Giuseppe Lopomo | Scholars@Duke

Giuseppe Lopomo
Alan D. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Business Administration

Giuseppe (Pino) Lopomo is the Alan D. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Business Administrations at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University. He also has a courtesy appointment at the Economics Department of Duke University.

He has a Laurea Magna cum laude from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Before joining the faculty at Duke, he was Assistant Professor of Economics at the Stern School of Business of New York University, and visited the Economics department of the University of Michigan for one year.

Currently, Professor Lopomo teaches Managerial Economics and Competitive Analysis to MBA students. He has taught courses on similar topics to undergraduate and PhD students.

Professor Lopomo's research focuses on applied game theory, auction and mechanism design. His work has been published in leading journals of economics including The Review of Economic Studies, International Economic Review, Journal of Economic Theory, Games and Economic Behavior, The Rand Journal of Economics and American Economic Journal: Microeconomics

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Alan D. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2021
Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2011
Professor of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2011

Contact Information

A406 Fuq Sch of Bus, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90120, Durham, NC 27708-0120
giuseppe.lopomo@duke.edu (919) 660-7820
Fuqua Faculty Profile

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Stanford University 1994
- B.S., Bocconi University (Italy) 1988
Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2006 - 2011
- Associate Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2007 - 2011
- Associate Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2005 - 2007
- Associate Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2004 - 2005
- Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University 2000 - 2004
Recognition
In the News
- JUN 28, 2021
  
