VoxEU column on our recent paper on climate-related central bank communication: cepr.org/voxeu/columns/… DSE UniBo Economics Università di Bologna Fondazione Cmcc Resources for the Future RFF - CMCC - EIEE Grantham LSE

I am often asked: Where does deep learning make a real difference in our computational capabilities in economics? My answer? In solving integrated assessment models (IAMs) of climate change. In this class of models, we want to understand the feedback loop between macro and

Optimal Tariffs with Geopolitical Alignment | NBER Our new working paper identifies optimal stick-and-carrot trade policies when large countries care not only about material gains, but also attracting geopolitical allies. nber.org/papers/w34108

Upward mobility in Europe.* *darker=more upward mobility What stands out to you?

America’s Q2 trade deficit narrowed by $370 billion, but it wasn’t the tariffs that did it. The deficit narrowed because investment spending tanked, thus reducing the gap between US spending and US production (i.e. America’s current account deficit). 👉 Why did investment tank?

Central Falls, Rhode Island (state's only majority Hispanic town): 2012: D+73 (most Dem town in the state) 2016: D+65 2020: D+46 2024: D+29

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20566 How Does Wage Inequality Affect The Labor Movement? Barbara Biasi, Zoe Cullen Harvard Business School, Julia Gilman Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Nina Roussille Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ow.ly/2P7l50WF65C #CEPR_LE #CEPR_OE #EconTwitter

There have been several recent papers which might be called the ‘Economic History of Science’ but I think this new one is the first true thoroughbred to dash out of the starting stall: A network analysis tracing how discrete scientific ideas diffused amongst scholars through

NEW from me: Clean energy growth helped China’s CO2 emissions fall 1% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, extending a declining trend that started in March 2024. Power sector CO2 fell 3% as growth in solar power alone matched the rise in electricity demand.

Interesting - but worth noting the EU is moving in that direction itself, certainly when it comes to reporting standards disliked by its own industry. Just call it simplification. In text - no mention of DMA, DSA. That was the real test for regulatory autonomy. And EU will call

In the United States, highly educated people are more religiously active than those with the lowest level of education. In Europe, it's the opposite.

This new paper shows scientific research and innovation in EU regions are being quietly corroded by the rise of extreme political movements: "Support for extreme right-wing parties is tied to reduced research output and innovation performance, esp. in green technological sectors"

A l'occasion de la remise d'un doctorat honoris causa par l'Université de Genève, Branko Milanovic donnera une conférence ouverte au public le jeudi 9 octobre.

📊 84% des Français sont désormais opposés à la suppression de deux jours fériés, en hausse de 11 pts (!) depuis seulement juillet dernier. Odoxa

Exclude Ireland and pharmaceutical trade, and over 42% of the EU’s goods trade surplus with the U.S. disappears. democracychallenged.com/2025/05/29/van…

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🔴 Info l'Opinion | Pas de suspense au PS, les députés voteront CONTRE la confiance au gouvernement Bayrou. L’abstention n’a jamais été une option pour la plupart des socialistes, mais une consultation des différentes sensibilités du PS — les TO — doit encore avoir lieu.

🔴 🗣 DIRECT - Chute de Bayrou, dissolution ? "Ce sont, non seulement, les conséquences de la dissolution (de l'année dernière) mais les conséquences de l'après-dissolution", déclare Bruno Cautrès, politologue. #franceinfo #canal16

New paper on strategic voting in France! 🗳️ Nouvel article à la Revue française de science politique: Avec Damien Bol CEVIPOF - Sciences Po "Le vote stratégique dans une France multipolarisée : Le cas des élections législatives de 2024" 👇 shs.cairn.info/revue-revue-fr… Lettres et sciences humaines

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