We demonstrate that a candidate competing in an asymmetric Tullock election contest may prefer that their rival candidate has access to information they themselves do not have. In the model, the extent of asymmetry between the candidates is ex-ante uncertain, but candidates can acquire...

This paper studies the impact of behavioral and non-behavioral information contained in consumer credit reports on the credit market. A repeated game of incomplete information between a borrower and a sequence of lenders is considered. Lenders' beliefs regarding the borrower's type depend on the...

The Competition Act prohibits “agreement[s] in respect of production, supply, distribution, storage, acquisition or control of goods or provision of services, which causes or is likely to cause an appreciable adverse effect on competition within India.” Under the Competition Act, certain...

We study an infinite-horizon cumulative innovation model, in which patents are characterized bytheir length and the likelihood of being ruled valid in a patent infringement litigation. Strengtheningpatent protection via a greater validity or length has two opposing effects on innovation: 1)...

This dissertation uses game theoretic models to examine the effects of agent anonymity on markets for goods and for information. In open, anonymous settings, such as the Internet, anonymity is relatively easy to obtain --- oftentimes another email address is sufficient. By becoming anonymous,...