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Luca Rigotti

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Theoretical Economist at the University of Pittsburgh sites.pitt.edu/~luca

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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
From our AEA cttee on the job market, here's the first update on the status of the job mkt for PhD economists of the 2026-27 cycle. A thread with graphs follows... #EconJobMarket #EconSky @aeainformation.bsky.social @aeacswep.bsky.social @joelistings.bsky.social 1/9
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Julian Reif @julianreif.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's starting www.nber.org/system/files...
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Maxime Desmarais-Tremblay @mdtremblay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You may have heard of the VCG mechanism for preference revelation, but do you know who Edward Clarke was and how his approach differed from that of Ted Groves and Bill Vickrey? In this new paper, we contribute to the history of public choice in the 1970s doi.org/10.1007/s111...
picture of Edward Clarke a young graduate of Princeton University in the early 1960s.A yellow cover of the journal Public Choice
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Julien Combe @combeju.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#EconSky Here it starts, GEB is out to hunt for new editor, please say no Happy to help the new journal that will come put of this :)
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Julien Combe @combeju.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My answer
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Luca Rigotti @lucarigotti.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
This has the most hilarious pronunciation of Italian last names ever, so much so that I struggled to understand which player they were talking about more than once. I suspect the German isn't much better. Good thing it's an official FIFA video. youtu.be/DIxr3kQnYvk?...
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Italy 4-3 West Germany | Extended Highlights | 1970 FIFA World Cup
YouTube video by FIFA
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Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🧵 New DP from I4R co-director Lester Lusher, with Sonia Ale, Md Shafiqui Islam, Huda Osman & Jacob Stenstrom (Pitt): "When Samples Shape Significance." What happens when you re-estimate published results using fresh draws of the same data? Some evidence from Google Trends!
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Data Colada @datacolada.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Colada[139] Artificial Deadlines Part 2 Evidence of fraud in the 25 year old gradesheet behind the key finding in an influential paper on deadlines and procrastination. datacolada.org/139
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Data Colada @datacolada.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
An influential paper by Ariely & Wertenbroch (2002) reported two studies with tampered data. Post 1 of 2. datacolada.org/138
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[138] Artificial Deadlines (Part 1): Evidence of Fraud in an Influential Study About Procrastination
A new paper in Psychological Science (.htm) reports a failure to replicate Study 2 of Ariely and Wertenbroch’s influential article entitled, “Procrastination, Deadlines, and Performance: Self-Contr…
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
'All told, spending by nearly all of NSF’s eight main directorates is being curtailed by between 20% and 40% relative to the previous year. These reductions have come despite Congress’s directive that the agency not reduce spending for any of its directorates by more than 5%'. 1/3
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Exclusive: NSF set to issue lowest number of new grants in four decades
The US science-funding agency is withholding $1 billion of its budget so that the money can go to a special White House project.
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Andrea M0r0 @andreamoro.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Happy to announce this
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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 13/08/2026
Academia was so much better before Woke. Sure, David Hume was never able to secure an academic job because he might have been an atheist. But at least no one made him use the singular "they"
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Jonathan Libgober @jlibdoesecon.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
With the new semester approaching, I wrote a short note on how I'm thinking about AI in education: jonlib.com/assets/paper... It's 60% to explain my views to students, 30% to help myself think through this, and 10% to contribute to the broader conversation. Reactions welcome!
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Luca Rigotti @lucarigotti.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This is a very interesting writeup
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Luca Rigotti @lucarigotti.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Will it be 30 minutes halftime? Pretty close
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Luca Rigotti @lucarigotti.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
2026 NBER/NSF/CEME Conference on Mathematical Economics at CMU Tepper in Pittsburgh, Nov 6-8. Submissions in economic theory and EconCS are very welcome! Deadline: July 31. More info: www.andrew.cmu.edu/user/ashouri...
