Defense 2, (Offense 0).
Afshin Nikzad defended twice in eight days, to qualify for two Ph.D.s, one from Management Science and Engineering, in Operations Research, and one from Economics (in economics:). Here are photos from his Economics defense.
The papers he presented for his Economics defense were
Thickness and Competition in Ride-sharing Markets
and
Financing Transplant Costs of the Poor: A Dynamic Model of Global Kidney Exchange
The papers he presented for his MS&E defense were
Approximate Random Allocation Mechanisms
and
What matters in tie-breaking rules? How competition guides design
Welcome to the club(s), Afshin
Afshin Nikzad defended twice in eight days, to qualify for two Ph.D.s, one from Management Science and Engineering, in Operations Research, and one from Economics (in economics:). Here are photos from his Economics defense.
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| Afshin Nikzad and some of his admirers: Philip Strack, Fuhito Kojima, Daniela Saban, Niloufar Salehi, Al Roth, Afshin, Paul Milgrom, and Itai Ashlagi |
The papers he presented for his Economics defense were
Thickness and Competition in Ride-sharing Markets
and
Financing Transplant Costs of the Poor: A Dynamic Model of Global Kidney Exchange
The papers he presented for his MS&E defense were
Approximate Random Allocation Mechanisms
and
What matters in tie-breaking rules? How competition guides design
Welcome to the club(s), Afshin
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