We are deeply appreciative of this extraordinary commitment from @XTXmarkets. At GTF, we’re working to help exceptional young talent worldwide reach its full potential. @globtalent @RuchirAgar

🌍 Development (5–6 May): M. Mobarak (Yale), K. Orkin (Oxford), I. Rasul (UCL), P. Rossi (CREST) 👥 Migration (6–7 May): R. Abramitzky (Stanford), J. Monras (UPF), C. Theoharides (Amherst) ⚖️ Fairness (8 May): E. Fehr (Zurich), R. Bénabou (Princeton), I. Almås (Zurich)

Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM) is back for its 3rd edition! 🗓️ 5–8 May 2026 | 📍 University of Bristol Three workshops: Development, Migration, and Fairness. Submit your paper by Jan 31. Info: baem.info

I wrote a long blot post on the economics of AI, prompted by two great workshops (Windfall and NBER), and me leaving OpenAI for METR: TLDR: we driving in the fog. 1. There is no standard model of AI’s economic impact. Economists have been using a wide range of assumptions to model AI’s impact, there is no standard framework. There seems to me an opportunity for ambitious economists to propose deep models of AI’s impact. A promising line would concentrate on AI’s ability to find low-dimensional representations of the world.

How to spot a genius? Insightful coverage of @globtalent's work on the importance of exceptional human talent and how to support it--great working with @TheEconomist's @asdomash.

The 20th End-Of-Year Conference of Swiss Economists Abroad takes place in Bern on December 19. Submit your paper here express.converia.de/frontend… by September 30th.

Global Talent Fund Co-Founder @patrick_gaule joins our partners at @BristolUni to share our mission: to discover, nurture, & support talented youth worldwide. Hear what BIG Scholar Dulguun Gansukh from Mongolia says about her journey. #EconomicsOfTalent youtube.com/watch?v=AuTa7pEl…

Excited to share this video from @BristolUni. I spoke about our work at @GlobTalent to support young talent worldwide and advance the knowledge frontier. Thank you to BIG Scholar Dulguun, for sharing her story. youtu.be/AuTa7pElopQ?si=ahil… via @YouTube

1/6 🧵 Schools always work hard to support students who struggle. But what about talented students who find class too slow? Without challenge, talented students risk disengagement. 🥱

1/3 🧵 🤔How does GTF define talent? The capacity to solve novel problems efficiently in a person’s late teenage years.

1/3 🧵 Volodymyr Chub 🇺🇦sees each math problem as a “little journey.” He earned a 🥉at IMO 2023, and is now a BIG Scholar studying Mathematics at @JesusCollegeCam.

1/4🧵 Vlad-Titus Spataru, a BIG scholar from 🇷🇴 Romania, is a two-time silver 🥈 medalist at the IMO, and had his research published in the PUMP Journal of Undergraduate Research before starting to study Mathematics at @Trinity_College, @Cambridge_Uni

Insightful look at the Economics of Talent from @bbcmundo’s @ceciliabarria1 featuring the work of @GlobTalent & BIG Scholars Bilhana & Manuel. Summary 🧵& links to the article here

1/2 We're proud to share our inaugural class of BIG Scholars with the world! They are amazing - see their profile interviews and bios here: globtalent.org/big-scholars-…

1/4 What is the Economics of Talent❓ Our co-founders @RuchirAgar @patrick_gaule explain in the new Finance & Development magazine cover story. Learn how EoT is illuminating ways to identify, nurture, and empower talented individuals to spur innovation.

The 19th Swiss Economics Abroad annual meeting will take place in Luzern on December 20th. See the call for papers at swisseconomistsabroad.org/. cc @enrico_berkes @AlineButikofer

Conference deadline approaching! The NBER Economics of Talent conference accepts submissions until September 11.

In the 16th century, an Italian mathematician solved a 2,000-year-old math problem, laying the foundation for modern algebra. However, he kept it secret until his death. WHY? 🧵 on math duels among academics in Renaissance Italy, the economics of secrecy, and imaginary numbers.

Join us for the upcoming session at the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings: "Access to Higher Education: Within and Across Borders" on May 13th. #BristolEconomics #BAEMWorkshop Programme ➡️ brnw.ch/21wJE6C

If you are interested in how to identify and nurture individuals with the potential to excel in STEM, consider joining us in Boston for the first NBER Economics of Talent conference. We hope to build a community of researchers and catalyze research in this area.