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Karl Schurter

Karl Schurter

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at The Pennsylvania State University. My research interests lie at the intersection of industrial organization and econometrics.

Curriculum Vitae


Contact

514 Kern Building
University Park, PA 16802
kschurter{at}psu{dot}edu


Employment

2017-Present, Assistant Professor of Economics, The Pennsylvania State University


Working Papers

Chen, Z., Liao, M. and Schurter, K. (2024) Identifying Treatment Effects on Productivity: Theory with an Application to Production Digitalization.
Under review.

Schurter, K. (2023) Identification and Inference in First-Price Auctions with Collusion.
Revision requested.

Pinkse, J. and Schurter, K. (2023) Estimation of Auction Models with Shape Restrictions.
Revision requested.

Pinkse, J. and Schurter, K. (2019) Improved Bandwidth Selection for Boundary Correction using the Generalized Reflection Method.

Dynamic Pricing and Strategic Delay in the Market for Used Cars, with Charles Murry.


Publications

Pinkse, J. and Schurter, K. (2023) Estimates of Derivatives of (Log) Densities and Related Objects. Econometric Theory, 39(2).
R, Python, Matlab, and Stata code. Julia package.

Wilson, B. J., Jaworski, T., Schurter, K., and Smyth, A. (2012)
The Ecological and Civil Mainsprings of Property: An Experimental Economic History of Whalers' Rules of Capture. Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 28(4).
Awarded the 2012 Oliver E. Williamson prize for best article among all papers accepted in 2011.

Wilson, B. J., Findlay, D. W., Meehan, J. W., Wellford, C. P., and Schurter, K. (2010) An Experimental Analysis of the Demand for Payday Loans. BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 10(1).

Schurter, K. and Wilson, B. J. (2009) Justice and Fairness in the Dictator Game, Southern Economic Journal, 76(1).


Teaching

Master's Scholarly Essay I (ECON 530)
Applied and Quantitative Economics (ECON 533)
The Economics of Auctions and Procurement (ECON 448)
Industrial Organization and Public Policy (ECON 543)