{"id":5,"date":"2018-09-10T12:37:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T16:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/faculty-model-website\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T14:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:34:03","slug":"cv","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/cv\/","title":{"rendered":"CV"},"content":{"rendered":"<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\" class=\"CjVfdc\"><a href=\"\/blipman\/files\/2026\/01\/vit26.pdf\">PDF<\/a><\/div>\n<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\">\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\" class=\"CjVfdc\"><span><strong>Education<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan, 1985.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>BPS, Radio journalism, Memphis State University, 1980.<\/span><\/p>\n<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\" class=\"CjVfdc\"><span><strong>Employment<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"n8H08c UVNKR\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\" class=\"TYR86d wXCUfe zfr3Q\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Boston University, Professor, 2002-present<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" class=\"TYR86d wXCUfe zfr3Q\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>University of Wisconsin, Professor, 1998-2002.\u00a0 (On leave, 2002-2004.)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" class=\"TYR86d wXCUfe zfr3Q\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span><\/span><span>University of Western Ontario, Professor, 1997-1998; Associate Professor, 1995-1997.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" class=\"TYR86d wXCUfe zfr3Q\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Queen\u2019s University, Associate Professor, 1991-1995.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" class=\"TYR86d wXCUfe zfr3Q\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Carnegie Mellon University, Associate Professor (untenured, on leave), 1991-1993; Assistant Professor 1985-1991.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\" class=\"CjVfdc\"><span><strong>Editorial Positions<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Co-Editor, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, 2018-2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Associate Editor, <\/span><span><em>American Economic Review<\/em><\/span><span>, 2014-2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Associate Editor, <\/span><span><em>Theoretical Economics<\/em><\/span><span>, 2011-2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Co-Editor, <\/span><span><em>Theoretical Economics<\/em><\/span><span>, 2005-2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Associate Editor, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, 2000-2018.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Associate Editor, <\/span><span><em>Mathematical Social Sciences<\/em><\/span><span>, 1999-2005.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Associate Editor, <\/span><span><em>Games and Economic Behavior<\/em><\/span><span>, 1996-2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\" class=\"CjVfdc\"><span><strong>Professional Honors<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\">\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span>Presented 2023 Hotelling Lectures in Economic Theory at the Econometric Society Latin American Meeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Fellow, Game Theory Society, 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Fellow, Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory, 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Fellow, Econometric Society, 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\" class=\"CjVfdc\"><span><strong>Professional Activities<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\">At-Large Representative, CSWEP, American Economic Association, January 2025- .<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\">Executive Vice President, Econometric Society, January 2023- .<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\">Member, Council of Game Theory Society, 2008-2013.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\">Treasurer, Society for Economic Theory, 2005-2015.<span><\/span><\/p>\n<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\" class=\"CjVfdc\"><span><strong>Teaching\/Advising Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Department of Economics Teaching Award, Carnegie Mellon University, 1988.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Graduate Teaching Award, University of Wisconsin, 2001.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Gitner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, Boston University, 2004.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Graduate Advisor of the Year, Boston University, 2007, 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\" class=\"CjVfdc\"><span><strong>University Administration<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Associate Dean of the Faculty, Division of Mathematical and Computational Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University, July 2024-.