PhD decision season. My inbox is more flooded than ever. Prospective PhD students asking some version of the question: "Should I keep going? Is an Econ PhD still worth it in the age of AI?" I get it. The uncertainty is re... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2040711607357972743

Advice for PhD students in economics about using AI, from the brilliant Isaiah Andrews. This should probably be circulated to all PhD cohorts https://t.co/07xEbmx5n5 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2040323025044730249

NSF update https://t.co/yGAiJvcwMr 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2040322631124058425

Here are some ways in which the world has gotten better. https://t.co/v1Py5NtQ7L 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2039965170970038566

Striking and convincing: The long right tail captures well the geopolitical uncertainty (how will Iran use its Hormuz leverage) and the uncertainty about the short run elasticity of demand (0.04, 0.1, 0.15). 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2039582324816322636

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP21342 Low Fertility Around the World: The Role of Social Norms Kanato Nakakuni, Michèle Tertilt @TertiltMichele @EconUniMannheim, Minchul Yum @MinchulYum @VCU https://t.co/dDemLvrwAN #CEPR_DE... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2039220087014474085

🏛️ BILKENT UNIVERSITY Department of Economics 📊 Macroeconomics Seminar “Income Inequality and the Rise of Risky Capital” 👤 Andrej Mijakovic (University of Mannheim) 📅 Friday, April 10 ⏰ 15:30 📍 İİSBF A 228 Semih Ko... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2038651398154305878

That time of the year again 🥳🥳 We’re now accepting submissions for WIE 📑 This year hosted by @DukeEcon, on Nov 5-6. Please submit a paper by May 15! 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2037797156501733708

😊 these kinds of moments make us at https://t.co/jYjEqsQcFh very proud! 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2037794451590885571

Chris Sims’ contribution to economics @Francesco_Bia @JHUArtsSciences, @marcodelnegro @NewYorkFed, @gprimice @NUEconomics, Frank Schorfheide @penneconomics https://t.co/qIy2LVIe09 https://t.co/sywMReMbZJ 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2037792692856365491

📢Only six days left to apply 📅Application deadline: March 31, 2026 @klaus_adam @cepr_org @EPoS224 @EconUniMannheim 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2037046915037118920

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP21318 Private Information in the Family Suzanne Bellue @CrestUmr @IP_Paris_ @ENSAEparis, Matthias Doepke @mdoepke @LSEnews @LSEEcon, Michèle Tertilt @TertiltMichele @EconUniMannheim https://t... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2036403032389218490

On Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 12:15 pm, we are thrilled to welcome Federica Romei, Oxford University, to our Macro-CRC TR 224 Seminar (@EPoS224 @EconUniMannheim). More info – https://t.co/zdcOyXdB1e https://t.co/TlqlVr4zqn

Advent of LLMs hasn't raised the number of NBER working papers above trend. (Or submissions to top journals: next tweet). Why? Probably because LLMs substitute for good RAs, but not for good ideas. And RA labor supply ha... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2035956827205013763

I am very happy that my survey paper, "Deep Learning for Solving Economic Models," is forthcoming in the Journal of Economic Literature (pending final replication checks, which should be quick). The paper benefited greatl... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2035638498594594817

By now, I have published a fair number of papers, and one more acceptance would have close to zero marginal impact on anything that matters professionally. But getting my survey on “Deep Learning for Solving Models” accept... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2035636806343872785

Finally, an opera about economics (and Adam Smith) 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2035636539103785172

“Practice any art… no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.” - McKellen reciting Vonnegut https://t.co/lux4b7miiO 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2035635114130964542

This thread and article are *so good*. Data can tell us part of the story (and it’s quite bad going back to the Industrial Revolution). Literature can tell us about the actual experience of going through structural change. 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2035284461789605997

Ireland’s population chart remains a wild one to look at. The country has still not recovered from the Great Famine (1845-52). https://t.co/1863wO6tOb 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2034947265706525035

Die erste Keynote der #MaCCI-Jahreskonferenz 2026 am #ZEW hält @JeanTirole, Präsident @TSEInfo. Unter dem Titel “Industrial Policy and Innovation” widmet sich sein Vortrag dem Zusammenspiel von staatlicher #Industriepoliti... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2034881034764918975

Let's kick off this year's #MaCCI Annual Conference 2026 organised by #ZEW and #UniMannheim! The next two days will be all about competition economics, #competition law and innovation. We are looking forward to two excitin... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2034558704272433175

log (😅) = 💧log 😄 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2034301833171128779

Malaria is not just a health crisis, it is an economic crisis Last week on VoxDev, @MinkiKim_Econ (@EconUniMannheim) discussed how eradicating malaria could deliver much larger economic gains in sub-Saharan Africa than pr... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2034188837967081512

On Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 12:15 pm, we are thrilled to welcome Sergio Salgado, University of Pennsylvania, to our Macro-CRC TR 224 Seminar (@EPoS224). He will present the paper “Monopsony Power and the Transmission of Monetary Policy.” More info – https://t.co/zdcOyXdB1e https://t.co/9LLToT...

