Economist of technology and industry. Old guy. Opinions solely my own.
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Tim Bresnahan retweeted
Trump fires Lisa Cook in an unprecedented move, and immediately the US dollar sinks against the Yen (in red), the Euro (teal), and the British Pound (purple). Stocks are also sorting it out, but down around a quarter point.
Point is: Markets don't think this is move helps American business.
Tim Bresnahan retweeted
I'm now in the possibly-unique position of having (a) publicly opposed Lisa Cook's appointment to the Fed board and (b) publicly opposed Lisa Cook's removal from the Feb board, absent an actual finding of guilt.
Tim Bresnahan retweeted
Just received this statement from Lisa Cook, via her attorney:
"President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."
Tim Bresnahan retweeted
Save your brain! Head to the Bluesky
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Good advice:
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1) your name & program,
2) image of JMP title & abstract,
3) "#EconJMP", &
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Dear followers,
after witnessing the deterioration of Twitter/X, I have just created an account on Bluesky. My handle there is @DAcemogluMIT.bsky.social
I might try to post a few things on both platforms for a while, but I'm hoping to slowly transition to Bluesky over time.
Lots more moving to where the sky is blue. Aaron maintains a useful "economics institutions starter kit," which is quite the chore as more arrive daily. Thanks!
Someone posted this morning "my feed is like EconTwitter back when it worked." True, that.
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Tim Bresnahan retweeted
Call for papers:
HEC Paris AI and Entrepreneurship Workshop
Topics: Entrepreneurship & AI, and implications of AI for org of firms & markets, entrepreneurship, …
When: Dec 14
Where: HEC Paris
Keynotes: @timobres @joshgans
Deadline: Sept 1
More info: sites.google.com/view/hecpar…
ALT The workshop will cover a broad range of topics related to entrepreneurship and AI. We are particularly interested in the implications of AI for the organization of firms and markets, entrepreneurship and innovation, technology adoption and how AI and humans cooperate, labor markets and re- and upskilling, organizational learning, governance and risk management, entrepreneurial selection and mentorship, strategic management decision under uncertainty, and how AI compares to past technology revolutions.
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Tim Bresnahan retweeted
AEA members are invited to take this anonymous 10-minute survey designed by the AEA Ad Hoc Committee on the Use of Social Media in Economics. Learn more and complete the survey at survey.sogolytics.com/survey….
?? See Shapiro-Varian-Farrell revision. As to the Bresnahan-Shapiro textbook, at a key juncture Carl said (accurately) "Tim, you want to have written this book."
Congratulations Ema!
Congrats to Emanuele Colonnelli for winning the 2023 Carlo Alberto Medal @CollegioCA! This prize rewards an Italian scholar <40 for contributions to Economics. Ema is scholar of #Finance & #Development + presenting at our #WEFIDEV event soon! Bravo!
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Tim Bresnahan retweeted
Exciting news for Stanford. Jon is an impressive scholar, an accomplished dean, and an incredibly kind person. Great choice!
Jonathan Levin, a distinguished economist and Stanford alumnus who has led the Stanford Graduate School of Business as dean for the last eight years, has been appointed the next president of Stanford University, the Board of Trustees announced today. stanford.io/3TIqneN
Tim Bresnahan retweeted
Amazing!!
Jonathan Levin, a distinguished economist and Stanford alumnus who has led the Stanford Graduate School of Business as dean for the last eight years, has been appointed the next president of Stanford University, the Board of Trustees announced today. stanford.io/3TIqneN