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.
Contact
514 Kern Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-2201
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. (2023) Identifying Treatment Effects on Productivity: Theory with an Application to Firms' AI Adoption.
Under review.
Schurter, K. (2023) Identification and Inference in First-Price Auctions with Collusion.
Under review.
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)