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Combinatorial Auctions in Practice

By Ignacio Palacios-Huerta, David C. Parkes, and Richard Steinberg

Journal of Economic Literature, June 2024

We survey the uses of combinatorial auctions that have been deployed in practice, giving emphasis to their key representational and economic aspects. In addition, we discuss behavioral economics considerations on both the bidder and auctioneer sides of th...

Optimal Income Taxation

By Louis Kaplow

Journal of Economic Literature, June 2024

This article explores subjects in optimal income taxation characterized by recent research interest, practical importance in light of concerns about inequality, potential for misunderstanding, and prospects for advancement. Throughout the analysis, path...

Persecution and Escape: Professional Networks and High-Skilled Emigration from Nazi Germany

By Sascha O. Becker, Volker Lindenthal, Sharun W. Mukand, and Fabian Waldinger

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, July 2024

We study the role of professional networks in facilitating emigration of Jewish academics dismissed from their positions by the Nazi government. We use individual-level exogenous variation in the timing of dismissals to estimate causal effects. Academics ...