14 Discussion Papers

• 26-076/VII - Representation over Rents: The Broad-Coalition Norm in Dutch Local Politics

  Authors: Lotte Swank, University of Groningen; Otto Swank, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Joes de Natris, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

  Date: September 28, 2026

• 26-075/VII - Randomizing in Search Ad Auctions to Extract Revenue from Runaway Winners

  Author: Simon van Tartwijk, University of Amsterdam

  Date: September 25, 2026

• 26-072/VII - Truth, Lies, and Social Ties: When Image Concerns Fuel Fake News

  Authors: Dana Sisak, Erasmus University Rotterdam ; Philipp Denter, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

  Date: September 17, 2026

• 26-071/VII - A Subsidization Dilemma: the Effect of Shadow Cost of Public Funds and Consumer Distribution

  Authors: Jaap Roelen, University of Amsterdam; Martijn Ketelaars, Tilburg University; Peter Kort, Tilburg University

  Date: September 17, 2026

• 26-058/VII - An Allocative Efficiency Rationale for a Universal Basic Income

  Authors: Robert Dur, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Anja Schöttner, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

  Date: August 18, 2026

• 26-053/VII - Racial Gaps in Managerial Career Advancement

  Authors: Sam Hoey, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Thomas Peeters, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Stefan Szymanski, University of Michigan

  Date: August 03, 2026

• 26-051/VII - The Honesty Penalty: Hiding Mistakes in Teams

  Authors: Randolph Sloof, University of Amsterdam; Julian Tait, University of Amsterdam; Jeroen van de Ven, University of Amsterdam

  Date: August 02, 2026

• 26-047/VII - Leveraging private information when interests diverge: An experimental comparison of communication versus restricted delegation

  Authors: Silvia Dominguez-Martinez, University of Amsterdam; Randolph Sloof, University of Amsterdam

  Date: August 02, 2026

• 26-035/VII - Platform-Controlled Search and Distortions in Attention Allocation

  Authors: Xiaoming Cai, Peking University HSBC Business School; Pieter Gautier, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Ronald Wolthoff, University of Toronto

  Date: June 19, 2026

• 26-028/VII - A Bright Side of Peter-Principle Promotions

  Authors: Robert Dur, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Kimiyuki Morita, Senshu University; Takeharu Sogo, SKEMA Business School

  Date: June 05, 2026

• 26-015/VII - Pricing and investment by a two-sided monopoly platform

  Authors: José Luis Moraga-González, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Evgenia Motchenkova, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Long Hoàng, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: April 02, 2026

• 26-011/VII - Correcting Beliefs about Job Opportunities and Wages: A Field Experiment on Education Choices

  Authors: Bart K. de Koning, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Robert Dur, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Didier Fouarge, Maastricht University

  Date: March 20, 2026

• 26-008/VII - Intangible Assets and Imperfections in Product and Labor Markets

  Authors: Eric Bartelsman, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Sabien Dobbelaere, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Alessandro Zona Mattioli, University of Amsterdam

  Date: February 26, 2026

• 26-001/VII - Mergers and R&D Investment: A Unified Approach

  Authors: José Luis Moraga-González, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Evgenia Motchenkova, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: January 06, 2026