Francesco Giovannoni
fgiovannoni.bsky.social
Francesco Giovannoni
@fgiovannoni.bsky.social
Economist at University of Bristol (micro theory, political economics). Organizer @vset.bsky.social and @poleconukinar.bsky.social. Classical music, food and Genoa CFC.
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Special thanks to our funders: @fundacionareces.bsky.social, and the Departments of Economics: @durhameconomics.bsky.social, @sotonecon.bsky.social, University of Bristol, and the University Carlos III.
April 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Last week, we had a wonderful time in Madrid at the Makris Symposium in Economic Theory (MSET2025). Many thanks to all our speakers for their excellent talks. More photos now available on our website: sites.google.com/view/mset-wo...
@snageebali.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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The University of Bath hosts "𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀" workshop on 22 & 23 May. Funded by the South West Doctoral Training Partnership. More details: www.bath.ac.uk/events/the-r...
A workshop on the role of auctions in the allocation of resources
Explore the role of auctions in allocating resources in various fields and industries, including economic, social, and computational.
www.bath.ac.uk
April 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Philipp Strack of @yaleuniversity.bsky.social who was presented with the 2024 Clark Medal by Lawrence F. Katz at the #ASSA2025 Annual Meeting. #econsky aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...
January 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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please repost! :)
i'm excited to be judging a Quora knowledge contest

questions are below.

if you like thinking about economics, write good answers to these questions!!

first prize is $1000
second prize is $200 (which can buy a set of steak knives)

contests.quora.com/Now-Open-Jan...
January 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Pls re-skeet for reach: CALL FOR PAPERS for a special issue of EER in honor of Nora Szech editors: S. Huck, N. Schweizer, M. Serra-Garcia #econsky 📉📈 www.sciencedirect.com/journal/euro...
September 17, 2024 at 12:41 PM
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Today's edition of "📈📉 papers you should know" is Dezsö Szalay's @reveconstudies.bsky.social paper, "The Economics of Clear Advice and Extreme Options". The paper concerns itself with information acquisition choices under delegated decision making. Let's go through an example...
November 20, 2024 at 11:09 AM
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Today's edition of "📈📉 papers you should know": a finite asymmetric information game in which *every* sequential equilibrium (in fact, every PBE) has a player convinced of a state and subsequently relinquishing that belief. Let's go through the example (changing language a bit).
November 21, 2024 at 11:27 AM
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Today's edition of "📈📉 papers you should know" is Amanda Friedenberg's @econometric.bsky.social paper, "Bargaining Under Strategic Uncertainty: The Role of Second-Order Optimism". It's a wonderful example of a paper that delivers new insights from studying an old game.
November 19, 2024 at 10:50 AM
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Paper worth reading: "The Optimality of Majority Rule" by Nina Bobkova.

It offers a new perspective on why simple majority-rule may be best: it not only aggregates information but it also motivates voters to learn about what really matters.

Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1pVVE...

#polecon
November 16, 2024 at 5:44 PM