Here's the book review that came out of all this: econsoc.mpifg.de/50610/econso... (p. 19-21). Thanks again to @rilinger.bsky.social for an excellent read and to the Andalucian people for their hospitality during the black out.

Sebbillows@sebbillows.bsky.social · 2y ago

Somewhat on point that I can read this (excellent) book on the origins of the 2001 California black outs by @rilinger.bsky.social, while stranded in Spain

Susan Silbey, Anantha Chandrakasan, and I are looking for a postdoc interested in research on AI and misinformation in economic contexts. Apply and join us at MIT Sloan and Schwarzman: apply.interfolio.com/165240

I am very excited to see "Market Design as Organizational Problem" out at AJS: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1.... How do we explain systemic levels of destructive behavior in platform markets (system failures)? I suggest that we should focus on the organization that

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In doi.org/10.1007/s111... I show that we can explain variation in the operation of digital markets by looking at the design work in the companies building these platforms. There is a whole frontier of research about the organizational dynamics behind failures in digital markets.

Algorithmic Management and the Social Order of Digital Markets - Theory and Society

Platform companies use techniques of algorithmic management to control their users. Though digital marketplaces vary in their use of these techniques, few studies have asked why. This question is theo...

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