Richard
M. Katzwer
Interests
- Industrial
Organization, Dynamic Games, Auctions, Industry Dynamics,
Computation and Numerical Methods
Contact
- mail:
1 Fisher Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, New
Jersey 08544
- e-mail:
rkatzwer at princeton
dot
edu
Info
- Ph.D. Student,
Third Year, Economics [Princeton]
- M.A., Economics
[Princeton, 2012]
- B.S., Economics
[Carnegie-Mellon, 2010]
- additional
major: Mathematical Sciences
- C.V.
- Photo
Software *
- Repeated Games Solver [rgsolve]
- AuctionSolver
Downloadable,
freeware, software for calculating Nash equilibria in
several different auction mechanisms. Includes a
2-bidder, N-bidder,
and symmetric solver. The N-bidder solver allows the user to choose
from several different solution methods, including (i) fixed
point iterations (ii) backwards shooting and (iii)
projection methods
- Game
Solver
Solves for Nash
equilibria in two-player M
× N normal form
games. One can calculate for all equilibria reachable
via the Lemke-Howson algorithm, or enumerate all extreme
equilibria in the game via the EEE-I algorithm.
- General
Equilibrium Solver
Solves for general
(competitive) equilibrium prices and allocations in an N household, M firm economy with an
optional public sector. Can handle simple exchange
economies, and economies with production, taxation,
etc. The model is static. The algorithm uses is
a modification of Herbert Scarf’s simplical subdivision
algorithm.
- gesolver Java
package [source and documentation].
Research / Works in Progress
- Optimal Patent Policy in a Dynamic Oligopoly
- Extension of Third Year Paper, Optimal Patent Duration
in a Dynamic Oligopoly [paper]
[slides]
[code]
Links
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