I'm excited to present at @wifo.bsky.social (the Austrian Institute of Economic Research) this week, where I'll share results from a new project: Targeted Sanctions, Untargeted Firms (with Nicola Searle and Darius Lambrecht). #sanctions #innovation #geoeconomics #EconSky

#WIFO Research Seminar with @ganglmair.bsky.social (University of Mannheim) – Targeted Sanctions, Untargeted Firms This seminar will take place on 24 June 2026 at 12:30 pm. Register now: [email protected] ▶️ Join us: buff.ly/iWrfawl

Our analysis of randomly assigned cases also sheds light on the advantages patentees receive from Albright: fewer subject matter eligibility challenges; fewer stays pending PTAB review; and a faster schedule (with Markman hearings set 118 days sooner and trials scheduled 162 days sooner on average).

My paper (with @ganglmair.bsky.social and Christian Helmers) analyzing the WDTX's 2022 shift to random district-wide patent case assignment is now published in JELS. We find that new case filings fell dramatically (by 67%). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Early-bird registration deadline for #EARIE2026 @earie-news.bsky.social is this Monday, June 1. Don't leave money on the table. Register now! earie.org/register-ear... @zew.de @macci-mannheim.bsky.social #econsky #confsky #competition #innovation #academia #conference #dma #regulation #research

Many thanks to old and new friends at @uconn.bsky.social Economics for hosting me this week. I'm particularly excited about my guest lecture in the undergrad IO course: "Regulation in Digital Markets" #EconSky

On my way to Boston for #IIOC2026. Program 👇 Come see me in sessions 24 and 51 if you want to know more about hybrid contracting or how giving regulators more resources may not work out as you'd expect. Message me if you want to chat over coffee, lunch, dinner #EconSky #ConfSky

We are #hiring! Researcher/PhD student with interests in #competition #economics. Come join a vibrant research team at @zew.de (working on innovation, competition, entrepreneurship, industry dynamics) Full job posting + link: jobs.zew.de/jobposting/1... Apply by Apr 19 #EconSky

The #DISS2026 workshop (Disclosure, Information Sharing, and Secrecy) starts tomorrow! Check out the program 👇 and join us. We begin at 2 p.m. CET / 8 a.m. ET. Register here for Zoom: bit.ly/diss2026 @zew.de @macci-mannheim.bsky.social @econunimannheim.bsky.social @tmartens.bsky.social #econsky

Less than two weeks until this year's DISS 2026 Workshop! Registration at bit.ly/diss2026 If this is too much suspense, check out last year's presentations: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... @macci-mannheim.bsky.social @zew.de @tmartens.bsky.social #EconSky #ConfSky

🚨 #CallforPapers: 24. #ZEW-Konferenz zum Thema Economics of Information & Communication Technologies, Keynotes von Emilio Calvano (LUISS University) & Chiara Farronato (Harvard Business School), 25./26.6 | Mannheim 🗓️Einreichungsfrist: 25.2. 🔗 zew.de/ict-conferen... Wir freuen uns auf Beiträge! #IKT

#EARIE is coming to Mannheim!!!! Submit by March 15! earie.org/submit-a-pap... PhD students (and those defended w/in the last 3 years): EARIE summer school on the days leading up to the main conference (August 24-26, @zew.de) Apply here: earie.org/earie-summer... @macci-mannheim.bsky.social

It's here! The program for this year's #Disclosure, #Information Sharing, and #Secrecy (#DISS2026) Check it out 👇 and join us on February 23 & 24 at 2 p.m CET / 8 a.m. ET Register here for Zoom info: bit.ly/diss2026 @tmartens.bsky.social @macci-mannheim.bsky.social @zew.de #EconSky #ConfSky

"international law must be followed" is european for "thoughts and prayers"

"They estimated that 94 percent of tariff costs were “passed through” to U.S. firms in 2025. That compared with about 80 percent in 2018-19, when Mr. Trump imposed many tariffs on China." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/b...

@achimwambach.bsky.social about industrial policy in Europe. Industrial Policy Lab @kiel.institute @delorsberlin.bsky.social @zew.de #EconSky

Today's first annual conference of the Industrial Policy Lab at @kiel.institute @zew.de and @hertieschool.bsky.social is all about The New Economics of Industrial Policy. We are in Berlin, and it will be legendary

Season's greetings from Bethlehem, PA, and many thanks to everyone at the @lehighu.bsky.social Dept. of Economics for hosting me.

Thanks for having me, @technis4.bsky.social. Great audience, great questions, great comments. Innovation folks on #EconSky, if you don't have this seminar series on your radar, put it on! It's def worth our while!

Are you attending the Asia-Pacific Industrial Organisation Conference (APIOC) in Brisbane next week? Check out Julian Klix's presentation of our paper "Hybrid Contracting in Repeated Interactions" Conference details at apios.org.au #EconSky #ConfSky #EconConf @zew.de @macci-mannheim.bsky.social

Kann mehr Aufsicht schaden? @jgambato.bsky.social, @ganglmair.bsky.social und @juliakraemer.bsky.social zeigen in #ZEW DP 25-050: #Unternehmen priorisieren leicht kontrollierbare Vorgaben. Dies kann die Einhaltung von Regeln erschweren, die schwieriger durchzusetzen sind. www.zew.de/PU95685/?twt=1

💡 Innovation Tuesdays 📢 Did you know? Expand your knowledge by joining our webinar tomorrow with Dr. @ganglmair.bsky.social ! 🔗 Register here: technisnet.org/seminars/

Join us on Tuesday, December 2 (12 pm CET / 6 am ET), for a @technis4.bsky.social webinar 📝 Paper: "Looking for #Innovation Beyond the #Patent System: Evidence from Research Disclosures" 🔍 Zoom info at technisnet.org/seminars.html #EconSky @zew.de @macci-mannheim.bsky.social

Join us next week on Tuesday for @technis4.bsky.social webinar (Dec 2, 12 pm CET) I am presenting "Looking for #Innovation Beyond the #Patent System: Evidence from Research Disclosures" Thanks to TECHNIS and Andreas Panagopoulos for the invitation! #EconSky @zew.de @macci-mannheim.bsky.social

I second that 👋 and no train problems (@deutschebahn.com has promised, right. Right?)

