VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory
@vset.bsky.social
Our team: Spyros Galanis, Francesco Giovannoni, Angel Hernando-Veciana, Max Kwiek, Julia Wirtz
https://sites.google.com/view/vset
https://sites.google.com/view/vset
We’re taking a break for Thanksgiving, but we’ll meet again on Thursday, 4 December, when we host Alex Frankel (Chicago Booth), presenting “Correlation Games”, joint with Emir Kamenica. The panel will include Alex Bloedel and Tommaso Denti @franktron.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We’re taking a break for Thanksgiving, but we’ll meet again on Thursday, 4 December, when we host Alex Frankel (Chicago Booth), presenting “Correlation Games”, joint with Emir Kamenica. The panel will include Alex Bloedel and Tommaso Denti @franktron.bsky.social
Please join us on 20/Nov to hear Marina Halac (Yale) present "Agreeing to Implement", a joint work with Elliot Lipnowski and Doron Ravid. Panellists: Matteo Camboni and Sam Kapon.
@elliotlip.bsky.social @doronravid.bsky.social @samkapon.bsky.social
@elliotlip.bsky.social @doronravid.bsky.social @samkapon.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Please join us on 20/Nov to hear Marina Halac (Yale) present "Agreeing to Implement", a joint work with Elliot Lipnowski and Doron Ravid. Panellists: Matteo Camboni and Sam Kapon.
@elliotlip.bsky.social @doronravid.bsky.social @samkapon.bsky.social
@elliotlip.bsky.social @doronravid.bsky.social @samkapon.bsky.social
Our next talk on 13 Nov 2025 is by Giacomo Lanzani (Berkeley), who will present "Nonlinear Fixed Points and Stationarity: Economic Applications". Panellists: Agathe Pernoud, Sanjeev Goyal.
November 7, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Our next talk on 13 Nov 2025 is by Giacomo Lanzani (Berkeley), who will present "Nonlinear Fixed Points and Stationarity: Economic Applications". Panellists: Agathe Pernoud, Sanjeev Goyal.
Our next seminar is on 6 Nov 2025. Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn (UCLA) will present "Simple Contagion Dynamics in Tree-like Networks", with Simon Board. Panellists: Sanjeev Goyal and Evan Sadler #EconSky
October 31, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Our next seminar is on 6 Nov 2025. Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn (UCLA) will present "Simple Contagion Dynamics in Tree-like Networks", with Simon Board. Panellists: Sanjeev Goyal and Evan Sadler #EconSky
Join us on Thursday, 30 Oct, for a talk by
💥Hülya Eraslan💥 (Rice) on "Reputation and disagreement in bargaining with imperfect commitment" with Kirill Evdokimov and Mingzi Niu. Panellists: Deepal Basak and Jack Fanning.
NOTE: The US and UK are on different daylight savings schedules this week!
💥Hülya Eraslan💥 (Rice) on "Reputation and disagreement in bargaining with imperfect commitment" with Kirill Evdokimov and Mingzi Niu. Panellists: Deepal Basak and Jack Fanning.
NOTE: The US and UK are on different daylight savings schedules this week!
October 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Join us on Thursday, 30 Oct, for a talk by
💥Hülya Eraslan💥 (Rice) on "Reputation and disagreement in bargaining with imperfect commitment" with Kirill Evdokimov and Mingzi Niu. Panellists: Deepal Basak and Jack Fanning.
NOTE: The US and UK are on different daylight savings schedules this week!
💥Hülya Eraslan💥 (Rice) on "Reputation and disagreement in bargaining with imperfect commitment" with Kirill Evdokimov and Mingzi Niu. Panellists: Deepal Basak and Jack Fanning.
NOTE: The US and UK are on different daylight savings schedules this week!
Our next event, on 23 Oct 2025, is a presentation by
➡️Takuo Sugaya⬅️ (Stanford)
on "Collusion with Optimal Information Disclosure", joint work with Alexander Wolitzky. Panellist: Jeanine Miklos-Thal
➡️Takuo Sugaya⬅️ (Stanford)
on "Collusion with Optimal Information Disclosure", joint work with Alexander Wolitzky. Panellist: Jeanine Miklos-Thal
October 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Our next event, on 23 Oct 2025, is a presentation by
➡️Takuo Sugaya⬅️ (Stanford)
on "Collusion with Optimal Information Disclosure", joint work with Alexander Wolitzky. Panellist: Jeanine Miklos-Thal
➡️Takuo Sugaya⬅️ (Stanford)
on "Collusion with Optimal Information Disclosure", joint work with Alexander Wolitzky. Panellist: Jeanine Miklos-Thal
Our next talk is on Thursday, 16 Oct 2025.
👉Suraj Malladi👈 from Northwestern/Kellogg will present "Guarantees in Price Experimentation". The session will feature panellists In-Koo Cho and Karl Schlag.
👉Suraj Malladi👈 from Northwestern/Kellogg will present "Guarantees in Price Experimentation". The session will feature panellists In-Koo Cho and Karl Schlag.
October 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Our next talk is on Thursday, 16 Oct 2025.