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP21284 Protection for Whom? The Political Economy of Protective Labor Laws for Women Matthias Doepke @mdoepke @LSEnews @LSEEcon @NorthwesternU, Hanno Foerster @BostonCollege, Anne Hannusch @Ann... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2033419245350986211

@edenhofer_jacob I am not a philosopher, so take this for what it is worth. What I find most interesting about Jürgen Habermas, from an economist’s perspective, is his idea of the public sphere as a space where private i... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2033104657531162629

Heartbreaking news for all of us at @PrincetonEcon and for the whole economics community. R.I.P. Chris. 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2033101366399316022

🔥 Real-time update: AI's labor market effects. 1⃣ Work is increasingly getting simplified. 2⃣ Occupations predicted to gain from AI continue to rise in importance as of January 2026. 3⃣ We've made our data publicly avail... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2032753600267489386

The unpredictability of the double pendulum. https://t.co/FCJN0DoD7l 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2032462760705945734

📣#CfP: Workshop zu International Health Economics mit Jonathan Skinner (Dartmouth College) am 21. & 22. September 2026 am #ZEW in Mannheim 🗓️Einreichungsfrist: 01. Mai 2026 📖Mehr: https://t.co/pBAPNh40i1 Wir freu... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2032069937875796451

Herzlichen Glückwunsch an #ZEW-Ökonom @NicolasZiebarth zum Gewinn des Wissenschaftspreises @dggoe 🎉 Mehr Infos zum Paper “Mandated Sick Pay: Coverage, Utilization, and Crowding-in” 🔗 https://t.co/7stWtB8C73 (📸 Thomas ... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2031636571758153917

We would like to share with you a new video featuring the talk by Nobel Laureate Paul Milgrom and the subsequent reception. The event in the fall was jointly organized by the department and ZEW. https://t.co/ygClBS4gyF

Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 12:15 pm, we welcome Christian Bayer, Univ. Bonn, to our Macro-CRC TR 224 Seminar (@EPoS224). He will present “Fiscal constraints on Monetary Policy: How Debt Limits Monetary Effectiveness.” (joint w. Kuester/Gong) More info – https://t.co/zdcOyXdB1e https://t.co/T5CV...

We would like to share with you a new video featuring the talk by Nobel Laureate Paul Milgrom and the subsequent reception. The event in the fall was jointly organized by the department and ZEW. https://t.co/ygClBS4gyF

https://t.co/exHsxR5lBf 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2030231455075274930

We are #hiring! Researcher/PhD student with interests in #competition #economics. Come join a vibrant research team at @ZEW (working on innovation, competition, entrepreneurship, industry dynamics) Job posting + link:... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2030184187383120093

🚨 #CallforPapers: 53. EARIE Annual Conference, 26-28 August 2026 in Mannheim. Keynotes: @a_gavazza, @myrto_kaloup, Jidong Zhou @Yale 🗓️ Submissions deadline: 15 March 2026, early bird tickets until 1 June 2026 🔗 https:... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2029608622569701638

Have you read our mini-comic adaptation of Power and Progress yet? Download the comic for free at the link below https://t.co/WppIBnhlfQ 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2029608207052644761

Updating a fun graph (courtesy Niall Ferguson) https://t.co/VYiVApHAvD https://t.co/0Ufo5nl8xL 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2029109205848793191

Oil prices just surged 8% in light of recent events. In our recent paper in @IMFEconReview, we study exactly this kind of shock: what happens to workers across the income distribution when oil supply contracts? 🧵 https://... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2029108327137804407

Divorce happens in 35–40% of marriages, yet couples expect only ~15%. This overoptimism drives more specialization, less saving, and worse post-divorce outcomes—especially for lower-wage spouses. 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2029105775709233379

Is WfH a steppingstone or stumbling block for women’s careers? A calibrated GE model shows expansion raises women’s earnings growth (+7.2pp), narrows the gender gap (−7.4%), and boosts welfare (+11.1%), but entails short-r... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2029105282786168895

Why has fertility declined worldwide? Technological change plays an important role. In a GE model with endogenous fertility, marriage, education & women’s time use, we show skill and gender-biased tech explain 30% of J... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2029105235902308485

Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 12:15 pm, we welcome Michelle Rendall, Monash University, to our Macro-CRC TR 224 Seminar (@EPoS224). She will present “College Majors and Skill Mismatch in Labour Markets: A General Equilibrium Approach.” More info – https://t.co/zdcOyXdB1e https://t.co/rSx5NwMPxK

I’m not a lawyer so I won't interpret contracts for you. But I am an economist, so here's my take on the economics of what happened yesterday (TL;DR: Jesse is right). One of the main drivers of economic activity in develo... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2028031735485562983

This new QJE paper concludes that the macroeconomic costs of climate change are far greater than earlier estimates suggested. It finds that a 1°C rise in global temperatures reduces world GDP by over 20%. https://t.co/BhVi... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2027677881707397266

It is hard to communicate how much programming has changed due to AI in the last 2 months: not gradually and over time in the "progress as usual" way, but specifically this last December. There are a number of asterisks bu... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2027452326819082438

I am looking forward to present tomorrow at the @ResearchTI my work with @LeanneNam8 and Gasper Ploj "Employment Stability, Earnings Dynamics, and Life-Cycle Savings" I am excited to present a lot of new results & plea... 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2026754083902587137

Dear followers, I’m happy to share a new working paper joint with @davidautor and @baselinescene explaining how a pro-worker direction of AI is feasible and what its effects would be 🔄 Repost von X: https://x.com/EconUniMannheim/status/2026570609002483808