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Tim Bresnahan @timobres

Economist of technology and industry. Old guy. Opinions solely my own.

Joined April 2015
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Justin Wolfers
@JustinWolfers
26 Aug 2025
Trump fires Lisa Cook in an unprecedented move, and immediately the US dollar sinks against the Yen (in red), the Euro (teal), and the British Pound (purple). Stocks are also sorting it out, but down around a quarter point. Point is: Markets don't think this is move helps American business.
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Phil Magness
@PhilWMagness
26 Aug 2025
I'm now in the possibly-unique position of having (a) publicly opposed Lisa Cook's appointment to the Fed board and (b) publicly opposed Lisa Cook's removal from the Feb board, absent an actual finding of guilt.
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Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
26 Aug 2025
Just received this statement from Lisa Cook, via her attorney: "President Trump purported to fire me 'for cause' when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so.  I will not resign. I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022."
Ben Casselman
@bencasselman
26 Aug 2025
President Trump said he is firing Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor, "effective immediately." It's his most direct assault yet on Fed independence -- and a step that it is far from clear he can legally take.
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Go to Bluesky to save your brain -- L O L G O P@LOLGOP
5 Oct 2024
Save your brain! Head to the Bluesky bsky.app/starter-pack/lolgop…

Go to Bluesky to save your brain -- L O L G O P@LOLGOP
5 Oct 2024
This site is the largest Nazi hate factory ever assembled. Henry Ford would bow. Hitler would tear up with joy.
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Curious about that other, better site where the sky is blue? Three assets: Good advice: aaronsojourner.org/for-blues… Starter packs (etc) :bsky.app/profile/ginapieters… Troll-less-ness: bsky.app/profile/o.simardcas…

Quick Start Guide For Bluesky-Curious Econ Lovers - Aaron Sojourner

This guide aims to help econ lovers easily join Bluesky’s growing economics community. The Bluesky User FAQ covers generic basics, like how to start an account. Narrowing in, this blog aims to orient...

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Econ job market candidate intros #EconTwitter Candidates: Introduce yourself. Make sure you communicate: 1) your name & program, 2) image of JMP title & abstract, 3) "#EconJMP", & 4) a link to your website. Employers: browse & interact respectfully. Everyone else: shhhh.
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This service offered over there where the sky is blue.
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Candidates, we will put your post in a feed, also called #EconJMP and curate the feed (no trolling!)
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#EconTwitter #EconSky
Daron Acemoglu
@DAcemogluMIT
12 Sep 2024
Dear followers, after witnessing the deterioration of Twitter/X, I have just created an account on Bluesky. My handle there is @DAcemogluMIT.bsky.social I might try to post a few things on both platforms for a while, but I'm hoping to slowly transition to Bluesky over time.
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Lots more moving to where the sky is blue. Aaron maintains a useful "economics institutions starter kit," which is quite the chore as more arrive daily. Thanks! Someone posted this morning "my feed is like EconTwitter back when it worked." True, that.
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Carlos Serrano@SerranoMejias
8 Aug 2024
Call for papers: HEC Paris AI and Entrepreneurship Workshop Topics: Entrepreneurship & AI, and implications of AI for org of firms & markets, entrepreneurship, … When: Dec 14 Where: HEC Paris Keynotes: @timobres @joshgans Deadline: Sept 1 More info: sites.google.com/view/hecpar…
The workshop will cover a broad range of topics related to entrepreneurship and AI. We are particularly interested in the implications of AI for the organization of firms and markets, entrepreneurship and innovation, technology adoption and how AI and humans cooperate, labor markets and re- and upskilling, organizational learning, governance and risk management, entrepreneurial selection and mentorship, strategic management decision under uncertainty, and how AI compares to past technology revolutions.

ALT The workshop will cover a broad range of topics related to entrepreneurship and AI. We are particularly interested in the implications of AI for the organization of firms and markets, entrepreneurship and innovation, technology adoption and how AI and humans cooperate, labor markets and re- and upskilling, organizational learning, governance and risk management, entrepreneurial selection and mentorship, strategic management decision under uncertainty, and how AI compares to past technology revolutions.

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Hey American Economics Association members, you just received the followup email about the social media survey. Please respond if you have not. Closes Monday.
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Please do take this survey, AEA members. You got a reminder email today, so it is easy. Let us know your view of opportunities and/or of problems with professional use of social media!
AEA Information@AEAInformation
8 Jul 2024
AEA members are invited to take this anonymous 10-minute survey designed by the AEA Ad Hoc Committee on the Use of Social Media in Economics. Learn more and complete the survey at survey.sogolytics.com/survey….
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AEA Information@AEAInformation
8 Jul 2024
AEA members are invited to take this anonymous 10-minute survey designed by the AEA Ad Hoc Committee on the Use of Social Media in Economics. Learn more and complete the survey at survey.sogolytics.com/survey….
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?? See Shapiro-Varian-Farrell revision. As to the Bresnahan-Shapiro textbook, at a key juncture Carl said (accurately) "Tim, you want to have written this book."
Ryan Hill@RyanReedHill
2 May 2024
Can we start a letter-writing campaign to convince Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian to write a new edition of Information Rules? It's incredibly prescient about the evolving digital economy (in 1999!), but a new version could cover so many great examples from the past 25 years.
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Congratulations Ema!
Nicola Limodio
@NicolaLimodio
17 Apr 2024
Congrats to Emanuele Colonnelli for winning the 2023 Carlo Alberto Medal @CollegioCA! This prize rewards an Italian scholar <40 for contributions to Economics. Ema is scholar of #Finance & #Development presenting at our #WEFIDEV event soon! Bravo! carloalberto.org/2023-carlo-…
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Thomas Hubbard@thubbardkellogg
5 Apr 2024
Replying to @nealemahoney @timobres
Jon is the Ken Griffey of economists.
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Jeff Brown@Illini_Hiker
5 Apr 2024
Exciting news for Stanford. Jon is an impressive scholar, an accomplished dean, and an incredibly kind person. Great choice!
Stanford University
@Stanford
4 Apr 2024
Jonathan Levin, a distinguished economist and Stanford alumnus who has led the Stanford Graduate School of Business as dean for the last eight years, has been appointed the next president of Stanford University, the Board of Trustees announced today. stanford.io/3TIqneN
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Scott Stern
@sstern_mit
4 Apr 2024
Replying to @ben_golub
What wonderful news!
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Barbara Biasi@BarbaraBiasi
4 Apr 2024
Amazing!!
Stanford University
@Stanford
4 Apr 2024
Jonathan Levin, a distinguished economist and Stanford alumnus who has led the Stanford Graduate School of Business as dean for the last eight years, has been appointed the next president of Stanford University, the Board of Trustees announced today. stanford.io/3TIqneN
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