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Economic Theory Programme Co-Director and Professor of Economics
Expertise: microeconomic theory, political economy, law and economics
04 June 2015
Gilat Levy (Department of Economics, LSE)
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01 August 2010
Oriana Bandiera and Gilat Levy
This paper analyzes whether political outcomes in local democracies are determined by the preferences of the median - typically poor - agents or whether they reflect the wishes of the wealthy elites. A model shows that w... Read more...
01 November 2009
Gilat Levy and Ronnie Razin
We propose a model of religious organizations which relies on the ability of such organizations to affect individual beliefs about the causality between actions in the social context and personal utility shocks. We show ... Read more...
01 September 2009
We analyze a dynamic model of agenda formation in which players compete in each period to put their ideal policies on the agenda. In each period, with some probability, a decision maker is called upon to take an action f... Read more...
26 June 2008
01 March 2004
Gilat Levy
Public provision of private goods such as education is usually viewed as a form of redistribution in kind. However, does it arise when income redistribution is feasible as well? In this paper I analyse a two-dimensional ... Read more...
01 May 2003
In this paper I analyse how careerist judges formulate their decisions using information they uncover during deliberations as well as relevant information from previous decisions. I assume that judges have reputation con... Read more...
01 November 2000
In this paper I analyse the strategic interaction of decision makers and their advisers in a consultation process. I find that when agents are concerned about their reputation, consultation results in sub-optimal sharing... Read more...
