Tore Ellingsen
@toreellingsen.bsky.social
Economist at Stockholm School of Economics
My book, Institutional and Organizational Economics is available at this link: https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=9781509558995
My book, Institutional and Organizational Economics is available at this link: https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=9781509558995
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Update your syllabus and stay on the frontier - it will increase your students’ wages. Epic work by my colleagues @barbarabiasi.com and @profsongma.bsky.social #linkoftheday
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November 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Update your syllabus and stay on the frontier - it will increase your students’ wages. Epic work by my colleagues @barbarabiasi.com and @profsongma.bsky.social #linkoftheday
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Exactly. The news media did- and is still- not doing its job. Sane-washing or whatever you want to call it.
My exclusive Trump-era tour inside the media’s brain
What were America’s journalists thinking? I have strong suspicions.
www.stopthepresses.news
October 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Exactly. The news media did- and is still- not doing its job. Sane-washing or whatever you want to call it.
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What a great day: legends of innovation economics Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt win the Nobel. Joel was a PhD advisor of mine, so need a full article! Included: good & bad explanations of the Indus Rev, Aghion's charisma, influence of Jon Hughes, French fashion houses: kevinbryanecon.com/mokyraghionh...
A Nobel for Innovation: Mokyr, Aghion, and Howitt
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October 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
What a great day: legends of innovation economics Mokyr, Aghion and Howitt win the Nobel. Joel was a PhD advisor of mine, so need a full article! Included: good & bad explanations of the Indus Rev, Aghion's charisma, influence of Jon Hughes, French fashion houses: kevinbryanecon.com/mokyraghionh...
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What does a Nobel Prize on ‘innovation-driven economic growth’ actually reward?
A historian’s perspective on how to deal with the Nobel frenzy
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A historian’s perspective on how to deal with the Nobel frenzy
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October 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
What does a Nobel Prize on ‘innovation-driven economic growth’ actually reward?
A historian’s perspective on how to deal with the Nobel frenzy
beatricecherrier.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/w...
A historian’s perspective on how to deal with the Nobel frenzy
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Unfortunately the questions and contents of this thread is something military leaders need to think about today.
🧵 I'm excited to share that my article "Democratic Backsliding and the Limits of Civilian Control of the Military" has been accepted @thejop.bsky.social.
It answers the question "how ought militaries act when civilian leaders turn on democratic institutions?"
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#CivMilSky #PolTheory
It answers the question "how ought militaries act when civilian leaders turn on democratic institutions?"
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#CivMilSky #PolTheory
October 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Unfortunately the questions and contents of this thread is something military leaders need to think about today.
But in Chotiner’s recent interview with Cass Sunstein in New Yorker, Sunstein claims that ”Alito is an extremely careful lawyer and a very precise judge” so I am sure this ruling must be respecting liberal principles.
NEW: The Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling injects new uncertainty into shutdown talks and gives Trump the upper hand in a generational battle over the power of the purse.
w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
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w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social
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September 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
But in Chotiner’s recent interview with Cass Sunstein in New Yorker, Sunstein claims that ”Alito is an extremely careful lawyer and a very precise judge” so I am sure this ruling must be respecting liberal principles.
Prediction: Guehi’s performance will now drop until he moves elsewhere.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Marc Guéhi angry with Crystal Palace’s decision to block move to Liverpool
Marc Guéhi is extremely unhappy with Crystal Palace’s decision to pull the plug on his £35m transfer to Liverpool
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September 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Prediction: Guehi’s performance will now drop until he moves elsewhere.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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🧵 Authoritarianism, Democratization, and Coalition Politics.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
August 30, 2025 at 8:10 PM
🧵 Authoritarianism, Democratization, and Coalition Politics.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
The consensus around here is, more or less, that the United States is currently a consolidating authoritarian regime controlled by a mix of reactionary populists and fascists.
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A brave and powerful statement. More people need to speak up about what they are seeing, rather than keeping their heads down and hoping that the administration's ill-informed and spiteful destruction of American institutions will somehow stop when confronted only with silence.
Full resignation letter from Demetre C. Daskalakis, a CDC leader, does not hold back.
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
"The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud."
August 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A brave and powerful statement. More people need to speak up about what they are seeing, rather than keeping their heads down and hoping that the administration's ill-informed and spiteful destruction of American institutions will somehow stop when confronted only with silence.
Europe is selling its soul to Trump
August 27, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Europe is selling its soul to Trump
The Draghi-report’s proposals about joint borrowing to fund EU-wide investments are more relevant than ever. An under-appreciated benefit is that joint debt would create a deeper euro currency market, potentially breaking the dollar’s dominance (a major source of US political power).
August 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The Draghi-report’s proposals about joint borrowing to fund EU-wide investments are more relevant than ever. An under-appreciated benefit is that joint debt would create a deeper euro currency market, potentially breaking the dollar’s dominance (a major source of US political power).
Also pushed by Heritage, to whom Robert Barro still lends his legitimacy.
August 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Also pushed by Heritage, to whom Robert Barro still lends his legitimacy.
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Kasparov & Landsbergis with a similar assessment to what I testified to in EU Parliament:
Collaborating mafia state actors are already engaging hybrid warfare against democratic & accountability institutions.
“war is already here. …These threats are existential.”
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Collaborating mafia state actors are already engaging hybrid warfare against democratic & accountability institutions.
“war is already here. …These threats are existential.”
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Opinion | Kasparov and Landsbergis: Europe’s Future Depends on Confrontation, Not Compromise
To survive, the European Union needs to change.
www.politico.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Kasparov & Landsbergis with a similar assessment to what I testified to in EU Parliament:
Collaborating mafia state actors are already engaging hybrid warfare against democratic & accountability institutions.
