Iconoclastic scientists not only do novel science, but they do science in novel ways. #academicsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/10/jane...

"Should Universities work together to fend off the administration's attacks on academic freedom and free speech?" is a key question that rank-and-file faculty (i.e., @aaup.org) are answering in the affirmative and University administrators are mostly shrugging off. Time is running out.

Designers of overlapping markets can create paradoxical situations. #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/10/race...

I learned about this here on Bluesky. #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/10/trad...

Profitable, and addictive. What could go wrong? #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/in-g...

“Consequence insensitivity “ is a big deal in quite a few controversies… #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/repu...

Maybe this is due to the way it eases childcare. #econsky #kids marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/remo...

Sad but true www.politico.com/gallery/2025...

Snorting testosterone seems unlikely to become a thing... #econsky #psychology marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...

(In)Citeful economists #econsky #academicsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/cita...

The arc of history turns towards technology. I didn't expect recommendation #2, although I've heard it discussed. #econsky #medicine #gender marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/reco...

Trust, plan, and experiment #econsky #medicine marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/tran...

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Science turns out to be like liberal democracy: imperfect but better than the available alternatives #econsky #academicsky #science @vaccines marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/scin...

In these difficult times for science funding, the Golden Goose Award is a reminder of its benefits. #econsky #academicsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...

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The paper is here: arxiv.org/abs/2509.15090 and is joint work with the excellent @ncollina.bsky.social , @surbhigoel.bsky.social , Emily Ryu, and Mirah Shi.

Stanford’s B-School has been in business for 100 years. Susan Athey points out Bob Wilson’s influence. #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/stan...

“Federal officials will for the first time fire one of the organizations responsible for coordinating organ donations in the United States, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced on Thursday.”

Sport builds characters #sports marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/alls...

The New Yorker captures the long wait before becoming King. media.newyorker.com/cartoons/68c...

Market design is growing fast… #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/rece...

For dating, some decisions were easier in the dinosaur age: in theory at least, only the man could propose a date, and he paid. But times have changed. #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/who-...

What’s hot… #econsky #law marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/wher...

Big time sport and related international crime, with a twist. #econsky #crime marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...

Kidney exchange has given rise to work not only in medicine but in economics, computer science and operations research. #econsky #operations marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/kidn...

Congestion is a growing problem #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/cong...

Science is so much clearer after you fire the scientists #alcohol #climate marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/poli...

Republicans and Democrats match senators to committees differently... #econsky #politics marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/matc...

US support for science is one of the things that will be hard to make reliable again. Interview with Terence Tau #econsky #math marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/repu...

"It may sound insane to hire someone to train your teenage daughter to talk to other teenage girls, but sorority rush, especially in the South, is a major undertaking." marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/soro...

Organ scarcity makes for difficult decisions #econsky #medicine marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/psyc...

The site of Hitler’s bunker is now a parking lot, but still draws tourists marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/dark...

Coal may be abundant in Newcastle, but mud is a scarce resource in the Thames. #econsky #treasure marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/rati...

The U.S. is a nation of immigrants #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/immi...

The design of an auction business #econsky #art marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/the-...

#econsky www.thebanker.com/content/38c3...

Economists are shocked... #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/dema...

“I signed an open letter circulated by TATYANA DERYUGINA at UIUC, from economists supporting Fed independence & Gov. Lisa Cook. Add your name by Monday: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... | Here’s the Letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Abhijit Banerjee on chocolate tariffs #econsky #chocolate #india marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/08/abhi...

It’s not only economists who study markets. RIP Michel Callon #econsky #academicsky #sociology #socsky #france marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/08/mich...

The market for reproductive healthcare is adjusting #econsky #medicine #abortion marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

Fuhito Kojima’s Walras Bowley Lecture has just been uploaded to arxiv. It considers that administrative boundaries cause many markets to be fragmented, and how some of the resulting efficiency loss can be recovered. #econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

Sometimes a conference can help chart a path through obstacles. And there are certainly obstacles to medical care in middle income countries. #econsky #academicsky #kidneys #medicine marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/08/stan...

Coffee cup bumper stickers commemorating kidney exchange between Israel and the UAE #econsky #israel #uae #kidneys marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/08/bett...

The president has now "fired" Governor Cook. Neither does he have that authority nor is there evidence of the allegations nor is presidential control of Federal Reserve policy a good idea. Stand tall and unbullied, Lisa Cook.

The profession of ‘mistress dispeller’ operates on the border between marriage counselor and exorcist. #china #marriage marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/08/in-c...