Ariel Rubinstein is a professor of economics at the School of Economics at Tel Aviv University and at the Department of Economics at New York University. Previously, he occupied a position at Princeton University, Department of Economics.

He has published a long list of articles, with a strong focus on Economic Theory, Bounded rationality and Game Theory. His paper “Perfect equilibrium in a bargaining model” (1982) is a milestone in bargaining theory. He has also written or edited eigth books, among which “A Course in Game Theory (1994)” with Martin J. Osborne, a popular textbook that can be found in libraries of any Economics department in the world.

His current or former editorial responsibilities include prestigious journal: Econometrica, The Journal of Economic Theory, The Review of Economic Studies, Mathematical Social Sciences, Economics of Philosophy, and many others.

Web page: http://arielrubinstein.tau.ac.il/

At the conference, Professor Rubinstein will deliver the plenary talk titled “Three tales about a decentralized world with No Markets and No strategic Reasoning”.

Abstract:
Based on the book No Markets No Games, co-authored with Michael Richter (and is downloadable freely from https://arielrubinstein.org), this lecture presents three models of social harmony in the absence of markets and strategic games. The models explore how societies struggling with conflicts of interest may nevertheless reach stable arrangements through three mechanisms: power, norms that define what is forbidden, and indoctrination. The lecture argues for the development of new economic models that are neither market models nor game-theoretic models, yet offer alternative ways of thinking about social order, conflict, and harmony.

Anup Srivastava is a professor and holds the Canada Research Chair in Accounting, Decision-Making, and Capital Markets at the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business. He is one of the world’s foremost researchers, speakers, and thought leaders on financial accounting for modern technology corporations.

Anup is the Editor-In-Chief for Contemporary Accounting Research (FT-50, AJG 4). He is also an Editor for Accounting Horizons (AJG 3) and an Associate Editor for Management Science (FT-50, AJG 4*). He is a deputy editor-in-chief for Management and Business Review , a new journal at the intersection of scholarship and practice.

Anup joined the Haskayne School of Business in July 2018. Previously, he was a professor at Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern University) and Tuck School of Business (Dartmouth College).

In October 2018, Anup became Haskayne’s first awardee of Canada Research Chair, a highly prestigious Chair awarded by the Government of Canada. This Chair was renewed in 2024. In May, 2024, he was honored as an Influential thought leader by AACSB. In June 2025, he was given the Distinguished Accomplishment Award by CPA Alberta.

Anup is the “Main Faculty Advisor” to The Haskayne Report, a journal started by the Haskayne students. He is a Member of the Academic Advisory Committee of AcSB (Accounting Standards Board of Canada). He is an economist and mentor at Creative Destruction Lab, an advisory body for startups.

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