Ali Hortaçsu is the Ralph and Mary Otis Isham Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. He has a B.A. and M.S. in Electrical Engineering and Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University. 

His research deals with industrial organization, auctions, search and matching models, production and financial networks, applications in finance, energy markets and the internet.

Representative Publications

Ertaç, Seda, Ali Hortaçsu, and James W. Roberts. “Entry into Auctions: An Experimental Analysis.”International Journal of Industrial Organization 29.2 (2011): 168-178

Akkus, Oktay, J. Anthony Cookson, and Ali Hortaçsu. “The Determinants of Bank Mergers: A Revealed Preference Analysis.” Management Science (2015)

Haile, Philip A., Ali Hortaçsu, and Grigory Kosenok. “On the Empirical Content of Quantal Response Equilibrium.” The American Economic Review 98.1 (2008): 180-200