My task to give a faithful account of the conference is doomed from the start. “Rani Spiegler’s talk was the best” tells me the LSE grad student who I bump into on the way out. Alas, Rani’s was the first talk of the day, and I missed it. I know of his book, of course. … Continue reading In Search of Economics: Reflections from LSE’s “Perspectives on Economic Theory” Conference
Category: Circus
Notes from SAET 2024, Santiago, Chile
Living in London means that half of the year the weather is awful. As an academic, the conference circus provides some relief. This January I spent a week at the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory in Santiago, Chile. Flying over the Andes mountains is a thing to behold already. But Chile also boasts … Continue reading Notes from SAET 2024, Santiago, Chile