Faculty Profile

Yaron Raviv, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

E-mail: yaron.raviv@claremontmckenna.edu
Phone: (909) 607-7305
Campus Address: Bauer Center 308

Departments:
Curriculum Vitae

Office Hours

Tuesday

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Thursday

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Current Course Schedule

Econ 129

TTh- 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM  BrC 34

Educational Background

B.A., M.A., Hebrew University, Ph.D., Princeton University

Teaching Interests

  • Statistics, Game Theory

Research Interests

  • Applied Microeconomics: Auctions, Labor Economics, Public Finance

Selected Research and Publications

  • “New Evidence on Price Anomalies in Sequential Auctions: Used Cars in New Jersey,” Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Vol.24, No.3, 301-312, 2006.
  • “Decomposing Wage Gaps Between Ethnic Groups: The Case of Israel,” with Gad Levanon, Southern Economic Journal, Vol. 73, No. 4, 1066–1087, 2007.
  • “The Optimal Jury Size When Jury Deliberation Follows a Random Walk,” with Eric Helland, Public Choice, Vol. 134, No. 3-4, 255-262, 2008.
  • “The Role of the Bidding Process in Price Determination: Bid Jumps in Sequential English Auctions,” Economic Inquiry, Vol. 46, No. 3, 325-341, 2008.
  • “Gambling by Auctions,” with Gabor Virag, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 27, Issue 3, 369-378, 2009.
  • “Where Have All the Heroes Gone? A rational-choice perspective on heroism,” with Brock Blomberg and Greg Hess, Public Choice, Vol. 141, No. 3-4, 509-522, 2009.
  • “Uncertainty and Auction Outcome: Evidence from Used Car Actions,” Review of Industrial Organization, Vol. 34, Issue 4, 327-347, 2009.