Alp E. Atakan: Curriculum Vitae

Alp E. AtakanNorthwestern UniversityMEDS/KSM2001 Sheridan RoadEvanston, IL 60208Office: (847) 491-2359Fax: (847) 467-1220Email: a-atakan@kellogg.northwestern.eduHomepage: http://kellogg.northwestern.edu/faculty/atakan/personalEducationPh.D., Economics (with distinction), Columbia University, 2003.MA, Economics, Columbia University, 2000.MBA, Columbia University, 1997.BS, Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 1993.Research InterestsMicroeconomic Theory, Game Theory, Bargaining, Search and Matching, Repeated Games andReputations, Labor Economics.Teaching InterestsMBA Teaching: Microeconomics, Competitive Strategy.PhD Teaching: Game Theory, Dynamic Optimization.Academic PositionsKoc University, Department of Economics.Assistant Professor, September 2010 to Present.Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Managerial Economics and DecisionSciences Department.Assistant Professor, July 2004 to Present.Donald P. Jacobs Scholar, July 2003 to July 2004.Columbia University, Department of Economics.Teaching Assistant, Microeconomic Analysis (Ph.D.), 1999-2001.Teaching Assistant, Principles of Economics, Intermediate Microeconomics, Accounting andFinance, 2001-2003.

Alp E. Atakan 2ResearchPublications1. “Stochastic Convexity in Dynamic Programming,” Economic Theory, September 2003, 22, 447- 455.2. “Assortative Matching with Explicit Search Costs,” Econometrica, May 2006, 74(3), 667 - 681.3. “Bargaining: Separately or Together?” Review of Economic Design, February 2008, 11(4):295-319.Working Papers1. “Bargaining and Reputation in Search Markets,” (with Mehmet Ekmekci), February 2009(Under review).2. “Reputation in Long-run Relationships,” (with Mehmet Ekmekci), October 2008 (R&R, Reviewof Economic Studies).3. “Reputation in the Long-run with One-sided Imperfect Monitoring,” (with Mehmet Ekmekci),October 2008.4. “Competitive Equilibria in Decentralized Matching with Incomplete Information”, July 2008.5. “Efficient Dynamic Matching with Costly Search,” July 2008 (R&R, International EconomicReview).6. ”A Two Side Reputation Result with Long Run Players,” (with Mehmet Ekmekci), August2009, (R&R Journal of Economic Theory).Current Projects1. “When is useful information aggregated in large auctions?” (with Mehmet Ekmekci).2. “Reputation in repeated games with two-sided imperfect monitoring,” (with Mehmet Ekmekci).3. “Repeated games with incomplete information,” (with Mehmet Ekmekci).Conferences and Seminar PresentationsWinter 2010: University of IowaFall 2009: John Hopkins UniversitySummer 2009: Society of Economic Dynamics-Istanbul, Cowles Foundation Conference-Yale University,Econometric Society-BarcelonaSpring 2009: Canadian Economic Theory Conference-TorontoSummer 2008: Econometric Society-MilanSpring 2008: Arizona State University, CMS-EMS Bag Lunch Series-Northwestern UniversityFall 2007: University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, University of Wisconsin

Alp E. Atakan 3Summer 2007: Society of Economic Dynamics-Prague, Econometric Society-Budapest.Spring 2007: University of British Columbia, Northwestern Institute for Complex SystemsFall 2006: Toronto University, Columbia University, CMS-EMS Bag Lunch Series-NorthwesternUniversity, University of MontrealSummer 2006: Summer Workshop in Economic Theory-Koc University, Society of EconomicsDesign-BodrumSummer 2005: Society of Economic Dynamics-BudapestSpring 2006: CMS-EMS Bag Lunch Series-Northwestern UniversitySpring 2005: Koc University, University of ChicagoSummer 2004: Game Theory World Congress-Marseille, Society of Economics Dynamics-FlorenceProfessional ActivitiesRefereeingEconometrica, American Economic Review, Journal of Economic Theory, Games and EconomicBehavior, Review of Economic Studies, Theoretical Economics, International Journal of Game Theory,Journal of Industrial Economics, Rand Journal of Economics, The B.E. Journal of TheoreticalEconomics, Theory and Decision, Review of Economic Dynamics, Review of Economic Design, TheEconomic JournalProfessional MembershipsMember of the Econometric Society, American Economic Association, European Economic AssociationLast updated: October 4, 2010