Luca Rigotti
@lucarigotti.bsky.social
Theoretical Economist at the University of Pittsburgh https://sites.pitt.edu/~luca/
2026 NBER/NSF/CEME Conference on Mathematical Economics at CMU Tepper in Pittsburgh, Nov 6-8. Submissions in economic theory and EconCS are very welcome! Deadline: July 31. More info: www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/ashouri...
NBER/NSF/CEME Conference on Mathematical Economics — November 2026
Hosted by the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, November 6–8, 2026. Keynote by Dirk Bergemann.
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5 rules of writing: 1. The reader can only read your words, not your mind. 2. Never make the reader work. 3. The reader is always right. 4. The reader has many other choices. 5. You have (at most) two paragraphs to keep the reader.
Your colleagues in other fields are smart — listen to what they have to say! (If you think you’re the only smart person in your group / department, you’re probably wrong and you’re probably an asshole).
You may think your field is the best field. That’s fine – you probably like it the most by revealed preference. You would likely be best served as viewing other fields as inspiration for your own field, rather than as gnats to be ignored.
As an Italian, I say, “No, thanks.” We don’t deserve to be at the World Cup
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3mo agoTrump envoy seeks to replace Iran with Italy at World Cup, says report
📢📢We now know the Tourists and Hosts for the 2026 REStud European Tour!📢📢 The REStud European Tour recognizes the most promising graduating doctoral students in economics and finance and introduces them and their research to audiences. Let's Meet the Hosts and the Tourists in this thread! 1/21
The most important sentence one learns being a scientist/researcher: "I do not know". Paraphrasing what one of my coauthors pointed out: LLM models have infinite arrogance and never say that.
here's one for @sweiwang.bsky.social
Greg Rosalsky@elliswonk.bsky.social · 4mo agoBehind the acid blood and jump scares of the Alien franchise is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. How Weyland-Yutani helps explain monopsony — and the rise of inequality on Earth. Featuring @arindube.bsky.social www.npr.org/sections/pla...
Join us in congratulating Donald Andrews for being recognized as an AEA 2026 Distinguished Fellow! His work has had a lasting influence on many topics in modern econometrics, and has repeatedly changed how econometric problems are understood. economics.yale.edu/news/260410/...
American Economic Association (AEA) Recognizes Donald Andrews as a 2026 Distinguished Fellow
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The Confederate diaspora—small but powerful and ideologically intense—reshaped culture across the U.S. through influence, organizational mobilization, and political leverage. New paper by Bazzi, Ferrara, Fiszbein, Pearson, and Testa: www.restud.com/the-confeder... #REStud #EconSky
Two thoughtful essays about the impact of LLMs on graduate education: ergosphere.blog/posts/the-ma... economics.mit.edu/sites/defaul... From personal experience I think the self-control problem mentioned in the first essay is very real.
The machines are fine. I'm worried about us.
On AI agents, grunt work, and the part of science that isn't replaceable.
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Deadloch is one of the best comedy shows out there. Season 2 not quite as wild as season 1, but still extremely funny. "G'day, G'day"
So weird: there's more than one scammy memorial site inviting donations or tree-planting in my dad's memory. We are not asking for that, but if people feel moved, donations in lieu of flowers to www.aclu-mn.org, www.aclu.org, or www.eff.org Econ folks, can you help get the word out?
Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2011
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2011 was awarded jointly to Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims "for their empirical research on cause and effect in th...
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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.)
I love the delighted kids jumping up and down with excitement at the end. Science!
Dr. Frisky Whisky McThicky, Ball Knower@professorpash.blacksky.app · 6mo agoHere’s an experiment for y’all with the kiddos. Always science
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....
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
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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
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...
Teaching Quality
Higher Ed's Dirtiest Secret
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Check out the rest of Pitt JM candidate @jiaweilyu.bsky.social 's exciting research too: sites.google.com/view/jiaweil...
Jiawei Lyu - Research
Working Papers "The Costs of Affirmative Action: Evidence from a Male-Favoring Quota" (Job Market Paper) Summary: World Bank Development Impact Blog Presented at: SEA2024, AEA2025 Poster session, Pa...
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David McKenzie@dmckenzie.bsky.social · 8mo agoIn today's JMP blog, @jiaweilyu.bsky.social studies impact of affirmative action for men in China's civil service. Women outperform men in the entry exam, so quotas were introduced to balance gender. Fewer women were hired, quality declined, & tax collected fell. blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...?
Pitt Job Market Candidates rock!
David McKenzie@dmckenzie.bsky.social · 8mo agoIn today's JMP blog, @jiaweilyu.bsky.social studies impact of affirmative action for men in China's civil service. Women outperform men in the entry exam, so quotas were introduced to balance gender. Fewer women were hired, quality declined, & tax collected fell. blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...?
"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."
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 ...
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