The Democrats popular vote margin is the largest of any party's since 1976 www.economist.com/interactive/...
Georg Weizsäcker
@georgweizsaecker.bsky.social
Microeconomist, Behavioral Economist, Author of "Misunderstandings: False Beliefs in Communication" Foto: Sebastian Wells/Ostkreuz
Cool animation by @JohnDCook shows how the sunrise line moves throughout the year.
Two giants in econ died last week: Jim Andreoni & Bill Nordhaus. Both spent their careers on one of the hardest problems in economics: getting people to cooperate & contribute to public goods. Jim focused on individuals, & Bill focused on nations with climate change.
Review of Economic Studies is happy to announce the launch of the new journal, Review of Economic Studies: Insights. This is an open-access, general-interest economics journal that will publish short papers with a fast review process and accept/reject decisions. 1/4
Happy November! This month Voyager 1 will become the first spacecraft to reach 1 light day from Earth. 🔭 #astro
How debt deflation can shatter democratic stability: Our new research shows that surging real debt burdens among German farmers during the Great Depression systematically drove rural support for the Nazi party, proving decisive to Hitler’s rise to power.
How the Countryside Turned to the Nazis: The Political Cost of Debt Deflation
Albers, Kersting & Reiske: “Debt Deflation and the Rise of the Nazi Party” Explorations in Economic History (2026)
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I recently had an intense, but productive, lunch conversation about Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. I walked away thinking that I wasn't on top of the literature, which is why I decided to compile a little syllabus. Perhaps it's of interest to others too. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0alwv...
Our study of school phone bans is now forthcoming at the Quarterly Journal of Economics (QJE). I look forward to soon updating and extending this research in ways that can inform policymakers and practitioners. academic.oup.com/qje/advance-...
"The Economic Science Association mourns the passing of Professor James Andreoni on the 30th of October 2026. Throughout his distinguished career, Professor Andreoni had an enormous influence on our field. His research helped shape the foundations of behavioral and experimental economics, #econsky
RIP — a giant news.yale.edu/2026/10/31/w...
William Nordhaus, Nobel laureate who integrated economics and climate change, devoted Yale citizen
William Nordhaus ‘63, Sterling Professor of Economics who won a Nobel Prize in 2018 for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis, died Oct. 30 at age 85.
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"Mr. Trump granted Mr. Herrera a full and unconditional pardon for his misdemeanor campaign finance violation." :)
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last wk.“.. In calls with allies last week, Mr. Trump raged about the scale of the contract and said he wanted Mrs. [Habba] Mildon to give a portion of the money to one of his causes.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/10/29/u...
Amid all the political hubhub, an interesting question: May a leader have fear? And if yes, does it indicate a unresolvable conflict of interest?
POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · last wk.Berlin mayoral candidate Elif Eralp is facing accusations of hypocrisy from political opponents after private remarks about “people with connections to Hamas” raised questions about her party’s approach to policing and the Middle East conflict.
I much admire this recent op-ed by Yannay Spitzer. He deeply cares about the issues and the affected people. And yet he writes a sober, fact-based analysis that shines a light on inconvenient truths, in a heated and emotional debate. yannayspitzer.net/2026/10/21/t...
The Famine That Wasn’t, the Blame That Was
This is an English Translation of an op-ed published on Ha’Aretz as היו פגמים בדו”ח על רעב בעזה, אבל (There were faults in the Gaza Famine report, but; Oct. 15, 2026). Current Situation…
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Heating the planet, quite literally 👇🏻 🇪🇺 should not play along ...
E.P.A. Loosens Methane Rules for Oil Firms (Gift Article)
The Biden administration had sought to crack down on methane leaks, a big driver of climate change. Those rules are now being scaled back.
nytimes.com
“At Harvard, students are clamoring for a class that assigns a hefty book a week, requires regular essays, bans digital devices. Humanities 10 drew 180 applicants for just 90 spots this fall. Students expressed urge to be forced to think for themselves in the age of AI." www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ha...
The Brutal Harvard Class That Suddenly Everyone Wants to Take
It’s an ungodly amount of reading and no easy A. So why are freshmen lining up to get into Humanities 10?
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Anna Kornbluh@annakornbluh.bsky.social · last wk.don’t forget the inverse secondary, inequality the other way: freedom to learn with your human brain from human teachers who professionally decide on curricular applications of model use, a freedom for only the students at one kind of institution
Good preview of the many moving parts
Four Ways Israel’s Election Could End. Eventually. (Gift Article)
No party is expected to achieve a clear victory, which means the election will likely only be the first step in determining who will form the next government. Here’s how that might unfold.
nytimes.com
On democracy (a hero of present days)
CRC Rationality & Competition@rationalitycrc.bsky.social · 2w agoHow political passion can backfire on democracy: Our new model shows that when guardrails are weak, high political engagement makes governments surprisingly fragile, allowing tiny sparks to trigger a sudden, massive wave of opposition.
#CallForProposals: In agreement with the #BMFTR, which provides the funding, the DFG continues the German-Israeli Project Cooperation under scientific and administrative responsibility. Selected participating Israeli institutions may submit proposals in all scientific fields. Details: sohub.io/3vb8
Deutsch-Israelische Projektkooperationen (DIP) – German-Israeli Project Cooperation
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Last week, government data showed that, under Lula, deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to its lowest level since records began in 1988. During Bolsonaro’s term, deforestation rose almost 60%, equivalent to felling over a million trees per day. His son looked to follow a similar trajectory.
Brazilian Amazon deforestation falls to lowest on record as pivotal vote looms
Forest clearance at smallest total since records began in 1988 in success for Lula ahead of presidential run-off
theguardian.com
Looks like a useful account to follow in the next hours/days/weeks👇🏼
Election Tracker@handle.invalid · 2w ago🇷🇸 First results: Serbia Parliamentary Election, 1.9% counted Aleksandar Vučić – United Serbia 54.7% Student List – Students Win 36.0% Ivica Dačić – Factor of Stability! 3.9% electiontracker.eu/serbia/parliamentary-election-2026 #Serbia 📊
"The ambassador said that the history of Germany's relations with Russia since 1991 was a clear example. Germany, he said, had made a terrible mistake. "We were wrong to assume that we could develop a partnership with Russia. Russia walked away from the partnership we tried to establish and turned
German ambassador: Friendship with Russia will not be restored – Putin threw it out of the window
German Ambassador to Ukraine Boris Ruge does not support the idea that ties with Russia should be restored or that Russian energy supplies to Europe via Ukraine should resume in order to achieve a las...
pravda.com.ua
Labor Markets and Social Insurance @zew.de is looking for a postdoc in social insurance. Please share widely! jobs.zew.de/jobposting/7...
6-Year Postdoc with Tenure Option (100 %, f/m/d) Social Insurance
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Wouldn‘t it be nice if all German politicians stood by the constitution‘s first sentence, on human dignity? www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/art...
Geleakte Mails der AfD: Vorsicht, Abgrund
Die mehr als 420 000 internen Mails der AfD zeigen vieles. Vor allem aber zeigen sie, wie eine Partei versucht, die Geister loszuwerden, die sie rief – und scheitert.
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