The International Monetary Fund asked me to review the literature on migration economics to draw lessons for low-income countries. In a new @iza.org paper, I argue that policy for the 21st century must discard four outdated ideas. www.iza.org/publications... 🧵 thread—>

Why did U.S.Consumer Sentiment Index fall as unemployment and inflation returned to normal 2023-24? @umn-econ.bsky.social JMC Leonardo Barreto @leonardo-barreto.bsky.social builds dynamic general equilibrium model with rich consumer heterogeneity to answer the question. www.leonardo-barreto.com

🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨 Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics* Term: 2 years Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance Start: July 2026 Details in next two posts 👇

👋I'm on the #EconJobMarket! ❓My JMP, together with @dkaenzig.bsky.social, Lixing Wang and Donghai Zhang studies how green innovation varies over the business cycle. 💡We find that green innovation is countercyclical, while non-green innovation is procyclical. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/4b45h979 🧵👇

New at JIE: "Interest rate uncertainty as a policy tool?" by Fabio Ghironi, Galip Kemal Ozhan (@galipkemal.bsky.social) doi.org/10.1016/j.ji...

🚨 New Research on Carbon Taxation in Emerging Economies 🚨 What happens when a large emerging economy introduces a carbon tax? Our new paper studies South Africa—the first African country to implement a nationwide carbon tax @unu-wider.bsky.social @nber.org

The Economics Nobel committee delivers a pretty clear rebuke to Trump's war on science and university research.

I'm delighted to announce the release of the Flagship Report of the Global Climate Policy Project at Harvard and MIT Working Group on Climate Coalitions on "Building a Climate Coalition: Aligning Carbon Pricing, Trade, and Development." ceepr.link/3VmgC7g A 🧵 on what we do/find:

🌳Join us on September 22nd to launch the LSE Green Skills Lab that will produce academic research on the labour market dynamics of the green and digital twin transition and the development and evaluation of industrial policy to achieve a Just Transition.

Very useful discussion on the perils of using micro/cross-sectional parameter estimates in inferring the aggregate effects of policies/shocks. This is pervasive in Economics, yet the two effects can even have the opposite signs. (Example in next post.) voxdev.org/topic/method...

Plz apply and share widely! Applications due Dec 1, GRE scores required. As a new program, we will be extremely invested in the success of our new arrivals. /n

The #WEFIDEV #webinar series is back this fall! We are looking for *preliminary or early-stage work* in #Finance and #Development to be presented We also aim to have a session devoted to job candidates in finance and development on the market this fall Submit: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

1/ 🌍🚨 Overcoming five key challenges to make the energy transition a just labor transition — now in @natcomms.nature.com. w/ @sharanburrow.bsky.social, @alanfinkshap.bsky.social, @ct-economics.bsky.social, @mauropucheta.bsky.social, @danielraimi.bsky.social, @terzibus.bsky.social + colleagues

If you are in Cambridge, don't miss out on this session including fascinating papers by @mickeygb.bsky.social and @benmoll.bsky.social

🚨 Call for papers: Environment week at LSE will be Sept 22-25th. Submissions are due soon (July 14)! www.lse-environment-week.com/environment-...

¡Es miércoles y hay nuevo episodio de Capital y Trabajo! En esta ocasión, conversamos con @alvarolaparra.bsky.social sobre la economía de la esclavitud y su legado histórico, inspirados por la impactante y oscarizada "12 años de esclavitud".

🚨 NEW PAPER 🚨 In the largest multi-model study of U.S. decarbonization strategies to date, we explore technology and policy implications for reaching net-zero emissions using 14 energy-economic models. A thread of key takeaways in 10 charts...

Forthcoming in AEJ: Macroeconomics: "Changing Business Cycles: The Role of Women’s Employment" by Stefania Albanesi. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Congratulations to @s-stantcheva.bsky.social on her well deserved Clark Medal!

