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Research Interests
Professor Schummer's research areas include game theory and mechanism design.
Within those areas, Professor Schummer's work ranges from foundational models yielding qualitative insights, to more practical models yielding more direct advice. A central theme in his work is the question: Taking incentives into account, how can goods best be (re)allocated? Professor Schummer's past work on auctions is an example of this. He is currently working on the design of incentive mechanisms for the reallocation of airport landing slots, the assignment of randomly arriving objects, and on matching and scheduling platforms.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, University of Rochester
… → 1997
Economics, MA, University of Rochester
… → 1995
Finance, BS, Pennsylvania State University
… → 1992
Research interests keywords
- Applied Probability
- Collective Decision-making
- Game Theory
- Market Design
- Mechanism Design
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Grants
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PFI:BIC - Smart CROwdsourced Urban Delivery (CROUD) System
Nie, Y. (PD/PI), Blomberg Stathopoulos, A. I. (Co-PD/PI) & Schummer, J. (Co-PD/PI)
9/1/15 → 8/31/20
Project: Research project
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Influencing waiting lists
Schummer, J., Jul 2021, In: Journal of Economic Theory. 195, 105263.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
7 Scopus citations -
Revenue from matching platforms
Marx, P. & Schummer, J., Jul 2021, In: Theoretical Economics. 16, 3, p. 799-824 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access3 Scopus citations -
Sequential Preference Revelation in Incomplete Information Settings
Schummer, J. & Velez, R. A., 2021, In: American Economic Journal: Microeconomics. 13, 1, p. 116-147 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Scopus citations -
Incentives in landing slot problems
Schummer, J. & Abizada, A., Jul 1 2017, In: Journal of Economic Theory. 170, p. 29-55 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
14 Scopus citations -
Incentives in Landing Slot Problems
Schummer Jr, J. P. & Abizada, A., Feb 22 2016, 45 p.Research output: Working paper