Angel

Prof. Economics and Finance, Durham University Business School

[VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @VSET_contact]

But before we start the voting, we mention fantastic VSET seminars from the pre-poster era. We thank the presenters, panelists, and co-authors. @toxvaerd1, @muunver, @prof_parag, @t8el, @m_serra_garcia 7/n

[VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @VSET_contact]

The system is first-past-the-post in three rounds. Round 1 has 17 posters randomly divided into 6 groups. Round 2 takes the six winners and divides them into 2 groups. Round 3 is the final. 5/n

[VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @VSET_contact]

To say that 2020 was awful is a banality, but it was also the beginning of something new. Inspired by @CaltechEconThry, @virtualmacrosem, and others, and building on our group's earlier experience (see https://t.co/IGJb7Pgchg) we decided to create VSET. 2/n

[VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @VSET_contact]

The 2020 retrospective will take the form of a poster tournament. Seventeen seminars were advertised with custom-made posters. You choose which poster you like most (🚷 This is not the best seminar competition 🚷)! 4/n

[VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @VSET_contact]

Our first event was on 7 May. Since then we had 22 seminars, many of which are available on our youtube channel (https://t.co/qO3y69tYjl). 3/n

[VSET Virtual Seminars in Economic Theory @VSET_contact]

Let’s play the “Great VSET 2020 Retrospective Poster Tournament”! (thread) 1/n