We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Stacie Bloom as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, effective January 2026!

In TIME magazine - How Trump’s Decision to Fire BLS Commissioner Echoes Putin’s Strategies - Trump may or may not be friends with Putin, but he's clearly following the Russian President’s HR staffing guidelines, eliminating lieutenants who bring bad news. time.com/7307097/trum...

I hope everyone is excited for #IIOC2025 at Drexel LeBow in Philadelphia starting Friday May 2! On Friday, we have the Rising Star Sessions at 5, followed by the Cocktail Party sponsored by Analysis Group. A whole lot of great sessions on Saturday and Sunday. See you there IOs!

Attn: #FundSocSci

One month until #IIOC2025 in Philly! Check out the great program posted on our website. Registration links and the hotel link are there also. We have some great papers lined up!

I'm Jewish, named after my uncle who was executed by the Nazis in a forced labor camp in Poland. My gradfather died in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Trump's use of antisemitism as a smokescreen to underminine free speech and destroy academic research is reprehensible. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/p...

Registration for #IIOC2025 is now open! Hotel information posted here too: www.indorgsociety.org/news/registr...

90s kid here: I distinctly remember an episode of Growing Pains in which Ben has to make a resource map for a school assignment, & one of the ongoing jokes as he & his older brother spend all night driving around trying to buy paste is that no one, anywhere, has any idea what potash is.

Comments from Howard Lutnick, the secretary of Commerce, and Elon Musk have renewed concerns that the Trump administration could interfere with federal economic statistics. with @colbylsmith.bsky.social #EconSky www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/b...

"... should be impeached immediately"

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Two days left to submit!

In addition to the exciting upcoming #IIOC2025 in Philly in May, the IO Society is organizing sessions at the #WEAI2025. Info below:

Need an IO fix to tide you over until #IIOC2025? We have some banger sessions at #ASSA2025! Plan your schedule around them. Competition & Productivity Effects of AI, Effects of Mergers & Acquisitions, and Information Provision & Distortion in Platforms.

Our call for papers has been posted! Get ready for #IIOC2025 May 2-4 in Philadelpha. Submission deadline 1/31. www.indorgsociety.org/conference

Cool clean energy cost benefit RFP #FundSocSci www.rff.org/topics/feder...

New feed just dropped! A place to find or discuss social science funding opportunities. Aggregates posts that include #FundSocSci. If you see opportunities to share, post with #FundSocSci. Pin feed to browse. Envisioned by & co-moderated @judychevalier.bsky.social. bsky.app/profile/did:...

#EconSky #polisky #policysky #sociology

On the one hand, I knew Twitter was breaking when my whole feed was the menswear guy who I wasn't following. On the other hand, the first thing I did here was follow the menswear guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social.

For the IO crowd, this is the Super Bowl, the Oscars, and the first day of summer, all rolled up into one.

Some exciting announcements re #IIOC2025, May 2-4 @ Drexel in Philly. The Distinguished Fellow Award will go to Chad Syverson; he will deliver the keynote. Shane Greenstein will receive the Distinguished Service Award. There will be two plenaries.

The plenary line is great. Really, this is going to be a great conference.

Exciting lineup for the IIOC conference!

The IOS is on here posting now! My favorite conference of the year.

IO economists, the Call for Papers for the IIOC is out. It is May 3-5 in Boston. There are special sessions to showcase the work of grad students. Submit by Jan 31. www.indorgsociety.org/conference

@AEACSWEP announces Kaye Husbands Fealing as the 2023 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award winner! Visit www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...  for the full announcement. Congratulations! @GTliberalarts, @GeorgiaTech