Gaurab Aryal
@gaurabaryal.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Economics @ Boston University. empirical IO
https://sites.google.com/site/gaurabaryal/
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Gaurab Aryal
@gaurabaryal.bsky.social
· May 15
Last Monday's great talk by Peter Troyan (University of Virginia), 'A Desirable Rankings: A New Method for Ranking Outcomes of a Competitive Process' with
@gaurabaryal.bsky.social & Thayer Morrill is now available on our YouTube channel.
➡️ Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSgO... 📉📈
@gaurabaryal.bsky.social & Thayer Morrill is now available on our YouTube channel.
➡️ Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSgO... 📉📈
Peter Troyan: Desirable Rankings: A New Method for Ranking Outcomes of a Competitive Process
YouTube video by Virtual Market Design Seminar
www.youtube.com
Last Monday's great talk by Peter Troyan (University of Virginia), 'A Desirable Rankings: A New Method for Ranking Outcomes of a Competitive Process' with
@gaurabaryal.bsky.social & Thayer Morrill is now available on our YouTube channel.
➡️ Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSgO... 📉📈
@gaurabaryal.bsky.social & Thayer Morrill is now available on our YouTube channel.
➡️ Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSgO... 📉📈
Peter Troyan: Desirable Rankings: A New Method for Ranking Outcomes of a Competitive Process
YouTube video by Virtual Market Design Seminar
www.youtube.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
woohooo
📍CEPS Seminar | 📅 May 12 | ⏰ 4pm
On Monday @vmdseminar.bsky.social, Peter Troyan, from University of Virginia, will present 'A Desirable Rankings: A New Method for Ranking Outcomes of a Competitive Process' w/. @gaurabaryal.bsky.social & T. Morrill.
➡️ www.ceps-paris-saclay.fr/events/event...
On Monday @vmdseminar.bsky.social, Peter Troyan, from University of Virginia, will present 'A Desirable Rankings: A New Method for Ranking Outcomes of a Competitive Process' w/. @gaurabaryal.bsky.social & T. Morrill.
➡️ www.ceps-paris-saclay.fr/events/event...
May 11, 2025 at 9:54 PM
woohooo
🚨 working paper on merger 🚨
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
w/ Anirban and Federico (UVA).
It "bridges" the gap b/w retrospective & prospective merger analyses to reveal that for airline mergers, either efficiency gains were limited or were offset by coordinated effects, not both. 1/2
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
w/ Anirban and Federico (UVA).
It "bridges" the gap b/w retrospective & prospective merger analyses to reveal that for airline mergers, either efficiency gains were limited or were offset by coordinated effects, not both. 1/2
Bridging Retrospective and Prospective Merger Analyses: The Case of US Airline Mergers
We begin with a retrospective analysis of three major U.S. airline mergers and document the sensitivity of the findings, particularly questioning whether market
papers.ssrn.com
March 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🚨 working paper on merger 🚨
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
w/ Anirban and Federico (UVA).
It "bridges" the gap b/w retrospective & prospective merger analyses to reveal that for airline mergers, either efficiency gains were limited or were offset by coordinated effects, not both. 1/2
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
w/ Anirban and Federico (UVA).
It "bridges" the gap b/w retrospective & prospective merger analyses to reveal that for airline mergers, either efficiency gains were limited or were offset by coordinated effects, not both. 1/2
I am very very happy to share this research paper with Charlie, Pallavi, and Arnab.
Simple but well-founded economic ideas can generate big gains. for all.
In the (likely) presence of exposure effect in Internet procurement, bundling K-12 schools outperforms separate auctions
Simple but well-founded economic ideas can generate big gains. for all.
In the (likely) presence of exposure effect in Internet procurement, bundling K-12 schools outperforms separate auctions
Bundling procurement for K–12 broadband resolved exposure problems, leading to large price decreases and bandwidth increases for schools, from Gaurab Aryal, Charles Murry, Pallavi Pal, and Arnab Palit Arnab Palit https://www.nber.org/papers/w33498
February 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I am very very happy to share this research paper with Charlie, Pallavi, and Arnab.
Simple but well-founded economic ideas can generate big gains. for all.
In the (likely) presence of exposure effect in Internet procurement, bundling K-12 schools outperforms separate auctions
Simple but well-founded economic ideas can generate big gains. for all.
In the (likely) presence of exposure effect in Internet procurement, bundling K-12 schools outperforms separate auctions
Reposted by Gaurab Aryal
Looks like the developers failed to read Becker’s 1991 Note on Restaurant Pricing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/n...
At 10 Cubed, a Restaurant on the 100th Floor, a Chef Toils in Obscurity
In New York, private restaurants in luxury towers are a popular amenity. The public cannot eat there, and residents only drop in occasionally.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Looks like the developers failed to read Becker’s 1991 Note on Restaurant Pricing.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/n...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/n...
Reposted by Gaurab Aryal
Sometimes you have to write “Truth and Probability” just because Margaret won’t fuck with you.
open.substack.com/pub/rottenan...
open.substack.com/pub/rottenan...
Taking Our Chances
This one's for the academy, I guess
open.substack.com
January 18, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Sometimes you have to write “Truth and Probability” just because Margaret won’t fuck with you.
open.substack.com/pub/rottenan...
open.substack.com/pub/rottenan...
Reposted by Gaurab Aryal
would have been better with reference to Weitzman
!!!
January 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
would have been better with reference to Weitzman
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I've gotten a flurry of requests to access my slides on "Models, Measurement, and Language in Economics" (presumably thanks to the great new year's reading list from @rohitlamba.bsky.social). The file is publicly available via my web page, but here is the link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ntgkb...
www.dropbox.com
January 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I've gotten a flurry of requests to access my slides on "Models, Measurement, and Language in Economics" (presumably thanks to the great new year's reading list from @rohitlamba.bsky.social). The file is publicly available via my web page, but here is the link: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/ntgkb...
Reposted by Gaurab Aryal
Ran Spiegler has a new book out that I found very entertaining.
It's a collection of essays offering accessible introductions to modern classics of economic theory: global games, Bayesian persuasion, hold-up problem, competitive screening, ...
And it's FREE!
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
It's a collection of essays offering accessible introductions to modern classics of economic theory: global games, Bayesian persuasion, hold-up problem, competitive screening, ...
And it's FREE!
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
The Curious Culture of Economic Theory
An essay collection that insightfully explores the professional culture of contemporary economic theory, highlighting key features of successful economic t
direct.mit.edu
January 3, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Ran Spiegler has a new book out that I found very entertaining.
It's a collection of essays offering accessible introductions to modern classics of economic theory: global games, Bayesian persuasion, hold-up problem, competitive screening, ...
And it's FREE!
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...
It's a collection of essays offering accessible introductions to modern classics of economic theory: global games, Bayesian persuasion, hold-up problem, competitive screening, ...
And it's FREE!
direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...