Alejandro Francetich
Associate Professor and Area Coordinator of Economics
UW Bothell School of Business
aletich@uw.edu
(425) 352-5262
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About Dr. Francetich
Education
2013, Ph.D. in Economic Analysis and Policy, Stanford GSB, Stanford University
M.A. in Economics (Highest Distinction), Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
B.A. in Economics (Magna Cum Laude), Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Areas of Expertise
Microeconomic Theory, Mechanism Design, Choice Theory
Academic Positions
2021 to present, Associate Professor with tenure, School of Business, University of Washington Bothell
2015 to 2021, Assistant Professor, School of Business, University of Washington Bothell
2013 to 2015, Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Decision Sciences and IGIER, Bocconi University
2013, Visiting Professor, Economics Department, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella
Publications
Francetich, A., “When Partner Knows Best: Asymmetric Expertise in Partnerships,” International Journal of Game Theory, Vol. 52, no. 2, June 2023, 363-399
“Choosing a Good Toolkit, I: Prior-free Heuristics” with D. Kreps, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Vol. 111, February 2020, article no. 103813
“Choosing a Good Toolkit, II: Bayes-rule Based Heuristics” with D. Kreps, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Vol. 111, February 2020, article no. 103814
“Learning and Self-confirming Long-Run Biases” with P. Battigalli, G. Lanzani, and M. Marinacci, Journal of Economic Theory, Vol. 183, September 2019, 740-785
“Efficient Multi-Agent Experimentation and Multi-Choice Bandits,” Economics Bulletin, Vol. 38, No. 4, October 2018, A163 Online appendix 1, Online appendix 2
“Becoming the Neighbor Bidder: Endogenous Winner’s Curse in Dynamic Mechanisms,” American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, Vol. 7, Issue 2, May 2015, 45-76
“Bayesian Inference Does Not Lead You Astray. . .On Average” with David Kreps, Economics Letters, Vol. 125, Issue 3, December 2014, 444-446
“Notes on Supermodularity and Increasing Differences in Expected Utility,” Economics Letters, Vol. 121, Issue 2, November 2013, 206-209
Working Papers
“Rationalizable Screening and Disclosure Under Unawareness” with Burkhard Schipper
“Managerial vs. Statistical Spillover in Business Strategy” with Claudia Frosi, and Alfonso Gambardella
Teaching Experience
Undergraduate: Microeconomics, Econometrics
Graduate: Mathematics, Microeconomic Theory, Mechanism Design, Econometrics
Peer Reviews
American Economic Review, Journal of Economic Theory, Games and Economic Behavior, Management Science, Econometrica, Economic Theory, Journal of Economic Behavior