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NBER/NSF/CEME Conference on Mathematical Economics — November 2026
Hosted by the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, November 6–8, 2026. Keynote by Dirk Bergemann.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 10/06/2026
Italy Issues Travel Ban On Italian Americans
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Scott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
5 rules of writing: 1. The reader can only read your words, not your mind. 2. Never make the reader work. 3. The reader is always right. 4. The reader has many other choices. 5. You have (at most) two paragraphs to keep the reader.
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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 28/04/2026
Your colleagues in other fields are smart — listen to what they have to say! (If you think you’re the only smart person in your group / department, you’re probably wrong and you’re probably an asshole).
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Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 28/04/2026
You may think your field is the best field. That’s fine – you probably like it the most by revealed preference. You would likely be best served as viewing other fields as inspiration for your own field, rather than as gnats to be ignored.
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Alessandro Rigolon @alerigolon.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
As an Italian, I say, “No, thanks.” We don’t deserve to be at the World Cup
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The Review of Economic Studies (REStud) @reveconstudies.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
📢📢We now know the Tourists and Hosts for the 2026 REStud European Tour!📢📢 The REStud European Tour recognizes the most promising graduating doctoral students in economics and finance and introduces them and their research to audiences. Let's Meet the Hosts and the Tourists in this thread! 1/21
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Luca Rigotti @lucarigotti.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
The most important sentence one learns being a scientist/researcher: "I do not know". Paraphrasing what one of my coauthors pointed out: LLM models have infinite arrogance and never say that.
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Luca Rigotti @lucarigotti.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
here's one for @sweiwang.bsky.social
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Yale Department of Economics @yaleeconomics.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Join us in congratulating Donald Andrews for being recognized as an AEA 2026 Distinguished Fellow! His work has had a lasting influence on many topics in modern econometrics, and has repeatedly changed how econometric problems are understood. economics.yale.edu/news/260410/...
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American Economic Association (AEA) Recognizes Donald Andrews as a 2026 Distinguished Fellow
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The Review of Economic Studies (REStud) @reveconstudies.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The Confederate diaspora—small but powerful and ideologically intense—reshaped culture across the U.S. through influence, organizational mobilization, and political leverage. New paper by Bazzi, Ferrara, Fiszbein, Pearson, and Testa: www.restud.com/the-confeder... #REStud #EconSky
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Luca Rigotti @lucarigotti.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Grade inflation is everywhere
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drewfudenberg.bsky.social @drewfudenberg.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Two thoughtful essays about the impact of LLMs on graduate education: ergosphere.blog/posts/the-ma... economics.mit.edu/sites/defaul... From personal experience I think the self-control problem mentioned in the first essay is very real.
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The machines are fine. I'm worried about us.
On AI agents, grunt work, and the part of science that isn't replaceable.
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Luca Rigotti @lucarigotti.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Deadloch is one of the best comedy shows out there. Season 2 not quite as wild as season 1, but still extremely funny. "G'day, G'day"
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N Sims @copyrightlibn.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
So weird: there's more than one scammy memorial site inviting donations or tree-planting in my dad's memory. We are not asking for that, but if people feel moved, donations in lieu of flowers to www.aclu-mn.org, www.aclu.org, or www.eff.org Econ folks, can you help get the word out?
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Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2011
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2011 was awarded jointly to Thomas J. Sargent and Christopher A. Sims "for their empirical research on cause and effect in th...
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Kevin Zollman @kevinzollman.com · 03/03/2026
I'm excited to be Planet Money's guest when they come to Pittsburgh on April 22 (@planetmoney.bsky.social, @erikaberas.bsky.social). Come and invite your friends. (Please leave the rotten fruit at home.)
Poster for the Planet Money Book tour advertising their stop in Pittsburgh on April 22 hosted by Pittsburgh Arts and lectures.  The hosts are Erika Beras and Alex Mayyasi in conversation with Kevin Zollman
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Luca Rigotti @lucarigotti.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Knightian uncertainty and ambiguity anyone?
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
I love the delighted kids jumping up and down with excitement at the end. Science!