  Duke Awards 22 Distinguished Professorships
Research
Selected Grants
- Applied Mechanism Design awarded by National Science Foundation 2009 - 2011
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Lopomo, G., L. Rigotti, and C. Shannon. “Detectability, duality, and surplus extraction.” Journal of Economic Theory 204 (September 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2022.105465.
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  - Albert, M., V. Conitzer, G. Lopomo, and P. Stone. “Mechanism Design for Correlated Valuations: Efficient Methods for Revenue Maximization.” Operations Research 70, no. 1 (January 1, 2022): 562–84. https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.2020.2092.
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  - Lopomo, G., L. Rigotti, and C. Shannon. “Uncertainty and robustness of surplus extraction.” Journal of Economic Theory 199 (January 1, 2022). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2020.105088.
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  - Belloni, A., G. Lopomo, and S. Wang. “Resource allocation under demand uncertainty and private information.” Management Science 63, no. 12 (December 1, 2017): 4219–35. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2016.2574.
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  - Krishna, R Vijay, Giuseppe Lopomo, and Curtis R. Taylor. “Stairway to heaven or highway to hell: Liquidity, sweat equity, and the uncertain path to ownership.” Rand Journal of Economics 44, no. 1 (March 2013): 104–27.
  - Lopomo, G., L. M. Marx, and P. Sun. “Bidder collusion at first-price auctions.” Review of Economic Design 15, no. 3 (September 1, 2011): 177–211. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10058-010-0104-9.
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  - Brusco, S., G. Lopomo, and L. M. Marx. “The economics of contingent re-auctions.” American Economic Journal: Microeconomics 3, no. 2 (May 1, 2011): 165–93. https://doi.org/10.1257/mic.3.2.165.
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  - Lopomo, G., L. Rigotti, and C. Shannon. “Knightian uncertainty and moral hazard.” Journal of Economic Theory 146, no. 3 (May 1, 2011): 1148–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2011.03.018.
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  - Lopomo, G., L. M. Marx, D. McAdams, and B. Murray. “Carbon allowance auction design: An assessment of options for the United States.” Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 5, no. 1 (January 1, 2011): 25–43. https://doi.org/10.1093/reep/req024.
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  - Belloni, A., G. Lopomo, and S. Wang. “Multidimensional mechanism design: Finite-dimensional approximations and efficient computation.” Operations Research 58, no. 4 PART 2 (July 1, 2010): 1079–89. https://doi.org/10.1287/opre.1100.0824.
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  - VARMA, GOPAL D. A. S., and G. I. U. S. E. P. P. E. LOPOMO. “NON-COOPERATIVE ENTRY DETERRENCE IN LICENSE AUCTIONS: DYNAMIC VERSUS SEALED BID -super-* .” The Journal of Industrial Economics 58, no. 2 (June 2010): 450–76.
  - Varma, G. D., and G. Lopomo. “Non-cooperative entry deterrence in license auctions: Dynamic versus sealed bid.” Journal of Industrial Economics 58, no. 2 (June 1, 2010): 450–76. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6451.2010.00415.x.
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  - Anton, J. J., S. Brusco, and G. Lopomo. “Split-award procurement auctions with uncertain scale economies: Theory and data.” Games and Economic Behavior 69, no. 1 (May 1, 2010): 24–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2009.09.001.
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  - Brusco, S., G. Lopomo, and L. M. Marx. “The 'Google effect' in the FCC's 700 MHz auction.” Information Economics and Policy 21, no. 2 (June 1, 2009): 101–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infoecopol.2009.03.001.
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  - Brusco, Sandro, Giuseppe Lopomo, and Leslie M. Marx. “The [`]Google effect' in the FCC's 700Â MHz auction” 21, no. 2 (June 2009): 101–14.
  - Anton, James J., Sandro Brusco, and Giuseppe Lopomo. “Split-Award Procurement Auctions with Uncertain Scale Economies: Theory and Data,” March 1, 2009.
  - Brusco, S., and G. Lopomo. “Simultaneous ascending auctions with complementarities and known budget constraints.” Economic Theory 38, no. 1 (January 1, 2009): 105–24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00199-007-0217-8.
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  - BRUSCO, S. A. N. D. R. O., and G. I. U. S. E. P. P. E. LOPOMO. “BUDGET CONSTRAINTS AND DEMAND REDUCTION IN SIMULTANEOUS ASCENDING-BID AUCTIONS -super-* .” The Journal of Industrial Economics 56, no. 1 (March 2008): 113–42.
  - Brusco, S., and G. Lopomo. “Budget constraints and demand reduction in simultaneous ascending-bid auctions.” Journal of Industrial Economics 56, no. 1 (March 1, 2008): 113–42. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6451.2008.00335.x.
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  - Brusco, S., G. Lopomo, D. T. Robinson, and S. Viswanathan. “Efficient mechanisms for mergers and acquisitions.” International Economic Review 48, no. 3 (August 1, 2007): 995–1035. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2354.2007.00452.x.
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  - Dai, Chifeng, Tracy R. Lewis, and Giuseppe Lopomo. “Delegating management to experts.” Rand Journal of Economics 37, no. 3 (September 2006): 503–20.
  - Dai, C., T. R. Lewis, and G. Lopomo. “Delegating management to experts.” Rand Journal of Economics 37, no. 3 (January 1, 2006): 503–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1756-2171.2006.tb00028.x.
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  - Lopomo, G., R. C. Marshall, and L. M. Marx. “Inefficiency of collusion at english auctions.” Contributions to Theoretical Economics 5, no. 1 (January 1, 2005). https://doi.org/10.2202/1534-5971.1156.
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  - Brusco, S., and G. Lopomo. “Collusion via signalling in simultaneous ascending bid auctions with heterogeneous objects, with and without complementarities.” Review of Economic Studies 69, no. 2 (January 1, 2002): 407–36. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-937X.00211.
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  - Agrawal, Vipul, Giuseppe Lopomo, and Sridhar Seshadri. “Web Based Capacity Allocation Strategies for Customers with Heterogeneous Preferences.” Electronic Commerce Research 2, no. 4 (2002): 359–84. https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1020515531179.
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  - Lopomo, G. “Optimality and robustness of the English auction.” Games and Economic Behavior 36, no. 2 (January 1, 2001): 219–40. https://doi.org/10.1006/game.2000.0817.
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  - Lopomo, G., and E. A. Ok. “Bargaining, interdependence, and the rationality of fair division.” Rand Journal of Economics 32, no. 2 (January 1, 2001): 263–83. https://doi.org/10.2307/2696409.
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  - Lopomo, G. “The English Auction Is Optimal Among Simple Sequential Auctions.” Journal of Economic Theory 82, no. 1 (September 1, 1998): 144–66. https://doi.org/10.1006/jeth.1998.2425.
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  - Economides, N., G. Lopomo, and G. Woroch. “Regulatory pricing rules to neutralize network dominance.” Industrial and Corporate Change 5, no. 4 (January 1, 1996): 1013–28. https://doi.org/10.1093/icc/5.4.1013.
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- Scholarly Editions
  - Brusco, S., G. Lopomo, E. Ropero, and A. T. Villa. “Optimal financial contracting and the effects of firm's size,” June 1, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-2171.12375.
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  - Krishna, R. V., G. Lopomo, and C. R. Taylor. “Stairway to heaven or highway to hell: Liquidity, sweat equity, and the uncertain path to ownership,” March 1, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-2171.12013.
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  - Brusco, Sandro, Giuseppe Lopomo, and S. Viswanathan. “Merger Mechanisms,” 2004.
  - Brusco, Sandro, and Giuseppe Lopomo. “Simultaneous Ascending Bid Auctions with Budget Constraints,” August 2002.
  - Economides, Nicholas, Giuseppe Lopomo, and Glenn A. Woroch. “Strategic Commitments and the Principle of Reciprocity Interconnection Pricing,” 1998.
- Conference Papers
  - Albert, M., V. Conitzer, and G. Lopomo. “Maximizing revenue with limited correlation: The cost of ex-post incentive compatibility.” In 30th Aaai Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Aaai 2016, 376–82, 2016.
  - Albert, M., V. Conitzer, and G. Lopomo. “Assessing the robustness of Cremer-McLean with automated mechanism design.” In Proceedings of the National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2:763–69, 2015.
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- MGRECON 899: Independent Study 2023
- MGRECON 780: Managerial Economics 2022
- MGRECON 899: Independent Study 2022
- QM 779QH: Managerial Economics for Health Care 2022
- QM 780QB: Managerial Economics 2022
- FUQINTRD 692: Business and Common Purpose 2021
- MGRECON 780: Managerial Economics 2021
- QM 779QH: Managerial Economics for Health Care 2021
- QM 780QB: Managerial Economics 2021

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Education, Training, & Certifications

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In the News

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Scholarly Editions

Conference Papers

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