Yusufcan Masatlioglu

Selected Publications

• Revealed Attention with D. Nakajima and E. Ozbay, American Economic Review, 2012.
• Rational Choice with Status Quo Bias with E. A. Ok Journal of Economic Theory, 2005.
• A Behavioral Analysis of Stochastic Reference Dependence with C. Raymond, American Economic Review, 2016.
• Intrinsic Preferences for Information and Skewness with Y. Orhun and C. Raymond, American Economic Review, 2023. |
• A Random Attention Model with M. Cattaneo, X. Ma, and E. Suleymanov, Journal of Political Economy, 2020.

Working Papers

• Attention Overload with M. Cattaneo, P. Cheung, and X. Ma. Under Review. [Slides]
• Frame-Dependent Random Utility with P. Cheung. Under Review.
• Disentangling Attention and Utility Channels with P. Cheung. Under Review. [Slides]
• Coherent Distorted Beliefs with C. Chambers and C. Raymond. Under Review. [Slides]
• Attention, Memory, and Preferences with E. Yegane. Under Review.
• A Simple Model of Dual-System Thinking with Tri Phu Vu. Under Review.
• Ordered Probabilistic Choice with C. Chambers and K. Yildiz. [Slides]
• Bounds of Bounded Rationality with K. Yildiz.
• A Measure of Bayesian Updating with Tri Phu Vu.
• Invariant Modeling for Joint Distributions, with C. Chambers and R. Wang.
• "Binary Choice Paths and Random Utility" with R. Dutta and X. Mu
• "Measuring Choice Difficulty" with C. Chambers, P. Natenzon, and C. Raymond

All Published Papers

1. Revealed Social Network, with C. Chambers and C. Turansick, Economic Journal, 2026
2. Weighted Linear Discrete Choice, with C. Chambers, P. Natenzon, and C. Raymond, American Economic Review, 2025
3. Growing Attention, with Tri Phu Vu, Journal of Economic Theory, 2024
4. Correlated Choice, with C. Chambers and C. Turansick, Theoretical Economics, 2024
5. A Random Reference Model, with O. Kibris and E. Suleymanov, AEJ: Microeconomics, 2024
6. Intrinsic Preferences for Information and Skewness, with Y. Orhun and C. Raymond, American Economic Review, 2023
7. Progressive Random Choice, with E. Filiz-Ozbay, Journal of Political Economy, 2023
8. Behavioral Influence, with C. Chambers and T. Cuhadaroglu, Journal of the European Economic Association, 2023
9. Context-Dependent Heterogeneous Preferences, with M. Cattaneo and X. Ma, Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2023
10. Loss Aversion or Lack of Trust, with E. Beam, T. Watson, and D. Yang, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 2023
11. Choice with Endogenous Categorization, with A. Ellis, Review of Economic Studies, 2022
12. Comparing Ambiguous Urns with Different Sizes, with E. Filiz-Ozbay, H. Gulen, and E. Ozbay, Journal of Economic Theory, 2022
13. A Theory of Reference Point Formation, with O. Kibris and E. Suleymanov, Economic Theory, 2021
14. Path-Independent Consideration, with J. Lleras, D. Nakajima, and E. Ozbay, Games, 2021
15. A Random Attention Model, with M. Cattaneo, X. Ma, and E. Suleymanov, Journal of Political Economy, 2020
16. Willpower and Compromise Effect, with D. Nakajima and E. Ozdenoren, Theoretical Economics, 2020
17. Decision Making with Product Network, with E. Suleymanov, Economic Theory, 2019
18. Limited Attention and Status Quo Bias, with M. Dean and Ö. Kıbrıs, Journal of Economic Theory, 2017
19. When More is Less, with J. Lleras, D. Nakajima, and E. Ozbay, Journal of Economic Theory, 2017
20. A Behavioral Analysis of Stochastic Reference Dependence, with C. Raymond, American Economic Review, 2016
21. Completing Incomplete Revealed Preference, with D. Nakajima, Japanese Economic Review, 2015
22. Managing Markets for Toxic Assets, with C. House, Journal of Monetary Economics, 2015
23. A Foundation for Strategic Voting, with J. Apesteguia and M. Ballester, Games and Economic Behavior, 2014
24. A Canonical Model of Choice with Initial Endowments, with E. A. Ok, Review of Economic Studies, 2014
25. Understanding the Reference Effect, with N. Uler, Games and Economic Behavior, 2013
26. Choice by Iterative Search, with D. Nakajima, Theoretical Economics, 2013
27. Revealed Attention, with D. Nakajima and E. Ozbay, American Economic Review, 2012
28. Behavioral Mechanism Design, with S. Taylor and N. Uler, Review of Economic Design, 2012
29. Informality Traps, with J. Rigolini, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 2008
30. A Theory of (Relative) Discounting, with E. A. Ok, Journal of Economic Theory, 2007
31. Rational Choice with Status Quo Bias, with E. A. Ok, Journal of Economic Theory, 2005
32. Utility Representation via Error Functions, with F. Aleskerov, Discrete Applied Mathematics, 2003
33. Numerical Representation of Binary Relations, Information Sciences, 2002