Areas of Expertise

Economic Theory, Industrial Organization, Dynamic Games, Disclosure

Academic Degrees

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Iowa, 2017
• M.A., Economics, University of Iowa, May 2013
• B.A., Mathematical Economics, The Colorado College, 2010

Selected Publications

• Kim, J. H., Kim, K., and Pease, M. (2024). Unemployment Duration under Flexible Information Acquisition. International Economic Review, 65(1), 471-503.
• Pease, M. (2023). Shopping for Information: The Implications of Consumer Learning for Optimal Pricing and Product Design. The Journal of Industrial Economics, 71(3), 883-923.
• Kolb, A., Pease, M., Sacks, D., and Quick, J. (2023). Blind Disclosure. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 15(2), 41-79.
• Choi, M., Kyungmin, K., and Pease, M. (2019). Optimal Information Design for Search Goods, AEA Papers and Proceedings, 109, 550-556.
• Kim, K., and Pease, M. (2017). Costly Search with Adverse Selection: Solicitation Curse vs. Acceleration Blessing. RAND Journal of Economics, 48(2), 526–553.

Edited on June 26, 2025