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Professor Simon Weidenholzer

Professor
Department of Economics
Professor Simon Weidenholzer
  • Email

  • Telephone

    +44 (0) 1206 872731

  • Location

    5B.212, Colchester Campus

  • Academic support hours

    Thursday 10.30 - 12.00.

Research and professional activities

Research interests

Behavioural Economics

Open to supervise

Industrial Organisation

Open to supervise

Evolutionary Game Theory

Open to supervise

Teaching and supervision

Previous supervision

Qingchao Zeng
Qingchao Zeng
Thesis title: Essays on Network Formation.
Degree subject: Economics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 17/10/2024
Juan Sentana Lledo
Juan Sentana Lledo
Thesis title: Strategic Behaviour in Risky Competitive Settings: Some Empirical Applications
Degree subject: Economics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 12/10/2021
Ge Jiang
Ge Jiang
Thesis title: Three Essays in Evolutionary Game Theory
Degree subject: Economics
Degree type: Doctor of Philosophy
Awarded date: 24/6/2016

Publications

Journal articles (22)

Duell, D., Mengel, F., Weidenholzer, S. and Mohlin, E., (2024). Cooperation through collective punishment and participation. Political Science Research and Methods. 12 (3), 494-520

Mohlin, E., Rigos, A. and Weidenholzer, S., (2023). Emergence of specialized third-party enforcement. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120 (24), e2207029120-

Bilancini, E., Boncinelli, L., Pin, P. and Weidenholzer, S., (2022). Preface: DGAA Focused Issue on Dynamic Games and Social Networks. Dynamic Games and Applications. 12 (4), 1043-1045

Mengel, F., Orlandi, L. and Weidenholzer, S., (2022). Match length realization and cooperation in indefinitely repeated games. Journal of Economic Theory. 200, 105416-105416

Cui, Z. and Weidenholzer, S., (2021). Lock-in through passive connections. Journal of Economic Theory. 192, 105187-105187

Apesteguia, J., Oechssler, J. and Weidenholzer, S., (2020). Copy trading. Management Science. 66 (12), 5485-6064

Apesteguia, J., Huck, S., Oechssler, J., Weidenholzer, E. and Weidenholzer, S., (2018). Imitation of Peers in Children and Adults. Games. 9 (1), 11-11

Jiang, G. and Weidenholzer, S., (2017). Local interactions under switching costs. Economic Theory. 64 (3), 571-588

Pin, P., Weidenholzer, E. and Weidenholzer, S., (2017). Constrained mobility and the evolution of efficient outcomes. Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 82 (C), 165-175

Friedman, D., Huck, S., Oprea, R. and Weidenholzer, S., (2015). From imitation to collusion: Long-run learning in a low-information environment. Journal of Economic Theory. 155 (C), 185-205

Staudigl, M. and Weidenholzer, S., (2014). Constrained interactions and social coordination. Journal of Economic Theory. 152 (1), 41-63

Alós-Ferrer, C. and Weidenholzer, S., (2014). Imitation and the role of information in overcoming coordination failures. Games and Economic Behavior. 87 (C), 397-411

Nermuth, M., Pasini, G., Pin, P. and Weidenholzer, S., (2013). The informational divide. Games and Economic Behavior. 78 (1), 21-30

Nermuth, M., Pasini, G., Pin, P. and Weidenholzer, S., (2013). The informational divide. Games and Economic Behavior. 78 (1), 21-30

Weidenholzer, S., (2012). Long-run equilibria, dominated strategies, and local interactions. Games and Economic Behavior. 75 (2), 1014-1024

Janssen, M., Pichler, P. and Weidenholzer, S., (2011). Oligopolistic markets with sequential search and production cost uncertainty. The RAND Journal of Economics. 42 (3), 444-470

Weidenholzer, S., (2010). Coordination Games and Local Interactions: A Survey of the Game Theoretic Literature. Games. 1 (4), 551-585

Alós-Ferrer, C. and Weidenholzer, S., (2008). Contagion and efficiency. Journal of Economic Theory. 143 (1), 251-274

Alos-Ferrer, C. and Weidenholzer, S., (2008). Erratum to "Partial bandwagon effects and local interactions" [Games Econ. Behav. 61 (2007) 179-197]. 62 (1), 324-325

Alós-Ferrer, C. and Weidenholzer, S., (2008). Erratum to “Partial bandwagon effects and local interactions” [Games Econ. Behav. 61 (2007) 179–197]. Games and Economic Behavior. 62 (1), 325-325

