Marek Pycia

Marek Pycia is a Professor of Organizational Economics at the University of Zurich and Co-Director of the Zurich Center for Market Design. His research focuses on market design, organizational economics, and their applications to public policy, including the development of kidney transplant voucher programs and improvements to US school systems. He holds an ERC Consolidator Grant and has contributed to leading journals like the American Economic Review and Econometrica.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Research Contributions: His work combines theoretical rigor with practical applications, such as designing efficient mechanisms for resource allocation and addressing market failures. Notable projects include the kidney voucher system, which has significantly expanded transplant opportunities in the US, and foundational studies on auction theory, matching markets, and pseudomarkets.

Awards and Affiliations:

• ERC Consolidator Grant
• Best Paper Award at ACM Conference on Economics and Computation (EC'19)
• Research Fellow at CEPR
• Editorial roles at journals like Theoretical Economics and Journal of Economic Theory

Grants and Labs: Marek Pycia leads the Zurich Center for Market Design, a hub for interdisciplinary research on market mechanisms. His work is supported by major grants and collaborations with institutions like Princeton University and the National Kidney Registry.