3 papers
econ.GN2022
Dynamics of Bitcoin mining
Nemo Semret
What happens to mining when the Bitcoin price changes, when there are mining supply shocks, the price of energy changes, or hardware technology evolves? We give precise answers bas…
cs.LG2021
Predicting crop yields with little ground truth: A simple statistical model for in-season forecasting
Nemo Semret
We present a fully automated model for in-season crop yield prediction, designed to work where there is a dearth of sub-national "ground truth" information. Our approach relies pri…
math.PR2021
Resolving the two envelope paradox
Nemo Semret
Consider the following game: You are given two indistinguishable envelopes, each containing money. One contains twice as much as the other. You may pick one envelope and keep the m…