S. Nageeb Ali
S. Nageeb Ali
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S. Nageeb Ali

Professor of Economics, Penn State

I study and teach economic theory at Penn State. I serve as a Co-Editor at AEJ: Microeconomics and Foreign Editor at the Review of Economic Studies.

nageeb@psu.edu ·
411 Kern Building, University Park, PA 16802
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Research

Publications

Coalitions in Repeated Gameswith Ce Liu
Econometrica, forthcoming, June 2026. Selected for Highlights Beyond EC’26.
When do dynamic incentives keep coalitions in check?
Hedging When Applying: Simultaneous Search with Correlationwith Ran Shorrer
American Economic Review, February 2025.
How should a college applicant balance reaches, matches, and safeties?
The Political Economy of Zero-Sum Thinkingwith Maximilian Mihm, Lucas Siga
Econometrica, January 2025.
Why does zero-sum thinking prevail even in positive-sum choices?
Reselling Informationwith Ayal Chen-Zion, Erik Lillethun
How does resale affect the price of information?
Who Controls the Agenda Controls the Legislaturewith B. Douglas Bernheim, Alexander Bloedel, Silvia Console Battilana
American Economic Review, November 2023.
Are agenda setters constrained by majority rule?
Sequential Veto Bargaining with Incomplete Informationwith Navin Kartik, Andreas Kleiner
Econometrica, July 2023.
Are policy negotiations subject to the Coase Conjecture?
Consumer Control and Privacy Policieswith Greg Lewis, Shoshana Vasserman
Voluntary Disclosure and Personalized Pricingwith Greg Lewis, Shoshana Vasserman
Review of Economic Studies, March 2023. Featured Article.
Can consumers benefit from sharing their data?
Communication and Cooperation in Marketswith David Miller
AEJ: Microeconomics, November 2022.
Would traders speak truthfully about their experiences?
How to Sell Hard Informationwith Nima Haghpanah, Xiao Lin, Ron Siegel
How should a certifier design and price evidence?
Adverse and Advantageous Selection in the Laboratorywith Maximilian Mihm, Lucas Siga, Chloe Tergiman
How well do people account for selection?
Image Versus Information: Changing Societal Norms and Optimal Privacywith Roland Bénabou
AEJ: Microeconomics, August 2020.
What are the costs of using stigma to promote good behavior?
Should Straw Polls be Banned?with J. Aislinn Bohren
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Predictability and Power in Legislative Bargainingwith B. Douglas Bernheim, Xiaochen Fan
How does information about future bargaining power affect negotiations today?
Herding with Costly Information
Under costly information, when do people herd on the wrong action?
On the Role of Responsiveness in Rational Herds
Economics Letters, February 2018.
What distinguishes “coarse” and “rich” action spaces in social learning?
Ostracism and Forgivenesswith David Miller
Would individuals reveal when others defect?
Recognition for Sale
What happens when bargaining power is for sale?
Why People Vote: Ethical Motives and Social Incentiveswith Charles Lin
Suppose some are ethical and others wish to appear ethical. Who votes and when?
Herding with Collective Preferenceswith Navin Kartik
Economic Theory, November 2012.
Do people still herd when they care about others’ actions?
Learning Self-Control
Do we learn from past mistakes?
Information Aggregation in Standing and Ad Hoc Committeeswith Jacob Goeree, Navin Kartik, Thomas Palfrey
Waiting to Settle: Multilateral Bargaining with Subjective Biases
Do disagreements about power prolong negotiations?

Working Papers

From Design to Disclosurewith Andreas Kleiner, Kun ZhangJanuary 2026.
When can voluntary disclosure substitute for information design?
Strategic Complexity Promotes Egalitarianism in Legislative Bargainingwith Marina Agranov, B. Douglas Bernheim, Thomas PalfreyJuly 2025.
Is egalitarianism a strategic response to complexity?
Renegotiation-Proof Multilateral Enforcementwith David Miller, David YangMarch 2017.
When is multilateral enforcement vulnerable to renegotiation?
Enforcing Cooperation in Networked Societieswith David Miller
Which networks support the greatest cooperation?