Motty Perry ( he, מוטי פרי); born October 2, 1949) is an Israeli professor of economics at the
University of Warwick
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, budget = £698.2 million (2020 ...
, England and the emeritus
Don Patinkin
Don Patinkin (Hebrew: דן פטינקין) (January 8, 1922 – August 7, 1995) was an American-born Israeli monetary economist, and the President of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Nissan Liviatan, 2008. "Patinkin, Don (1922–1995)," ''The N ...
Professor of Economics at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel.
Biography
Motty Perry was born on
Kibbutz Yad Mordechai
Yad Mordechai ( he, יַד מָרְדְּכַי, ''lit.'' Memorial of Mordechai) is a kibbutz in Southern Israel. Located 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In it had a popul ...
. He has a B.A. in Economics from
Bar Ilan University
Bar-Ilan University (BIU, he, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academic i ...
, an MA in economics from the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Ph.D. in Economics from
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...
. In 2005–2008, Motty Perry was associate editor of the ''Journal of Games and Economics Behavior'' and of the ''
Journal of Economic Theory
The ''Journal of Economic Theory'' is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering the field of economic theory. Karl Shell has served as editor-in-chief of the journal since it was established in 1968. Since 2000, he has shared the edito ...
''. In 2000, he became a fellow of the
Econometric
Econometrics is the application of statistical methods to economic data in order to give empirical content to economic relationships. M. Hashem Pesaran (1987). "Econometrics," '' The New Palgrave: A Dictionary of Economics'', v. 2, p. 8 p. 8 ...
Society and in 2008 a councilmember of the
Game Theory Society.
Political activism
Following
Anwar Sadat
Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat, (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 ...
's visit to
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
in 1978, Perry was one of the leaders of the 348 Israeli military reserves officers petition urging
Israeli Prime Minister
The prime minister of Israel ( he, רֹאשׁ הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה, Rosh HaMemshala, Head of the Government, Hebrew acronym: he2, רה״מ; ar, رئيس الحكومة, ''Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma'') is the head of government and chief exe ...
Menachem Begin to continue with the drive for peace. This petition led to the creation of
Peace Now
Peace Now ( he, שלום עכשיו ''Shalom Achshav'', ) is a non-governmental organization, liberal advocacy and activist group in Israel with the aim of promoting a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Objectives/position ...
,
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a movement dedicated to raising public support for the peace process. Throughout the years Perry has opposed Israeli settlement in the
West Bank
The West Bank ( ar, الضفة الغربية, translit=aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; he, הגדה המערבית, translit=HaGadah HaMaʽaravit, also referred to by some Israelis as ) is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
, which he perceives as being immoral and an obstacle for the possibility of peace with the Palestinians.
Motty Perry was also among the Air Force reserve pilots who caused controversy on the eve of Rosh Hashanah (2003) with their declaration that they would refuse to participate in "
targeted killings
Targeted killing is a form of murder or assassination carried out by governments outside a judicial procedure or a battlefield.
Since the late 20th century, the legal status of targeted killing has become a subject of contention within and be ...
".
[The Pilots' Letter](_blank)
/ref> The Pilots’ Letter, which was sent to the commander of the Air Force, generated a great deal of media awareness in Israel and the world.
In 2005 Perry was also one of the organizers of an open letter from faculty members of Israeli universities, supporting students who refuse to serve as soldiers in the occupied territories. From 2011 he serves as a board member of B'Tselem
B'Tselem ( he, בצלם, , " in the image of od) is a Jerusalem-based non-profit organization whose stated goals are to document human rights violations in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, combat any denial of the existence of su ...
.[http://www.btselem.org/about_btselem/board_members]
Published works
1. "Optimal Linear Taxation with Partial Information," 1980. ''Economics Letters'', 15, 257-263.
2. “Non-Linear Price Strategies in a Contestable Market,” 1984. ''Journal of Economic Theory'', Vol. 32, No. 2, 246-264.
3. “Wage Bargaining, Labor Turnover, and the Business Cycle,” 1985 with G. Solon. ''Journal of Labor'', Vol. 3, No. 4, 421-433.
4. “An Example of Price Formation in a Bilateral Situation,” 1986. ''Econometrica'', Vol. 54, No. 2, 312-322.
