Dynamic Games and Contracts

A conference that marks the official launch of the ERC project, bringing together leading researchers and policymakers from around the world and setting the agenda for the project's research and policy impact.

This two-day conference marks the official launch of the ERC project, bringing together leading researchers and policymakers from around the world to present and discuss key project themes and set the agenda for its future research and policy impact. 

Day One - May 8, 2026

1:00 pm Welcome

1:30 pm Stephan Waizmann
Algorithmic Learning with Strategic Consumers

2:30 pm Sara Shahanaghi and Julia Salmi
Preemption and Observational Learning

3:30 pm Francesc Dilme with Aaron Kolb
Entry Deterrence with Public Signals: Revisiting the Chain-Store Paradox

4:30 pm Leeat Yariv with Fedor Sandomirskiy and Kirill Rudov
Extreme Equilibria: The Benefits of Correlation

 

 Day Two - May 9, 2026

9:00 am Welcome

9:30 a.m. Gregorio Cruello
Incentives for Collective Innovation

10:30 a.m. Julia Salmi with Daniel Hauser
Private Information on the Game Horizon

11:30 am: Lucas Maestri with Doruk Cetemen, Leandro Gorno, and Helios Herrera
Regulating Pre-Election Spending: A Dynamic Analysis

12:30 pm: Marco Scarsini with Eran Shmaya
Strategic Queuing: A Characterization of Optimal Queuing Regimes 

1:30 pm Farewell

This event has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation
program under the European Research Council grant agreement No. 101165373.