Nageeb Ali
snageebali.bsky.social
Nageeb Ali
@snageebali.bsky.social
New paper!

Strategic Complexity Promotes Egalitarianism in Legislative Bargaining, with Marina Agranov, Doug Bernheim, and Tom Palfrey

The paper shows theoretically and experimentally that egalitarianism can be a strategic response to complex bargaining situations.

sites.psu.edu/nageebali/fi...
July 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
You can trust a theorist to write a self-referential ChatGPT acknowledgement.
June 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I’m at UNC for the Triangle Microeconomics Conference and look whose picture is right next to my hotel room!
March 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Relevant to the debate on fact-checking amidst Meta's decision, Adam Szeidl and Ferenc Szucs tell a clear and terrifying story about the power of misinformation and propaganda, and its effects on democratic accountability.

drive.google.com/file/d/1M2Nx...
January 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
On the question you raise, an excellent paper to check out is by Cesar Martinelli, who studies "how much" one should learn:
doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
November 16, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Paper worth reading: "The Optimality of Majority Rule" by Nina Bobkova.

It offers a new perspective on why simple majority-rule may be best: it not only aggregates information but it also motivates voters to learn about what really matters.

Link: drive.google.com/file/d/1pVVE...

#polecon
November 16, 2024 at 5:44 PM