Marzena Rostek

Marzena Rostek serves as Professor and Juli Plant Grainger Distinguished Chair in the Department of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she teaches advanced microeconomic theory and market design courses including Econ 899 (PhD Market Design), Econ 713 (Information Economics), and undergraduate Game Theory (Econ 521).

Her research centers on Microeconomic Theory, Market Design, and Finance, with particular focus on decentralized market mechanisms, information economics, and matching theory. She investigates how market structure affects efficiency in thin financial markets, develops frameworks for financial product design, and analyzes strategic behavior under asymmetric information.

Analysis of her 12 publications reveals dominant trends in decentralized exchange mechanisms and thin market dynamics, with significant contributions to matching theory with complementary contracts and information design. Her work consistently bridges theoretical microeconomics with practical financial market applications.

Her scientific recognition includes:

• Juli Plant Grainger Distinguished Chair

Professor Rostek actively supervises graduate research and contributes to editorial boards, with recent projects examining market-clearing technology design and privacy implications in decentralized exchanges. Her teaching portfolio spans Oxford University's Masters in Finance program where she developed courses on Treasury Auctions and Thin Financial Markets.