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Department Chair, Boston University, 2012-July 2018; January 2019-June 30, 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Director of Graduate Studies, Boston University, 2006-2008; 2009-2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Director of Graduate Studies, University of Wisconsin, 2001-02.<\/span><\/p>\n<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\" class=\"CjVfdc\"><span><strong> Publications<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p id=\"h.oe46op8uvnqw\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><em><strong>Refereed<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cMechanism Design for Acquisition of\/Stochastic Evidence,&#8221;<\/span><span> <\/span><span>with Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie Dekel,\u00a0<em>Theoretical Economics,\u00a0<\/em>21 January 2026, 99-131.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>\u201cWhy is Language Vague?,&#8221;<\/span><span>\u00a0<em>International Journal of Game Theory,\u00a0<\/em>54, Article 8, March 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cMechanisms with Evidence: Commitment and Robustness,\u201d with Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie Dekel, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, 87, March 2019, 529-566.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cDisclosure and Choice,\u201d with Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie Dekel, <\/span><span><em>Review of Economic Studies<\/em><\/span><span>, 85, July 2018, 1425-1470.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cOptimal Allocation with Costly Verification,\u201d with Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie Dekel, <\/span><span><em>American Economic Review<\/em><\/span><span>, 104, December 2014, 3779-3813. (lead article)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cImplementation with Partial Provability,\u201d with Elchanan Ben-Porath, <\/span><span><em>Journal of Economic Theory<\/em><\/span><span>, 147, September 2012, 1689-1724.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cCostly Self Control and Random Self Indulgence,\u201d with Eddie Dekel, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, 80, May 2012, 1271-1302.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cFinite Order Implications of Common Priors in Infinite Models,\u201d <\/span><span><em>Journal of Mathematical Economics<\/em><\/span><span>, 46, January 2010, 56-70.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cTemptation-Driven Preferences,\u201d with Eddie Dekel and Aldo Rustichini, <\/span><span><em>Review of Economic Studies<\/em><\/span><span>, 76, July 2009, 937-971.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cSwitching Costs in Infinitely Repeated Games,\u201d with Ruqu Wang, <\/span><span><em>Games and Economic Behavior<\/em><\/span><span>, 66, May 2009, 292-314.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cFinite Order Implications of Common Priors,\u201d <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, 71, July 2003, 1255-1267.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cRepresenting Preferences with a Unique Subjective State Space,\u201d with Eddie Dekel and Aldo Rustichini, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, 69, July 2001, 891-934.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>(See also \u201cRepresenting Preferences with a Unique Subjective State Space: Corrigendum,\u201d with Eddie Dekel, Aldo Rustichini, and Todd Sarver, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, 75, March 2007, 591-600, and \u201cSupplemental Appendix.&#8221;)<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cRegulatory Rule-making with Legal Challenges,\u201d with Devon Garvie, <\/span><span><em>Journal of Environmental Economics and Management<\/em><\/span><span>, 40, September 2000, 87-110.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cSwitching Costs in Frequently Repeated Games,\u201d with Ruqu Wang, <\/span><span><em>Journal of Economic Theory<\/em><\/span><span>, 93, August 2000, 149-190.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cDecision Theory without Logical Omniscience: Toward an Axiomatic Framework for Bounded Rationality,\u201d <\/span><span><em>Review of Economic Studies<\/em><\/span><span>, 66, April 1999, 339-361.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cStandard State-Space Models Preclude Unawareness,\u201d with Eddie Dekel and Aldo Rustichini, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, 66, January 1998, 159-173.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cEvolution with State-Dependent Mutations,\u201d with James Bergin, <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, 64, July 1996, 943-956.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cStock Price Manipulation Through Takeover Bids,\u201d with Mark Bagnoli, <\/span><span><em>Rand Journal of Economics<\/em><\/span><span>, 27, Spring 1996, 124-147.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cEx Ante versus Interim Rationality and the Existence of Bubbles,\u201d with Sugato Bhattacharyya, <\/span><span><em>Economic Theory<\/em><\/span><span>, 6, Number 4, 1995, 469-494.