Regular biography
Alessandro Pavan is the HSBC Research Professor in the Department of Economics at Northwestern University. His research focuses on the role of information in strategic situations, particularly in microeconomics and macroeconomics. Key areas include dynamic mechanism design, global games, the social value of information, optimal taxation, competing principals, matching design, information aggregation, and platform markets. He is a Fellow of the Econometric Society and the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory. Pavan has received several NSF grants and has held editorial roles at several economic journals, including the Journal of Economic Theory and the Econometric Society Monographs in Economic Theory.
Scholar-generated biography
Alessandro Pavan is an economist whose research focuses on Economic Theory, Coordination, Information and Mechanism Design, and Platform Markets. His work explores the role of information in economic decision-making, the design of mechanisms for efficient resource allocation, and the dynamics of coordination in markets with investment complementarities. Pavan's publications address topics such as the social value of information, dynamic mechanism design, and the impact of transparency on market outcomes. He also investigates platform markets, pricing strategies, and network effects in two-sided markets. His research contributes to understanding how information management and policy design can influence market efficiency and coordination.