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Peter Morrow

@petermorrow.bsky.social

Professor of Economics, University of Toronto; Alum, Michigan Econ; Ex Boston Fed RA. https://sites.google.com/view/petermmorrow/home

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Myra Cheng@myra.bsky.social · 10mo ago

AI always calling your ideas “fantastic” can feel inauthentic, but what are sycophancy’s deeper harms? We find that in the common use case of seeking AI advice on interpersonal situations—specifically conflicts—sycophancy makes people feel more right & less willing to apologize.

Screenshot of paper title: Sycophantic AI Decreases Prosocial Intentions and Promotes Dependence
Blayne Haggart@bhaggart.bsky.social · 4mo ago

It’s disconcerting that reporters and Canadians are being forced to guess what Canada’s USMCA strategy actually is rather than getting a clear picture from the Carney government, even on background. Also not sure how all this fits with Carney’s much-touted closer relations with Mexico.

Canada and Mexico on different paths heading into USMCA crunch time

With the formal review date for the trade pact looming, Canada appears to be largely on the sidelines while Mexico is engaged in ‘technical discussions’

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World Trade Organization@wto.org · 5mo ago

The value of the WTO: An economics viewpoint in six instalments

WTO Blog | The value of the WTO: An economics viewpoint in six instalments

Why do economies negotiate trade agreements? If unilateral free trade can benefit an economy, why do governments devote so much effort to negotiating reciprocal tariff reductions and detailed trade rules with their partners? The answer lies in a fundamental feature of trade policy: when governments act independently, their policies affect not only their own economies but also the economies of others.

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C. Thi Nguyen@add-hawk.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Last term I tried an experiment: I walked into my Tech and Design Ethics class, admitted that I had *no idea* what to do about ChatGPT - so I would let them figure it out. As in: their first project was to decide and write the ChatGPT policy for the class. Here's what happened:

Jakob Schneebacher@jschneebacher.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Attention IO job market candidates: Sometimes speakers in the CMA's external economics seminar series have to cancel at relatively short notice. We would love for these slots to go to JMCs to present their job market paper. Drop me a message if you are interested or share with those who might be.

Chris Hayes@chrislhayes.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I was working an entire essay on this very notion this summer and this is reminding me I should pick it back up. TL;DR - every price is someone else's income and whether prices going down on something is "good" depends a whole lot on what you do for a living.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10mo ago

ANDREESSEN: Even if AI ends up destroying all the jobs, “the result would be hyper-deflation of prices, which is the thing that people miss. .. Things that today cost a lot of money will all of a sudden be cheap or free.” @fortune.com fortune.com/2025/10/08/b...

Mona Paulsen@monapaulsen.bsky.social · 11mo ago

For months, we had heard officials refer to the investment pledges. Now published, in draft form at least, by Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat, the MOU is our first opportunity to understand the architecture for foreign investments in the US. I try to answer some questions @worldtradelaw.bsky.social

Have the Japanese turned investment lemons into investment project lemonade?

Last week, the governments of the United States and Japan completed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to flesh out the details of a $550 billion pledge to invest in the United States made as part of...

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