Isabelle Brocas

University of Southern California - Department of Economics

Assistant Professor

3022 S. Vermont Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90089

United States

http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~brocas/

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Scholarly Papers (23)

1.

Biases in Perceptions, Beliefs and Behavior

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Sep 2004
Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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A Theory of Influence: The Strategic Value of Public Ignorance

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 03 Feb 2005
Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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principal-agent, incomplete and symmetric information, learning, experimentation, optimal stopping rule, informational rents, information control, public ignorance

A Theory of Influence: The Strategic Value of Public Ignorance

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 02 Jun 2005
Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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Incomplete and symmetric information, learning, experimentation, optimal stopping rule, informational rents, information control, public ignorance, principal-agent

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Citation 15

The Brain as a Hierarchical Organization

IEPR Working Paper No. 06.48
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 05 May 2006
Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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The Brain as a Hierarchical Organization

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5168
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 18 Aug 2005
Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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Neuroeconomics, dual self model

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Auctions With Type-Dependent and Negative Externalities: The Optimal Mechanism

IEPR Working Paper No. 07.15
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 21 Nov 2007
Isabelle Brocas
University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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Auctions, type-dependent externalities, countervailing incentives, mechanism design

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Skewness Seeking in a Dynamic Portfolio Choice Experiment

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP11056, 8th Miami Behavioral Finance Conference 2017
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 27 Jan 2016
University of Southern California - Department of Economics, University of Southern California - Department of Economics, University of Southern California and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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laboratory experiment, portfolio allocation, relative performance, skewed asset

Measuring Attention and Strategic Behavior in Games with Private Information

Number of pages: 50 Posted: 31 Oct 2009
University of Southern California - Department of Economics, University of Southern California - Department of Economics, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
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Measuring Attention and Strategic Behavior in Games with Private Information

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7529
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 17 Nov 2009
University of Southern California - Department of Economics, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Southern California - Department of Economics and California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
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asymmetric information, attention, laboratory experiment, mousetracking

Optimal Choice of Characteristics for a Non-Excludable Good

IEPR Working Paper No. 06.52
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 31 May 2006
Isabelle Brocas
University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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Allocation mechanisms, non-excludable goods, vertical and horizontal differentiation, mechanism design, externalities

Optimal Choice of Characteristics for a Non-Excludable Good

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5704
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 03 Aug 2006
Isabelle Brocas
University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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Allocation mechanisms, non-excludable goods, vertical and horizontal differentiation, mechanism design, externalities

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Are We All Better Drivers than Average? Self-Perception and Biased Behaviour

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Nov 2002
Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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Self-perception, bias in judgement, decision-making

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Do the 'Three-Point Victory' and 'Golden Goal' Rules Make Soccer More Exciting? A Theoretical Analysis of a Simple Game

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 16 Apr 2002
Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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Soccer rules, game theory

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Why Do Children Pass in the Centipede Game? Cognitive Limitations V. Risk Calculations

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 20 Mar 2024
Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California
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developmental decision-making, centipede game, backward induction, risk-taking

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Dynamic Coordination in Efficient and Fair Outcomes: A Developmental Perspective

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Jun 2023
Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California
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developmental decision-making, Coordination, repeated games.

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Altruism and Strategic Giving in Children and Adolescents

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12288
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 11 Sep 2017
Isabelle Brocas, Juan D. Carrillo and Niree Kodaverdian
University of Southern California - Department of Economics, University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California
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altruism, developmental decision-making, repeated games, strategic giving

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Resource Allocation in the Brain

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8408
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 06 Jun 2011
Ricardo Alonso, Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Management, University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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mechanism design, multiple brain systems, neural darwinism, neuroeconomic theory

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Information Gatekeepers: Theory and Experimental Evidence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7457
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 Oct 2009
Isabelle Brocas, Juan D. Carrillo and Thomas R. Palfrey
University of Southern California - Department of Economics, University of Southern California - Department of Economics and California Institute of Technology - Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences
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adversarial system, experiment, information acquisition, search

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Reason, Emotion and Information Processing in the Brain

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6535
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 05 Jun 2008
Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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Bayesian learning, Emotion, Information processing, neurobiology, Neuroeconomics, Reason

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Risk Aversion in a Dynamic Asset Allocation Experiment

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10332
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 23 Jan 2015
University of Southern California - Department of Economics, University of Southern California - Department of Economics, University of Southern California and Boston University - Questrom School of Business
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CRRA, HARA, laboratory experiments, portfolio allocation, risk aversion

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The Nature of Information and its Effect on Bidding Behavior: Laboratory Evidence in a Common Value Auction

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7848
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 19 Jul 2010
Isabelle Brocas, Juan D. Carrillo and Manuel Castro
University of Southern California - Department of Economics, University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California
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common value auction, laboratory experiment, winner's curse

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The Determinants of Strategic Thinking in Preschool Children

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12253
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 11 Sep 2017
Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Department of Economics
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Consistency in Simple vs. Complex Choices Over the Life Cycle

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10457
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 02 Mar 2015
University of Southern California - Department of Economics, University of Southern California - Department of Economics, University of Southern California and University of Southern California
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aging, complexity, laboratory experiments, revealed preferences

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Second-Price Common Value Auctions with Uncertainty, Private and Public Information: Experimental Evidence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10377
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 02 Feb 2015
Isabelle Brocas, Juan D. Carrillo and Manuel Castro
University of Southern California - Department of Economics, University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California
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cursed equilibrium, Laboratory experiments, level-k, second price common value auctions, winner's curse

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Dynamic Coordination in Efficient and Fair Strategies: A Developmental Perspective

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16683
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 15 Nov 2021
Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California
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coordination, developmental decision-making, repeated games

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Sequential Auctions with Capacity Constraints: An Experimental Investigation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10340
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 23 Jan 2015
Isabelle Brocas, Juan D. Carrillo and F. Javier Otamendi
University of Southern California - Department of Economics, University of Southern California - Department of Economics and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
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auctions, laboratory experiment

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A Theory of Haste with Applications to Construction of Nuclear Power Plants and Extinction of Endangered Species

CEPR Discussion Paper Series No. 2027
Posted: 13 Jan 1999
Isabelle Brocas and Juan D. Carrillo
University of Southern California - Department of Economics and University of Southern California - Department of Economics

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