3 papers
econ.EM2026
Does p-Hacking Mitigate or Exacerbate the Effects of Publication Bias?
Yong Cai, Agathe Pernoud, Boli Xu
This paper studies the effects of p-hacking on the bias of published estimates when papers with statistically significant results are selectively published. We show that fast p-hac…
econ.TH2026
Going Public: Communication in Collective Decisions
Zhicheng Du, Yingkai Li, Boli Xu
A principal and agents can launch a project if the principal proposes it and at least agents accept. Their individual payoffs from the project depend on an ex ante unk…
econ.TH2025
Robust Contracting for Sequential Search
Théo Durandard, Udayan Vaidya, Boli Xu
A principal contracts with an agent who sequentially searches over projects to generate a prize. The principal is unaware of the agent's full set of projects and evaluates a contra…