Matthew Ellman

IAE-CSIC and BSE

PhD, Harvard University

Research interests

Organizations and Markets
Contracts and Law
Political Economy
Ethics
Experimental Economics

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Matthew Ellman is a tenured scientist at the Institut d’Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC). Previously, he worked as assistant professor at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (1999-2006), as Ramón y Cajal Researcher at the Institut d’Anàlisi Econòmica (2006-8) and as lecturer and associate of the Serra-Ramoneda Chair (2008-10).

Prof. Ellman has refereed for many international journals including the American Economic Review, the American Political Science Review, the Economic Journal, Experimental Economics, Games and Economic Behavior, the Journal of Economics, Behavior and Organization, and the Scandinavian Journal of Economics.

Working Papers

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Optimal Investment-Based Crowdfunding: Crowdblessing Versus Scale

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Matthew EllmanandSjaak Hurkens
BSE Working Paper 1540
December 2025
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The Limits of Crowdfunding with Common Values

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Matthew EllmanandSjaak Hurkens
BSE Working Paper 1477
February 2025
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A Theory of Crowdfunding Dynamics

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Matthew EllmanandMichele Fabi
BSE Working Paper 1349
May 2022
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A Theory of Crowdfunding -A Mechanism Design Approach with Demand Uncertainty and Moral Hazard: Comment

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Matthew EllmanandSjaak Hurkens
BSE Working Paper 1012
January 2018
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Optimal Crowdfunding Design

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Matthew Ellman
BSE Working Paper 871
January 2016
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In Google We Trust?

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Roberto Burguet,Ramon Caminal, andMatthew Ellman
BSE Working Paper 717
September 2015
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Let’s Talk: How Communication Affects Contract Design

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Jordi Brandts,Gary Charness, andMatthew Ellman
BSE Working Paper 648
September 2015
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Organisational structure, communication and group ethics

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Matthew EllmanandPaul Pezanis-Christou
BSE Working Paper 290
September 2015
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The Donor Problem

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Klaus AbbinkandMatthew Ellman
BSE Working Paper 151
September 2015
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Specificity Revisited: The Role of Cross-Investments

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Matthew Ellman
BSE Working Paper 150
September 2015
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What Do the Papers Sell?

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Matthew EllmanandFabrizio Germano

Publications

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The Subtle Dynamics Behind Crowdfunding Success and Welfare

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Matthew EllmanandMichele Fabi

January 2023
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Optimal crowdfunding design

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Matthew EllmanandSjaak Hurkens
Journal of Economic Theory

September 2019
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Fraud tolerance in optimal crowdfunding

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Matthew EllmanandSjaak Hurkens
Economics Letters

May 2019
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In Google We Trust?

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Roberto Burguet, Ramon Caminal, and Matthew Ellman
International Journal of Industrial Organization

December 2015
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Let’s Talk: How Communication Affects Contract Design

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Jordi Brandts, Gary Charness, and Matthew Ellman
Journal of the European Economic Association

December 2015
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The Donor Problem: an Experimental Analysis of Beneficiary Empowerment

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Klaus AbbinkandMatthew Ellman
Journal of Development Studies

December 2015
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The contributions of behavioural economics to understanding and advancing the sustainability of worker cooperatives | jeodonline.com

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Avner Ben-NerandMatthew Ellman
Journal of Entrepeneurial & Organization Diversity

January 2013
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Organizational Structure, Communication, and Group Ethics

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Matthew EllmanandPaul Pezanis-Christou
American Economic Review

January 2010
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What Do the Papers Sell? A Model of Advertising and Media Bias

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Matthew EllmanandFabrizio Germano
The Economic Journal

January 2009
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Specificity Revisited: the Role of Cross-Investments

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Matthew Ellman
Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization

January 2006
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