Name
MOLIS, Elena
Position and Affiliated Institution
Associate Professor, University of Granada
Degree
PhD in Economics
Academic Employment
| 2003 | University of the Basque Country. Bachelor in Economics |
| 2005 | University of the Basque Country. Master in Economics |
| 2008 | University of the Basque Country. PhD in Economics |
| 2008-2010 | Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis, Brussels. Postdoctoral Researcher |
| 2010 -2019 | University of Granada. Assistant Professor |
Research Topic
Experiments on Roommate Problems
Matching Theory predicts that a stable matching is always achieved in decentralized unilateral markets, if it exists. However, the lack of empirical data makes it difficult to test whether these results hold true. Moreover, it is also difficult to know what happens in these markets if agents’ preferences are such that no stable matching can be formed.
The aim of this project is to shed light on the above questions with the objective of understanding how agents behave in this type of markets and what results they achieve. To this end, we designed experimental markets and implemented them in a laboratory to obtain data on agents’ decision-making.
Fields of Research Interests
Game Theory, Social Choice, Market Design Experimental Economics.
Academic Publications
- Alcalde-Unzu, J. and Molis, E. (2011): Exchange of indivisible goods and indifferences: the Top Trading Absorbing Sets mechanisms Games and Economic Behavior 73 (1), 1-16.
- Iñarra, E., Larrea, M.C. and Molis, E. (2013): Absorbing sets in roommate problems. Games and Economic Behavior 81, 165-178.
- Alcalde-Unzu, J., Gómez-Rúa, M. and Molis, E. (2015): Sharing the costs of cleaning a river: the Upstream Responsibility rule. Games and Economic Behavior 90, 134-150.
- Jiménez-Jiménez, N., Molis, E. and Solano-García, A. (2020): The effect of initial inequality on meritocracy: A voting experiment on tax redistribution. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 175, 380-394.
- Jiménez-Jiménez, N., Molis, E. and Solano-García, A. (2022): Don’t shoot yourself in the foot! A (real-effort task) experiment on income redistribution and voting. European Journal of Political Economy, 102325.
