOF G21 |
Estelle Cantillon
Université libre de Bruxelles |
The Benefits and Costs of Information: Evidence from the New Zealand Wholesale Electricity Market |
Spring 2023
| Date | Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23.05.2023 17:00–18:00 |
BLU 003 |
Joseph Root
University of Chicago |
Royal Processions: Incentives, Efficiency and Fairness in Two-Sided Matching |
| 30.05.2023 17:00–18:00 |
BLU 003 |
Larry Samuelson
Yale University |
Investment and Matching |
Fall 2022
| Date | Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.12.2022 18:30–19:30 |
RAA G01 |
Tim Roughgarden
Columbia University |
Transaction Fee Mechanism Design |
Spring 2022
| Date | Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.05.2022 12:15–13:30 |
SOF G21 |
Piotr Dworczak
Northwestern University |
Redistributive Allocation Mechanisms |
| 10.05.2022 17:00–18:00 |
BLU 003 |
Alexander Teytelboym
University of Oxford |
The Combinatorial Multi-Round Ascending Auction |
Fall 2021
| Date | Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27.09.2021 | KOL-F-118 |
Paul Klemperer
University of Oxford |
Art of Multi-Product Auction Design |
| 19.10.2021 | via Zoom |
Peter Cramton
University of Cologne |
Fostering Resiliency with Good Market Design: Lessons from Texas |
| 11.10.2021 | KOL-G-201 |
Marek Pycia
University of Zurich |
Market Design |
| 02.11.2021 | via Zoom |
Emilio Calvano
University of Bologna |
Artificial Intelligence, Algorithmic Pricing and Collusion |
| 09.11.2021 | via Zoom |
Martin Bichler
Technical University of Munich |
Designing Markets with Complex Constraints |
| 30.11.2021 | BLU-003 and via Zoom |
Natalia Fabra
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid |
Technology Neutral vs. Technology Specific Procurement |
| 07.12.2021 | KOL-G-201 / via Zoom |
Paul Milgrom
Stanford University |
Linear Pricing Mechanisms without Convexity |
Spring 2021
| Date | Room | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02.03.2021 | via Zoom |
Axel Ockenfels
University of Cologne |
Negotiating Climate Cooperation |
| 16.03.2021 | via Zoom |
Eric Budish
Chicago Booth |
The Economic Limits of Bitcoin and the Blockchain |
| 13.04.2021 | via Zoom |
Al Roth
Stanford University |
Controversial Markets |
| 27.04.2021 | via Zoom |
Nick Arnosti
Columbia Business School |
Lotteries for Shared Experiences |
| 11.05.2021 | via Zoom |
Rodrigo Velez
Texas A&M University |
Empirical Strategy-Proofness |
| 01.06.2021 | via Zoom |
Pär Holmberg
Research Institute of Industrial Economics |
Multi-Product Supply Function Equilibria |