What holds back Germany? It is not high energy prices. It's real challenges are aging, underinvestment, and too much red tape. Read more here: imf.org/en/News/Articl…

⚠️ New paper alert ⚠️ We study the Digital Markets Act Impact on Google Maps with Michelangelo Rossi (cesifo.org/en/publication… ) A thread 1/n 🧵

Important paper on the DMA: what are it's direct costs to consumers and to what extent might it improve competition down the line? In the short term, direct costs are substantial and the benefit to Google competitors is small

This is absurd

Awesome initiative with three very intriguing questions!

Beyond excited to be awarded the EALE Young Labour Economist Prize with my job market paper! ☀️🙏 Also huge thanks to the organizers for putting together such a nice program!

🇪🇺 eu/acc A few weeks ago Mario Draghi asked my recommendations for his report that came out today about European competitiveness I had a call with him and summarized my problems with doing business in the EU I wrote this which is included in the report presented to the

Marion Brouard JMP: "Welfare Effects of Increasing Social Assistance to Young Adults: Theory and Evidence from France" Website: sites.google.com/view/marionbro…

Claire Leroy JMP: "Raising Take-up of Welfare Programs: Evidence from a Large French Reform" Website: sites.google.com/view/claireler…

🚨#EconJobMarket 🎓 Young adults are the poorest age group, what would happen if they received more targeted assistance? In her #JobMarketPaper, Marion Brouard explores the welfare effects of increasing transfers to young adults. #EconTwitter 👉 crest.science/opportunities-…

Honoured and very excited to take part in the EALE Tour next spring. And super happy to share this journey with Carmen and Léonard, whose work is great! ☀️ Thank you to EALE for making this possible! #EconJobMarket

🚨#EconJobMarket🎓 What is the role of college classmates in the transmission of gender norms? In her #JobMarketPaper, Federica Meluzzi provides new insights and implications for education policy! 📕📖 #EconTwitter #GenderEquality 👉 crest.science/opportunities-…

🚨#EconJobMarket🎓 How can policies better reach those in need? In her #JobMarketPaper, Claire Leroy studies how information 📢 and incentives 💸 can encourage social benefit take-up. #EconTwitter 👉 crest.science/opportunities-…

Greece now borrows at a lower interest rate than France. 5-year government yields are now lower for Greece (i.e. negative yield spread).

Reading Plato doesn't actually help you build consumer tech companies. A society which emphasizes Plato in education just ends up spending more time reading Plato, where that time could have been spent building consumer tech companies

Anthony seems to have struck a nerve, given the backlash. But just because you're not thinking about philosophy doesn't mean you're not following one. As Keynes might say: Practical men are usually the slaves of some defunct philosopher

Felix Schleef Maybe it's healthier to just say: I value intrinsically living in a society that supports arts and philosophy. It's fine. No need to make Plato instrumental. (except perhaps for the fun of conservative types glorifying antiquity actually having to read Plato's takes)

I'm honored to receive the Department Best PhD Thesis Award of Institut Polytechnique de Paris ! Special thanks goes to my supervisors Uli Laitenberger und Anthony Strittmatter , who always supported my along the way.

The Atlantic (The Atlantic) has a piece this week by Marc Novicoff (Marc Novicoff) that very kindly discusses my work on fertility: theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/… I’ve shared many related ideas here on X (please do check past posts), but the best summary is probably my EBRD

Assuming 10 grams of CO2 emitted per Gb streamed, this guy just saved 200 tons of CO2 a month! Fantastic!!