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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · 4d

After a great start to the term, join us for our second talk! On 9 Oct 2025, 💥Alessandro Bonatti💥 (MIT Sloan) presents "The Economics of Large Language Models: Token Allocation, Fine-Tuning, and Optimal Pricing" (with Dirk Bergemann and Alex Smolin). Panellists: Ron Siegel and Frank Yang.

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · 6d

Today 👇

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · 13d

WE ARE BACK!
Our 1st seminar this academic year is next Thursday, Oct/2, 2025. We are extremely pleased to host Qingmin Liu (Columbia), who will present "A Cooperative Analysis of Incomplete Information". Our panellists are Doron Ravid & Roberto Serrano.

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · 8d

This Thursday!

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · 13d

WE ARE BACK!
Our 1st seminar this academic year is next Thursday, Oct/2, 2025. We are extremely pleased to host Qingmin Liu (Columbia), who will present "A Cooperative Analysis of Incomplete Information". Our panellists are Doron Ravid & Roberto Serrano.

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · 13d

Most talks are recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Learn more and join our mailing list: sites.google.com/view/vset

Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory

Thursdays, 4 pm UK time The Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory provide a platform for scholars to present their unpublished work to a broad academic audience in the UK and abroad. They are organised ...

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · 13d

Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory run every Thursday in term time at 4pm UK. Each 75-minute session features a 1-hour talk and 15-minute Q&A, with panellists intervening during the presentation to keep the discussion lively and engaging.

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · 13d

WE ARE BACK!
Our 1st seminar this academic year is next Thursday, Oct/2, 2025. We are extremely pleased to host Qingmin Liu (Columbia), who will present "A Cooperative Analysis of Incomplete Information". Our panellists are Doron Ravid & Roberto Serrano.

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join us in October for the next season of VSET. We have a fantastic line-up this Fall
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Qingmin Liu, Alessandro Bonatti, Suraj Malladi, Takuo Sugaya, Hulya Eraslan, Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn, Giacomo Lanzani, Marina Halac, Alex Frankel @franktron.bsky.social, Niko Matouschek

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · Sep 5

For details, visit us at sites.google.com/view/vset

Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory

Thursdays, 4 pm UK time The Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory provide a platform for scholars to present their unpublished work to a broad academic audience in the UK and abroad. They are organised ...

sites.google.com

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · Sep 5

Join us in October for the next season of VSET. We have a fantastic line-up this Fall
👇👇👇
Qingmin Liu, Alessandro Bonatti, Suraj Malladi, Takuo Sugaya, Hulya Eraslan, Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn, Giacomo Lanzani, Marina Halac, Alex Frankel @franktron.bsky.social, Niko Matouschek

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · Sep 4

VSET is back!
Our first talk of the academic year will be held next month, on the first Thursday in October. The full program will be announced soon.

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · Jun 11

Our last talk this term is tomorrow - don't miss it as there is no paper yet!!!

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · Jun 6

OUR LAST TALK OF THE TERM is on Thursday, 12 June 2025.
👉Tommaso Denti (NYU)👈 will present "Understanding information acquisition through f-informativity and duality," with Alex Bloedel and Luciano Pomatto. Guest Panellists: Weijie Zhong and Annie Liang.

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · Jun 6

OUR LAST TALK OF THE TERM is on Thursday, 12 June 2025.
👉Tommaso Denti (NYU)👈 will present "Understanding information acquisition through f-informativity and duality," with Alex Bloedel and Luciano Pomatto. Guest Panellists: Weijie Zhong and Annie Liang.

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · Jun 6

Yesterday's talk, "Allocation Mechanisms with Mixture-Averse Preferences" by David Dillenberger, is now available on our YouTube channel: sites.google.com/view/vset/pa.... Despite a few brief connectivity hiccups, the full talk is available to watch.

