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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks! I wrote about this a bit in my monograph on minimalist market design. It explicitly talks about the liver exchange program and the factors in its success in Section 12, but the rest of the monograph is also related to achieving such impact. I hope you find it useful arxiv.org/abs/2401.00307

Minimalist Market Design: A Framework for Economists with Policy Aspirations

In this monograph, I describe the philosophy, evolution, and successful applications of minimalist market design while also presenting the advancements in matching theory achieved through these applic...

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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · 16d

Science turns out to be like liberal democracy: imperfect but better than the available alternatives
#econsky #academicsky #science @vaccines
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/09/scin...

Science and politics: Can you fix science by doing much less of it?

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · 27d

Our beloved Banu must be smiling from above today ✨💙 So emotional, happy, and proud of this milestone. Deepest congratulations to the wonderful Prof. Dr. Sezai Yilmaz and his amazing team. What a legacy 🙏❤️

M. Utku Ünver @muunver.bsky.social · 27d

The BBS-Liver Exchange System today completed its 300th transplant in Malatya, Türkiye, with 102 of them completed this year. Breakdowns of all transplants, categorized by exchange sizes and the type of pairs involved, are provided below. When we launched this program in 2022.

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Jul 31

Sezai Yılmaz hocamızın Malatya’da Avrupa’nın en başarılı karaciğer nakil merkezlerinden birini kurmasının ve sonrasında yollarımızın kesişerek dünyanın en etkili karaciğer çapraz nakil sistemini en kıymetlimiz-rahmetli eşim-Banu’nun anısına kurmamızın hikayesi🫶

www.fortuneturkey.com/malatyayi-du...

Malatya’yı Dünya Haritasına Yerleştiren Hekim | Fortune Turkey

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · May 26

But during yesterday’s operations, the O donor’s graft proved larger and perfect for a direct transplant to their patient. Still able to perform a 2-way exchange for other pairs, the superior direct transplant was performed. This highlights how crucial exchange system is, even when plans change!

Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · May 26

Yesterday, our amazing İnönü University partners showcased dynamic nature of liver exchange! We had an O blood-type patient with a O blood-type donor in a planned 3-way exchange. Pre-op calculations suggested graft size was too small for a direct transplant.

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · May 19

Lecture slides are available in the following page: www.tayfunsonmez.net/mini-course/

Mini-Courses | Tayfun SönmezTayfun Sönmez | Mini-CoursesTayfun Sönmez

This mini-course provides an overview of some recent research and policy work on matching markets. The focus of the course is the evolution of the literature both from a theoretical and also practical...

www.tayfunsonmez.net

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · May 19

Please join us for the 4-lecture mini course I will give on minimalist market design at University of StGallen this week. The course is open to all and available both in person and via zoom. See below for the registration info and the link in the next comment for the course slides.

Paolo G. Piacquadio @pgpiacquadio.bsky.social · May 19

Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd at @unisg.ch and online:

PhD minicourse on Minimalistic Market Design

with @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social !!!

Pls share and register for online or onsite attendance!

#econsky #econ #academicsky #marketdesign

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Apr 22

Congratulations Stefanie Stantcheva @s-stantcheva.bsky.social for this great recognition 👏 Very well-deserved 🏅

AEA Information @aeainformation.bsky.social · Apr 22

Congratulations to Stefanie Stantcheva (@s-stantcheva.bsky.social) of @harvard.edu, winner of the 2025 John Bates Clark Medal! #econsky www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Stefanie Stantcheva, Clark Medalist 2025

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Apr 19

The Turkish opposition held a massive rally today in one of Erdoğan’s most loyal strongholds. A farmer nailed it: "You can’t run a country with radish and turnip. You run it with truth, law, and justice." The turnip bit might be a coincidence — but it still lands a little too well in the U.S.

Özgür Özel @ozgurozelresmi.bsky.social · Apr 19

Turpunan, şalgamınan devlet idare edilmez. Adalet ilen idare edilir.

Hor görülen çiftçi, yok sayılan köylü Yozgat’tan başlayıp hesap soracak!

Milletin istikbalini, milletin azim ve kararı kurtaracak.

Sandıktan korkan darbeciler değil, millet kazanacak!

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Apr 7

Enfes bir analiz 👌

www.ayrim.org/guncel/ulkey...

