Dominic Albino

University of Connecticut | UConn · Department of Economics

Regression discontinuity uses discontinuous jumps in treatment and outcome variables-but no other variables-at the same threshold along an index variable (such as time) to infer the causal effect of the treatment on the outcome and refute contamination by influences from other variables. The fact that treatment and outcome discontinuities co-occur...

There is a tendency in decision‐making research to treat uncertainty only as a problem to be overcome. But it is also a feature that can be leveraged, particularly in social interaction. Comparing the behavior of profitable and unprofitable poker players, we reveal a strategic use of information processing that keeps decision makers unpredictable....

To win at poker, players must exploit public signals from opponents. But using public signals makes the player's own strategy easier to reconstruct and exploit in turn. How should players trade off between exploiting profitable opportunities and remaining unexploitable themselves? We analyze 1.75 million hands of online two-player No-Limit Texas Ho...

Strategic agents in incomplete-information environments have a conflicted relationship with uncertainty: it can keep them unpredictable to their opponents, but it must also be overcome to predict the actions of those opponents. We use a multivariate generalization of information theory to characterize the information processing behavior of strategi...

A strategy is a plan, method, or series of actions for obtaining a specified goal. A military strategy typically employs the threat or use of military force in opposition to an adversary, and is called upon where large scale force is viewed as the way to achieve such goals. Strategic thinking is traditionally focused on which part or combination of...

In a market system, regulations are designed to prevent or rectify market failures that inhibit fair exchange, such as monopoly or transactions with hidden costs. Because regulations reduce profits to those possessing unfair advantage, these advantaged corporations (whether individuals, companies, or other collective organizations) are motivated to...

Policy choices in the wake of recent mass protests in Egypt will determine the likelihood of civil war in the short run and the prospects for democracy in the long run. Economic conditions can be improved by international action to reduce grain-based biofuel production and finance employment generation. Creating the conditions for stable democracy...

Conversion of corn to ethanol in the US since 2005 has been a major cause of global food price increases during that time and has been shown to be ineffective in achieving US energy independence and reducing environmental impact. We make three key statements to enhance understanding and communication about ethanol production's impact on the food an...

In this paper we present a probabilistic model of material separation processes. The model, based on Bayes' Theorem can estimate the performance of any binary separation process. Given input material data and the probabilistic characteristics of the separation process, the model estimates the masses and concentrations of the output streams. Applica...

This paper outlines past and future work on the topic of recycling systems. This project focuses on the performance of recycling systems from a range of perspectives. The recyclability of products, separation efficiencies for recycling processes and systems built from these processes, and economic factors contributing to the success of recycling en...