“war is already here. …These threats are existential.”
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Collaborating mafia state actors are already engaging hybrid warfare against democratic & accountability institutions.
“war is already here. …These threats are existential.”
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Could someone please teach this massively influential Nobel laureate some game theory and political economy?
”Of course, we’ve got to make sure it gets distributed fairly, but that’s more of a political question”
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”Of course, we’ve got to make sure it gets distributed fairly, but that’s more of a political question”
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Demis Hassabis on our AI future: ‘It’ll be 10 times bigger than the Industrial Revolution – and maybe 10 times faster’
The head of Google’s DeepMind says artificial intelligence could usher in an era of ‘incredible productivity’ and ‘radical abundance’. But who will it benefit? And why does he wish the tech giants had...
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August 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Could someone please teach this massively influential Nobel laureate some game theory and political economy?
”Of course, we’ve got to make sure it gets distributed fairly, but that’s more of a political question”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
”Of course, we’ve got to make sure it gets distributed fairly, but that’s more of a political question”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Agree.
1/Kevin Hassett had long ago discredited himself as a scholar by parroting claims about the economy he knew to be false. Even so, parroting the lie about rigged statistics, is a new low. The academy should ostracize him the same way a fabricator of research should be ostracized.
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett defends President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as the president’s claim that weaker-than-expected jobs reports were “rigged,” but failed to produce any evidence to support Trump’s claim.
August 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Agree.
Pleased to see organizational/institutional economists Hart, Henderson and Maskin join the political scientists (and the political economist, Rodrik) in this fight for academic freedom.
Wow. A group of top scholars at Harvard just sent a letter to its president, Alan Garber, warning against surrendering to Trump.
Signatories include Steven Levitsky, Dani Rodrik, Ryan Enos, Theda Skocpol, and Steven Walt.
Someone forwarded it to me. Read it here:
Signatories include Steven Levitsky, Dani Rodrik, Ryan Enos, Theda Skocpol, and Steven Walt.
Someone forwarded it to me. Read it here:
July 31, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Pleased to see organizational/institutional economists Hart, Henderson and Maskin join the political scientists (and the political economist, Rodrik) in this fight for academic freedom.
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This is brave and correct. Like my colleague, I wrote to President Garber. The crux of my message:
July 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This is brave and correct. Like my colleague, I wrote to President Garber. The crux of my message:
Varför avgår du inte Romina?
Var så snäll nu och hör på vår bön
Det är dags att du lämnar, Romina
Så du kan sluta att svika miljön
(Melodi Är du kär i mig ännu Klas-Göran, Stickan Andersson; textidé Gun Zetterström)
Var så snäll nu och hör på vår bön
Det är dags att du lämnar, Romina
Så du kan sluta att svika miljön
(Melodi Är du kär i mig ännu Klas-Göran, Stickan Andersson; textidé Gun Zetterström)
July 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Varför avgår du inte Romina?
Var så snäll nu och hör på vår bön
Det är dags att du lämnar, Romina
Så du kan sluta att svika miljön
(Melodi Är du kär i mig ännu Klas-Göran, Stickan Andersson; textidé Gun Zetterström)
Var så snäll nu och hör på vår bön
Det är dags att du lämnar, Romina
Så du kan sluta att svika miljön
(Melodi Är du kär i mig ännu Klas-Göran, Stickan Andersson; textidé Gun Zetterström)
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www.theguardian.com/football/202...
This is an interesting clash of cultures. Sporting is trying to cash in by defaulting on an informal promise to the player. Stupid. VG - being Nordic and committed to ideals of dutifulness - will retaliate out of moral rage rather than accepting being cheated.
This is an interesting clash of cultures. Sporting is trying to cash in by defaulting on an informal promise to the player. Stupid. VG - being Nordic and committed to ideals of dutifulness - will retaliate out of moral rage rather than accepting being cheated.
Viktor Gyökeres fails to report for Sporting training as he targets Arsenal move
Viktor Gyökeres faces disciplinary action from Sporting after he missed his deadline to report for pre-season training
www.theguardian.com
July 13, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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This is an interesting clash of cultures. Sporting is trying to cash in by defaulting on an informal promise to the player. Stupid. VG - being Nordic and committed to ideals of dutifulness - will retaliate out of moral rage rather than accepting being cheated.
This is an interesting clash of cultures. Sporting is trying to cash in by defaulting on an informal promise to the player. Stupid. VG - being Nordic and committed to ideals of dutifulness - will retaliate out of moral rage rather than accepting being cheated.
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Harvard sociologist/polisci Theda Skocpol explains how the vast expansion of ICE in BBB may be Trump's secret weapon to overcome the barriers of federalism and complete his autocratic takeover of the American state. (History from Germany & Hungary in 20s/30s.) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...
Critical Read About the BBB, Federalism and the Future of American Democracy
TPM Reader TS (Harvard sociologist/political scientist Theda Skocpol) and I often compared...
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July 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Harvard sociologist/polisci Theda Skocpol explains how the vast expansion of ICE in BBB may be Trump's secret weapon to overcome the barriers of federalism and complete his autocratic takeover of the American state. (History from Germany & Hungary in 20s/30s.) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...
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July 1, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This is a convincing argument. (Provided you think the authoritarian takeover can still be reversed.)
This is where Democrats say, “Any new coal plant that gets built now will be shut down right away when we retake power and the investment will be lost.”
Deterrence is the only tool we have. Non-enforcement now is tomorrow’s legal liability.
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Deterrence is the only tool we have. Non-enforcement now is tomorrow’s legal liability.
goingelectric.substack.com/p/where-is-t...
June 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
This is a convincing argument. (Provided you think the authoritarian takeover can still be reversed.)