Auctions and mechanism design, microeconomic theory

Benny Moldovanu is a Professor of Economics at the University of Bonn. He studied Mathematics at the Hebrew University Jerusalem and received his PhD in Economics at the University of Bonn. He also serves as Academic Director / Spokesperson of the Bonn Graduate School of Economics, and is one of the two directors of the Reinhard Selten Institute.

Published papers

• Optimal Insurance: Dual Utility, Random Losses, and Adverse Selection

  Gershkov, A., Moldovanu, B., Strack, P., & Zhang, M. (2023). Optimal Insurance: Dual Utility, Random Losses, and Adverse Selection. American Economic Review, 113(10), 2581–2614.

• Voting Agendas and Preferences on Trees: Theory and Practice

  Kleiner, A., & Moldovanu, B. (2022). Voting Agendas and Preferences on Trees: Theory and Practice. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics.

• Optimal Auctions: Non-expected Utility and Constant Risk Aversion

  Gershkov, A., Moldovanu, B., Strack, P., & Zhang, M. (2022). Optimal auctions: Non-expected utility and constant risk aversion. The Review of Economic Studies.

• Extreme Points and Majorization: Economic Applications

  Kleiner, A., Moldovanu, B., & Strack, P. (2021). Extreme points and majorization: Economic applications. Econometrica.

• A Theory of Auctions with Endogenous Valuations

  Gershkov, A., Moldovanu, B., Strack, P., & Zhang, M. (2021). A theory of auctions with endogenous valuations. Journal of Political Economy, 129(4), 1011-1051.

Discussion papers

• Optimal Security Design for Risk-Averse Investors

• Voting with Interdependent Values: The Condorcet Winner

• Optimal Insurance: Dual Utility, Random Losses and Adverse Selection