Marco Battaglini
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In the Volunteer Dilemma, more players can reduce the chance of success—yet paradoxically, per capita utility still always rises. But inefficiency per person vanishes slower than 1/n, so aggregate inefficiency grows without bound!
jpube.bsky.social
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social

"Welfare in the volunteer’s dilemma"

By @battaglini.bsky.social & Thomas Palfrey

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#econsky
In these examples they have 2 friends.
I definitely agree: do not insult the referees before you submit, wait after the reports! 😈
bardharstad.bsky.social
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.
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So if you’ve got something in the works, consider submitting there.
We had a great experience!.
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Also — shoutout to JPubE!
The editor and the referees were great 🙏...and the entire process was fast and efficient.
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We study how welfare outcomes are shaped in strategic environments where individuals must decide whether to bear a cost for the public good — or hope someone else does. Classic dilemma, new insights. 😏
🧵 New paper drop!
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Free access to our new article:
"Welfare in the Volunteer's Dilemma"
Joint with T. Palfrey.
📖 Free access: authors.elsevier.com/c/1ktgWAlw9~...
Reposted by Marco Battaglini
davidgura.bsky.social
Hours after the White House froze dozens of grants to Princeton, I sat down with its president.

I hope you’ll listen to our conversation about free speech, academic freedom, and cuts to research funding.

We also discussed Columbia’s concessions and the detention of Tufts student Rumeysa Öztürk.
Princeton’s President Responds to Attacks on Higher Education
Big Take · Episode
open.spotify.com
Reposted by Marco Battaglini
elliotlip.bsky.social
Honestly, you should probably just read this fascinating interview while you wait for somebody to return your keys to you.
www.jstor.org
Post muto, post festivo.
Well you cite a number from the paper and apply it where it should note applied. If I misunderstood your statement, then good and sorry, I misunderstood it.
I was referring to the statement that you did not believe the results of the paper. The paper is not about presidential races.
Then, my friend, you should read the paper instead of writing an ignorant opinion.
wwwojtekk.bsky.social
I very much doubt that Musk had 2.5pp effect on Trump's vote share.
Looking for a great political economy model? George Saunders offers you five, complete with reading comprehension questions and problem sets. Check it out:
Five Thought Experiments Concerning the Underlying Disease
Our civic wells are poisoned. Why?
www.newyorker.com
I did it and it worked.
RT @m_battaglini: So Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency has…

*wait for it*

Two co-chairs.

Yup, the satires write themselves.
FT book award winner Edmondson referring to the Gino debacle: "...lays out some possible paths for improvement, such as reducing pressure for academics to publish more studies." A masterclass on how to draw the wrong conclusions from the case. ft.com/content/0107...
Today, snow. Yes, it is Ithaca.
“I followed what I understood to be standard practice” says Alito, and you can see the lawyer in the “I understood “.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/media/2023/06/21/alito-wsj-propublica-fishing-trip/