{"id":21,"date":"2018-09-20T10:43:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T14:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:31:18","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Selected Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2025\/09\/survey_2025-08.pdf\">&#8220;Evidence in Games and Mechanisms,&#8221;\u00a0<\/a>with Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie Dekel,\u00a0<em>Annual Review of Economics<\/em>, forthcoming.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/econtheory.org\/ojs\/index.php\/te\/article\/viewFile\/20260099\/44190\/1352\">Mechanism Design for Acquisition of\/Stochastic Evidence<\/a>,&#8221; with <span>Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie Dekel,\u00a0<em>Theoretical Economics<\/em>, 21, January 2026, 99-131.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/rdcu.be\/ecwi2\">Why is Language Vague?,<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0<em>International Journal of Game Theory<\/em>, 54, Article 8, March 2025.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/evidence2.pdf\">Mechanisms with Evidence: Commitment and Robustness<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie Dekel, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, March 2019. (<\/span><a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/evidence2-supp.pdf\"><span>Supplemental Appendix.<\/span><\/a><span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/disclosure_and_choice.pdf\">Disclosure and Choice<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie Dekel, <\/span><span><em>Review of Economic Studies<\/em><\/span><span>, July 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/allocation_verification.pdf\">Optimal Allocation with Costly Verification<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie Dekel, <\/span><span><em>American Economic Review<\/em><\/span><span>, December 2014. (<\/span><a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/verification_supp.pdf\"><span>Online appendix.<\/span><\/a><span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/temptation-survey-final.pdf\">Temptation,<\/a>&#8220;<\/span><span> with Wolfgang Pesendorfer, in Acemoglu, Arellano, and Dekel, eds., <\/span><span><em>Advances in Economics and Econometrics: Tenth World Congress, Volume 1<\/em><\/span><span>, Cambridge University Press, 2013.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/implementation.pdf\">Implementation with Partial Provability<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with Elchanan Ben-Porath, <\/span><span><em>Journal of Economic Theory<\/em><\/span><span>, September 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/randomselfindulgence2012.pdf\">Costly Self Control and Random Self Indulgence<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with Eddie Dekel, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, May 2012. (<\/span><a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/randomselfindulgencesupplement2012.pdf\"><span>supplemental notes<\/span><\/a><span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/dekel-lipman2.pdf\">How (Not) to Do Decision Theory<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with Eddie Dekel, <\/span><span><em>Annual Review of Economics<\/em><\/span><span>, 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/inf-cpa.pdf\">Finite Order Implications of Common Priors in Infinite Models<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> <\/span><span><em>Journal of Mathematical Economics<\/em><\/span><span>, January 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/tempt-driven.pdf\">Temptation-Driven Preferences<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with Eddie Dekel and Aldo Rustichini, <\/span><span><em>Review of Economic Studies<\/em><\/span><span>, July 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/switching_infinite.pdf\">Switching Costs in Infinitely Repeated Games<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with Ruqu Wang, <\/span><span><em>Games and Economic Behavior<\/em><\/span><span>, May 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/corrigendum2007.pdf\">Representing Preferences with a Unique Subjective State Space: Corrigendum<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with Eddie Dekel, Aldo Rustichini, and Todd Sarver, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, March 2007. See also <\/span><a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/corrigendumsupplement2007.pdf\"><span>supplemental appendix<\/span><\/a><span> with complete proof of DLR\u2019s additive EU theorem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/cpa.pdf\">Finite Order Implications of Common Priors<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, July 2003. (<\/span><a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/webnt.pdf\"><span>supplemental notes<\/span><\/a><span>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/lang.pdf\">Language and Economics,<\/a>&#8220;<\/span><span> in N. Dimitri, M. Basili, and I. Gilboa, eds., <\/span><span><em>Cognitive Processes and Rationality in Economics<\/em><\/span><span>, London: Routledge, 2003.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/DLR2001.pdf\">Representing Preferences with a Unique Subjective State Space<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with Eddie Dekel and Aldo Rustichini, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, July 2001.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/comment.pdf\">Comments on Rubinstein\u2019s <\/a><\/span><span><em>Economics and Language<\/em><\/span><span>,&#8221;<\/span><span> September 1999. (This appears in Rubinstein\u2019s <\/span><span><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/arielrubinstein.tau.ac.il\/el.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">book<\/a><\/span><span>.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/switch_frequent.pdf\">Switching Costs in Frequently Repeated Games<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with Ruqu Wang, <\/span><span><em>Journal of Economic Theory<\/em><\/span><span>, August 2000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/log-omni.pdf\">Decision Theory without Logical Omniscience: Toward an Axiomatic Framework for Bounded Rationality<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> <\/span><span><em>Review of Economic Studies<\/em><\/span><span>, April 1999.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/standardstatespace1998.pdf\">Standard State-Space Models Preclude Unawareness<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with Eddie Dekel and Aldo Rustichini, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, January 1998.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/statedependentmutation1996.pdf\">Evolution with State-Dependent Mutations<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with James Bergin, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, July 1996.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/robust_inference.pdf\">Robust Inference in Communication Games with Partial Provability<\/a>,&#8221;<\/span><span> with Duane J. Seppi, <\/span><span><em>Journal of Economic Theory<\/em><\/span><span>, August 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/how_to_decide1991.pdf\">How to Decide How to Decide How to \u2026 : Modeling Limited Rationality<\/a><a class=\"XqQF9c rXJpyf\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/Papers\/how_to_decide1991.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">,<\/a>&#8220;<\/span><span> <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, July 1991.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201c<a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2021\/10\/public_goods.pdf\">Provision of Public Goods: Fully Implementing the Core through Private Contribution,<\/a>&#8221; with Mark Bagnoli, <\/span><span><em>Review of Economic Studies<\/em><\/span><span>, October 1989.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Evidence in Games and Mechanisms,&#8221;\u00a0with Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie Dekel,\u00a0Annual Review of Economics, forthcoming. &#8220;Mechanism Design for Acquisition of\/Stochastic Evidence,&#8221; with Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie Dekel,\u00a0Theoretical Economics, 21, January 2026, 99-131. &#8220;Why is Language Vague?,&#8221;\u00a0International Journal of Game Theory, 54, Article 8, March 2025. \u201cMechanisms with Evidence: Commitment and Robustness,&#8221; with Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15163,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15163"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":702,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}