Foreign currency reserve requirements can be an effective tool to moderate aggregate credit growth in the face of capital inflows. In partially dollarised economies, asymmetries across banks make design of #macroprudential policy more complex. E Andreasen, V Nuguer cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

🤩🤩 Paper finally out in the AER! With my co-authors (incl. @bluebery-planterose.com & @s-stantcheva.bsky.social) we surveyed climate attitudes in 20 countries covering 72% of global emissions. In brief, people want ambitious, global, and fair climate policies. A 🧵⬇️ www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

The University of Nottingham promoted me to associate professor! This would have been impossible without fantastic coauthors, advisors, colleagues and the invaluable support from my family and friends. THANK YOU!

🚨Incredible lineup at @nber.org conference this Thurs/Fri 3/20-21: **Energy Markets, Decarbonization, and Trade** 📑Agenda www.nber.org/conferences/... 🎥 Webstream www.youtube.com/nbervideos Organized w Natalia Ramondo, supported by @sloanfoundation.bsky.social

I was promoted to Full Professor! 🎉

Forthcoming in AEJ: Macroeconomics: "Temporary Layoffs, Firm Entry and Exit Dynamics, and Aggregate Fluctuations" by Sanjay K. Chugh and Alan Finkelstein Shapiro. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Congratulations!

The Econ Department of the University of Alberta (@ualberta.bsky.social @uaeuofa.bsky.social) will be hosting the 9th InsTED Workshop on Sep 20-21, 2025. Prof. Nathan Nunn (@ubcvse.bsky.social) & Daniel Trefler (@rotmanschool.bsky.social @econuoft.bsky.social) will be our keynote speakers. #EconSky

It is a special honor to hold the 10th CEBRA Annual Meeting at @harvard.edu and the FRB Boston together with 30 central banks and IFIs: www.cebra-events.org/call-for-pap... The event will take place at FRB Boston on August 6 and at HBS on 7-8 Aug. Submission deadline is March 20, 2025....

Migration does not have to be what it is now Innovation can change what migration *is*—more orderly, skilled, integrated, & tangibly beneficial to everyone affected In 2012 I proposed one way: Global Skill Partnerships The World Bank just released a major GSP roadmap—> hdl.handle.net/10986/42780

The LSE Geography & Environment Department is hosting a Workshop for Early Career Women in Economic Geography & Spatial Economics on 12–13 May 2025. 🌍 The workshop is open to advanced PhD students, fellows & postdoctoral scholars. Apply here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...

1/🚨New chapter in Handbook of Regional & Urban Economics: Spatial Environmental Economics 🌍 How do spatial forces affect the environment? How does enviro shape spatial outcomes? Thread, chapter explore this nascent subfield via stylized acts, models, building blocks for rsrch. w Clare Balboni.

🚨New dataset alert 🚨 In collaboration with a stellar team at Banxico, Harvard, the World Bank, and ITAM, we built a dataset of demographics and labor market variables at the local-labor-market level for Mexico! Download here: www.banxico.org.mx/DataSetsWeb/... #EconSky #Mexico

🌎Does unilateral decarbonization pay for itself? In our new working paper, @adrienbilal.bsky.social and I analyze whether large economies like the U.S. and E.U. can justify broad decarbonization policies based purely on domestic economic benefits. WP: nber.org/papers/w3336... #econsky

I'm honored to be elected to the editorial board of my favorite academic journal, the Journal of Economic Perspectives. And excited to work with so many people I deeply admire at @aeajournals.bsky.social —> www.aeaweb.org/journals/jep... #EconSky cc @piie.com

🥁🥁Vox column alert 🥁🥁 on why the gender convergence matters for growth, productivity and employment with @dragobergholt.bsky.social and @fossoluca.bsky.social cepr.org/voxeu/column... Since I had the genius idea of posting it on Thanksgiving day, here you have again a short 🧵:

Really nice data-driven explainer of recent causes of global warming from @hausfath.bsky.social www.theclimatebrink.com/p/exploring-...

Janet Yellen: Economic assistance from the US and our allies is crucial for #Ukraine’s ability to defend its sovereignty and achieve a just peace by maintaining the critical government services that underpin its brave fight. 100% home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...

Recently accepted in #JEEM: 'A general equilibrium approach to carbon permit banking' by Loick Dubois, Jean-Guillaume Sahuc, Gauthier Vermandel. #econsky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

I tried to collect econ-related accounts that have a non-zero chance of posting here: go.bsky.app/RuagxpZ (happy to receive suggestions, incl self-nominations)