Axel Z.

Anderson
January, 2017

Contact Information:
Department of Economics Phone: 202-687-7829
Georgetown University Fax: 202-687-6102
Washington, DC 20057-1036 E-mail: aza@georgetown.edu
Web: http://faculty.georgetown.edu/aza/

Education:
Ph.D. Economics, University of Michigan (Spring 2002)
B.A. Economics, James Madison University (May 1992)

Research Interests:
Matching, Search, Dynamic Games, Information Economics

Professional Experience:
Associate Professor, Georgetown University, 2010 – present
Assistant Professor, Georgetown University, 2002 – 2010
Visiting Professor, University of Michigan, Spring 2007
Senior Consultant, Price Waterhouse, 1992-1995

Publications:
“Rushes in Large Timing Games,” with Lones Smith and Andreas Park, forthcoming,
Econometrica.
“A Dynamic Generalization of Becker’s Assortative Matching Result,” Journal of
Economic Theory, 159: 290-310 (2015).
“Dynamic Deception,” with Lones Smith, American Economic Review, 103(7):
2811-2847 (2013).

“Search by Committee,” with James Albrecht and Susan Vroman, Journal of

Economic Theory, 145(4): 1386-1407 (2010).

“Dynamic Matching and Evolving Reputations,” with Lones Smith, Review of

Economic Studies, 77(1): 3-29 (lead article) (2010).

“Geometric Asymptotic Approximation of Value Functions,”B.E. Journal of

Theoretical Economics (Contributions), 9(1): Article 42 (2009).

“Go for Broke or Play it Safe? Dynamic Competition with Choice of Variance,” with
Luis Cabral, RAND Journal of Economics, 38(3): 593-609 (2007).

“Opportunistic Matching in the Housing Market,” with James Albrecht, Eric Smith,
and Susan Vroman, International Economic Review, 48(2): 641-664 (2007).
Work in Progress:
“Iron Sharpens Iron: Rethinking Dynamic Matching Theory,” with Lones Smith.
“Robust Comparative Statics in Matching Models,” with Lones Smith.
“Tennis as a Dynamic Competitive Game”
“The Financial Oversight Multiplier,” with Lones Smith.