Luca Rigotti

How many supermarkets are there that are a pleasure to visit?

Overconfidence vs. Market Efficiency in the National Football League Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

I'm sure you've seen it already, but just in case: www.nber.org/papers/w11270

Poster for the Planet Money Book tour advertising their stop in Pittsburgh on April 22 hosted by Pittsburgh Arts and lectures. The hosts are Erika Beras and Alex Mayyasi in conversation with Kevin Zollman

I'm excited to be Planet Money's guest when they come to Pittsburgh on April 22 (@planetmoney.bsky.social, @erikaberas.bsky.social).

Come and invite your friends. (Please leave the rotten fruit at home.)

Knightian uncertainty and ambiguity anyone?

My example of an event and its complement; in this case the union is all of human knowledge

I love the delighted kids jumping up and down with excitement at the end. Science!

I suspect he's not surviving his next election cycle no matter what he does

plus, sorry, but the best gelato in the world is definitely in Sicily

Pitt three-year postdoc: primary responsibilities will be managing PEEL lab; postdoc will be an integral member of Econ dept. and join a large team of behavioral/experimental economists, attending/presenting in seminars, and pushing forward own research agenda #econsky
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

Very sad to hear of the passing of John Kagel.

He was a foundational figure in behavioral and experimental economics and his research reshaped how economists think about strategic interaction and social preferences. His teaching and mentorship influenced generations of students.

"Using the quasi-random timing of Navratri—a major Hindu festival worshipping goddesses—I find that girls born
shortly after the festival receive ~6% more birth vaccinations than girls born just before."

josuedjossou.github.io/navratri-paper.pdf

(stumbled across this, intrigued, haven't read it)

In 1905, Pittsburgh quietly changed the way the world would be entertained. On June 19, downtown at 433–435 Smithfield Street, showmen Harry Davis and John P. Harris opened the Nickelodeon, a tiny storefront theater devoted exclusively to showing moving pictures. The first of its kind. For just a

Teaching Quality Higher Ed's Dirtiest Secret

Interesting piece but if this claim is true that means students/parents don't actually care about teaching quality?

"colleges and universities have no incentive to define or measure teaching quality and have not funded serious controlled studies"

hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/p/teaching-q...

Check out the rest of Pitt JM candidate @jiaweilyu.bsky.social 's exciting research too: sites.google.com/view/jiaweil...

Pitt Job Market Candidates rock!

The Theory of Value by Gerard Debreu

A Faculty Member’s Self-Evaluation at the End of the Semester Dear Committee Members, As part of the faculty review process, I am pleased to report to you on my work. In this letter, I will offer information ...

"This fall, I presented my paper, 'More of a Comment than a Question, ' at the main conference in my field. Because the college has eliminated travel funding for faculty, I covered the cost by selling off-season Girl Scout cookies to adults having panic attacks over the election."

Part of what could also be going on with non US jobs is a decline in JOE usage versus alternative ways to post, particularly for Europe

If it's objectively insane there's nothing to axiomatize. If it's simply unlikely to succeed, then it could just be risk aversion, or lack thereof to be precise.

This is horrifying.

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I see the Americans have decided to declare war on Italy.

#NEUDC2025 💰🏛️ Session on Taxation
Jiawei Lyu from University of Pittsburgh will present:
“The Costs of Affirmative Action: Evidence from a Male-Favoring Quota”
#TuftsUniversity
@jiaweilyu.bsky.social

This step is obvious

The letter is ready, thanks to all those who helped out! Starting to gather signature now, please consider signing (link at top of letter) & spread the word.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Dirò una cosa assai poco originale: se i mercati, in particolare in questo momento quello obbligazionario, non gli si rivoltano contro di fronte all'assalto alla Fed, Trump andrà fino in fondo. Gli unici checks and balances per lui verranno (ove mai) dal mercato.

Seasonally, I would imagine

If you'll be on the #EconJobMarket this coming year, you may want to join this webinar by @aereorg.bsky.social, titled, "Navigating Uncertain Waters: Advice for the Current Job Market," with Min Gong & @adrienneohler.bsky.social. 29 Sept 2025 @ 11am ET.

What's my room number?