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 31

We meet on Thursday, 5 June 2025, to watch David Dillenberger's (Penn) presentation on 💥Allocation Mechanisms with Mixture-Averse Preferences💥 (with Uzi Segal). Guest panellists: Alex Gershkov and Todd Sarver.

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · Jun 4

Join us tomorrow for David Dillenberger's talk.

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 31

We meet on Thursday, 5 June 2025, to watch David Dillenberger's (Penn) presentation on 💥Allocation Mechanisms with Mixture-Averse Preferences💥 (with Uzi Segal). Guest panellists: Alex Gershkov and Todd Sarver.

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 31

We meet on Thursday, 5 June 2025, to watch David Dillenberger's (Penn) presentation on 💥Allocation Mechanisms with Mixture-Averse Preferences💥 (with Uzi Segal). Guest panellists: Alex Gershkov and Todd Sarver.

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 29

Now on YouTube: sites.google.com/view/vset/pa...

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 23

Tim Roughgarden (a16z crypto and Columbia) is giving a seminar on Thursday, 29 May 2025: "Shill-Proof Auctions" (with Andrew Komo and Scott Kominers). Guest panellists: Marek Pycia and Zhou Yu. @timroughgarden.bsky.social @skominers.bsky.social

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 29

This seminar by @timroughgarden.bsky.social is today!

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 23

Tim Roughgarden (a16z crypto and Columbia) is giving a seminar on Thursday, 29 May 2025: "Shill-Proof Auctions" (with Andrew Komo and Scott Kominers). Guest panellists: Marek Pycia and Zhou Yu. @timroughgarden.bsky.social @skominers.bsky.social

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 23

Tim Roughgarden (a16z crypto and Columbia) is giving a seminar on Thursday, 29 May 2025: "Shill-Proof Auctions" (with Andrew Komo and Scott Kominers). Guest panellists: Marek Pycia and Zhou Yu. @timroughgarden.bsky.social @skominers.bsky.social

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 23

Now available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmtM...

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 22

What do you think: is data collection by a price-discriminating monopoly good 👼 or bad 👿 for welfare?

Join us in a few hours to learn more.

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 16

Up next: Maryam Farboodi (MIT Sloan) presents “Good Data and Bad Data: The Welfare Effects of Price Discrimination” on Thursday, 22 May 2025. Joint work with @nimahaghpanah.bsky.social and @shourideh.bsky.social. Guest panelists: Alexander Wolitzky and Stephen Morris.

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 16

Up next: Maryam Farboodi (MIT Sloan) presents “Good Data and Bad Data: The Welfare Effects of Price Discrimination” on Thursday, 22 May 2025. Joint work with @nimahaghpanah.bsky.social and @shourideh.bsky.social. Guest panelists: Alexander Wolitzky and Stephen Morris.

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 15

We are on. We hope the recording will be uploaded to YT later.

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 9

Coming up next: On 15/May, Mohammad Akbarpour (@akbarpour.bsky.social, Stanford) will present "Optimal Redistribution via Income Taxation and Market Design", with Paweł Doligalski, Piotr Dworczak, @skominers.bsky.social. Guest panellists: @ahlviklassi.bsky.social and Mingshi Kang.

VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 15

This is today! Join us at 4 pm UK time: dateful.com/convert/uk?t...

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POLECONUK Webinar @poleconukinar.bsky.social · May 14

Our next seminar is on Monday, 19 May 2025. We welcome Germán Gieczewski (@princetonpolitics.bsky.social), who will present "Noisy Screening and Brinkmanship". We will send the usual email with the Zoom link on Thursday.

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VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @vset.bsky.social · May 9

Coming up next: On 15/May, Mohammad Akbarpour (@akbarpour.bsky.social, Stanford) will present "Optimal Redistribution via Income Taxation and Market Design", with Paweł Doligalski, Piotr Dworczak, @skominers.bsky.social. Guest panellists: @ahlviklassi.bsky.social and Mingshi Kang.

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