Doron Ravid
@doronravid.bsky.social
Economic theorist at UChicago, doronravid.com. Does both game theory and game practice.
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Please join us on 20/Nov to hear Marina Halac (Yale) present "Agreeing to Implement", a joint work with Elliot Lipnowski and Doron Ravid. Panellists: Matteo Camboni and Sam Kapon.
@elliotlip.bsky.social @doronravid.bsky.social @samkapon.bsky.social
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November 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Please join us on 20/Nov to hear Marina Halac (Yale) present "Agreeing to Implement", a joint work with Elliot Lipnowski and Doron Ravid. Panellists: Matteo Camboni and Sam Kapon.
@elliotlip.bsky.social @doronravid.bsky.social @samkapon.bsky.social
@elliotlip.bsky.social @doronravid.bsky.social @samkapon.bsky.social
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I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on.
Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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July 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on.
Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.
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Economists claiming to be the first to study a topic be like
July 13, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Economists claiming to be the first to study a topic be like
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It is great to be part of SICSS (Summer Institute in Computational Social Science) Penn 2025, which brings together researchers from various fields. If you are a PhD student or a young faculty attending, please reach out before or after the events.
sicss.io/2025/penn/pe...
sicss.io/2025/penn/pe...
Summer Institute in Computational Social Science
sicss.io
June 30, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It is great to be part of SICSS (Summer Institute in Computational Social Science) Penn 2025, which brings together researchers from various fields. If you are a PhD student or a young faculty attending, please reach out before or after the events.
sicss.io/2025/penn/pe...
sicss.io/2025/penn/pe...
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“Despite the lofty promises of pharmaceutical companies, there’s simply no evidence to suggest that vaccines provide more immunological benefit than punching a few holes in a horseshoe crab’s carapace and slurping its blood directly,” said Kennedy theonion.com/rfk-jr-...
RFK Jr.: Vaccines No More Effective Than Drinking Horseshoe Crab Blood Straight
WASHINGTON—Citing extensive research he had conducted on the matter, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. issued a statement Friday claiming that vaccines were no more effective than drinking horseshoe crab blood straight. “Despite the lofty promises of pharmaceutical companies, there’s simply no evidence to suggest that vaccines provide more immunological benefit than […]
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June 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“Despite the lofty promises of pharmaceutical companies, there’s simply no evidence to suggest that vaccines provide more immunological benefit than punching a few holes in a horseshoe crab’s carapace and slurping its blood directly,” said Kennedy theonion.com/rfk-jr-...
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Good news in the latest inflation report.
The total CPI rose only 0.1% over the month, and 2.4% over the year.
"Core" CPI also rose only 0.1% last month, and is up 2.8% over the year.
Inflation's not back to where we want it, but these data are better than Wall St expected.
The total CPI rose only 0.1% over the month, and 2.4% over the year.
"Core" CPI also rose only 0.1% last month, and is up 2.8% over the year.
Inflation's not back to where we want it, but these data are better than Wall St expected.
June 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good news in the latest inflation report.
The total CPI rose only 0.1% over the month, and 2.4% over the year.
"Core" CPI also rose only 0.1% last month, and is up 2.8% over the year.
Inflation's not back to where we want it, but these data are better than Wall St expected.
The total CPI rose only 0.1% over the month, and 2.4% over the year.
"Core" CPI also rose only 0.1% last month, and is up 2.8% over the year.
Inflation's not back to where we want it, but these data are better than Wall St expected.
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You've seen this movie before.
2018: Steel tariffs go up
→ 1,000 jobs saved in steel (it's a tiny industry)
→ 75,000 jobs lost elsewhere (steel is used everywhere)
Same script. Same cast.
Spoiler alert: The ending still sucks.
2018: Steel tariffs go up
→ 1,000 jobs saved in steel (it's a tiny industry)
→ 75,000 jobs lost elsewhere (steel is used everywhere)
Same script. Same cast.
Spoiler alert: The ending still sucks.
June 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
You've seen this movie before.
2018: Steel tariffs go up
→ 1,000 jobs saved in steel (it's a tiny industry)
→ 75,000 jobs lost elsewhere (steel is used everywhere)
Same script. Same cast.
Spoiler alert: The ending still sucks.
2018: Steel tariffs go up
→ 1,000 jobs saved in steel (it's a tiny industry)
→ 75,000 jobs lost elsewhere (steel is used everywhere)
Same script. Same cast.
Spoiler alert: The ending still sucks.
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Recession Forecasts Jump After Herds Of Panicked Economists Start Running Off Cliffs theonion.com/recessi...
May 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Recession Forecasts Jump After Herds Of Panicked Economists Start Running Off Cliffs theonion.com/recessi...
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Trump's assault on universities is act of self-harm that will undermine US long-term interests
• Funding cuts will slash government spending on research, making US less attractive for top-notch researchers
• Uncertainty around visas will deter world's brightest minds from applying to US universities
• Funding cuts will slash government spending on research, making US less attractive for top-notch researchers
• Uncertainty around visas will deter world's brightest minds from applying to US universities
May 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Trump's assault on universities is act of self-harm that will undermine US long-term interests
• Funding cuts will slash government spending on research, making US less attractive for top-notch researchers
• Uncertainty around visas will deter world's brightest minds from applying to US universities
• Funding cuts will slash government spending on research, making US less attractive for top-notch researchers
• Uncertainty around visas will deter world's brightest minds from applying to US universities
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State Department Designates WNBA As Terrorist Organization
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State Department Designates WNBA As Terrorist Organization
WASHINGTON—Promising to stamp out the extremist movement as well as its sympathizers, the U.S. State Department announced Thursday that the WNBA had been designated as a terrorist organization. According to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the organization has as many as 156 terrorists spread across 13 known cells in the United States, and several of […]
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May 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
State Department Designates WNBA As Terrorist Organization
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This is a decision to hobble innovation in the United States, slash our high skill workforce, force out some of the world's best and brightest, and kneecap America's status as a top destination for the world's brightest students.