Ülkeyi Yurt Kılmanın Peşinde: 2025 Baharından Geleceğe Bakmak - #ayrım

Cenk Saraçoğlu yazdı...

www.ayrim.org

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Apr 7

Unfortunately, this post has aged far better than I ever wished it would 👇 #EconSky

Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Mar 10

Last year @shengwuli.bsky.social pointed out that the core tenet of my minimalist market design framework—"Don't fix what's not broken"—echoes Chesterton’s Fence (now discussed in Section 2.2.2). In an age of Trumpian & DOGE policies, this tenet feels especially relevant. arxiv.org/pdf/2401.00307

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Apr 6

A collusion of autocrat wannabes: According to CHP leader Özgür Özel, Erdoğan secured Trump’s tacit approval for the arrest of Turkey’s opposition leader—while Trump, in turn, has been increasingly embracing Erdoğan-style authoritarian tactics.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...?

Turkish Opposition Asks Erdogan If US Approved Rival’s Arrest

Turkey’s opposition leader Ozgur Ozel on Sunday challenged President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to say whether he received approval from the Trump administration for the recent arrest of Erdogan’s main riva...

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Apr 4

Şu an verdiğimiz mücadele sadece Türkiye’nin değil, dünyadaki bütün demokratların otokratlara karşı verdiği ortak bir mücadele…

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Apr 4

Given the strong parallels between leadership styles of Trump and Erdogan, and the rapid deterioration of democratic institutions in the US, the same headline equally applies to Americam democracy 🙁

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Apr 4

Bu paylaşımda The Guardian gazetesine haksızlık yapıldığı düşüncesindeyim. Hem Türkiye hem bütün dünyada otokrasi karşıtı, merkez sol ve sosyal olarak liberal görüşü temsil eden bir gazetedir. Keza bu başlığı atması da Türkiye’deki muhalefete güçlü desteğinin göstergesidir.

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Apr 4

Uluslararası akademik camiada özellikle 2024 Aralık ayı sonrasında Bluesky platformuna yoğun bir geçiş oldu. Ben de o dönem katıldım.

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Mar 23

Before his arrest on bogus charges, opposition presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu said: “No salvation alone; either all of us together, or none of us.” His words echo far beyond Turkey — a powerful call to unite against authoritarianism.

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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · Mar 31

Here's an open letter to the American people, that I was proud to sign along with thousands of other members of the National Academy of Sciences #EconSky #AcademicSky
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/03/open...

Open letter on Science

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Al Roth @alroth.bsky.social · Mar 31

Congestion and congestion pricing: Ostrovsky and Kominers (QED) #Econsky #congestion
marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/03/mike...

Mike Ostrovsky on congestion pricing (podcast)

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Mar 30

Excellent analysis…

www.cer.eu/insights/don...

Donald Trump's return to office: Ten consequences

Donald Trump’s second presidency is shaking up the geopolitical landscape. Most of the consequences are harmful, but some are beneficial.

www.cer.eu

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Mar 29

Erdogan, during his tenure as Mayor of Istanbul in 1990s famously stated “Democracy is like a train: when we reach our destination, we get off.” More than 2 million people gathered today in Istanbul (despite a 9 day holiday) to show Turkish people’s commitment to democracy.

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Mar 29

NEW: Today in Instanbul, Turkey.

A people fighting for democracy & against authoritarianism. This is how you do it!

Chairman of Republican People’s Party, Özgür Özel:

“Today, 2.2 million of our citizens overflowed Maltepe Square. This is just the beginning. This nation will not remain silent.” 🇹🇷

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Mar 23

Before his arrest on bogus charges, opposition presidential candidate Ekrem İmamoğlu said: “No salvation alone; either all of us together, or none of us.” His words echo far beyond Turkey — a powerful call to unite against authoritarianism.

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Mar 23

Trump’s policies embolden the Erdoğan regime to push Turkey toward full-blown dictatorship, while Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts amid civil unrest. www.politico.eu/article/musk...

Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest

Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.

www.politico.eu

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Tayfun Sönmez @tayfunsonmez.bsky.social · Mar 20

Truly looking forward to this event. Please join the subsequent mini course I will give on minimalist market design if you are close by to St. Gallen in late May.

www.unisg.ch/en/news/even...

ERP-HSG Lecture with Prof. Tayfun Sönmez: “Minimalist Market Design for Organ Transplantation”

In this public ERP-HSG Lecture, Prof. Tayfun Sönmez (Boston College) explores the transformative impact of “minimalist market design” in organ transplantation and beyond. Drawing on two decades of res...

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