Very nice paper from a very smart candidate @leonardo-barreto.bsky.social His paper is very creative and addresses a relevant question for academics and policymakers alike! Leonardo is also a very easygoing and intelligent colleague!

A very nice paper by a great candidate from the University of Minnesota! The paper becomes relevant now, when many emerging countries accumulated high debt levels and wanted to improve their health services and infrastructure after the pandemic! #EconSky #EconJobMarket #EconBlueSky #EconJM

Another great paper from a great candidate @carlosbolivar03.bsky.social His paper is super relevant in today’s times where trade policy uncertainty, tariffs and near shoring are affecting the decisions of firms and consumers all over the world. Carlos is also a great economist!

Super well done and relevant paper not only for India but for many other regions of the world! Scott is also a very friendly and smart colleague! Definitely the type of person you want to work with! #EconSky #EconJobMarket #EconBluesky

Súper interesting paper and great candidate for this year’s job market! #econsky #blueskyecon #econjobmarket

A president openly declaring war to his political opponents 🚨‼️

After 2º year PhD Prelim lunch just hits different! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

Every university’s legal department should join Harvard to win this case! It should be everyone against censorship and intimidation!

They are “protecting students” by not allowing them to enroll… Very stupid policy, to say the least…

🚨This is a HUGE escalation and a deliberate effort to use the government against Trump's enemies. Weaponizing the Student and Exchange Visitor Program certification against Harvard to punish them for pushing back is a new low — and needlessly punishes thousands of innocent students.

Scientists on the run again? dst.at/cartoons @derstandard.at @cartoonmovement.com #science #USA #Musk #Trump #freedom #Liberty #cartoon #satire

This is the original letter of Secretary Kristy Noem. Look at the requests! All unconstitutional and inconceivable in a “free” country! Source: x.com/Sec_Noem/sta...

BREAKING: US President Donald Trump's administration has revoked Harvard University's ability to enroll international students, the Department of Homeland Security said reut.rs/458ZBnl

When a Government is scientifically illiterate, but doesn’t know it, then its actions (or inactions) can be a recipe for the dismantling of an informed and enlightened Democracy. #ScienceMatters

Trump blocks Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, NYT reports reut.rs/3H514Rr

Breaking News: The Trump administration halted Harvard’s ability to enroll international students, a major escalation in its battle with the school.

This is completely outrageous! All universities must fight this, together!! 😡😡😡😡😡

NEW: Under Trump, the National Science Foundation is awarding grants at the slowest pace in decades. We took a detailed look at every area of science affected by the funding lag. Here's a gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Funny and sad at the same time…

Disastrous news for graduate education in the US.

I was interviewed on @wbur.org's On Point this morning about the state of institutions and corruption under the Trump administration. The full audio is available here. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025...

And americans can’t do much about it, at least until the next election… This is why the presidential system is flawed! Too much power for the executive, too much time to correct the course…

“Our people are now the sickest people in the world” This guy keeps throwing false numbers and statements all over the place…

Yes, specially policymakers!

But… but… the press secretary said the bill would save 1.6 trillion dollars! 🫨🫨🫨

Today was the undergraduate’s commencement ceremony at @umn-econ.bsky.social, and my first time being invited as faculty! It was great to see my students so happy!

“Walmart…. Ehh.. it’s going to… ehh… as you described, eat some of the tariffs… *coughs*….” Someone is very uncomfortable and having a rough time defending certain policies…

What a way to learn economics… An introductory course on Trade and tariffs would have been better for everyone… Do you think he understood the lesson?

This is horrible. These people don’t see immigrants as individuals with dignity, they see them as tools for political gain, cheap labor and now for entertainment. It’s sickening. America was built by immigrants!

“All economists will tell you that” is the best part 😂 Where do these people live?

I mean… it took a while… so many days after “Liberation Day”?

A classic!

What do you do to cope with the prelims? 😪

Sun ☀️ is out at the @umn-econ.bsky.social

Careful… Some people like to invent “invasions” and “national emergencies” to suspend human rights and impose their agenda… Dangerous pattern in history…

A night at the opera just before prelims… 👌🏻

Trade Economists: - Before 2015 - Now in 2025 (Did I did it right @khoavuumn.bsky.social ?)

Apparently, someone set a bot to try to access my @microsoft.com account. I noticed because I recieved a suspicious email. But everyone should check the log in activity and activate 2-step verification! Microsoft should notify users after several failed login attempts! @mscommunity.bsky.social

This is a perfect example of wrong economic intuition… You buying something =/= You being ripped off or you losing money

Is… this… extortion?

I knew it! Happy hours increase economist’s productivity! Lest celebrate with beer!!🍻

Great answer by the Mexican President: Mexico and the United States can “collaborate,” she recalled telling him, but “with you in your territory and us in ours.”

Dumb question… If, The Constitution says: “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, etc. (…)” “To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;” How come the president can tariff whatever he wants?

So heartbreaking… “The number of unaccompanied children traveling through Mexico to the US has more than doubled, increasing from 69,488 in 2019 to 137,275 in 2023, driven by rising violence, deepening poverty and climate change-related displacement.” Violence created many times by American guns…

Honors Thesis Presentations at @umn-econ.bsky.social Very cool and interesting projects! Congrats to the undergrads!

We had the 3rd-year-student Poster Presentations at the @umn-econ.bsky.social Great session! Very motivating to see so many good projects!