You have two more days to submit your paper for next year's (February 23-24) online workshop on Disclosure, Information Sharing, and Secrecy. Don't miss it. Great papers, great crowd, great feedback. Submit here: bit.ly/submit-diss2... #EconSky

Don't miss the deadline for this year's #MaCCI Annual Conference. Submit no later than November 15!! If you are working on #competition economics, competition law, and related topics, submit your paper and present at one of the competition economics highlights in Europe! #EconSky #ConfSky

🚨NEW WORKING PAPER 🚨 Can more resources for regulators improve firms' compliance? @jgambato.bsky.social @juliakraemer.bsky.social & I demonstrate how expanding regulators' resources can backfire when the success of detecting firms' noncompliance varies for different regulatory targets. 1/4

You are working on competition-related topics (or want to, or are just curious)? You have a paper you'd like to present? You just want to see what's happening in the literature? Come to #Mannheim for the #MaCCI Annual Conference (March 19-20, 2026). #economics #law #policy #competition #EconSky

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics. 🧵 1/7

Duflo and Banerjee leave MIT for University of Zurich. #econsky

It's #CODE2025 time at @zew.de. @hannahottenrott.bsky.social is kicking off two days of #entrepreuneurship research! @tumunich.bsky.social

Last week, the French government announced an extra €1,000 bonus for EVs with batteries made in Europe. Another data point that “buy European” is picking up some real traction this fall. www.ecologie.gouv.fr/presse/augme...

“The more the German industry continues to focus on phasing out niche technologies […] the easier it becomes for Chinese companies to expand their lead in batteries and new electronic vehicle architectures.” Remarkable op-ed by former VW boss Herbert Diess. www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/...

Canary down.

It's time for the European Law & Economics Association's conference (with new work on disclosure) #EALE. #Oslo I'm coming. #EconSky #ConfSky

ZEW Mannheim on tour!

Panel zur „European Industrial Policy“ bei der #VfS_Conf2025 @wisocologne.bsky.social Unter Moderation von #ZEW-Präsident Achim Wambach diskutieren: 🔹 @bertschek.bsky.social (ZEW/EFI) 🔹 Ottmar Edenhofer (PIK/ EWRCC) 🔹 @kerstin-jorna.bsky.social (EU-Kommission, GROW) #EconSky #IndustrialPolicy

Lots of cool research by my amazing colleagues at this year's @vfsecon.bsky.social #VfS_Conf2025 yes: I'm the orange sweater yes: the spikes in the data look curious no: final answer still on the run

🎤📊 Spannende Themen, inspirierende Menschen & Freude am Netzwerken auf der #VfS_Conf2025! Wir sind auch 2025 wieder mit vielen Vorträgen & Panels vertreten. Wenn ihr mehr zur #ZEW -Forschung erfahren wollt, besucht uns noch bis morgen 👋 #EconSky @vfsecon.bsky.social @wisocologne.bsky.social

@pantras.bsky.social is delivering his keynote (on industrial policy!) at this year's meeting of the German Economics Association @vfsecon.bsky.social . The room is packed! #econsky #econconf #vfs_conf2025

Seit neuestem beschießen Anwohner*innen der Riedbahn die vorbeifahrenden ICEs mit Steinen (?). Mit ein paar zerborstenen Fenstern geht's jetzt einmal nur langsam (wenn überhaupt) weiter. Ich wünsch den Spaßvögeln ganz herzlich alles Schreckliche. #trains #DeutscheBahn #Bahn

The arrival hall at Antwerp's main station is monumental, and at 7 a.m. it's waiting for its first travelers. #EPIP2025 is history, it was a blast. Now on to Cologne for #VfS_Conf2025 @vfsecon.bsky.social #EconConf #EconSky #trains

(FT) - The world’s biggest oil and gas companies are cutting jobs, slashing costs and scaling back investments at the fastest pace since the coronavirus market collapse, as executives brace for a prolonged period of lower crude prices. www.ft.com/content/c6ab...

Excited to present in December and looking forward to the other speakers in the lineup. #EconConf #EconSky

Do you have questions about RePEc and its services? There is an extensive FAQ section. If anything is missing, let us know. ideas.repec.org/help.html #RePEc #EconSky

If your website links to your CV on Google Drive, I might get this: 👇 Restricted (or no access) to the file. #PSA pull CVs and other files you want the world to see out from behind access control (Google Drive, ...) #EconSky #EconJMK

🚨 Do people listen when an emergency alert asks them to save energy? During Michigan’s 2019 gas shortage, a phone alert to set thermostats at 65°F spurred action within minutes—unlike earlier social media/news nudges. Smart thermostat data show an average 1.1°F drop. 📊 #JaereFigureFriday 🌎 #EconSky

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🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS 👩‍🎓 Workshop Disclosure, Information Sharing, and Secrecy DISS 2026 📅 February 23-24, 2026 🔬 Online (Zoom) Deadline: November 15 Submit papers on information disclosure (or non-disclosure) in econ, mgmt science, accounting, law, et al. #EconSky #EconConf @tmartens.bsky.social