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Georg Weizsäcker
@georgweizsaecker.bsky.social
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Microeconomist, Behavioral Economist, Author of "Misunderstandings: False Beliefs in Communication"

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Georg Heinrich von Weizsäcker is a German economist and currently the Professor for Microeconomic Theory and Applications at the Humboldt University of Berlin. His research interests include microeconomics, experimental economics, financial decision making, game theory and decision theory. In 2017, Weizsäcker's contributions to a better understanding of expectations formation and decisions under uncertainty were awarded the Gossen Prize. .. more

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1h
Scope and success of 🇪🇺 can also be seen as putting it into question.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1h
Bad news for the US economy

Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/u...
Federal Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell
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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 15h
In truth he *believes* that it would strengthen Europe, to re-build in 🇺🇦. We believe it too.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 15h
Impressive

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 15h
Praise for 🇪🇺‘s Digital Services Act 👇🏼
jameeljaffer.bsky.social Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 23h
The Trump admin's sanctions on researchers and regulators who work on content-moderation, fact-checking, and disinfo are part of an effort to protect the tech ecosystem that has allowed the the far right to flourish. Good piece from @davidakaye.bsky.social. www.techpolicy.press/the-trump-li...
The Trump Lie About Europe and Why it Matters | TechPolicy.Press
The Trump administration is promoting disinformation about European law and policy for reasons that go well beyond social media regulation, writes David Kaye.
www.techpolicy.press

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 18h
A good time to make a donation to Ukraine btw

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 20h
⚡️ Thousands 'without light and warm water' — At tournament, Ukrainian tennis player speaks out on Russian energy grid strikes.
Thousands 'without light and warm water' — At tournament, Ukrainian tennis player speaks out on Russian energy grid strikes
"I play every day with pain in my heart... My sister sleeps under three blankets because of the cold at home," Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostiuk said after the final match at the Brisbane tourname...
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Reposted by Joanna Bryson, David H. Kaye, Georg Weizsäcker

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 23h
The Trump admin's sanctions on researchers and regulators who work on content-moderation, fact-checking, and disinfo are part of an effort to protect the tech ecosystem that has allowed the the far right to flourish. Good piece from @davidakaye.bsky.social. www.techpolicy.press/the-trump-li...
The Trump Lie About Europe and Why it Matters | TechPolicy.Press
The Trump administration is promoting disinformation about European law and policy for reasons that go well beyond social media regulation, writes David Kaye.
www.techpolicy.press

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
Denn denken schadet der Illusion

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
As if that would make a difference morally or legally

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
Exactly. In the manipulation of social desirability, it would be good to keep all action sets and distributions of random variables constant, but the effect on a third party could vary. Not sure how exactly to do it but it is possible, certainly in a vignette.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
What I like about this is that it is so clearly testable.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
Interesting thread
jacobedenhofer.bsky.social Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 2d
A deep paper -- that popped into my head as I was perusing S. Durlauf's recent essay on meritocracy. The paper raises a broader question: how to be meritocratic when there is uncertainty about the relative weights of luck and effort in individuals' production function?
www.tse-fr.eu/sites/defaul...

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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 2d
Trump talks about Denmark and Greenland just now: "The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn't mean that they own the land."

Reposted by Georg Weizsäcker

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 2d
A deep paper -- that popped into my head as I was perusing S. Durlauf's recent essay on meritocracy. The paper raises a broader question: how to be meritocratic when there is uncertainty about the relative weights of luck and effort in individuals' production function?
www.tse-fr.eu/sites/defaul...

Reposted by Georg Weizsäcker

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Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin @tcdeconomics.bsky.social · 2d
The Department of Economics is looking to hire an Assistant Professor to start in August 2026.

🚨Deadline for applications closes on 6 February 2026.

For more information, visit www.jobs.tcd.ie

#econsky #jobfairy @imtcd.bsky.social @cephie.bsky.social

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
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 Martin Sandbu @martinsandbu.ft.com · 3d
The EU really knows how to hide its light under a bushel. It has just passed the world's biggest trade deal (with Mercosur) - using a written procedure among ambassadors, making the public barely notices a huge strategic step forward for Europe. Contrast with Trump's made-for-TV signing ceremonies.

