Coming Soon

• A Model of Costly Fixed-Sample Search and Stable Prices by David P. Myatt and David Ronayne (2023). [Preliminary and Incomplete In-Progress Version]

Papers in Submission

• A Theory of Stable Price Dispersion by David P. Myatt and David Ronayne (2024).
• Asymmetric Models of Sales with Innovative Firms by David P. Myatt and David Ronayne (2024).
• The Impact of Perceived Strength in the War of Attrition by David P. Myatt (2024).

Selected Other Working Papers

• Playing for the Winning Team: Selection, Performance, and the Longevity of Organizations
  by David P. Myatt and Torun Dewan (2018).
  Non-technical summary from London Business School Review.
• Strategic Voting in Plurality Rule Elections
  by Stephen D. Fisher and David P. Myatt (2017).
• A Theory of Voter Turnout
  by David P. Myatt (2015).
  This supersedes A Rational Choice Theory of Voter Turnout and incorporates results from the conference paper “Positioning the Party to Get Out the Vote.”

Published and Journal Articles

• The Punisher’s Dilemma
  by Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, David P. Myatt, Alastair Smith, and Scott A. Tyson (2024).
  Journal of Politics, 86(2), pp. 395–411.
• Information Acquisition and Use by Networked Players
  by David P. Myatt and Chris Wallace (2019).
  Journal of Economic Theory, 182(July), pp, 360-401.
• The Determinants of Product Lines
  by David P. Myatt and Justin P. Johnson (2018).
  RAND Journal of Economics, 49(3), pp. 541-573.
• Information Use and Acquisition in Price-Setting Oligopolies
  by David P. Myatt and Chris Wallace (2018).
  Economic Journal, 128(609), pp. 845-886.
• A Theory of Protest Voting
  by David P. Myatt (2017).
  Economic Journal , 127(603), 1527-1567.
• The Properties of Product-Line Prices
  by Justin P. Johnson and David P. Myatt (2015).
  International Journal of Industrial Organization, 43, pp. 182–188
• Cournot Competition and the Social Value of Information
  by David P. Myatt and Chris Wallace (2015).
  Journal of Economic Theory, 158(B), pp. 466-506.
• Central Bank Communication Design in a Lucas-Phelps Economy
  by David P. Myatt and Chris Wallace (2014).
  Journal of Monetary Economics, 63 pp. 64-79.
• On the Rhetorical Strategies of Leaders: Speaking Clearly, Standing Back, and Stepping Down
  by Torun Dewan and David P. Myatt (2012).
  Journal of Theoretical Politics, 24(4) pp. 431-460.
• Endogenous Information Acquisition in Coordination Games
  by David P. Myatt and Chris Wallace (2012).
  Review of Economic Studies, 79(1) pp. 340-374.
• Dynamic Government Performance: Honeymoons and Crises of Confidence
  by Torun Dewan and David P. Myatt (2012).
  American Political Science Review, 106(1) pp. 123-145.
• The Declining Talent Pool of Government
  by Torun Dewan and David P. Myatt (2010).
  American Journal of Political Science, 54(2) pp. 267-286.
• Evolution, Teamwork, and Collective Action: Production Targets in the Private Provision of Public Goods
  by David P. Myatt and Chris Wallace (2009).
  Economic Journal, 119(534) pp. 61-90.
• The Qualities of Leadership: Direction, Communication, and Obfuscation
  by Torun Dewan and David P. Myatt (2008).
  American Political Science Review 102(3) pp. 351–368.
• When Does One Bad Apple Spoil the Barrel? An Evolutionary Analysis of Collective Action
  by David P. Myatt and Chris Wallace (2008).
  Review of Economic Studies 75(2) pp 499-527.
• An Evolutionary Analysis of the Volunteer’s Dilemma
  by David P. Myatt and Chris Wallace (2008).
  Games and Economic Behavior, 62(1) pp. 67-76.
• Leading the Party: Coordination, Direction, and Communication
  by Torun Dewan and David P. Myatt (2007).
  American Political Science Review 101(4) pp. 825-843.
• On the Theory of Strategic Voting
  by David P. Myatt (2007).
  Review of Economic Studies 74(1) pp. 255-281.
• Scandal, Protection, and Recovery in the Cabinet
  by Torun Dewan and David P. Myatt (2007).
  American Political Science Review, 101(1) pp. 63-77.
• Multiproduct Cournot Oligopoly
  by Justin P. Johnson and David P. Myatt (2006).
  RAND Journal of Economics, 37(3) pp. 583–601.
• On the Simple Economics of Advertising, Marketing, and Product Design
  by Justin P. Johnson and David P. Myatt (2006).
  American Economic Review, 96(3) pp. 756–784.
• Adaptive Play by Idiosyncratic Agents
  by David P. Myatt and Chris Wallace (2004).
  Games and Economic Behavior, 48(1) pp. 124-138.
• Multiproduct Quality Competition: Fighting Brands and Product Line Pruning
  by Justin P. Johnson and David P. Myatt (2003).
  American Economic Review, 93(3) pp. 748–774.
• A Multinomial Probit Model of Stochastic Evolution
  by David P. Myatt and Chris Wallace (2003).
  Journal of Economic Theory, 113(2) pp. 286-301.
• Sophisticated Play by Idiosyncratic Agents
  by David P. Myatt and Chris Wallace (2002).
  Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 13(3) pp. 319-345.
• Tactical Coordination in Plurality Electoral Systems
  by Stephen D. Fisher and David P. Myatt (2002).
  Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 18(4), pp. 504-522.
• Equilibrium Selection and Public-Good Provision
  by David P. Myatt and Chris Wallace (2002).
  Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 18(4) pp. 446-461.
• The Assessment: Games and Coordination
  by David P. Myatt, Hyun S. Shin, and Chris Wallace (2002).
  Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 18(4) pp. 397-417.

Book Chapters

• Collective Action: Current Perspectives
  by David P. Myatt (2007). In: The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics, edited by Steven N. Durlauf and Larry E. Blume.
• The Evolution of Teams
  by David P. Myatt and Chris Wallace (2005).
  Chapter 4 (pp. 78-101) of Teamwork: An Interdisciplinary Perspective edited by Natalie Gold, Palgrave MacMillan.

Some Older Oxford Discussion Papers

• Discussion Papers by David P Myatt in the Discussion Paper Series, Department of Economics, University of Oxford.

Citation Tracking

• Google Scholar page.
• Thomson-Reuters Web of Knowledge.
• RePEc author profile.