Florian Ederer
@florianederer.bsky.social
Austrian 🇦🇹
Economist 📈
Not an Austrian Economist
Allen & Kelli Questrom Professor
BU Questrom, NBER, ECGI & NBER
https://florianederer.github.io/
Economist 📈
Not an Austrian Economist
Allen & Kelli Questrom Professor
BU Questrom, NBER, ECGI & NBER
https://florianederer.github.io/
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Never thought of using classes. As Director of Undergraduate Studies, I had a lonely-hearts advice practice for young men (True rumor circulated that I had married before graduation.) Most common and most obvious advice: "Have you considered asking her out?"
Coupling this, fertility that.
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Never thought of using classes. As Director of Undergraduate Studies, I had a lonely-hearts advice practice for young men (True rumor circulated that I had married before graduation.) Most common and most obvious advice: "Have you considered asking her out?"
Coupling this, fertility that.
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Coupling this, fertility that.
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
Beautiful article on Ali Riley who has retired after an amazing career in soccer.
(If her last name sounds familiar to you as an economist, then that's no surprise. She's the daughter of UCLA auction theorist John Riley.)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
(If her last name sounds familiar to you as an economist, then that's no surprise. She's the daughter of UCLA auction theorist John Riley.)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Angel City's Ali Riley used her voice for others while playing. She hopes to do more in retirement
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Beautiful article on Ali Riley who has retired after an amazing career in soccer.
(If her last name sounds familiar to you as an economist, then that's no surprise. She's the daughter of UCLA auction theorist John Riley.)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
(If her last name sounds familiar to you as an economist, then that's no surprise. She's the daughter of UCLA auction theorist John Riley.)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
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this is cool. emily wilson's (controversial!!) 'complicated' is her shot at 'πολύτροπος,' which is like literally 'many-turning' and therefore almost completely untranslatable as a personal descriptor
Hades II is amazing. There are nods to both Lattimore's and Wilson's Odyssey translations.
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
this is cool. emily wilson's (controversial!!) 'complicated' is her shot at 'πολύτροπος,' which is like literally 'many-turning' and therefore almost completely untranslatable as a personal descriptor
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Supergiant did their fucking homework on these games and it's awesome.
(See also the joke in Hades 1 where Zagreus and Dionysus prank Orpheus by convincing him they're secretly the same guy; in the "Orphic" myths they are!)
(See also the joke in Hades 1 where Zagreus and Dionysus prank Orpheus by convincing him they're secretly the same guy; in the "Orphic" myths they are!)
Hades II is amazing. There are nods to both Lattimore's and Wilson's Odyssey translations.
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Supergiant did their fucking homework on these games and it's awesome.
(See also the joke in Hades 1 where Zagreus and Dionysus prank Orpheus by convincing him they're secretly the same guy; in the "Orphic" myths they are!)
(See also the joke in Hades 1 where Zagreus and Dionysus prank Orpheus by convincing him they're secretly the same guy; in the "Orphic" myths they are!)
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THIS is the type of Hades 2 “breakdowns” I’m looking for. Love me some dual translation references 🤣
Hades II is amazing. There are nods to both Lattimore's and Wilson's Odyssey translations.
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
THIS is the type of Hades 2 “breakdowns” I’m looking for. Love me some dual translation references 🤣
Hades II is amazing. There are nods to both Lattimore's and Wilson's Odyssey translations.
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Hades II is amazing. There are nods to both Lattimore's and Wilson's Odyssey translations.
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
In 1983, households aged 75+ were 5% richer than the average. In 2022, they were 55% richer.
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In 1983, households aged 75+ were 5% richer than the average. In 2022, they were 55% richer.
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
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New WP (by me and others) on how disclosure mandates:
(1) increase disclosure (primarily of negative outcomes), and (2) how expectations of increased disclosure by others slows down innovation.
Link and more details in @florianederer.bsky.social's thread...
(1) increase disclosure (primarily of negative outcomes), and (2) how expectations of increased disclosure by others slows down innovation.
Link and more details in @florianederer.bsky.social's thread...
Transparency helps innovation ... until it doesn't.
My new paper with Cunningham, Hodgson, and Wang (on the JM!) studies the 2017 FDA Final Rule, which required drug firms to publicly disclose all clinical trial results.
Disclosure increased, but innovation slowed.
cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
My new paper with Cunningham, Hodgson, and Wang (on the JM!) studies the 2017 FDA Final Rule, which required drug firms to publicly disclose all clinical trial results.
Disclosure increased, but innovation slowed.
cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
October 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
New WP (by me and others) on how disclosure mandates:
(1) increase disclosure (primarily of negative outcomes), and (2) how expectations of increased disclosure by others slows down innovation.
Link and more details in @florianederer.bsky.social's thread...
(1) increase disclosure (primarily of negative outcomes), and (2) how expectations of increased disclosure by others slows down innovation.
Link and more details in @florianederer.bsky.social's thread...
BU Questrom is launching a new PhD Program in Business Economics focused on how markets and firms interact with public policy.
