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Harvard Kennedy School faculty disseminate their research in working publications and papers that contribute to public knowledge and fuel policy innovation. This list features recent faculty publications, including journal articles, books, edited volumes, research papers, and public testimony.

Faculty Publications

The Property Rights Theory of Production Networks

Balbuzanov, Ivan, and Maciej Kotowski. "The Property Rights Theory of Production Networks." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-033, November 2019.

First-Price Auctions with Budget Constraints

Kotowski, Maciej. "First-Price Auctions with Budget Constraints." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-021, June 2019.

A Perfectly Robust Approach to Multiperiod Matching Problems

Kotowski, Maciej. "A Perfectly Robust Approach to Multiperiod Matching Problems." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-016, May 2019 (Updated August 2019).

Efficient Division When Preferences are Private: Using the Expected Externality Mechanism

Aperjis, Christina, Maciej Kotowski, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Efficient Division When Preferences are Private: Using the Expected Externality Mechanism." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP19-014, April 2019.

Trading Networks and Equilibrium Intermediation

Kotowski, Maciej, and C. Matthew Leister. "Trading Networks and Equilibrium Intermediation." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP18-001, January 2018 (Updated June 2019).

Endowments, Exclusion, and Exchange

Balbuzanov, Ivan, and Maciej Kotowski. "Endowments, Exclusion, and Exchange." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP17-016, March 2017 (Updated September 2018).

Liquidity Risk in Sequential Trading Networks

Kariv, Shachar, Maciej Kotowski, and C. Matthew Leister. "Liquidity Risk in Sequential Trading Networks." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP16-039, October 2016.

A Note on Stability in One-to-One, Multi-Period Matching Markets

Kotowski, Maciej. "A Note on Stability in One-to-One, Multi-Period Matching Markets." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-042, August 2015.

Multi-period Matching

Kadam, Sangram V., and Maciej H. Kotowski. "Multi-period Matching." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-030, June 2015.

Time Horizons, Lattice Structures, and Welfare in Multi-Period Matching Markets

Kadam, Sangram V., and Maciej H. Kotowski. "Time Horizons, Lattice Structures, and Welfare in Multi-Period Matching Markets." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP15-031, June 2015.

Signaling with Audits: Mimicry, Wasteful Expenditures, and Non-Compliance in a Model of Tax Enforcement

Kotowski, Maciej, David Weisbach, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Signaling with Audits: Mimicry, Wasteful Expenditures, and Non-Compliance in a Model of Tax Enforcement." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP14-001, January 2014.

Audits as Signals

Kotowski, Maciej, David A. Weisbach, and Richard Zeckhauser. "Audits as Signals." HKS Faculty Research Working Paper Series RWP13-026, September 2013.