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cRobust Inference in Communication Games with Partial Provability,\u201d with Duane J. Seppi, <\/span><span><em>Journal of Economic Theory<\/em><\/span><span>, 66, August 1995, 370-405.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cInformation Processing and Bounded Rationality: A Survey,\u201d <\/span><span><em>Canadian Journal of Economics<\/em><\/span><span>, 28, February 1995, 42-67. Reprinted in P. Earl, ed., The Legacy of Herbert Simon in Economic Analysis, Edward Elgar Publishing, 2001.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cA Note on the Implications of Common Knowledge of Rationality,\u201d <\/span><span><em>Games and Economic Behavior<\/em><\/span><span>, 6, January 1994, 114-129.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cPrivate Provision of Public Goods Can Be Efficient,\u201d with Mark Bagnoli, <\/span><span><em>Public Choice<\/em><\/span><span>, 74, July 1992, 59-78.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cHow to Decide How to Decide How to \u2026 : Modeling Limited Rationality,\u201d <\/span><span><em>Econometrica<\/em><\/span><span>, 59, July 1991, 1105-1125.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cInformational Requirements and Strategic Complexity in Repeated Games,\u201d with Sanjay Srivastava, <\/span><span><em>Games and Economic Behavior<\/em><\/span><span>, 2, September 1990, 273-290.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cDelaying and Deterring Entry: A Game-Theoretic Analysis,\u201d <\/span><span><em>Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control<\/em><\/span><span>, 14, July\/October 1990, 685-708.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cComputation as a Correlation Device,\u201d with Sanjay Srivastava, <\/span><span><em>Games and Economic Behavior<\/em><\/span><span>, 2, June 1990, 154-172.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cStock Repurchase as a Takeover Defense,\u201d with Mark Bagnoli and Roger Gordon, <\/span><span><em>Review of Financial Studies<\/em><\/span><span>, 2, Number 3, 1989, 423-443.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cProvision of Public Goods: Fully Implementing the Core through Private Contributions,\u201d with Mark Bagnoli, <\/span><span><em>Review of Economic Studies<\/em><\/span><span>, 56, October 1989, 583-601.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cSuccessful Takeovers without Exclusion,\u201d with Mark Bagnoli, <\/span><span><em>Review of Financial Studies<\/em><\/span><span>, 1, Spring 1988, 89-110.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cCooperation among Egoists in Prisoners&#8217; Dilemma and Chicken Games,\u201d <\/span><span><em>Public Choice<\/em><\/span><span>, 51, Number 3, 1986, 315-331.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"h.ae2u0122jj5k\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><em><strong>Conference Volumes, Book Chapters, Etc.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;Evidence in Games and Mechanisms,&#8221; with Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie Dekel,\u00a0<em>Annual Review of Economics<\/em>, forthcoming.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cTemptation,\u201d 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>\u201cHow (Not) to Do Decision Theory,\u201d with Eddie Dekel, <\/span><span><em>Annual Review of Economics<\/em><\/span><span>, Volume 2, 2010, 257-282.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cRobert W. Rosenthal (1944-2002),\u201d in S. N. Durlauf and L. E. Blume, eds., <\/span><span><em>The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics<\/em><\/span><span>, Second Edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cUnforeseen Contingencies,\u201d in S. N. Durlauf and L. E. Blume, eds., <\/span><span><em>The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics<\/em><\/span><span>, Second Edition, Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cLanguage and Economics,\u201d in N. Dimitri, M. Basili, and I. Gilboa, eds., <\/span><span><em>Cognitive Processes and Economic Behaviour<\/em><\/span><span>, London: Routledge, 2003, pp. 75-94.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cRecent Developments in Modeling Unforeseen Contingencies,\u201d with Eddie Dekel and Aldo Rustichini, <\/span><span><em>European Economic Review<\/em><\/span><span>, 42, 1998, 523-542.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cLogics for Non-Omniscient Agents: An Axiomatic Approach,\u201d in M. Bacharach, L.-A. Gerard-Varet, P. Mongin, and H. Shin, eds., <\/span><span><em>Epistemic Logic and the Theory of Games and Decisions<\/em><\/span><span>, Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer, 1997, 193-216.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cAn Axiomatic Approach to the Logical Omniscience Problem,\u201d in R. Fagin, ed., <\/span><span><em>Theoretical Aspects of Reasoning About Knowledge: Proceedings of the Fifth Conference<\/em><\/span><span>, San Francisco, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1994.