Peter Traber

IT (irrational trabes), or MT (moderation trabes).

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

I just realized that my twitter handle is @rational_trabes...which is hilarious now that I'm an econ grad student.

where the "rational" came from has absolutely no connection to economics

[Structural Econometrics Truther @MetricsTruther]

Saltwater/Freshwater divide is back

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

@BrianCAlbrecht Tbf it was a (somewhat) flippant comment on a superstar innovator in the context of tax policy where she started with a discussion on estate taxes… I hardly think the backlash of people attacking her crediblity on partial equilibrium marginal effects is warranted…

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

Ah yes, there it is.

Rowing POWERHOUSE Shattuck St. Mary’s highschool in Minnesota.

[Alexander Russo @alexanderrusso]

I don't care about Harvard or rowing, but it's still fun to read:

Where did the Harvard rowing team go to high school? https://t.co/ZhzYN5QnMf

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

My question is when the Ariely documentary is coming out?

[A24 @A24]

YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING, a documentary by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim. Featuring Elizabeth Holmes. Only in theaters this October.

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

NAHL shout out from Hellebuyck.

[TSN @TSN_Sports]

Connor Hellebuyck has publicly confirmed he has requested a trade from the Winnipeg Jets after 11 seasons with the team.

[Khoa Vu @KhoaVuUmn]

It's about being the first to write a paper on a topic that sociologists have been studying.

[Ryan Whitney @ryanwhitney6]

Hellebuyck announces his presence with authority. First playoff shutout in years and if this continues on the road Winnipeg may be unbeatable

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

Crazy that Ovechkin’s 895 was him shooting the puck on his strong side at the top of the circles with so much power, ripping it by a shell shocked goalie, and then not knowing what to do because he was so excited and diving head first.

Peak Ovi.

[Shani Cohen @shani_cn]

Published in the Journal of Economic Theory

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

It is a sin against all of humanity to have a two-dimensional graph where the “best area” to be is in the top left corner.

[Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla]

B of A: “.. rare low presidential
approval rating at a time of low unemployment ..”

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

It’s funny that my brain is ruined that I read this and thought “how the hell are they going to bring real analysis into this?”

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

@harry_toulouse @davidalmog25 @afespitia The most plausible explanation for me is that they are treating the markets/products as separate which is why there can be implied negative prices - driver/rider queues for English and/or Spanish (X and/or black) disconnecting the pricing and not jointly optimizing

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

Actually, likely a dumb idea when applied to what he’s saying to do.

THAT BEING SAID - we should use randomness more in policy just for fairness/representative sample reasons

[Vivek Ramaswamy @VivekGRamaswamy]

On Day 1, *instantly* fire 50% of federal bureaucrats.

Here’s how: if your SSN ends in an odd number, you’re fired.

That downsizes government by half. Absolutely *nothing* will break as a result.

It doesn’t violate civil service rules because mass layoffs are exempt.

SHUT IT DOWN.

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

@cobbviously Ok tech bro.

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

My experience with Uber lately *seems* exactly consistent with two-sided platform theory in economics - my perception is that prices have decreased for the riders. This appears to have an effect on participation of drivers - it seems that there are less drivers (1/n)

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

Anyways - could be an example of competition in ride sharing doing weird (non-econ 101 things) to pricing and also affecting participation of drivers. Musing/conjecture done (5/n)

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

All conjecture but all I hear are stories about “Uber taking larger of a cut of rides from drivers.” But that’s not necessarily the case because drivers only see one of the two prices. Is it still simply a % of total ride fare? Or is it two separate quoted prices? (4/n)

[Peter Traber @rational_trabes]

@ben_golub I would like someone to tell the owners of pre-Uber taxi medallions in Chicago that Uber didn’t disrupt driver/taxi market…

https://t.co/nkaooBVxv9