Olivier Simard-Casanova
@o.simardcasanova.net
· Economist @univlorraine.bsky.social, en français and in English 🇪🇺
· I study how humans influence each other in organizations, at work, in scientific communities, and online #Rstats
· He/Him 🏳️🌈
🌐 https://o.simardcasanova.net
📍 Nancy, Lorraine, France
· I study how humans influence each other in organizations, at work, in scientific communities, and online #Rstats
· He/Him 🏳️🌈
🌐 https://o.simardcasanova.net
📍 Nancy, Lorraine, France
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A second shot at a PhD
I have an unexpected and exciting professional news to share
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Despite having completed 90% of the manuscript, I was never able to defend my PhD
It's definitely unexpected, but I'm thrilled to announce that I have restarted working on a PhD
You can read about what happened and my plans on my newsletter: o.simardcasanova.net/p/8e29c3...
#EconSky
It's definitely unexpected, but I'm thrilled to announce that I have restarted working on a PhD
You can read about what happened and my plans on my newsletter: o.simardcasanova.net/p/8e29c3...
#EconSky
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You will be visited by three spirits
December 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
You will be visited by three spirits
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Next time someone asks you "what is the atproto killer app?" show them this meme.
There is no killer app, there is a killer ecosystem
There is no killer app, there is a killer ecosystem
December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Next time someone asks you "what is the atproto killer app?" show them this meme.
There is no killer app, there is a killer ecosystem
There is no killer app, there is a killer ecosystem
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What I see is that there are so many people trying to undermine Europe. Why? Because the EU is strong. And we are working to make it even stronger.
We have taken bold steps to build the Europe of defence and enhance our strategic autonomy.
We have taken bold steps to build the Europe of defence and enhance our strategic autonomy.
December 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
What I see is that there are so many people trying to undermine Europe. Why? Because the EU is strong. And we are working to make it even stronger.
We have taken bold steps to build the Europe of defence and enhance our strategic autonomy.
We have taken bold steps to build the Europe of defence and enhance our strategic autonomy.
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Goodness, give Harald what he wants. He's earned it.
December 8, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Goodness, give Harald what he wants. He's earned it.
Update: currently very deep in an interior design rabbit hole
Update: my application has been accepted 🥳
Currently applying to rent a terrific apartment in Nancy, fingers crossed!
December 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Update: currently very deep in an interior design rabbit hole
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Pretty crazy that nearly all of the EU Commission is still on X even as Elon Musk is literally talking about destroying the EU.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
So what's the outcome?
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
2️⃣5️⃣ of the 27 Commissioners have posted in the last week
2️⃣4️⃣ of the 27 generally post every week (Albuquerque has never been on X, Ribera is sporadic, McGrath has somehow stopped)
0️⃣ have stopped as a result of what Twitter has become since the Musk takeover
December 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Pretty crazy that nearly all of the EU Commission is still on X even as Elon Musk is literally talking about destroying the EU.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
You can leave X. It's really not that difficult.
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Breaking: Francesca Gino to receive @FIFAWorldCup prize in economics
December 7, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Breaking: Francesca Gino to receive @FIFAWorldCup prize in economics
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He is asking so politely, why not give the man what he wants?
December 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
He is asking so politely, why not give the man what he wants?
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“The lesson is clear. Together, European financing and Ukrainian ingenuity can build an effective deterrent against external threats, even as the US pulls back.”
“Ukraine’s experience since February 2022 has upended long-held assumptions about the economics of war — from the belief that size and industrial capacity are a guarantee of victory to misunderstandings about mobilisation, logistics and adaptability.”
Ukraine, Europe and the new economics of war
By maintaining stability and innovating to hold out against Russia, Kyiv has shown that size matters less in conflict than it used to
giftarticle.ft.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:37 AM
“The lesson is clear. Together, European financing and Ukrainian ingenuity can build an effective deterrent against external threats, even as the US pulls back.”
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We're getting a native R %notin%!! "after many years of private definitions mostly hidden in packages" 😂😂
#rstats #databs
#rstats #databs
December 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Very impressive!
Leaflet's Atmospheric Advent Almanac, Day 5
LAUNCH [1] — @-mentions!
Type @ and search for 1) Bluesky accounts & 2) Leaflet publications. Hit tab on a pub to scope search to its posts.
You can even add @-mentions in comments :)
An interface for links across the atmosphere!
LAUNCH [1] — @-mentions!
Type @ and search for 1) Bluesky accounts & 2) Leaflet publications. Hit tab on a pub to scope search to its posts.
You can even add @-mentions in comments :)
An interface for links across the atmosphere!
December 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Very impressive!
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Europeans lull themselves into the belief that Trump is unpredictable. This is strangly reassuring, but wrong. The #NSS is only the latest confirmation that Europe is, at best, alone. My piece @ForeignPolicy
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
Does Europe Finally Realize It’s Alone?
