Leeat Yariv
Biographic Data
| ID | 1455033 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leeat Yariv |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leeat |
| FAMILY NAME | Yariv |
| SIGNATURE | YARIV L |
| AFFILIATIONS | California Institute of Technology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Contiguous Search
Previous articleNext article No AccessContiguous Search: Exploration and Ambition on Uncharted TerrainCan Urgun and Leeat YarivCan Urgun and Leeat YarivPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookxLinkedInRedditEmailPrint SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of Political Economy Just Accepted Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/732889 PermissionsRequest permissions HistoryAccepted…
The Dynamics of Networks and Homophily
The Dynamics of Networks and Homophily
Collective Progress
We introduce a framework for studying collective search by teams. Discoveries are correlated over time and governed by a Brownian path, where search speed is jointly controlled. Agents individually choose when to cease search and implement their best discovery. We characterize equilibrium and optimal policies. Search speeds are constant within active alliances and depend on complementarities between members. A drawdown stopping boundary governs e…
Experimenting with Measurement Error
Measurement error is ubiquitous in experimental work. It leads to imperfect statistical controls, attenuated estimated effects of elicited behaviors, and biased correlations between characteristics. We develop statistical techniques for handling experimental measurement error. These techniques are applied to data from the Caltech Cohort Study, which conducts repeated incentivized surveys of the Caltech student body. We replicate three classic exp…
Diffusion of Behavior and Equilibrium Properties in Network Games
Situations in which agents’ choices depend on choices of those in close proximity, be it social or geographic, are ubiquitous. Selecting a new computer platform, signing a political petition, or even catching the flu are examples in which social interactions have a significant role. While some behaviors or states propagate and explode within the population (e.g., Windows OS, the HIV virus) others do not (e.g., certain computer viruses). Our goal …
What's in a Surname? The Effects of Surname Initials on Academic Success
In this paper, we focus on the effects of surname initials on professional outcomes in the academic labor market for economists. We begin our analysis with data on faculty in all top 35 U.S. economics departments. Faculty with earlier surname initials are significantly more likely to receive tenure at top ten economics departments, are significantly more likely to become fellows of the Econometric Society, and, to a lesser extent, are more likely…
A Theory of Case‐Based Decisions
Gilboa and Schmeidler's book provides a tremendously enjoyable, clear, and user friendly introduction to a new paradigm for analysing decision making under uncertainty. Case Based Decision Theory (henceforth CBDT) suggests that people make decisions by analogies to past cases, choosing acts that performed well in the past in similar situations, and avoiding acts that performed poorly. The book is spiced with light hearted examples that pave the r…
Experimenting with Measurement Error
Measurement error is ubiquitous in experimental work. It leads to imperfect statistical controls, attenuated estimated effects of elicited behaviors, and biased correlations between characteristics. We develop statistical techniques for handling experimental measurement error. These techniques are applied to data from the Caltech Cohort Study, which conducts repeated incentivized surveys of the Caltech student body. We replicate three classic exp…
Diffusion of Behavior and Equilibrium Properties in Network Games
Situations in which agents’ choices depend on choices of those in close proximity, be it social or geographic, are ubiquitous. Selecting a new computer platform, signing a political petition, or even catching the flu are examples in which social interactions have a significant role. While some behaviors or states propagate and explode within the population (e.g., Windows OS, the HIV virus) others do not (e.g., certain computer viruses). Our goal …
What's in a Surname? The Effects of Surname Initials on Academic Success
In this paper, we focus on the effects of surname initials on professional outcomes in the academic labor market for economists. We begin our analysis with data on faculty in all top 35 U.S. economics departments. Faculty with earlier surname initials are significantly more likely to receive tenure at top ten economics departments, are significantly more likely to become fellows of the Econometric Society, and, to a lesser extent, are more likely…
A Theory of Case‐Based Decisions
Gilboa and Schmeidler's book provides a tremendously enjoyable, clear, and user friendly introduction to a new paradigm for analysing decision making under uncertainty. Case Based Decision Theory (henceforth CBDT) suggests that people make decisions by analogies to past cases, choosing acts that performed well in the past in similar situations, and avoiding acts that performed poorly. The book is spiced with light hearted examples that pave the r…
What's in a Surname? The Effects of Surname Initials on Academic Success
In this paper, we focus on the effects of surname initials on professional outcomes in the academic labor market for economists. We begin our analysis with data on faculty in all top 35 U.S. economics departments. Faculty with earlier surname initials are significantly more likely to receive tenure at top ten economics departments, are significantly more likely to become fellows of the Econometric Society, and, to a lesser extent, are more likely…
Diffusion of Behavior and Equilibrium Properties in Network Games
Situations in which agents’ choices depend on choices of those in close proximity, be it social or geographic, are ubiquitous. Selecting a new computer platform, signing a political petition, or even catching the flu are examples in which social interactions have a significant role. While some behaviors or states propagate and explode within the population (e.g., Windows OS, the HIV virus) others do not (e.g., certain computer viruses). Our goal …
Experimenting with Measurement Error
Measurement error is ubiquitous in experimental work. It leads to imperfect statistical controls, attenuated estimated effects of elicited behaviors, and biased correlations between characteristics. We develop statistical techniques for handling experimental measurement error. These techniques are applied to data from the Caltech Cohort Study, which conducts repeated incentivized surveys of the Caltech student body. We replicate three classic exp…
The Dynamics of Networks and Homophily
The Dynamics of Networks and Homophily
Collective Progress
We introduce a framework for studying collective search by teams. Discoveries are correlated over time and governed by a Brownian path, where search speed is jointly controlled. Agents individually choose when to cease search and implement their best discovery. We characterize equilibrium and optimal policies. Search speeds are constant within active alliances and depend on complementarities between members. A drawdown stopping boundary governs e…
Contiguous Search
Previous articleNext article No AccessContiguous Search: Exploration and Ambition on Uncharted TerrainCan Urgun and Leeat YarivCan Urgun and Leeat YarivPDFPDF PLUS Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookxLinkedInRedditEmailPrint SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Journal of Political Economy Just Accepted Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/732889 PermissionsRequest permissions HistoryAccepted…
Computer Science (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Physics (4 works) · Law (3 works) · Mathematical economics (3 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)