Why do people feel repugnance toward transactions that profit off others’ misfortune without causing it (eg prediction markets for disasters)?

Research by @benleoecon.bsky.social et al suggests people primarily object to profit-making tied to others' outcomes:

buff.ly/VGcxwPK

I didn't know it existed!

Popped into bluesky for the first time in a while and glad I did. This is really exciting news. Congrats Olivier!

Gotta worry about the cheap talk!

Sounds good! Feel free to reach out.

Started my new gig at Purdue University this week! Oh and I guess I moved to America.

Congrats Cameron! I'm sure you'll do great work. Just make sure that self-improving AI is aligned ;) (please haha)

Love me some RCV!

We are hiring! We are seeking expressions of interest for appointment as Full Professor in the Department of Economics at Monash University. DM me if you have questions.

econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

The second half is elite (the entire sequence on Scarif).

I agree, it gives a lot more context to Cassian's plot.

Rogue One is a masterpiece that has been elevated even higher by Andor.

I don't know the specific details, but I am pretty sure Oxford decided to cut ties with them.

I'm really sad that @gpioxford.bsky.social is shutting its doors soon.

A unique institute in how it motivated big research questions in phil, econ, and psych. I owe a lot of my academic journey to GPI!

Also, their econ pre-doc program was incredible. Constantly had great placements. #econsky

A short summary of recent work with Aidan Coville and @sampada.bsky.social on the large amount of weight policymakers place on local evidence, now out at the JDE:

evavivalt.com/2025/05/how-...

Thanks Georg!

For those who teach Behavioral Econ, what textbook/s do you use?

#econsky

I would love to listen to you on special comments in a football game!

Interesting. So HIIT type cardio would be more engaging for you based on that?

What made it fun?

Not if Khoa commits to the bit.

Can I plead the 5th?

Just got cooked by my mum 😭

Outrageous stuff from Declan Rice.

A Simpsons' reference for every occasion!

Thank you so much Konstantinos!

Thanks Eva!

Thanks so much Sandro!

It feels surreal to be working at the university where Vernon Smith ran the OG market experiments!

Thanks Josh!

I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining Purdue University as a Clinical Assistant Professor in Economics!

I feel very fortunate to be an academic and can't wait to teach, as well as continue conducting research at a place with such a rich history in Experimental Econ.

#econsky

Makes me want to do a re-watch of the originals, and other Leslie Nielsen films (and Lonely Island clips as well).