#AcademicRunPlaylist - 10/9/25

I nearly stepped on this guy today, and while avoiding other slithery characters I listened to talks for my #AcademicRunPlaylist!

Next was a fantastic event on the workers who make AI possible at the Weizenbaum Institute with Milagros Miceli and a panel hosted by Adio-Adet Dinika. Highly recommend https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0Q1t26Ofa0

Next was a compelling panel on decolonizing economics with Nai Lee Kalema, Carolina Alves, Surbhi Kesar, and Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKyrAOveUZo

Next was a jam-packed panel on the competition risks of AI acquihires with Florian Ederer, Luis Garicano, Igor Letina, Ioana Marinescu, Hans Zenger, Jonathan Kanter, and Cristina Caffarra at the CEPR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zrSQm5jpDM

Next was an intriguing talk by Victor Maas on how manager reward discretion impacts employee effort at Mohamed Elsalkh's Seminar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jn9jMpv-tjA

Next was a great discussion with Alex Imas and Richard Thaler on changing perspectives around behavioral economics anomalies at the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v8OfMxUajg

Last was the first day of the National Bureau of Economic Research's economics of executive compensation conference. I highly recommend the talk on executive incentives and strategic talent acquisition by Matthew Bloomfield https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzmjLloo5XI