5. “Search in a Known Pattern,” 1986 with A. Wigderson. ''Journal of Political Economy'', Vol. 94, No.1, 225-230.
6. “Sequential Bargaining under Asymmetric Information,” 1986 with S. Grossman. ''Journal of Economic Theory'', Vol. 39, No.1, 97-119.
7. “Perfect Sequential Equilibrium,” 1986 with S. Grossman. ''Journal of Economic Theory'', Vol. 39, No.1, 120-154.
8.a “Strategic Delay in Bargaining,” 1987 with A. Admati. ''Review of Economic Studies'', Vol. 54, 345-363.
8.b “Strategic Delay in Bargaining,” 1992 with A. Admati. In Linhart Radner and Satterthwaite (eds.)''Bargaining with Incomplete Info, Academic Press'', 321-40.
9
“Joint Project without Commitment,”
1991 with A. Admati''. Review of Economic Studies'', Vol. 58, 259-276.
10. “Non Cooperative Bargaining Without Procedures,” 1993 with P. Reny. ''Journal of Economic Theory'', Vol. 59 No. 1, 50-77.
11
“Open Vs. Closed Door Negotiation,”
1994 with L. Samuelson''. The RAND Journal of Economics'', Vol. 25, No.2, 348-359.
12.a
A Noncooperative View of Coalition Formation and the Core
” 1994 with P. Reny''. Econometrica'', Vol. 62, No.4, 795-818.
12.b “A Noncooperative View of Coalition Formation and the Core,” 1997 with P. Reny. In E. Maskin (ed),''Recent Developments in Game Theory''.
13.
Virtual Implementation in Backward Induction
” 1996 with J. Glazer. ''Games and Economic Behavior'', Vol. 15, No.1, 27-32.
14.
A General Solution to King Solomon Dilemma
” 1999 with P. Reny''. Games and Economic Behavior'', Vol. 26, No. 2, 279-285.
15.
The Absent-Minded Driver
” 1997 with R. J. Aumann, and S. Hart. ''Games and Economic Behavior'', Vol. 20, No. 1, 102-116.
16.
The Forgetful Passenger
” 1997 with R. J. Aumann, and S. Hart. ''Games and Economic Behavior'', Vol. 20, No. 1, 117-120.
17.
On the Failure of the Linkage Principle
” 1999 with P. Reny ''Econometrica'', Vol. 67, No.4, 895-90.
18.
A Sealed Bid Auction that Matches the English Auction
" 2000 with E. wolfstetter and S. Zamir. ''Games and Economic Behavior'', Vol. 33, No. 2, 265-273.
19.
Dynamic Consistency and Optimal Patent Allocation
” 2002 with D. Vincent. ''International Economic Review''.
20.
An Efficient Auction
” 2002 with Phil Reny. ''Econometrica'', Vol. 70, No. 3 – May, 2002, 1199-1212.
21.
An Ex-Post Efficient Ascending Auction
” 2005 with P. Reny. ''The Review of Economic Studies, 72, 567-592.''
22.
Toward a Strategic Foundation for Rational Expectations Equilibrium
" 2006 with P. Reny. ''Econometrica'', Vol. 74, 1231-1269.
23.
Tournaments with Midterm Reviews
2009 with A. Gershkov, ''Games and Economic Behavior'', Vol.66, 162-190 .
24.
Dynamic Contacts with Moral Hazard and Adverse Selection
2012 with A. Gershkov, ''The Review of Economic Studies,'' Vol 79(1), 268-306''.''
25.
Implementing the Wisdom of the Crowds
2014 with Ilan Kremer and Yishay Mansour, ''Journal of Political Economy,'' Vol. 122(5), 988-1012.
26
"Why Sex and Why in Pairs"
2016 with P. Reny and A. Robson, ''Economic Journal'' forthcoming.
27
"How to Count Citations if You Must"
2016 with Phil Reny, ''American Economic Review'' forthcoming.
References
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1949 births
Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Israeli economists
Game theorists
Living people
Bar-Ilan University alumni
Hebrew University of Jerusalem Faculty of Social Sciences alumni
Fellows of the Econometric Society