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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

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🤩🤩 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=...

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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!

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🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨 We hear a lot about China’s rise as an economic superpower and its impact on manufacturing in rich countries. But another global shake-up is unfolding: China’s soaring demand for commodities is transforming economies in the Global South. How?

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🚨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

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We'll vote for candidates who see that #research drives #innovation and benefits all in 🇨🇦. On soutiendra les candidat.e.s qui savent que la #recherche est au coeur de l' #innovation et profite à tou.te.s au 🇨🇦. #ResearchersVote #VotonsRecherche #cdnpoli #polcan #DYOR #Elections2025Canada

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I was promoted to Full Professor! 🎉

submitted 36 days ago • 22 comments

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=...

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With tariffs coming tomorrow, improving Canada's economic union is more important than ever. My latest for @MLInstitute argues that instead of waiting for a national solution, provinces can take unilateral action to do just that: macdonaldlaurier.ca/breaking-ba... #cdnecon #cdnpoli

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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

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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....

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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

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📣 The Firms, Labor Market and Development Workshop is headed to Bari this year on June 20-21! Send your best papers before February 28th, submissions at this link: shorturl.at/YQdPo Please repost 🙏 @micheledimaio.bsky.social @marimendola.bsky.social @marcosanfilip.bsky.social @vitoperagine

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I’ve created a dashboard that projects potential GDP losses for countries if ongoing tariff escalations trigger a global trade war. I’ll be updating it soon with the latest data. alashkar.pages.iu.edu/GlobalTariff...

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I run a yearlong program called Life Skills for Young Scientists where we study essential skills for a happy and meaningful life. Each month I record a talk about a relevant topic. These might be useful resources: open.spotify.com/show/7GQcLJG... This month: "Staying Motivated in Difficult Times"

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1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

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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...

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"We have watched Trump back down on much already, from tariffs to spending freezes, and if the consequences become too painful, he will back down on yet more. And so the consequences should be painful." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/o... 🎁🔗

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Please consider signing this letter to Congress and Administration officials raising awareness about the risks facing our federal statistics. Please RT. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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The latest index of economic uncertainty is out! Jan 2025 saw the highest level of uncertainty in decades. As expected. From policy to politics to trade, uncertainty is high across the board. Potentially shrinks #cdnecon and lowers business investment. www.policyuncertainty.com/canada_mont...

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

Not trying to throw our Mexican friends under the bus, but declaring 25% tariffs on Canada due to a fentanyl border emergency?

submitted 77 days ago • 5 comments

If Trump’s a man of his word (lol) were getting 25% tariffs on Mexico, China, and Canada in the next two days, which would rather immediately increase the prices of cars, food, clothing, electronics, and a lot lot more while heavily damaging the US economy www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 78 days ago • 7 comments

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.

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🚨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

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🌎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

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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

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🥁🥁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 🧵:

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

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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...

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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...

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