It’s always a blast to write a book review with this guy: @becklukas.bsky.social. This time we read “False Prophets of Economics Imperialism: The Limits of Mathematical Market Models” by Matthew Watson. You can check out our thought on Watson’s book here: philpapers.org/archive/LUKF...
🔥Meet the #ModelTransfer team: @belewollesen.bsky.social joined April 15 as a postdoc to do research on the transfer of models between econ and CS. In particular, she will study the migration of incentive-compatible mechanism concepts and AI models.
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I am sharing a preprint of my chapter forthcoming in the Routledge Handbook on the Philosophy of Desire (edited by @alexgregory.bsky.social): "Desires in Economics."
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Feedback or any thoughts are welcome!
Contains references to a galaxy far, far away🌌
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Bele Wollesen
At the heart of economics is a concept that bears a striking resemblance to a desire. Economists use preferences to explain and predict people's choices. However, what exactly we are talking ...
