Economic Theorist at CMUhttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lrtt5gzr2k2jI don’t know if anyone actually sees this given that I never post but here it goes. If you see Iranians these days be a bit gentler with them. We are going through something horrific. Our nation is in the hand of a few individuals who don’t seem to care about anything other than having a useless18 Jun 2025 01:09 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrtt5gzr2k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lp2xs4iekk25Question for political scientists/economists: obviously trump has in numerous times tried and or successfully violated the role of law. But this is not limited to him. Obama infamously killed a U.S. citizen without due process. So my question is whether these violations are ever quantified.13 May 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2xs4iekk25https://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lnijh6xii22wHard to argue with Matthias here. Big loss for us and good for Europe. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2025 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnijh6xii22whttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lkqi5zqnpc2wHappy Norwooz! Tomorrow is the winter solstice and official start of spring ! Beyond its symbolic significance, it’s a time of cleaning. Let’s hope for this particular cleaning sometime soon (and those in the west who wish to act accordingly)!19 Mar 2025 15:18 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkqi5zqnpc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3ljypvevwh22bThe thunderstorm of terrible U.S. government actions continues. Free speech is only applied selectively! I read the coverage of several outlets and it seems like the only crime here is supporting Hamas. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-authorities-arrest-palestinian-student-protester-columbia-university-students-2025-03-09/10 Mar 2025 04:32 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljypvevwh22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3ljtamq4n2c2vTo call myself angry these days whenever I open my browser and I am not reading a math theorem is an understatement! I find it extremely difficult to see anything positive. And I was able to in '17 despite being on the receiving end of the muslim ban!08 Mar 2025 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljtamq4n2c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3ljbdei5kkk23I have to admit that while people are quite shocked by the WH events today, to me this is simply just a sign of what this administration is doing. In fact, perhaps it is quite good that Zelensky decided fight back against the bogus claims. To me, we crossed a line when we voted for Russia in the UN!28 Feb 2025 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljbdei5kkk23https://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lip6vsu7s22nIs what we are saying a failure of the equity discourse of the 2010's? Perhaps. As @adamprz.bsky.social put it elegantly, the equity discourse of the 2010's seem to only have been around symbols as opposed to meaningful changes in policies or cultural changes. ESG investing became synonym with ... [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Feb 2025 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lip6vsu7s22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3linryihf6s25What is happening is quite painful to watch with the latest bowing of King Trump to Putin being the worst part of it all. For me this is the first time that I am feeling like we are collectively failing ourselves into oblivion. ... [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Feb 2025 02:45 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3linryihf6s25https://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lgogzxvkic25How can a world where writing is done by machines allow us to keep track of our human experience? It’s a world with “Homo sapiens with full-sized aortic pumps”! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jan 2025 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgogzxvkic25https://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lf266cycu22iMy wonderful friend and coauthor. Congrats! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Jan 2025 03:14 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf266cycu22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lerlnnbfak2nAll in a single issue!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Jan 2025 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lerlnnbfak2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3leaap6wadc2nNot having a formal education of microeconomic theory means that I didn’t know Ramsey did this before Savage!!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Dec 2024 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3leaap6wadc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3ldglv5rt7c2mIf you are interested in engagement and attention specially on places like this (!!) or you just like theory come to our session at the ASSA on Attention and Engagement on Platforms #EconSky https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/2025/preliminary/2072?q=eNo1jDEOgCAQBP-yNYUWNnxDP0DgXCIUCOFQQwh_F4N2M5PNVjAxu3BsJRJk_RUSM5qAVpn2kEp3CCjmoAdmSr7TasOZnCHbk1HfLDtPgy5H9_uaYuxhmdDaA06-I08,16 Dec 2024 15:01 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldglv5rt7c2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3ldc2de2eh223Since I’ve heard about it, I’ve only used generative AI a handful of time. Do I count as a Luddite?14 Dec 2024 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldc2de2eh223https://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lcth7vmeek2eIt’s a pretty low bar ! They just have to not use chemical weapons on Syrians !! [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Dec 2024 00:17 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcth7vmeek2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lctgxio3y22cAnother forgotten aspect of living in dictatorship is the constant heart break. As another one of my family members is collecting things and moving out of Iran since they don’t want their daughters to grow up in that country, more and more heart ache follows. ..09 Dec 2024 00:13 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lctgxio3y22chttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lct2rzizks2rThere is so much uncertainty about Syria right now. But, what’s important is to remember that dictators don’t last; especially such brutal ones like the Assad family. That’s worth celebrating whatever Jolani does! I hope people in the west understand that!08 Dec 2024 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lct2rzizks2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lcfwloslac2kAm I the only economist not being affected by overleaf??!03 Dec 2024 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcfwloslac2khttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lbzkzmqgcc2bI think I agree with @shengwuli.bsky.social here. I also found Indira Puri’s job market paper and her work with @drewfudenberg.bsky.social also very interesting and useful steps in figuring out the distinctions. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Nov 2024 17:16 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbzkzmqgcc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lbfgzgp5fc2gMy favorite kind of behavioral economics. Take a simple deviation from the standard properties of learning and explore all of its strategic implications. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Nov 2024 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbfgzgp5fc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3lb3pxy4rbc2iA few - which in not sure which one I like the most: 1. They are not Bayesian: base rate neglect, … 2. Mis-specified prior 3. Cheap talk: they hide info from others or themselves [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2024 20:25 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lb3pxy4rbc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3latr25n43s26We are hiring and we love theory (in everything!!). [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Nov 2024 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3latr25n43s26https://bsky.app/profile/shourideh.bsky.social/post/3latl32odfc2hNot necessarily controversial but rather not the main point. Perhaps it’s a useful argument to calm the nerves. The key distressing point is not the policies. My hope is incompetence and that he is in a position (popular) that he’s never been before. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Nov 2024 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:aebxwuoie554244cxfplnvcn/app.bsky.feed.post/3latl32odfc2h