台大經濟系第六屆孫震講座演講 Jeffrey C. Ely
本系很榮幸邀請Jeff Ely教授擔任第六屆孫震講座的講者。Ely 教授將於12 月 11 日至 12 月 26 日來訪本系。
Ely 教授現任 Northwestern University 經濟系Charles E. and Emma Morrison 講座教授暨系主任，曾為 Theoretical Economics 創刊編輯之一，以及 American Economic Review 前共同主編。他在多項個體經濟理論領域做出重要貢獻，也經常在部落格 Cheap Talk https://cheaptalk.org/ 撰寫與經濟、政治相關的文章。
此次來訪，Ely 教授將進行兩場演講：
Lecture 1
時間：12 月 22 日（星期一）13:30–15:00
地點：社科院 608 教室
演講主題： Screening with Tests
摘要：
I study the monopolistic design of a college admissions test. Students have private information about their ability and apply to colleges by submitting verifiable resumes in addition to test results. Due to screening frictions, the profit maximizing testing structure is less informative than colleges would prefer and distorts admissions probabilities for students with poor resumes. Mandatory testing only makes things worse.
時間：12 月 23 日（星期二）14:00–15:30
地點：社科院 403 教室
演講主題： Managing Information Over Time
摘要：
The timing and framing of information shapes human behavior, motivation, and even emotion. We’ll see how something as simple as a phone notification, a delayed update from a regulator, or a carefully chosen bit of feedback can change what people do—even when no money, rules, or force
are involved. I show how information can act as a nudge, a carrot, a source of coordination, and even a tool for creating drama, from the suspense of a sports match to the twists of a mystery novel. Along the way, we’ll examine why withholding information can sometimes encourage perseverance, why revealing too much can trigger panic, and why great storytellers must occasionally dare to be boring. The goal is to uncover the surprising power of information—not as data, but as a design choice that shapes our expectations, our decisions, and our experiences.