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In economics, editors, referees, and authors often behave as if a published paper should reflect some kind of authoritative consensus.
As a result, valuable debate happens in secret, and the resulting paper is an opaque compromise with anonymous co-authors called referees.
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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...
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
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I strongly recommend to read Shai's piece on the Boston Review, and follow @molad-institute.bsky.social, who are finally on bluesky!
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
המתנגדים לעסקת החטופים אוהבים להציג את עצמם כמי שמייצגים שיקולים רציונליים – ואת תומכי העסקה כמי שנכנעים לרגש. אבל האמת היא שהתפיסה שלהם, אליה הם מתייחסים בתור ״קול ההיגיון״, היא לא פחות משכתוב תפקידה ההיסטורי של מדינת ישראל.
טור חדש שלי ב״הארץ״.
www.haaretz.co.il/magazine/the...
The opposition to continuing the hostage and ceasefire deal presents itself as the voice of logic. In reality, it promotes a distorted, illogical view of responsibility and the state's role.
My new op-ed in Haaretz.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Ben Golub
Florian Ederer
An essay collection that insightfully explores the professional culture of contemporary economic theory, highlighting key features of successful economic t