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Stephanie Wang @sweiwang.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Pitt three-year postdoc: primary responsibilities will be managing PEEL lab; postdoc will be an integral member of Econ dept. and join a large team of behavioral/experimental economists, attending/presenting in seminars, and pushing forward own research agenda #econsky www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
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American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
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Florian Ederer @florianederer.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Very sad to hear of the passing of John Kagel. He was a foundational figure in behavioral and experimental economics and his research reshaped how economists think about strategic interaction and social preferences. His teaching and mentorship influenced generations of students.
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Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
"Using the quasi-random timing of Navratri—a major Hindu festival worshipping goddesses—I find that girls born shortly after the festival receive ~6% more birth vaccinations than girls born just before." josuedjossou.github.io/navratri-paper.pdf (stumbled across this, intrigued, haven't read it)
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Gary Williamson @docs41.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
In 1905, Pittsburgh quietly changed the way the world would be entertained. On June 19, downtown at 433–435 Smithfield Street, showmen Harry Davis and John P. Harris opened the Nickelodeon, a tiny storefront theater devoted exclusively to showing moving pictures. The first of its kind. For just a
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daniel f stone @dfstone.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Interesting piece but if this claim is true that means students/parents don't actually care about teaching quality? "colleges and universities have no incentive to define or measure teaching quality and have not funded serious controlled studies" hollisrobbinsanecdotal.substack.com/p/teaching-q...
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Teaching Quality
Higher Ed's Dirtiest Secret
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Stephanie Wang @sweiwang.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Check out the rest of Pitt JM candidate @jiaweilyu.bsky.social 's exciting research too: sites.google.com/view/jiaweil...
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Jiawei Lyu - Research
Working Papers "The Costs of Affirmative Action: Evidence from a Male-Favoring Quota" (Job Market Paper) Summary: World Bank Development Impact Blog Presented at: SEA2024, AEA2025 Poster session, Pa...
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Luca Rigotti @lucarigotti.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Pitt Job Market Candidates rock!
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 03/12/2025
"This fall, I presented my paper, 'More of a Comment than a Question, ' at the main conference in my field. Because the college has eliminated travel funding for faculty, I covered the cost by selling off-season Girl Scout cookies to adults having panic attacks over the election."
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A Faculty Member’s Self-Evaluation at the End of the Semester
Dear Committee Members, As part of the faculty review process, I am pleased to report to you on my work. In this letter, I will offer information ...
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Bart Lipman @bartlipman.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
This is horrifying.
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Luca Rigotti @lucarigotti.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
No Comment
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Rosamundi @rosamundi.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
I see the Americans have decided to declare war on Italy.
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Tufts Economics @tuftseconomics.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
#NEUDC2025 💰🏛️ Session on Taxation Jiawei Lyu from University of Pittsburgh will present: “The Costs of Affirmative Action: Evidence from a Male-Favoring Quota” #TuftsUniversity @jiaweilyu.bsky.social
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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
The letter is ready, thanks to all those who helped out! Starting to gather signature now, please consider signing (link at top of letter) & spread the word. docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Open letter
Click here to add your signature. An Open Letter from Economists in Support of Governor Lisa Cook and Federal Reserve Independence To the President, Members of Congress, and the American public: We wr...
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Mario Seminerio @phastidio.net · 26/08/2025
Dirò una cosa assai poco originale: se i mercati, in particolare in questo momento quello obbligazionario, non gli si rivoltano contro di fronte all'assalto alla Fed, Trump andrà fino in fondo. Gli unici checks and balances per lui verranno (ove mai) dal mercato.
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John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
If you'll be on the #EconJobMarket this coming year, you may want to join this webinar by @aereorg.bsky.social, titled, "Navigating Uncertain Waters: Advice for the Current Job Market," with Min Gong & @adrienneohler.bsky.social. 29 Sept 2025 @ 11am ET.
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Luca Rigotti @lucarigotti.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
As if Ph.D. level is a good thing bbc.com/news/article...
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OpenAI claims new GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’
GPT-5's release comes as tech firms continue to compete in an effort to claim the world's most advanced AI.
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