👉Suraj Malladi👈 from Northwestern/Kellogg will present "Guarantees in Price Experimentation". The session will feature panellists In-Koo Cho and Karl Schlag.
👉Suraj Malladi👈 from Northwestern/Kellogg will present "Guarantees in Price Experimentation". The session will feature panellists In-Koo Cho and Karl Schlag.
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.
October 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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.
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.
September 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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.
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.
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.
September 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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.
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.
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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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
September 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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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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
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.
👉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.
June 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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.
👉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.
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.
May 31, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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.
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
May 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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
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.
May 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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.
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.
May 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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.
We are starting!!
May 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
We are starting!!
On 8 May 2025, our next speaker, Markus Brunnermeier (@princetonecon.bsky.social), will present "Strategic Money with Credit Ledgers" (joint with Jonathan Payne). Guest Panellists: Emre Ozdenoren and Daniel Sanches. @emreozdenoren.bsky.social
May 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
On 8 May 2025, our next speaker, Markus Brunnermeier (@princetonecon.bsky.social), will present "Strategic Money with Credit Ledgers" (joint with Jonathan Payne). Guest Panellists: Emre Ozdenoren and Daniel Sanches. @emreozdenoren.bsky.social
After a great start to the season yesterday, our next talk is on 1 May. 👉Arina Nikandrova👈 (City) presents "Data Linkage between Markets: Hidden Dangers and Unexpected Benefits", joint with Tatiana Mayskaya and Claudia Herresthal. Panellists: Humberto Moreira and Andrew Rhodes.
April 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
After a great start to the season yesterday, our next talk is on 1 May. 👉Arina Nikandrova👈 (City) presents "Data Linkage between Markets: Hidden Dangers and Unexpected Benefits", joint with Tatiana Mayskaya and Claudia Herresthal. Panellists: Humberto Moreira and Andrew Rhodes.
We are back after Easter!!! Here is our current program for spring 2025:
24 Apr A. Wolitzky (MIT)
1 May A. Nikandrova (City)
8 May M. Brunnermeier (Princeton),
15 May M. Akbarpour (Stanford)
22 May M. Farboodi (MIT)
29 May T. Roughgarden (a16z crypto & Columbia)
5 Jun TBA
12 Jun T. Denti (NYU)
24 Apr A. Wolitzky (MIT)
1 May A. Nikandrova (City)
8 May M. Brunnermeier (Princeton),
15 May M. Akbarpour (Stanford)
22 May M. Farboodi (MIT)
29 May T. Roughgarden (a16z crypto & Columbia)
5 Jun TBA
12 Jun T. Denti (NYU)
April 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
We are back after Easter!!! Here is our current program for spring 2025:
24 Apr A. Wolitzky (MIT)
1 May A. Nikandrova (City)
8 May M. Brunnermeier (Princeton),
15 May M. Akbarpour (Stanford)
22 May M. Farboodi (MIT)
29 May T. Roughgarden (a16z crypto & Columbia)
5 Jun TBA
12 Jun T. Denti (NYU)
24 Apr A. Wolitzky (MIT)
1 May A. Nikandrova (City)
8 May M. Brunnermeier (Princeton),
15 May M. Akbarpour (Stanford)
22 May M. Farboodi (MIT)
29 May T. Roughgarden (a16z crypto & Columbia)
5 Jun TBA
12 Jun T. Denti (NYU)
WE ARE BACK next week!!! On Thursday, 24 April 2025, Alexander Wolitzky (MIT) will present "Marginal Reputation" (joint work with Daniel Luo). Our guest panellists: Jeff Ely and Elliot Lipnowski. Share the news! @jeffely.bsky.social @elliotlip.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
WE ARE BACK next week!!! On Thursday, 24 April 2025, Alexander Wolitzky (MIT) will present "Marginal Reputation" (joint work with Daniel Luo). Our guest panellists: Jeff Ely and Elliot Lipnowski. Share the news! @jeffely.bsky.social @elliotlip.bsky.social
Last week, we had a wonderful time in Madrid at the Makris Symposium in Economic Theory (MSET2025). Many thanks to all our speakers for their excellent talks. More photos now available on our website: sites.google.com/view/mset-wo...
@snageebali.bsky.social
@snageebali.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Last week, we had a wonderful time in Madrid at the Makris Symposium in Economic Theory (MSET2025). Many thanks to all our speakers for their excellent talks. More photos now available on our website: sites.google.com/view/mset-wo...
@snageebali.bsky.social
@snageebali.bsky.social
The Makris Symposium in Economic Theory 2025 has begun. Program: sites.google.com/view/mset-wo...
April 3, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The Makris Symposium in Economic Theory 2025 has begun. Program: sites.google.com/view/mset-wo...
Please spread the word about the Vita Kreps International Student Prize in Game Theory!
Details: sites.google.com/view/themich...
Details: sites.google.com/view/themich...
March 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Please spread the word about the Vita Kreps International Student Prize in Game Theory!
Details: sites.google.com/view/themich...
Details: sites.google.com/view/themich...
If you are coming: see you next week in Madrid!
March 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
If you are coming: see you next week in Madrid!