Max Stinchcombe's Page


A picture of me, below are papers, some course info, and my vita in  .pdf  format.

Click to get back to the Economics Department at the University of Texas at Austin.
 

*************PAPERS***********************

 Learning Theory

     Learning Finitely Additive Probabilities: An Impossibility Theorem
 

 Decision theory with ambiguity (Nov. 20, 2003 preliminary):

     (paper) Finite consequence spaces

     (slides) Finite consequence spaces
 

 Game theory:

     Torture in Counterterrorism: Agency Incentives and Slippery Slopes (with Hugo M. Mialon and Sue H. Mialon)

     Well-behaved infinite normal form games (GEB 2005, with C. J. Harris and W. R. Zame)

     General infinite normal form games (GEB 2005)

     Correlated equilibrium existence for games with type-dependent strategies (October 2010)

     Balance and information structures for games with type-dependent strategies (October 2010)

     Proper scoring rules with arbitrary value functions (October 2010)

     General infinite extensive form games
 

Econometrics:

     Dimension independent rate of convergence for most nonparametric regression techniques (Feb. 2007)
 

Genericity in infinite dimensional contexts:

     Genericity does NOT have a Bayesian flavor (2001 Proceedings of the AMS, v. 129, p. 451-7)

     Generic inconsistency of Bayesian updating

     Genericity analyses in nonparametric statistics
 

*************TEACHING**********************
 

Mathematics for Economists II, Spring 2010

     Syllabus

     Assigments for weeks 1 thru 6
 

Mathematics for Economists, Econ 362M, Spring 2010

     Syllabus

     Assignments 1 and 2

     Assignment 3

     Assignments 4 and 5

     Assignments 6 and 7

     Assignment 8

     Assignment 9

     Assignment 10

    
 

Game Theory, Econ 354K, Spring 2009

     Syllabus and assignments

    
 

Micro III, Spring Quarter 2007, Cal Tech. Information and Exchange

     Syllabus with links to papers

     Homework 1, Homework 2, Homework 3, Homework 4, Homework 5.
 
 

Econometrics III, Spring 2007, Cal Tech. Time Series

     Syllabus

     Homework 1, Homework 2, Homework 3.
 
 
 

Organization for Fall 04 Quantitative Methods and Mathematical Economics:

     Organization
 

Topics outline for Fall 04 Quantitative Methods and Mathematical Economics:

     Topics
 

Homeworks for Fall 04 Quantitative Methods and Mathematical Economics (updated Sep 10, 04):

     Homeworks
 

Old and sketchy notes for Fall '03 Quantitave Methods, ECO 492L (Nov. 23, 2003):

     Quant. Methods.
 

Final Exam for Quantitave Methods, ECO 492L, due, noon, Dec. 15, 2003:

     Final Exam
 

     Marinacci's JET paper on the math of patience

     Patience
 

Advanced Micro Course Notes (updated Dec. 4, 2001, valid up to p. 87):

     Notes.
 

Micro I Notes:

     Largish file, notes, homeworks, etc.
 

Notes for Fall Semester, 2008, Graduate Game Theory:

     Slowly increasing set of notes and homeworks, Fall 2008, Graduate Introductory Game Theory

Notes for Fall Semester, 2007, Honors Game Theory:

     Slowly increasing set of notes and homeworks for Honors Game Theory, Fall 2007

A history:

     Middle ages

Another history:

     Middle ages 2
 

*************WHAT LITTLE I'VE WRITTEN**********************
 

Vita:

     Vita.