Prof. Dr. Benny Moldovanu
Cluster position Cluster Faculty
Cluster member since 2019
Research Areas
Main research topics
Auctions and mechanism design, microeconomic theory
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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.
Publications
Published papers
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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.