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Eduardo Azevedo

Microeconomic theory

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Eduardo Azevedo is a Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. His research focuses on microeconomic theory and its applications to economics, science, and business. He is particularly interested in market design, selection markets, and how organizations can leverage online and offline experimentation to enhance productivity. Azevedo holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard University and was a 2016 Sloan Foundation Fellow. He teaches courses such as Managerial Economics and Market Design, emphasizing the application of microeconomic theory to real-world business problems.


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Eduardo M. Azevedo is an economist whose research focuses on market design, mechanism design, and matching markets. His work explores the theoretical and empirical foundations of two-sided matching markets, including applications in kidney exchange, school choice, and legislative committees. Azevedo investigates issues such as strategy-proofness, market failure, and the role of information in market mechanisms. His research also addresses the implications of behavioral economics, such as the endowment effect and prospect theory, in market outcomes. Additionally, he examines the efficiency and fairness of market mechanisms in the digital age, including A/B testing and auction design.

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