Alós-Ferrer, C. and Weidenholzer, S., (2007). Partial bandwagon effects and local interactions. Games and Economic Behavior. 61 (2), 179-197

Alós-Ferrer, C. and Weidenholzer, S., (2006). Imitation, local interactions, and efficiency. Economics Letters. 93 (2), 163-168

Conferences (2)

Tovanich, N., Kassoul, M., Weidenholzer, S. and Prat, J., (2023). Contagion in Decentralized Lending Protocols: A Case Study of Compound

Staudigl, M. and Weidenholzer, S., (2013). Constrained Interactions and Social Coordination

Reports and Papers (9)

Alós-Ferrer, C. and Weidenholzer, S., Imitation and the Role of Information in Overcoming Coordination Failures

Jiang, G. and Weidenholzer, S., Local Interactions under Switching Costs

Mengel, F., Weidenholzer, S. and Orlandi, L., (2021). Match Length Realization and Cooperation in Indefinitely Repeated Games

Cui, Z. and Weidenholzer, S., (2018). Lock-in through passive connections

Jiang, G. and Weidenholzer, S., (2014). Local Interactions and Switching Costs

Staudigl, M. and Weidenholzer, S., (2014). Constrained Interactions and Social Coordination

Friedman, D., Huck, S., Oprea, R. and Weidenholzer, S., (2012). From Imitation to Collusion: Long-run Learning in a Low-Information Environment

Staudigl, M. and Weidenholzer, S., (2010). Constrained Interactions and Social Coordination

Nermuth, M., Pasini, G., Pin, P. and Weidenholzer, S., (2009). Price Dispersion, Search Externalities, and the Digital Divide

Scholarly Editions (15)

Weidenholzer, S., Long-run equilibria, dominated strategies, and local interactions

Pasini, G., Pin, P. and Weidenholzer, S., A Network Model of Price Dispersion

Janssen, M., Pichler, P. and Weidenholzer, S., Sequential Search with Incompletely Informed Consumers: Theory and Evidence from Retail Gasoline Markets

Friedman, D., Huck, S., Oprea, R. and Weidenholzer, S., From Imitation to Collusion: Long-run Learning in a Low-Information Environment

Apesteguia, J., Huck, S., Oechssler, J. and Weidenholzer, S., Imitation and the Evolution of Walrasian Behavior: Theoretically Fragile but Behaviorally Robust

Apesteguia, J., Oechssler, J. and Weidenholzer, S., Copy trading

Apesteguia, J., Oechssler, J. and Weidenholzer, S., (2020). Copy trading

Apesteguia, J., Oechssler, J. and Weidenholzer, S., (2018). Copy Trading

Mengel, F., Mohlin, E. and Weidenholzer, S., (2018). Collective Incentives and Cooperation in Teams with Imperfect Monitoring

Friedman, D., Huck, S., Oprea, R. and Weidenholzer, S., (2012). From imitation to collusion: Long-run learning in a low-information environment

Friedman, D., Huck, S., Oprea, R. and Weidenholzer, S., (2012). From imitation to collusion: Long-run learning in a low-information environment

Apesteguia, J., Huck, S., Oechssler, J. and Weidenholzer, S., (2010). Imitation and the evolution of Walrasian behavior: Theoretically fragile but behaviorally robust

Apesteguia, J., Huck, S., Oechssler, J. and Weidenholzer, S., (2008). Imitation and the Evolution of Walrasian Behavior: Theoretically Fragile but Behaviorally Robust

Apesteguia, J., Huck, S., Oechssler, J. and Weidenholzer, S., (2007). Imitation and the Evolution of Walrasian Behavior: Theoretically Fragile but Behaviorally Robust

Apesteguia, J., Huck, S., Oechssler, J. and Weidenholzer, S., (2007). Imitation and the evolution of walrasian behavior : theoretically fragile but behaviorally robust

Grants and funding

2020

Investor Behaviour in the Age of Fintech: Crowdfunding, Copy Trading and Robo-Advisors

Economic and Social Research Council

2018

Copy Trading and Financial Risk

Bank of England

2015

Imperfect Monitoring and Indiscriminate Punishment

The British Academy

Contact

sweide@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 872731

Location:

5B.212, Colchester Campus

Academic support hours:

Thursday 10.30 - 12.00.

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