It is the exact opposite of policy to fuel our future prosperity.
It is the exact opposite of policy to fuel our future prosperity.
May 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
This is a decision to hobble innovation in the United States, slash our high skill workforce, force out some of the world's best and brightest, and kneecap America's status as a top destination for the world's brightest students.
It is the exact opposite of policy to fuel our future prosperity.
It is the exact opposite of policy to fuel our future prosperity.
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They're terminating OPT.
Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US.
6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com
Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US.
6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com
Skilled immigration on the chopping block? Effects of eliminating "Optional Practical Training" in the US
The White House has taken numerous steps to sharply reduce the number of immigrant workers, with or without legal status, in the US economy. These policies, so far, typically target immigrants with le...
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May 21, 2025 at 9:04 PM
They're terminating OPT.
Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US.
6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com
Today the nominee to head USCIS stated directly: he will end Optional Practical Training, the single largest channel for high-skill immigrants to work in the US.
6 weeks ago I warned about this & summarized the research on impacts of this drastic action—> @piie.com
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Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
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There's a lotta concern about the short run (ie recession or not) implications of Trump's agenda. Dani is right to point to the long run as far far more consequential.
Three things made the US a rich and powerful nation: the rule of law, its science & innovation system, and openness to foreign talent. Remarkable how Trump has taken a sledgehammer to all three. No enemy of this country could do more.
May 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
There's a lotta concern about the short run (ie recession or not) implications of Trump's agenda. Dani is right to point to the long run as far far more consequential.
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“I’ve accomplished all I really intended to accomplish as a father—spreading my seed, preserving my bloodline—and now I can spend more time focusing on other things,” said Elon Musk theonion.com/elon-mu...
Elon Musk Announces Plans To Step Back From Fatherhood
AUSTIN, TX—Proclaiming that he had “done enough,” billionaire Elon Musk confirmed Thursday that he would be taking a step back from fatherhood. “I’ve accomplished all I really intended to accomplish as a father—spreading my seed, preserving my bloodline—and now I can spend more time focusing on other things,” said Musk, who told reporters that after […]
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May 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“I’ve accomplished all I really intended to accomplish as a father—spreading my seed, preserving my bloodline—and now I can spend more time focusing on other things,” said Elon Musk theonion.com/elon-mu...
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Recently accepted to #REStud, "Retractions: Updating from Complex Information," from Gonçalves, Libgober, and Willis:
www.restud.com/retractions-...
#EconSky #Complexity
www.restud.com/retractions-...
#EconSky #Complexity
May 17, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Recently accepted to #REStud, "Retractions: Updating from Complex Information," from Gonçalves, Libgober, and Willis:
www.restud.com/retractions-...
#EconSky #Complexity
www.restud.com/retractions-...
#EconSky #Complexity
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Forthcoming article by Marina Halac "Contracting for Coordination" @eeanews.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
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Contracting for Coordination
Abstract. A principal contracts with agents to achieve coordination. Multiple equilibria can in general arise under given contract offers, and the principa
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May 15, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Forthcoming article by Marina Halac "Contracting for Coordination" @eeanews.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
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Thanks to all of our thoughtful speakers, attendees, keynote Jon Skinner @dartmouthcollege.bsky.social, co-organizer @profnoto.bsky.social, and the amazing @beckerfriedman.bsky.social staff for an outstanding conference!
On May 1–2, BFI’s Health Economics Initiative Conference brought together faculty, researchers & students to share new work in health economics. Organizers: @gottliebecon.bsky.social & @profnoto.bsky.social; Keynote: Jonathan Skinner (Dartmouth). ow.ly/CJm250VSRp3 #EconSky #HealthEconomics
May 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Thanks to all of our thoughtful speakers, attendees, keynote Jon Skinner @dartmouthcollege.bsky.social, co-organizer @profnoto.bsky.social, and the amazing @beckerfriedman.bsky.social staff for an outstanding conference!
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The *economics* of the special tariff carveout for British-made luxury vehicles is a bit too revealing.
May 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
The *economics* of the special tariff carveout for British-made luxury vehicles is a bit too revealing.
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A strictly conclave cardinal ordering
May 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A strictly conclave cardinal ordering
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I'm looking for recent papers applying mechanism design to AI/ML. I'm most interested in tools from mechanism design that help solve problems in designing and evaluating AI systems. If you think it fits, please share!
May 7, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I'm looking for recent papers applying mechanism design to AI/ML. I'm most interested in tools from mechanism design that help solve problems in designing and evaluating AI systems. If you think it fits, please share!
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If Trump is serious about tariffs on movies, it's a very dangerous escalation. Tariffs have not traditionally been applied to services, and the United States is a massive net exporter of services. We would be extremely vulnerable to any service-based retaliation.
Trump says movies produced outside the U.S. are a national security threat. So he’s imposing a 100% tariff on all movies that are “produced in foreign lands.”
May 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
If Trump is serious about tariffs on movies, it's a very dangerous escalation. Tariffs have not traditionally been applied to services, and the United States is a massive net exporter of services. We would be extremely vulnerable to any service-based retaliation.
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The Economist cover 👀
April 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The Economist cover 👀