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Martin Adam SZYDLOWSKI

PhD in Economics
Northwestern University, 2013

Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Department of Finance

(852) 2358 7608
mszydlowski@ust.hk
Room LSK6083
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ResearcherID

BBB-7168-2020

Scopus ID

56597705500

Research Interest Publications Teaching Assignment RPG Supervision

Research Interest

Contract theory
Economic theory
Financial economics

Publications

All Years 12 2025 1 2024 3 2023 1 2022 2 2021 1 2020 2 2019 2

2025 1

Dynamic Information Design in an Entry Game

Journal of Economic Theory, v. 226, May 2025, article number 106018
Li, Xuelin; Szydlowski, Martin Adam; Yu, Fangyuan
Article

2024 3

Aggressive Pivots and Entrepreneurial Skill

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, May 2024
Xuelin Li; Szydlowski, Martin Adam
Article

Fomenting Conflict

Journal of Economic Theory, v. 220, September 2024, article number 105875, p. 1-47
Szydlowski, Martin Adam
Article

Harnessing the Overconfidence of the Crowd: A Theory of SPACs

Journal of Financial Economics, v. 153, March 2024, article number 103787
Banerjee, Snehal; Szydlowski, Martin
Article

2023 1

Monitor Reputation and Transparency

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, v. 15, (4), November 2023, p. 1-67
Marinovic, Ivan; Szydlowski, Martin
Article

2022 2

Ambiguity in dynamic contracts

Journal of Economic Theory, v. 199, January 2022, article number 105229
Szydlowski, Martin; Yoon, Ji Hee
Article

Monitoring with career concerns

RAND Journal of Economics, v. 53, (2), June 2022, p. 404-428
Marinovic, Iván; Szydlowski, Martin
Article

2021 1

Optimal financing and disclosure

Management Science, v. 67, (1), January 2021, p. 436-454
Szydlowski, Martin
Article

2020 2

Moving the goalposts

Journal of Political Economy, v. 128, (2), February 2020, p. 468-506
Ely, Jeffrey C.; Szydlowski, Martin
Article

The Market for Conflicted Advice

Journal of Finance, v. 75, (2), April 2020, p. 867-903
Chang, Briana; Szydlowski, Martin
Article

2019 1

Incentives, project choice, and dynamic multitasking

Theoretical Economics, v. 14, (3), July 2019, p. 813-847
Szydlowski, Martin
Article

2015 1

On the smoothness of value functions and the existence of optimal strategies in diffusion models

Journal of Economic Theory, v. 159, September 2015, p. 1016-1055
Strulovici, Bruno; Szydlowski, Martin
Article

Article 1

Dynamic Information Design in an Entry Game

Journal of Economic Theory, v. 226, May 2025, article number 106018
Li, Xuelin; Szydlowski, Martin Adam; Yu, Fangyuan

Article 3

Aggressive Pivots and Entrepreneurial Skill

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, May 2024
Xuelin Li; Szydlowski, Martin Adam

Fomenting Conflict

Journal of Economic Theory, v. 220, September 2024, article number 105875, p. 1-47
Szydlowski, Martin Adam

Harnessing the Overconfidence of the Crowd: A Theory of SPACs

Journal of Financial Economics, v. 153, March 2024, article number 103787
Banerjee, Snehal; Szydlowski, Martin

Article 1

Monitor Reputation and Transparency

American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, v. 15, (4), November 2023, p. 1-67
Marinovic, Ivan; Szydlowski, Martin

Article 2

Ambiguity in dynamic contracts

Journal of Economic Theory, v. 199, January 2022, article number 105229
Szydlowski, Martin; Yoon, Ji Hee

Monitoring with career concerns

RAND Journal of Economics, v. 53, (2), June 2022, p. 404-428
Marinovic, Iván; Szydlowski, Martin

Article 1

Optimal financing and disclosure

Management Science, v. 67, (1), January 2021, p. 436-454
Szydlowski, Martin

Article 2

Moving the goalposts

Journal of Political Economy, v. 128, (2), February 2020, p. 468-506
Ely, Jeffrey C.; Szydlowski, Martin

The Market for Conflicted Advice

Journal of Finance, v. 75, (2), April 2020, p. 867-903
Chang, Briana; Szydlowski, Martin

Article 1

Incentives, project choice, and dynamic multitasking

Theoretical Economics, v. 14, (3), July 2019, p. 813-847
Szydlowski, Martin

Article 1

On the smoothness of value functions and the existence of optimal strategies in diffusion models

Journal of Economic Theory, v. 159, September 2015, p. 1016-1055
Strulovici, Bruno; Szydlowski, Martin

2019 1

Incentives, project choice, and dynamic multitasking

Theoretical Economics, v. 14, (3), July 2019, p. 813-847
Szydlowski, Martin
Article

2015 1

On the smoothness of value functions and the existence of optimal strategies in diffusion models

Journal of Economic Theory, v. 159, September 2015, p. 1016-1055
Strulovici, Bruno; Szydlowski, Martin
Article

Teaching Assignment

2025-26 Fall 2 2024-25 Summer 0 2024-25 Spring 0 2024-25 Winter 0 2024-25 Fall 1 2023-24 Summer 0

ECON3133	Microeconomic Theory II
FINA7900A	Doctoral Seminar: Theoretical Corporate Finance

ECON3133

Microeconomic Theory II

No Teaching Assignments

Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision

From January 2022 to December 2025 (As of 25 September 2025)

All Supervisions Current RPGs Graduated RPGs

Current RPGs

Master of Philosophy

ZUO, Xin
Economics

Graduated RPGs

Master of Philosophy

SMOLYAKOVA, Yekaterina
Economics( Completed in 2025 )

Research Interest

Publications

2025 1

2024 3

2023 1

2022 2

2021 1

2020 2

2019 1

2015 1

Article 1

Article 3

Article 1

Article 2

Article 1

Article 2

Article 1

Article 1

2019 1

2015 1

Teaching Assignment

Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision

From January 2022 to December 2025 (As of 25 September 2025)

Current RPGs

Graduated RPGs

Projects

From January 2023 to December 2025

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