Bertan Turhan

Matching (kidneys) in Messina
#econsky #transplants
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I wrote a letter to the editor replying to a JAMA viewpoint that said we shouldn’t experiment with being more generous to nondirected donors of kidneys for transplant. JAMA readers won’t see my letter, but you can see it below. #econsky #lawsky #medicine
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Co-director @dacemoglumit.bsky.social lays out two possible futures for agentic AI: autonomous AI agents that act on behalf of humans, or AI advisors that support human decision-makers.

Which path we take will have far-reaching implications for human agency, inequality, and the labor market.

Congratulations to all.

After being an editor for 6.5 years (4 REStud; 2.5 JEEA), I have accumulated a few suggestions that can help you avoid unnecessary rejections.

New ways for economists to make our way in the world #Econsky #SociologySky #AcademicSky
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In Turkey, Critics of Erdogan See Democracy Eroding After Istanbul Mayor’s Detention Opponents say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan manipulates the courts and the media to tighten his grip on power, and now is trying to prevent a top contender from running for president.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/w...

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again. #Econsky,
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Insignificant for humanity but makes me feel good: My Journal of Economic Theory article just hit 100 citations!

Danny Kahneman’s final decision was to travel to Switzerland to avail himself of the medical aid in dying laws there. (WSJ). #EconSky #AcademicSky

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What a shameful day for the United States of America! Very sad.

foreign aid to fight infectious diseases is a kind of enlightened self interest, since infectious diseases that go around come around.

Aid for fighting AIDS, now suspended by Executive Order, is no exception.

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Given how many submissions EC received this year, I would need to watch every Super Bowl in the history to finish following Aaron’s method 😂 But I was done yesterday. Looking forward to assignments!

Superbowl Sunday--bread and circuses today
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Sunday, February 9, 2025
Super bowl markets in ads and gambling (and also a football game)

Not yet! Almost there :)

coed2025 The 14th Conference on Economic Design will be held at the Department of Economics, University of Essex, on June 23rd-25th, 2025. The conference contains papers from various fields including Economic...

I encourage you all to submit a paper to the 14th Conference on Economic Design. The conference is organized by Albin Erlanson at the University of Essex, June 23rd-25th, 2025. Paper submission deadline is 1st February, 2025. Hope to see many of you there 🙂
#econsky @vmdseminar.bsky.social