Graduates will be ready for research and teaching roles in both business schools and econ departments.
Graduates will be ready for research and teaching roles in both business schools and econ departments.
October 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
BU Questrom is launching a new PhD Program in Business Economics focused on how markets and firms interact with public policy.
Graduates will be ready for research and teaching roles in both business schools and econ departments.
Graduates will be ready for research and teaching roles in both business schools and econ departments.
Transparency helps innovation ... until it doesn't.
My new paper with Cunningham, Hodgson, and Wang (on the JM!) studies the 2017 FDA Final Rule, which required drug firms to publicly disclose all clinical trial results.
Disclosure increased, but innovation slowed.
cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
My new paper with Cunningham, Hodgson, and Wang (on the JM!) studies the 2017 FDA Final Rule, which required drug firms to publicly disclose all clinical trial results.
Disclosure increased, but innovation slowed.
cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
October 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Transparency helps innovation ... until it doesn't.
My new paper with Cunningham, Hodgson, and Wang (on the JM!) studies the 2017 FDA Final Rule, which required drug firms to publicly disclose all clinical trial results.
Disclosure increased, but innovation slowed.
cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
My new paper with Cunningham, Hodgson, and Wang (on the JM!) studies the 2017 FDA Final Rule, which required drug firms to publicly disclose all clinical trial results.
Disclosure increased, but innovation slowed.
cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
Do incumbents buy startups to scale innovation or to stifle it?
New research covering 60 countries finds that acquired startups were highly innovative before their acquisition, but their patenting drops sharply afterward, while acquirers' innovation doesn't rise.
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
New research covering 60 countries finds that acquired startups were highly innovative before their acquisition, but their patenting drops sharply afterward, while acquirers' innovation doesn't rise.
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
October 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Do incumbents buy startups to scale innovation or to stifle it?
New research covering 60 countries finds that acquired startups were highly innovative before their acquisition, but their patenting drops sharply afterward, while acquirers' innovation doesn't rise.
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
New research covering 60 countries finds that acquired startups were highly innovative before their acquisition, but their patenting drops sharply afterward, while acquirers' innovation doesn't rise.
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Private credit has exploded. But why?
It's not just replacing banks. It's also private equity's new frontier:
BDCs now blend debt and equity, offer PE-like returns with less risk, and cater to a growing base of retail investors.
melaniewallskog.github.io/files/robins...
It's not just replacing banks. It's also private equity's new frontier:
BDCs now blend debt and equity, offer PE-like returns with less risk, and cater to a growing base of retail investors.
melaniewallskog.github.io/files/robins...
October 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Private credit has exploded. But why?
It's not just replacing banks. It's also private equity's new frontier:
BDCs now blend debt and equity, offer PE-like returns with less risk, and cater to a growing base of retail investors.
melaniewallskog.github.io/files/robins...
It's not just replacing banks. It's also private equity's new frontier:
BDCs now blend debt and equity, offer PE-like returns with less risk, and cater to a growing base of retail investors.
melaniewallskog.github.io/files/robins...
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I’ve decided not to post my annual “women on the Econ job market” thread this year. Social media has splintered too much, and now that I’ve left academia I’m focused on other priorities.
October 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I’ve decided not to post my annual “women on the Econ job market” thread this year. Social media has splintered too much, and now that I’ve left academia I’m focused on other priorities.
Richly deserved prize for Aghion ...
... but I am equally interested in the paintings and the designer chair in the background.
Top and bottom left look like late Cubist (Bracque, Gris, Picasso). Far right looks like a Miro. No idea about the chair.
... but I am equally interested in the paintings and the designer chair in the background.
Top and bottom left look like late Cubist (Bracque, Gris, Picasso). Far right looks like a Miro. No idea about the chair.
October 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Richly deserved prize for Aghion ...
... but I am equally interested in the paintings and the designer chair in the background.
Top and bottom left look like late Cubist (Bracque, Gris, Picasso). Far right looks like a Miro. No idea about the chair.
... but I am equally interested in the paintings and the designer chair in the background.
Top and bottom left look like late Cubist (Bracque, Gris, Picasso). Far right looks like a Miro. No idea about the chair.
Dating your boss comes with risks and rewards.
New research from Finland shows subordinatesä earnings rise 6% after starting a relationship with their manager but fall 18% after a breakup.
Unsurprisingly, it also hurts team morale and retention.
www.nber.org/papers/w34346
New research from Finland shows subordinatesä earnings rise 6% after starting a relationship with their manager but fall 18% after a breakup.
Unsurprisingly, it also hurts team morale and retention.
www.nber.org/papers/w34346
October 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Dating your boss comes with risks and rewards.
New research from Finland shows subordinatesä earnings rise 6% after starting a relationship with their manager but fall 18% after a breakup.
Unsurprisingly, it also hurts team morale and retention.
www.nber.org/papers/w34346
New research from Finland shows subordinatesä earnings rise 6% after starting a relationship with their manager but fall 18% after a breakup.
