Anderson CV

 
 
Axel Z. Anderson

 

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aza@georgetown.edu

                                                                                                         

 

Education

Ph.D. Economics, University of Michigan (Spring 2002)

B.A. Economics, James Madison University (May 1992)

 

 

Research Interests

Microeconomic Theory: Matching, Search, Dynamic Games, Information Economics

 

 

Professional Experience

 

Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, 2002 – Present

Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, Spring 2007

Senior Consultant, Price Waterhouse, 1992-1995

 

 

Papers

 

“Dynamic Matching and Evolving Reputations,” with Lones Smith, Review of Economic Studies, forthcoming. 

 

“Search by Committee,” with James Albrecht and Susan Vroman, Journal of Economic Theory, forthcoming.

 

“Geometric Asymptotic Approximation of Value Functions,” B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, Contributions, forthcoming.

 

“Go for Broke or Play it Safe? Dynamic Competition with Choice of Variance,” with Luis Cabral, RAND Journal of Economics, 38(3): 593-609 (2007).

 

“Opportunistic Matching in the Housing Market,” with James Albrecht, Eric Smith, and Susan Vroman, International Economic Review, 48(2): 641-664 (2007).

 

“Dynamic Deception," with Lones Smith, Submitted.

 

    “Predicting Play in Dynamic Competitive Games,” with Lones Smith, Working Paper.

 

“Iron Sharpens Iron: Rethinking Dynamic Matching Theory," with Lones Smith, Working Paper.

 

“The Financial Oversight Multiplier," with Lones Smith, Working Paper.

 

 

Conferences and Invited Seminars (2008-2009, Chronological Order)