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Martin Sandbu @martinsandbu.ft.com · 3d
The EU really knows how to hide its light under a bushel. It has just passed the world's biggest trade deal (with Mercosur) - using a written procedure among ambassadors, making the public barely notices a huge strategic step forward for Europe. Contrast with Trump's made-for-TV signing ceremonies.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d
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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d
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huettemann.eu Bernd 🇪🇺 Hüttemann #EurSky @huettemann.eu · 3d
The right answer in a polarised world!

Good news! #EUsky #mercosur
en.france24.com FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 3d
🇪🇺 Ambassadors representing the Member States of the #EU on Friday voted to approve a trade deal between the bloc and the #Mercosur group, more than 25 years after negotiations first began on the accord.

For more details, head to FRANCE 24.com 🔗

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Bernd 🇪🇺 Hüttemann #EurSky @huettemann.eu · 3d
The right answer in a polarised world!

Good news! #EUsky #mercosur
en.france24.com FRANCE 24 English @en.france24.com · 3d
🇪🇺 Ambassadors representing the Member States of the #EU on Friday voted to approve a trade deal between the bloc and the #Mercosur group, more than 25 years after negotiations first began on the accord.

For more details, head to FRANCE 24.com 🔗

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d
‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US
‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US
For much of the last 30 years, the rest of the world has been forced to persevere with climate action in the face of US intransigence
www.theguardian.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d
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vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 3d
In Damascus today with @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu.

After decades of fear and silence, Syrians began a long journey toward hope and renewal.

Europe will do everything it can to support Syria’s recovery and reconstruction.

Reposted by Georg Weizsäcker

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 3d
In Damascus today with @eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu.

After decades of fear and silence, Syrians began a long journey toward hope and renewal.

Europe will do everything it can to support Syria’s recovery and reconstruction.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d
Recommendation: do an online search for "advance market commitment pneumococcus" to see how economic design can save lives.

Good that @cgdev.org is still active on this front.

Reposted by Peter Haan, Jan Marcus, Georg Weizsäcker

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Anja Prummer @anjaprummer.bsky.social · 3d
Inaugural Workshop of the Standing Committee for Political Economy of the German Economic Association (Verein für Socialpolitik e.V.), @vfsecon.bsky.social
Call for Papers below! Maik T. Schneider, @steinhardt.bsky.social @theocharisgr.bsky.social
and I hope to see you in Berlin, March 26-27!

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Center for Global Development @cgdev.org · 3d
Pull mechanisms like advance market commitments and prizes can drive innovation—but how large should the incentive be?

A new Pull Incentive Sizing Tool from the Market Shaping Accelerator offers a practical way to translate uncertainty:
https://go.cgdev.org/4bjRl6L
How Big Should a Pull Incentive Be? A New Pull Incentive Sizing Tool to Foster Innovation
Pull mechanisms, like advance market commitments (AMCs) and prizes, that pay for results are having a moment. After the landmark pneumococcal AMC helped accelerate access to lifesaving vaccines, the m...
go.cgdev.org

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d
„as much as grossraumpolitik appears to completely contradict the EU’s worldview, it is something the EU is already practicing in its own, benign way“

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 3d
Europe’s Place in the New ‘Spheres of Influence’ World - my latest for @wpr.bsky.social

www.worldpoliticsreview.com/europe-trump...
Europe’s Place in the New ‘Spheres of Influence’ World
For Europe, the Trump administration’s embrace of a world dominated by great powers represents a completely new challenge.
www.worldpoliticsreview.com

Reposted by Markus Jäntti, Iikka Korhonen, Georg Weizsäcker

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Yuriy Gorodnichenko @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social · 3d
@martinsandbu.ft.com on the state of RUS economy

"The picture is clear. The RU economy is under enormous strain, & is running out of resources. ... The message for the west — what remains of it — is that the medicine (sanctions) is working, but the dose should be increased."

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#UkrainianView
Russia is running out of money
Go behind the propaganda, and the intensifying strain is evident
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