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cOn the Strategic Advantages of a Lack of Common Knowledge,\u201d in R. Parikh, ed., <\/span><span><em>Theoretical Aspects of Reasoning About Knowledge: Proceedings of the Third Conference<\/em><\/span><span>, San Mateo, CA: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 1990.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"h.ikjhye3894gm\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><em><strong>Reviews and Comments<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Review of Gilboa\u2019s <\/span><span><em>Theory of Decision under Uncertainty<\/em><\/span><span>, <\/span><span><em>Journal of Economic Literature<\/em><\/span><span>, 48, March 2010. <\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Review of Gigerenzer and Selten\u2019s <\/span><span><em>Bounded Rationality: The Adaptive Toolbox<\/em><\/span><span>, <\/span><span><em>Journal of Economic Literature<\/em><\/span><span>, September 2002.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cComments on Economics and Language,\u201d in A. Rubinstein\u2019s <\/span><span><em>Economics and Language<\/em><\/span><span>, Cambridge University Press, 2000.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cDedication: In Honor of Robert J. Aumann,\u201d <\/span><span><em>International Journal of Game Theory<\/em><\/span><span>, August 1999.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cMore Absentmindedness,\u201d <\/span><span><em>Games and Economic Behavior<\/em><\/span><span>, 20, July 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cComments on Bicchieri: `The Epistemic Foundations of Nash Equilibrium&#8217;,\u201d in D. Little, ed., <\/span><span><em>On the Reliability of Economic Models<\/em><\/span><span>, Boston: Kluwer Academic Press, 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Review of <\/span><span><em>Rationality and Coordination<\/em><\/span><span>, by Cristina Bicchieri, <\/span><span><em>Games and Economic Behavior<\/em><\/span><span>, 9, May 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Review of <\/span><span><em>Frontiers of Game Theory<\/em><\/span><span>, editted by Ken Binmore, Alan Kirman, and Piero Tani, <\/span><span><em>Southern Economic Journal<\/em><\/span><span>, 61, April 1995.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Review of <\/span><span><em>The Theory of Externalities, Public Goods, and Club Goods<\/em><\/span><span>, by Richard Cornes and Todd Sandler, <\/span><span><em>Journal of Economic Literature<\/em><\/span><span>, December 1987.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cDynamic Behavior of a Firm Subject to Stochastic Regulatory Review: A Comment,\u201d <\/span><span><em>International Economic Review<\/em><\/span><span>, June 1985, 511-516.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/blipman\/working_papers\/\"><span><strong>Working Papers<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 5\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span>\u201cSequential Mechanisms for Evidence Acquisition,\u201d with Elchanan Ben-Porath and Eddie Dekel, first draft June 2023, current draft April 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>\u201cAn Elementary Proof of the Optimality of Threshold Mechanisms,&#8221;<\/span><span> first draft June 2015, current draft July 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\" class=\"CjVfdc\"><span><strong>Conference Organization, Etc.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Program Committee, 10th World Congress of the Econometric Society, 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Program Chair, Econometric Society North American Summer Meetings, 2009.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Program Committee, Econometric Society North American Summer Meetings, 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Program Committee, 9th World Congress of the Econometric Society, 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Program Committee, Conference on Theoretical Aspects of Rationality and Knowledge, 1994, 2001, 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Member of National Science Foundation prescreening panel for Learning and Intelligent Systems, 1997.<\/span><\/p>\n<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\" class=\"CjVfdc\"><span><strong>Grants<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>National Science Foundation, 1985-1986, 2002-2005, 2005-2008, 2009-2012, and 2019-2022.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 1992-1995 and 1995-1998.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation, 1999-2001, 2007-2010, 2013-2017, and 2019-2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<div jscontroller=\"Ae65rd\" jsaction=\"touchstart:UrsOsc; click:KjsqPd; focusout:QZoaZ; mouseover:y0pDld; mouseout:dq0hvd;fv1Rjc:jbFSOd;CrfLRd:SzACGe;\" class=\"CjVfdc\"><span><strong>Refereeing<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span>Refereed for<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span><em>American Economic Review<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span><em>American Political Science Review<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><span><em>B.E. 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