Georg Rilinger

Georg Rilinger is the Fred Kayne (1960) Career Development Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship and an Assistant Professor of Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research focuses on topics in economic sociology, particularly on issues related to social engineering in the digital economy, the role of expertise in government, the creation of markets, and regulatory failure. In recent work, he has explored practical obstacles to the success of market design, the theory of secrecy, the role of economic experts in governmental processes, and the theory of regulatory capture. More broadly, he is interested in how undesirable behavior emerges and persists in different market contexts.

Georg Rilinger is an economic sociologist whose research focuses on the interplay between digital platforms, regulation, and the social dynamics of expertise. His work explores how regulatory frameworks and market design influence the behavior of digital platforms and the broader socio-economic landscape. Rilinger's publications examine the mechanisms of regulatory capture, the structural limitations of market design, and the role of quantification in shaping economic practices. His research also addresses the complexities of corporate conspiracies and the perception of economic events, such as the California Energy Crisis and Texas blackouts. Through a sociological lens, he analyzes how economic engineering and organizational structures contribute to systemic failures and the challenges of designing resilient market systems.