Ichiro Obara

Curriculum Vitae

November, 2011

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Position

Department of Economics, UCLA, Associate Professor, July 2008 ~
Department of Economics, University of Minnesota, Associate Professor, July 2007 ~ May 2008
Department of Economics, UCLA, Assistant Professor, August 2001 ~ June 2008
Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University, Visiting Scholar, February 2008
Department of Economics, University of Tokyo, visiting scholar, October 5 ~ 10, 2006
Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, visiting Assistant Professor, July 2004 ~ June 2005
Department of Economics, Columbia University, visiting scholar, December 13 ~ 17, 2004
Department of Economics, University of Tokyo, visiting scholar, November 2 ~ 5, 2004

Education

University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Economics, 9/1996 - 5/2001
Ph. D thesis title: "Private Information in Repeated Games"

University of Tokyo
M.A., Economics, 4/1994 - 3/1996

University of Tokyo
B.A., Economics, 4/1990 - 3/1994

Honors & Awards

  • 2006-2007 Faculty Research Grant, UCLA June 2006
  • 2005-2006 Faculty Grant Program, UCLA, June 2005
  • NSF grant # 0417883 “Endogenous Monitoring”, September 2004
  • 2003-2004 Faculty Grant Program, UCLA, June 2003
  • 2002-2003 Faculty Grant Program, UCLA, June 2002
  • The William Pork Carey Prize for the best doctoral dissertation
    Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, April 2002
  • 2001-2002 Assistant Professor Initiative, UCLA, March 2002
  • The Beth Hayes Prize for the best research; awarded in alternate years
    Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, March 2000
  • The Lawrence Robbins Award for the best first year student (shared with Liwa Rachel Ngai)
    Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, September 1997
  • University Fellowship
    University of Pennsylvania, Fall 1996, Spring 1997, Spring 1998, Spring 1999

    Publication

  • "Mediated Partnerships" (joint with David Rahman)
    Econometrica 78 (2010), 285-308 .

  • "Firm Reputation and Horizontal Integration" (joint with H. Cai)
    RAND Journal of Economics 40 (2009), 340-363.

  • "Folk Theorem with Communication"
    Journal of Economic Theory 144 (2009), 122-134.

  • "The Full Surplus Extraction Theorem with Hidden Actions"
    The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics (Advances): Vol. 8 : Iss. 1 (2008).

  • "Less is More: An Observability Paradox in Repeated Games" (joint with M. Kandori)
    International Journal of Game Theory 34 (2006), 475-493.

  • "Efficiency in Repeated Games Revisited: the Role of Private Strategies" (joint with M. Kandori)
    Econometrica 74 (2006), 499-519.

  • "The Maximum Efficient Payoff in the Repeated Prisoners' Dilemma" (joint with G. Mailath and T. Sekiguchi)
    Games and Economic Behavior 40 (2002), 99-122.

  • Belief Based Equilibria in the Repeated Prisoners' Dilemma with Private Monitoring" (joint with V. Bhaskar)
    Journal of Economic Theory 102 (2002), 40-69.

    Working Papers

  • "Multi-Agent Mechanism Design with Information Acquisition (joint with S. Bikhchandani), November 2011.

  • "On Tacit Collusion among Asymmetric Firms in Bertrand Competition" (joint with Federico Zincenko), November 2011.

  • "Towards a Belief-Based Approach to Repeated Games with Private Monitoring" (joint with M. Kandori), June 2010.

  • "Reputation and Information Lag (joint with V. Bhaskar), 2009.

  • "Informational Smallness and Private Monitoring in Repeated Games" (joint with R. McLean and A. Postlewaite), February 2011.

  • "Endogenous Monitoring" (joint with M. Kandori), December 2004.

    Research in Progress

  • Repeated Games with Stationary Preference (joint with Jaeok Park)

  • "A Foundation of Dynamic Bargaining with Incomplete Information" (with Vasiliki Skreta).

  • Folk Theorem and Complexity

    Professional Activities

    Editorial Position

  • CoEditor: The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics

  • Associate Editor: Journal of Mathematical Economics

    Conference Organization Local organizer for 12th Southwest Economic Theory Conference.

