Jan Eeckhout
@janeeckhout.bsky.social
Economist. Professor at UPF Barcelona. Work on market power, macro, labor. Author of “The Profit Paradox” TheProfitParadox.com
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All core instantaneous inflation measures rose in July; CPI nowcasted to rise in August #econsky @clevelandfed.bsky.social @janeeckhout.bsky.social
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September 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
All core instantaneous inflation measures rose in July; CPI nowcasted to rise in August #econsky @clevelandfed.bsky.social @janeeckhout.bsky.social
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Measuring how interdisciplinary research is, based on citations. Main insight: philanthropic and Chinese funders are most interdisciplinary
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What Actually Counts as Interdisciplinary Research?
A data-driven look at which funders support knowledge integration
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July 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Measuring how interdisciplinary research is, based on citations. Main insight: philanthropic and Chinese funders are most interdisciplinary
open.substack.com/pub/johnsonb...
open.substack.com/pub/johnsonb...
Onion headline:
Undocumented aliens bussed to Army Parade celebrating President’s birthday to pad crowds
Undocumented aliens bussed to Army Parade celebrating President’s birthday to pad crowds
June 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Onion headline:
Undocumented aliens bussed to Army Parade celebrating President’s birthday to pad crowds
Undocumented aliens bussed to Army Parade celebrating President’s birthday to pad crowds
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📢 Now open for applications! The 2025 ERC Advanced Grant call for proposals. 📢
Are you an established Principal Investigator who needs long-term funding to pursue ground-breaking research?
The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you!
Apply by 28 August 2025 👉 buff.ly/f6FEXHk
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Are you an established Principal Investigator who needs long-term funding to pursue ground-breaking research?
The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you!
Apply by 28 August 2025 👉 buff.ly/f6FEXHk
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May 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
📢 Now open for applications! The 2025 ERC Advanced Grant call for proposals. 📢
Are you an established Principal Investigator who needs long-term funding to pursue ground-breaking research?
The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you!
Apply by 28 August 2025 👉 buff.ly/f6FEXHk
🧵Thread 1/5 👇
Are you an established Principal Investigator who needs long-term funding to pursue ground-breaking research?
The ERC Advanced Grant could be for you!
Apply by 28 August 2025 👉 buff.ly/f6FEXHk
🧵Thread 1/5 👇
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For those not on the other platform on Google and DOJ's proposed remedies for Google's 3rd antitrust defeat (adtech). I threaded Friday's hearing but this full doc is nothing short of beautiful. Best stuff may be missed so hear me out. This is a huge deal - 10yrs, "lifeblood of the Internet." /1
May 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
For those not on the other platform on Google and DOJ's proposed remedies for Google's 3rd antitrust defeat (adtech). I threaded Friday's hearing but this full doc is nothing short of beautiful. Best stuff may be missed so hear me out. This is a huge deal - 10yrs, "lifeblood of the Internet." /1
Another killer acquisition… No more car sharing. Isn’t it poetic how they spin it?
May 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Another killer acquisition… No more car sharing. Isn’t it poetic how they spin it?
Important competition news in the EU today. Interoperability to get more competitive digital markets:
“Apple should allow third party app stores on iOS and apps to be downloaded to the iPhone directly from the web. […] Apple failed to comply with this obligation”
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
“Apple should allow third party app stores on iOS and apps to be downloaded to the iPhone directly from the web. […] Apple failed to comply with this obligation”
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
Commission closes investigation into Apple's user choice obligations and issues preliminary findings on rules for alternative apps under the Digital Markets Act
Following a constructive dialogue with Apple, the Commission has decided to close its investigation into Apple's user choice obligations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
ec.europa.eu
April 23, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Important competition news in the EU today. Interoperability to get more competitive digital markets:
“Apple should allow third party app stores on iOS and apps to be downloaded to the iPhone directly from the web. […] Apple failed to comply with this obligation”
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
“Apple should allow third party app stores on iOS and apps to be downloaded to the iPhone directly from the web. […] Apple failed to comply with this obligation”
ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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Instantaneous inflation down, but not as low as mid-2024 #econsky @janeeckhout.bsky.social
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April 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Instantaneous inflation down, but not as low as mid-2024 #econsky @janeeckhout.bsky.social
econbrowser.com/archives/202...
econbrowser.com/archives/202...
Observing the handling of paper slips on Amtrak (reissuing new slips if you go past NY!) tells me there is still a lot of room for technological progress
April 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Observing the handling of paper slips on Amtrak (reissuing new slips if you go past NY!) tells me there is still a lot of room for technological progress
I am hiring a Junior Economics Researcher at UPF Barcelona. Please apply if you are interested macro, market power, labor
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/332002
#EconJobs #AcademicJobs #Economics #JobAlert
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#EconJobs #AcademicJobs #Economics #JobAlert
Full Time Research Collaborator Position at UPF Barcelona with Prof. Jan Eeckhout
H2020-Adg-Market Power and Secular Macroeconomic Trends- 882499 is looking to hire a highly motivated research assistant for a pre-doctoralposition, based at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain...
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
April 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I am hiring a Junior Economics Researcher at UPF Barcelona. Please apply if you are interested macro, market power, labor
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/332002
#EconJobs #AcademicJobs #Economics #JobAlert
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/332002
#EconJobs #AcademicJobs #Economics #JobAlert
If Europe doubles defense spending now, it will get substantially less than double in defense goods and services. Prices have gone up. What matters for security is quantities, not expenditure
March 30, 2025 at 6:14 AM
If Europe doubles defense spending now, it will get substantially less than double in defense goods and services. Prices have gone up. What matters for security is quantities, not expenditure
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Happy 81st birthday to Brazilian mathematician Marilda Sotomayor! She has been a trailblazer in the area of game theory concerned with matching markets, which she started studying under David Gale in the 1980s, and subsequently brought back to Brazil.
#WomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth 🧮
#WomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth 🧮
March 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Happy 81st birthday to Brazilian mathematician Marilda Sotomayor! She has been a trailblazer in the area of game theory concerned with matching markets, which she started studying under David Gale in the 1980s, and subsequently brought back to Brazil.
#WomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth 🧮
#WomenInSTEM #WomensHistoryMonth 🧮
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Instantaneous inflation measures (per @janeeckhout.bsky.social ) down #econsky
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econbrowser.com/archives/202...
March 13, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Instantaneous inflation measures (per @janeeckhout.bsky.social ) down #econsky
econbrowser.com/archives/202...
econbrowser.com/archives/202...
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Crypto is for crime.
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March 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Crypto is for crime.
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papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Pumpkin vs. lettuce, the beginning?... from the Economist!
February 27, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Pumpkin vs. lettuce, the beginning?... from the Economist!
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Time to sell all my ETFs? 📉
Forthcoming article by @janeeckhout.bsky.social "The Value and Profits of Firms" @eeanews.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
The Value and Profits of Firms
Abstract. The real growth of the stock market value of firms has increased from close to 0% on average per year between 1958 and 1980, to 5.2% between 1980
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February 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Time to sell all my ETFs? 📉
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Forthcoming article by @janeeckhout.bsky.social "The Value and Profits of Firms" @eeanews.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
The Value and Profits of Firms
Abstract. The real growth of the stock market value of firms has increased from close to 0% on average per year between 1958 and 1980, to 5.2% between 1980
doi.org
February 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Forthcoming article by @janeeckhout.bsky.social "The Value and Profits of Firms" @eeanews.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
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Competition policy that sets market power to 1980s levels would lower the stock market by 45%. The remainder, due to accumulated retained earnings (35%) and a lower risk-free rate (20%), is unaffected.
February 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Competition policy that sets market power to 1980s levels would lower the stock market by 45%. The remainder, due to accumulated retained earnings (35%) and a lower risk-free rate (20%), is unaffected.
Let’s hope for the Liz Truss lettuce solution:
The tariffs are so bad for the economy that the markets take care of it. The only issue is that an orange pumpkin 🎃 takes longer to decay than a lettuce 🥬
The tariffs are so bad for the economy that the markets take care of it. The only issue is that an orange pumpkin 🎃 takes longer to decay than a lettuce 🥬
February 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Let’s hope for the Liz Truss lettuce solution:
The tariffs are so bad for the economy that the markets take care of it. The only issue is that an orange pumpkin 🎃 takes longer to decay than a lettuce 🥬
The tariffs are so bad for the economy that the markets take care of it. The only issue is that an orange pumpkin 🎃 takes longer to decay than a lettuce 🥬
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Important new @princetonupress.bsky.social econ book!
January 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Important new @princetonupress.bsky.social econ book!
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Tools from macroeconomics and finance to incorporate the central role that data plays in the economy.
@isaacbaley.bsky.social and @laura-veldkamp.bsky.social's The Data Economy is out now. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #EconSky
@isaacbaley.bsky.social and @laura-veldkamp.bsky.social's The Data Economy is out now. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #EconSky
January 16, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Tools from macroeconomics and finance to incorporate the central role that data plays in the economy.
@isaacbaley.bsky.social and @laura-veldkamp.bsky.social's The Data Economy is out now. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #EconSky
@isaacbaley.bsky.social and @laura-veldkamp.bsky.social's The Data Economy is out now. Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #EconSky
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New randomized, controlled trial by the World Bank of students using GPT-4 as a tutor in Nigeria. Six weeks of after-school AI tutoring = 2 years of typical learning gains, outperforming 80% of other educational interventions.
And it helped all students, especially girls who were initially behind.
And it helped all students, especially girls who were initially behind.
January 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
New randomized, controlled trial by the World Bank of students using GPT-4 as a tutor in Nigeria. Six weeks of after-school AI tutoring = 2 years of typical learning gains, outperforming 80% of other educational interventions.
And it helped all students, especially girls who were initially behind.
And it helped all students, especially girls who were initially behind.
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wow. This AI lawsuit against Facebook keeps getting worse as they reluctantly unseal documents on Court orders. Check out this allegation. Not only two hrs before discovery cut-off but the Friday before we now know Mark Zuckerberg was deposed... more on that in a minute. /1
January 16, 2025 at 5:05 AM
wow. This AI lawsuit against Facebook keeps getting worse as they reluctantly unseal documents on Court orders. Check out this allegation. Not only two hrs before discovery cut-off but the Friday before we now know Mark Zuckerberg was deposed... more on that in a minute. /1
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My Christmas post in Silicon Continent is about economics lessons from The Wire- with implications for green washing and AI benchmarks- as well as a bit of career advice for young readers. I hope you enjoy it!
www.siliconcontinent.com/p/you-get-wh...
www.siliconcontinent.com/p/you-get-wh...
You get what you pay for
Learning from The Wire
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December 25, 2024 at 8:07 AM
My Christmas post in Silicon Continent is about economics lessons from The Wire- with implications for green washing and AI benchmarks- as well as a bit of career advice for young readers. I hope you enjoy it!
www.siliconcontinent.com/p/you-get-wh...
www.siliconcontinent.com/p/you-get-wh...
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Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
December 23, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289