We submitted this to Economic Theory yesterday, after being rejected at Econometrica. Comments welcomed. “Splitting a Pie: Mixed Strategies in Bargaining under Complete Information,” with Christopher Connell. We characterize the mixed-strategy equilibria for the bargaining game in which two players simultaneously bid for a share of a pie and receive shares proportional to their bids, […]
Day: May 18, 2020
Anybody know what this is? It was about eight inches long, sunning on mulch next to a spruce.
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Pokeweed
I had never tried pokeweed before. It is easily identifiable late in the summer, by its huge size (five feet+) and bright blue berries. At that time, though, it’s not good eating. In fact, the berries and roots are always deadly, and the various parts get worse over the summer. The books say to eat […]
“Duke University to Suspend Contributions to Employee Retirement Funds” Mike LaChance Thursday, May 14, 2020 . The 10% of salary over $285,000 or whatever is a trivial pay cut for a few people. It is deisgned to obscure the big pay cut for everyone, the size of which isn’t mentioned. Suppose Duke pays 5% of […]