    Referee

    Americal Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Review, American Political Science Review, Econometrica, Economics and Philosophy, Economic Theory, European Journal of Political Economy, Games and Economic Behavior, International Economic Review, International Journal of Game Theory, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economic Management and Strategy, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Mathematical Social Sciences, NSF, RAND Journal of Economics, Review of Economic Dynamics, Review of Economic Studies, SSHRC, The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, Theoretical Economics

    Advisee

  • Hisayuki Yoshimoto, UCLA 2012 (Expected)

  • Sanjay Banerjee, Carlson School of Management(Accounting) University of Minnesota 2011, Assistant Professor, Alberta School of Business

  • Koji Kagotani, UCLA(Political Science) 2011, Assistant Professor, Trinity College, Dublin

  • Shogo Hamasaki, UCLA 2011, Analysis Group

  • Ziyong Yao, UCLA 2007, Assistant Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  • Seda Ertac, UCLA 2006, Assistant Professor, Koc University, Postdoc at University of Chicago for 2006 - 2007

  • Joon Song, UCLA 2006, Assistant Professor, Essex University

  • Matias Iaryczower, UCLA 2005, Assistant Professor, Caltech

    Presentation

    2011

  • Princeton University
  • University of California Berkeley
  • Hitotsubashi University
  • 22nd International Conference on Game Theory at Stony Brook
  • UBC-UHK Summer Microeconomics Seminars at Hong Kong (Invited Talk)
  • Far Eastern Econometric Society Meeting at Seoul
  • Cornell University
  • Orfalea College of Business-CalPoly

    2010

  • University of Pennsylvania
  • 2010 Socal Symposium on Network Economics and Game Theory (Invited Talk)
  • Econometric Society World Congress at Shanghai
  • 2nd Brazilian Workshop of the Game Theory Society
  • Nagoya University
  • Canadian Economic Theory Conference 2010 at McGill University
  • University of California Davis
  • Simon Fraser University
  • University of California Riverside

    2009

  • Southern Methodist University
  • SWET (Summer Workshop on Economic Theory) at Hokkaido University
  • Econometric Society Far Eastern Meeting at Tokyo
  • Decentralization Conference at GRIPS (Plenary Talk)

    2008

  • Conference in Honor of Andrew Postlewaite's 65th Birthday
  • Osaka University (OSIPP)
  • Keio University
  • WEAI annual meeting at Hawaii
  • University of California San Diego
  • University of California Irvine
  • Kyoto University
  • John Hopkins University
  • Princeton University

    2007

  • University of Wisconsin
  • University of Michigan
  • Univerity of Western Ontario
  • 18th International Conference on Game Theory at Stony Brook (Plenary Talk)
  • SED Annual Meeting at Prague
  • Ohio State University

    2006

  • Arizona State University (Carey Business School)
  • University of Texas Austin
  • University of Minnesota
  • Far Eastern Econometric Society Meeting at Beijing
  • Econometric Society Summer Meeting at Minneapolis
  • SWET conference at Arizona State University
  • Washington University, St. Louis (Olin School of Business)

    2005

  • Invited speaker for Mini-Conference on Repeated Games at CalTech
  • University of Southern California
  • Econometric Society World Congress at London
  • SAET Economic Theory Conference at Vigo
  • Rutger University

    2004

  • Columbia University
  • New York University
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Arizona State University (Carey Business School)
  • Second World Congress of Game Theory Society at Marseille
  • SED Annual Meeting at Florence
  • University of Texas Austin
  • SWET conference at UC Irvine

    2003

  • University of California Berkeley
  • University of California Riverside
  • Essex University
  • London School of Economics
  • Decentralization Conference at Purdue University
  • MEDS, Kellogg School of Business
  • Pennsylvania State University

    2002

  • Econometric Society Summer Meeting at UCLA
  • SWET conference at UC San Diego

    2001

  • Kobe University
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Rochester (Simon Business School)
  • University of Southern California
  • UCLA
  • Princeton University

    2000

  • World Congress of the Econometrics Society at Seattle
  • First World Congress of Game Theory Society at Bilbao
  • 12th International Conference on Game Theory
  • Cowles Foundation Microeconomic Theory Conference
    "Repeated Games with Private Monitoring" at Yale University

    1999

  • Inter-University Conference at Yale University

    Professional Affiliations

  • Member, American Economic Association
  • Member, Econometric Society