Max Posch

@maxposch.bsky.social

Assistant professor University of Exeter | Harvard affiliate | working on the social and cultural foundations of economic development | FirstGen

📢 Call for papers 📢 Join us for the Bristol Applied Economics Meeting (BÆM) on the Economics of Migration, May 6-7! Invited talks by Ran Abramitzky, Joan Monras, and Caroline Theoharides. Submit your paper by Jan 31. Some travel funding is available. baem.info/CfP_MIG_26.pdf

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📢 Conference announcement! Paolo Surico and I are excited to be organizing this @cepr.org conference on Public Policies for Innovation. If you work in the #Economics of #Innovation and #InnovationPolicy, please submit + spread the word. Non-presenting attendees also invited.

Centre for Economic Policy Research@cepr.org · 11mo ago

#CallForPapers - Conference on Public Policies for Innovation ESRC, London Business School, @fuqua.duke.edu & CEPR invite submissions for a #conference on Public Policies for Innovation at LBS on 19-20 March 2026. cepr.org/events/confe... Organisers: Paolo Surico & @danielpgross.bsky.social #EconSky

🚨Davide Cipullo, Tommaso Colussi, Domenico Rossignoli and I are excited to open the call for the 2nd UniCatt Political Economy workshop! We have 2 great keynotes: Alessandra Casella and David Yanagizawa-Drott. Send us your papers (theory or empirics) and let us meet in Milano on December 18.

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✨Did markets make Americans more cooperative❓🔍 ✅YES‼️ Between 1850 and 1920, the US became the largest and most integrated economy in the world 📶🌎 We show that this shift didn’t just move goods and affect prices—it fundamentally changed culture and behavior 🧵 👇 1/17

✨Did markets make Americans more cooperative❓🔍 ✅YES‼️ Between 1850 and 1920, the US became the largest and most integrated economy in the world 📶🌎 We show that this shift didn’t just move goods and affect prices—it fundamentally changed culture and behavior 🧵 👇 1/17

Updates on US Census Data as of February 5: According to the Census Bureau, all files on the public FTP server have been made publicly unavailable to comply with the President's executive orders. They say they'll work to restore the files after they are reviewed and approved.

We are seeing some impact on reproducibility efforts with the transition to the new US administration. For now, I suggest that you make backups of any data that required you to actively interact with the Federal government, as there may be a delay in response times.... #openscience

VITAL KNOWLEDGE: “Is DeepSeek the biggest threat to US equity markets? The company seems to have built a groundbreaking AI model at an extremely low price .. calling into question the utility of the hundreds of billions worth of capex being poured into this industry.” www.cnbc.com/2025/01/24/h...

How China’s new AI model DeepSeek is threatening U.S. dominance

An AI lab out of China has ignited panic in Silicon Valley after releasing impressive AI models more cheaply and with less-powerful chips than U.S. AI giants.

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🥊 Ready for the 3rd Bolzano Workshop on Historical Economics! From the majestic South Tyrolean Alps, where economics meets history in a knockout bout of ideas. Electrifying debates and brilliant scholars await. The final program is now available—explore the highlights! @essobecker.bsky.social

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