Copenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now. Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations. Source: dr.dk

When the racist meme becomes national policy

Striking new work on how gangs shape economic development in El Salvador, Melnikov et al. in Econometrica Stunted development in gang-controlled territory driven by labor mobility limits: harder to commute/work outside territory, smaller labor mkt, less specialization —> doi.org/10.3982/ECTA...

I was just unable to verify that I am human

Trump accepting Machado's Nobel Peace Prize is a great insult to the FIFA Peace Prize committee

Life is what happens between Windows updates

NEW and WOW: Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada are sending troops to Greenland amid continued threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to annex the territory, multiple outlets reported. www.newsweek.com/greenland-ge...

BREAKING part 3: Denmark is not acting alone. Several European allies are in dialogue with Copenhagen about providing military reinforcements to Greenland. Preparing for the arrival of allied forces is a key task for the advance unit now on the ground. www.dr.dk/tjenester/ki...

BREAKING part 2: The Danish Armed Forces confirm the deployment, stating that the presence is part of routine operations and, here we go: “… preparations for upcoming activities.” www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

BREAKING: Denmark has deployed an advance force and military equipment to Greenland, tasked with preparing to receive reinforcements from the rest of the Danish Armed Forces and allied nations. Follow the story on DR, Denmark’s public-service news outlet. www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...

"Free markets failed for 700 years. When poor farmers couldn't pay, a simple quota beat auctions. Sometimes the invisible hand needs handcuffs." New paper by Donna & Espín-Sánchez www.restud.com/the-illiquid... #REStud #EconSky

Julio Iglesias cultivó una imagen de latin lover para su carrera en EEUU. Era marketing y funcionó. Pero lo que contaron hace años personas que trabajaron para él permite entender las denuncias que se han conocido ahora. "Me he convertido en tu muñeca de trapo". www.eldiario.es/cultura/hay-...

Esta ha sido la historia más dificil y también la más trabajada en la historia de @eldiario.es. Se publica por el tesón de @elenacabrera.bsky.social. Se publica por el esfuerzo de un grupo de reporteras a ambos lados del Atlántico entre las que tengo el honor de estar www.eldiario.es/1_c4e019?utm...

I’m still checking it isn’t The Onion

Jugada maestra: ahora no podemos devolverles el cántico de “Xabi, quédate”

My peace I give to you (after you awarded peace to me)

En realidad, el nuevo nombre de Twitter es muy apropiado

✨𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗩𝗣✨ of the Super Cup

Anticipation #econsky #philosophy marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2026/01/what...

Abolish ICE

Spain ≠ US max heating: 21ºC (70ºF) max cooling: 26ºC (79ºF)

The Norwegian Nobel Prize committee has been forced to make a statement, declaring that the prize cannot be transferred. It's hard even to comprehend how stupid this has become

This is a fun video. A muntjak (a type of deer, not antelope) and Indian rhino playing in the snow. It looks like they're really having a great time :)

The first -and only so far (knocking on wood)- hospitalization for my daughter was due to RSV when she was two weeks old. Vaccinate your kids. It's for them and for the rest of us.

Happy 13th birthday to the most essential artwork of the current era, @kcg.bsky.social ‘s “This is fine,” to all those who celebrate.

Graduate economists in the US learning about labour market supply and demand the hard way. www.ft.com/content/eb08...

Weird that they aren't asking Greenlanders *to pay* to join the greatest country on Earth

“the Downzoning was driven less by elite ideas than by the way that the Downzoning served the perceived interests of homeowners.” Fascinating history of low-density urban initiatives and the economic incentives behind their success (and sometimes failure!) worksinprogress.co/issue/the-gr...

🆕 Everything you need to know about a PhD in economics In this blog post, @AbdouNdiayeNYU provides a set of answers to many of the most common questions about economics PhDs: voxdev.org/topic/everyt...

I suspect democratic theorists and policy analysts are getting back to it (source: www.jstor.org/stable/27644...)

Gets it right.

Frankly, I’m done with 2026

we have gone through to a mirror universe where instead of the government not caring about twitter because it isn’t real life, it doesn’t care about real life because it isn’t twitter

It is with deep sadness that the Paris School of Economics community and the academic world have learned of the passing of Roger Guesnerie, its founding president. His intellectual legacy will continue to inspire the academic community.

There’s a point (long gone in the land of the free™️) beyond which “both sides” doesn’t make you look nuanced, smart, or evenhanded. You are just a dumb, coward collaborationist.

“Todo ser humano vive una época en la que anhela el futuro y una época en la que anhela el pasado”. Kallifatides, “Campesinos y señores”

A new paper by George Borjas—who served this past year in the Trump White House designing some of its anti-immigration policies—claims to display evidence of ideological bias among researchers who study immigration. doi.org/10.1126/scia... 🧵 Thread—>

Como adulto, la perspectiva del día de Reyes pierde bastante

BIG NEWS! Utah's chapter of the ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the state for its banning of 22 books from all public school students. This case could have massive implications nationwide. bookriot.com/utah-sued-ov...

BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped. The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.

I’m increasingly hearing people around me asking AI medical questions, whether something is safe for their babies… Folks: don’t.

My wife took this picture during the Reyes Magos’ parade (my first in 20 years), and there’s a chance I was enjoying it more than my 7 year old….

I have a new paper w Andrea Prat & Jake Spitz. We show that Republican appointed Supreme Court Justices vote in favor of the richer party by over 70% today, as compared to D’s at 30%. In the 1950s and both were at 50%. This strong trend may contribute to rising inequality. www.nber.org/papers/w34643

Network externalities and first-mover advantage are sadly more powerful and resistant to decency concerns than I anticipated…

The leaders of all Nordic countries - Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland - express their strong support for Denmark and Greenland. What a time to live in, where this needs to be said.

5 de enero: los Reyes Magos acaban de encontrar todos los regalos faltantes

"Looking at the share of a justice's decisions that favor the wealthy over the course of our analysis period, we see that the court becomes more and more polarized along partisan lines." www.nber.org/papers/w34643 American democracy is truly in dire straits...

Tragedy and farce. All at once.

More immigrants => better health for Americans. More deportations => worse health.