Washington’s new National Security Strategy ratifies an adversarial relationship.
foreignpolicy.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Europeans lull themselves into the belief that Trump is unpredictable. This is strangly reassuring, but wrong. The #NSS is only the latest confirmation that Europe is, at best, alone. My piece @ForeignPolicy
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
foreignpolicy.com/2025/12/05/n...
To iterate on Minna's latest point, opinion polls in Europe are terrible for Trump
Having this in mind, it is very much unclear if aligning with the US is a good political strategy for European far-right parties
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Having this in mind, it is very much unclear if aligning with the US is a good political strategy for European far-right parties
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December 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
To iterate on Minna's latest point, opinion polls in Europe are terrible for Trump
Having this in mind, it is very much unclear if aligning with the US is a good political strategy for European far-right parties
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Having this in mind, it is very much unclear if aligning with the US is a good political strategy for European far-right parties
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In just a few scrolls on Bluesky, I have been able to read several preliminary thoughts from world-class experts about the new US national strategy
I do not think any other platform offer similar access to expertise like Bluesky does
I do not think any other platform offer similar access to expertise like Bluesky does
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
In just a few scrolls on Bluesky, I have been able to read several preliminary thoughts from world-class experts about the new US national strategy
I do not think any other platform offer similar access to expertise like Bluesky does
I do not think any other platform offer similar access to expertise like Bluesky does
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A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
Wether we like or not, we are now living in a different world
Europeans are waking up this morning to find the new US National Security Strategy (quietly) released. And what it has to say on Europe could not be clearer. On the „stark prospect of civilizations erasure“ for example. 👇
December 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Wether we like or not, we are now living in a different world
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It's been said many times but the For You feed by @spacecowboy17.bsky.social really is quite good.
December 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It's been said many times but the For You feed by @spacecowboy17.bsky.social really is quite good.
The AEA has banned Larry Summers for life
It is very much welcome to see a man who breached the most foundational rules of professional conduct facing serious and actual consequences for his actions
#EconSky
It is very much welcome to see a man who breached the most foundational rules of professional conduct facing serious and actual consequences for his actions
#EconSky
The AEA has banned Larry Summers for life – Olivier Simard-Casanova
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December 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The AEA has banned Larry Summers for life
It is very much welcome to see a man who breached the most foundational rules of professional conduct facing serious and actual consequences for his actions
#EconSky
It is very much welcome to see a man who breached the most foundational rules of professional conduct facing serious and actual consequences for his actions
#EconSky
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ECON CONFERENCE: NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting Friday, March 27, 2026. @franciscaantman.bsky.social, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper by the December 11, 2025 deadline! @nber.org #Econsky www.nber.org/conferences/...
Economics of Race and Stratification, Spring 2026
www.nber.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
ECON CONFERENCE: NBER Race and Stratification Working Group will have its annual meeting Friday, March 27, 2026. @franciscaantman.bsky.social, Bocar Ba, Robynn Cox and I are organizing the program. Submit your paper by the December 11, 2025 deadline! @nber.org #Econsky www.nber.org/conferences/...
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A great opportunity for PhD candidates and early-career Postdocs in Europe interested in Geoeconomics!
#EconSky #EconPhD
#EconSky #EconPhD
🚀 Applications now open! Become part of Next-Geo, the first pan-European Junior Research Training Program focusing exclusively on Geoeconomics. We’re recruiting ~10 PhD candidates & early Postdocs in Europe for a 1-year add-on fellowship. All details 👇
@cepr.org @oxfordecondept.bsky.social
@cepr.org @oxfordecondept.bsky.social
Next-Geo Program
The Next-Geo program is a new, pan-European research and training network on Geoeconomics for junior researchers hosted by the Kiel Institute in Kiel and Berlin and funded by Stiftung Mercator. Our ai...
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December 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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December 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
I have little to say about the ActivityPub side of things
But when it comes to AT Proto, once the protocol supports private data, I would not be surprised if it unleashes a wave of monetization tools
But when it comes to AT Proto, once the protocol supports private data, I would not be surprised if it unleashes a wave of monetization tools
I've been thinking about media platforms in the #Fediverse geared around artists. I think the network is in dire need of having support for commerce.
Not "Big Capitalism" commerce, but the ability for people to buy/sell things, support projects, and commission people to keep making stuff.
Not "Big Capitalism" commerce, but the ability for people to buy/sell things, support projects, and commission people to keep making stuff.
The Fediverse and Content Creation: Monetization
Sure, we have open source, federated replacements for Instagram, Tiktok, and YouTube. How do we get creators to use this stuff? One consideration involves the ability to pay for things.
deadsuperhero.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I have little to say about the ActivityPub side of things
But when it comes to AT Proto, once the protocol supports private data, I would not be surprised if it unleashes a wave of monetization tools
But when it comes to AT Proto, once the protocol supports private data, I would not be surprised if it unleashes a wave of monetization tools
Is there any known attempt to build a WordPress plugin to publish blog posts on AT Protocol?
December 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Is there any known attempt to build a WordPress plugin to publish blog posts on AT Protocol?