Yet another one of those illustrations why (propensity score) matching might not do the job #EconTwitter

Milestone unlocked: my research on the overstatement of GDP growth in autocracies is featured in this week's issue of The Economist economist.com/graphic-detail…

Here is a great explanation of the Lagrangian multiplier (the intuition of which is typically not given). 🧵 The problem: maximising a function f(x,y) under a constraint g(x,y)=k (the point has to be on the red curve).

Sembra si vada verso un tetto al contante di 5000 euro. In vita mia non credo di aver avuto mai nel portafoglio più di 200-300 euro. Non capisco a chi possano servire più di poche centinaia di euro. O forse lo capisco troppo bene.

Thinking and discussing about output gap measurement: amazing program, amazing attendees, amazing location European University Institute eui.eu/events?id=5500…

I am so happy to see this out in the open! We are finalizing an R package to implement the test in more general cases, including staggered setups. So stay tuned!

La proposta leghista di sussidiare il matrimonio in chiesa mi lascia perplesso. Un buon cattolico si sposa in chiesa per fede. Se ti sposi in chiesa per 20K euro non sei un buon cattolico e certo non lo diventi. Soldi buttati via. La fede non si compra.

Questi sono i #Comuni italiani con gravi carenze di #asili nido e #scuole per l’infanzia che, pur avendo #bambini a sufficienza per giustificare il servizio, non hanno partecipato ai bandi #PNRR per creare nuove strutture. Dal Focus #UPB sugli #asili. ➡️ bit.ly/3tXdr8v

Dear #ASSA participants, don't miss the session on trends and consequences of #WorkFromHome (Jan. 6, 8am): many interesting works, including mine on the effects on housing demand. Very excited about it! #ASSA2023

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I know I am biased, but this paper is just beautiful 😊

I have seen all 4 of these lines of best fit in published peer-reviewed papers and oddly the top left is probably the rarest type 📉

Our paper "Natural Unemployment and Activity Rates in Italy: Flow-based Determinants and Implications for Price Dynamics" with francesco d'amuri, Elisa Guglielminetti and Salvatore Lo Bello is now published on Economic Policy!

In these days many commentators wonder about the strong dynamism of employment in the EA in the face of stagnating value added. Several factors contribute to this, but one important is almost neglected. The EA has experienced a huge shock to relative prices... (1/2)

👇 deadline: May 10

A long journey just came to an end: doi.org/10.1016/j.labe… with Elisa, Philippe and Etienne Wasmer

A immense honor and privilege to host at the Bank of Italy a revolutionary like T.J.Sargent speaking about the Rational Expectation Revolution in a lecture entitled "Macroeconomics after Lucas"

Hi #EconTwitter! 📈 For those interested in #macroeconomics: Check out the brand new paper "Macroeconomics after Lucas" by Economics Nobel laureate Tom Sargent! 📚 Sargent is highly insightful - as usual. Simply, a must-read for those doing #economics! Link: