163 Discussion Papers

• 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

• 25-072/VII - Personalized Pricing and Consumer Privacy

  Authors: Harold Houba, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Evgenia Motchenkova, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: December 11, 2025

• 25-064/VII - Equilibrium in the Jungle Edgeworth Box

  Authors: Harold Houba; Roland Iwan Luttens, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: November 14, 2025

• 25-062/VII - Trust and Policy Capacity - Strategic Bureaucrat Appointments under Electoral Incentives

  Authors: Dana Sisak, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Otto Swank

  Date: October 24, 2025

• 25-052/VII - The Ransomware Pricing Paradox: An Empirical Study of the Six Stages of Ransomware Negotiations

  Authors: Tom Meurs, Dutch Police; Anna Cartwright, Independent researcher; Edward Cartwright, De Montfort University; Harold Houba, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Daniel Woods, University of Edinburgh

  Date: September 19, 2025

• 25-046/VII - Vertical Integration in Auction Markets

  Authors: Sander Onderstal, University of Amsterdam; Ruben van Oosten, University of Amsterdam

  Date: August 22, 2025

• 25-012/VII - How the design of cartel fines affects prices: Evidence from the lab

  Authors: Sindri Engilbertsson, University of Amserdam; Sander Onderstal, University of Amserdam; Leonard Treuren, KU Leuven

  Date: February 21, 2025

• 24-078/VII - Spillovers from legal cooperation to non-competitive prices

  Authors: Jeroen Hinloopen, Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis; Stephen Martin, Purdue University; Sander Onderstal, University of Amsterdam; Leonard Treuren, KU Leuven

  Date: December 20, 2024

• 24-048/VII - Bargaining Power and Quantity Discounts to Retailers: Evidence from India’s Pharmaceutical Industry

  Authors: Gianluca Antonecchia, KU Leuven; Ajay Bhaskarabhatla, Erasmus School of Economics; Enrico Pennings, Erasmus School of Economics

  Date: July 19, 2024

• 24-002/VII - Social desirability bias in attitudes towards sexism and DEI policies in the workplace

  Authors: Anne Boring, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Josse Delfgaauw, Erasmus University Rotterdam

  Date: January 11, 2024

• 23-083/IV - Floods and financial stability: Scenario-based evidence from below sea level

  Authors: Francesco G. Caloia, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Kees van Ginkel, Deltares Delft; David-Jan Jansen, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

  Date: December 29, 2023