Unsurprisingly, it also hurts team morale and retention.
www.nber.org/papers/w34346
Why do people support tariffs even when they make everyone poorer?
It's not just economics, it's jealousy of trade. People prefer protectionism when it feels like a win over others, even if it raises their own prices.
www.nber.org/papers/w34351
It's not just economics, it's jealousy of trade. People prefer protectionism when it feels like a win over others, even if it raises their own prices.
www.nber.org/papers/w34351
October 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Why do people support tariffs even when they make everyone poorer?
It's not just economics, it's jealousy of trade. People prefer protectionism when it feels like a win over others, even if it raises their own prices.
www.nber.org/papers/w34351
It's not just economics, it's jealousy of trade. People prefer protectionism when it feels like a win over others, even if it raises their own prices.
www.nber.org/papers/w34351
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Rich discussion of AI #acquihires (when are they a problem, what shld antitrust do?) turned into broader debate on “do we have a competition problem w Al & what is it?”
Fireside w J Kanter, fab panel @florianederer.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social @lugaricano.bsky.social I Marinescu, H Zenger 1/
Fireside w J Kanter, fab panel @florianederer.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social @lugaricano.bsky.social I Marinescu, H Zenger 1/
October 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Rich discussion of AI #acquihires (when are they a problem, what shld antitrust do?) turned into broader debate on “do we have a competition problem w Al & what is it?”
Fireside w J Kanter, fab panel @florianederer.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social @lugaricano.bsky.social I Marinescu, H Zenger 1/
Fireside w J Kanter, fab panel @florianederer.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social @lugaricano.bsky.social I Marinescu, H Zenger 1/
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Posted a short blog post with updated data (and public repo with data) of current state of Econ job market:
paulgp.com/2025/10/08/j...
paulgp.com/2025/10/08/j...
October 8, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Posted a short blog post with updated data (and public repo with data) of current state of Econ job market:
paulgp.com/2025/10/08/j...
paulgp.com/2025/10/08/j...
Research output after tenure drops off a cliff for business, economics, sociology, and other non-lab fields.
But it remains high post-tenure in lab-based fields such as chemistry, physics, computer science, and engineering.
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
But it remains high post-tenure in lab-based fields such as chemistry, physics, computer science, and engineering.
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
October 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Research output after tenure drops off a cliff for business, economics, sociology, and other non-lab fields.
But it remains high post-tenure in lab-based fields such as chemistry, physics, computer science, and engineering.
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
But it remains high post-tenure in lab-based fields such as chemistry, physics, computer science, and engineering.
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
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Change of format! Join us for a fireside w/ Jonathan Kanter moderated by @cristinacaffarra.bsky.social followed by an open panel discussion w/ @lugaricano.bsky.social @imarinescu.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social & Hans Zenger moderated by @florianederer.bsky.social.
#EconSky
#EconSky
October 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Change of format! Join us for a fireside w/ Jonathan Kanter moderated by @cristinacaffarra.bsky.social followed by an open panel discussion w/ @lugaricano.bsky.social @imarinescu.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social & Hans Zenger moderated by @florianederer.bsky.social.
#EconSky
#EconSky
When NBA rookies land on stacked teams, they get less playing time, less visibility, and lower long-term earnings.
Early exposure matters for careers.
Early exposure matters for careers.
October 3, 2025 at 4:43 PM
When NBA rookies land on stacked teams, they get less playing time, less visibility, and lower long-term earnings.
Early exposure matters for careers.
Early exposure matters for careers.
Today’s firearm ownership in the US is partly rooted in frontier history.
Counties with longer exposure to the frontier from 1790 to 1890 have higher gun ownership today and respond more strongly to demand shocks.
arosenbe.github.io/assets/paper...
Counties with longer exposure to the frontier from 1790 to 1890 have higher gun ownership today and respond more strongly to demand shocks.
arosenbe.github.io/assets/paper...
October 1, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Today’s firearm ownership in the US is partly rooted in frontier history.
Counties with longer exposure to the frontier from 1790 to 1890 have higher gun ownership today and respond more strongly to demand shocks.
arosenbe.github.io/assets/paper...
Counties with longer exposure to the frontier from 1790 to 1890 have higher gun ownership today and respond more strongly to demand shocks.
arosenbe.github.io/assets/paper...
U.S. regions more exposed to AI saw faster emissions growth, more reliance on fossil fuels, and dirtier electricity generation.
cepr.org/publications...
cepr.org/publications...
October 1, 2025 at 2:43 PM
U.S. regions more exposed to AI saw faster emissions growth, more reliance on fossil fuels, and dirtier electricity generation.
cepr.org/publications...
cepr.org/publications...
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Super interesting paper. Colluders often switch or hide language to avoid detection. Will invitations to collude change language to avoid this specific detection? Many other classes of bad actors, e.g. posters of harmful content on social media, have so changed to avoid AI detection.
September 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Super interesting paper. Colluders often switch or hide language to avoid detection. Will invitations to collude change language to avoid this specific detection? Many other classes of bad actors, e.g. posters of harmful content on social media, have so changed to avoid AI detection.