# Conversation on incentives

> In this talk, Tim Roughgarden(head of research at a16z crypto), Scott Kominers(research partner), and Pranav Garimidi(research analyst) discuss incentives, market design and mechanism design within the infrastructure and application layers.

- URL: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/videos/conversation-on-incentives
- Authors: [Tim Roughgarden](https://a16zcrypto.com/team/tim-roughgarden), [Scott Duke Kominers](https://a16zcrypto.com/team/scott-kominers), [Pranav Garimidi](https://a16zcrypto.com/team/pranav-garimidi)
- Published: 2024-07-11
- Updated: 2025-01-29
- Focus areas: company building
- Tags: CSX 2024 (London), video
- Format: videos

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In this talk, Tim Roughgarden(head of research at a16z crypto), Scott Kominers(research partner), and Pranav Garimidi(research analyst) discuss incentives, market design and mechanism design within the infrastructure and application layers.

[Embedded media](https://www.youtube.com/embed/Wa2LAD7YEiM?feature=oembed)

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