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Bertan Turhan
@bertanturhan.bsky.social
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Associate Prof of Economics at Iowa State, working on Market Design, BJK fan, from Istanbul.
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Matching (kidneys) in Messina
#econsky #transplants
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Matching Theory and Market Design: conference in Sicily.
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May 14, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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alroth.bsky.social
I wrote a letter to the editor replying to a JAMA viewpoint that said we shouldn’t experiment with being more generous to nondirected donors of kidneys for transplant. JAMA readers won’t see my letter, but you can see it below. #econsky #lawsky #medicine
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JAMA declined to publish this letter on kidney donation
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April 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social lays out two possible futures for agentic AI: autonomous AI agents that act on behalf of humans, or AI advisors that support human decision-makers.

Which path we take will have far-reaching implications for human agency, inequality, and the labor market.
April 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Congratulations to all.
alroth.bsky.social Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · Apr 23
Congratulations to the economists just elected as Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences:
Section 2 – Economics: Donna K. Ginther, Marina Halac, John C. Haltiwanger, James D. Hamilton, Sergio Rebelo, John Rust, Philipp Strack, Catherine Wolfram
#Econsky
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New Academy Members
Elected in 2025
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April 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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After being an editor for 6.5 years (4 REStud; 2.5 JEEA), I have accumulated a few suggestions that can help you avoid unnecessary rejections.
April 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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New ways for economists to make our way in the world #Econsky #SociologySky #AcademicSky
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The Economist as Designer: Susan Athey's AEA presidential address
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April 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/w...
In Turkey, Critics of Erdogan See Democracy Eroding After Istanbul Mayor’s Detention
Opponents say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan manipulates the courts and the media to tighten his grip on power, and now is trying to prevent a top contender from running for president.
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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alroth.bsky.social
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again. #Econsky,
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Atul Gawande on the destruction of USAID
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March 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Insignificant for humanity but makes me feel good: My Journal of Economic Theory article just hit 100 citations!
March 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Danny Kahneman’s final decision was to travel to Switzerland to avail himself of the medical aid in dying laws there. (WSJ). #EconSky #AcademicSky

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Danny Kahneman's final decision
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March 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
bertanturhan.bsky.social
What a shameful day for the United States of America! Very sad.
February 28, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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alroth.bsky.social
foreign aid to fight infectious diseases is a kind of enlightened self interest, since infectious diseases that go around come around.

Aid for fighting AIDS, now suspended by Executive Order, is no exception.

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Consequences of suspending U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).
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February 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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alroth.bsky.social
Superbowl Sunday--bread and circuses today
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Sunday, February 9, 2025
Super bowl markets in ads and gambling (and also a football game)
February 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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I encourage you all to submit a paper to the 14th Conference on Economic Design. The conference is organized by Albin Erlanson at the University of Essex, June 23rd-25th, 2025. Paper submission deadline is 1st February, 2025. Hope to see many of you there 🙂
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The 14th Conference on Economic Design will be held at the Department of Economics, University of Essex, on June 23rd-25th, 2025. The conference contains papers from various fields including Economic...
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January 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM