Jacques Drèze (1929-2022), a kind and generous man and institution builder. He pioneered economics research in Belgium (CORE), in Europe (founding president European Economic Association EEA), and president of The Econometric Society. A top researcher with a sharp mind, ever curious

Robert Willig (1947-2022) This is not fresh news, but in case you missed it (as I did): Bobby Willig died last October 21st. Major figure in IO theory. Many will remember his work on contestable markets (with Baumol and Panzar). But his work… econtwitter.net/@luismbcabral/…

Hello #econtwitter, just want to flag this new package for DiD estimation in #python by Bernardo Dionisi called differences. Mini 🧵 👇 differences.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ github.com/bernardodionis… #datascience

New Python package that builds on PyBLP by Marco Duarte and co-authors to test firm conduct. This provides researchers with the computational tools to test for cooperation in setting prices in differentiated good markets. UNC College of Arts and Sciences @UNCResearch UNC Economics

Thanks everyone at EARIE for arranging this!

Yesterday I met Dr. Simon Anderson, who is now visiting Hitotsubashi U, listened to his research talk, and had an individual meeting. He was so kind he gave me a warm message on one of my favorite books. Thanks @ghngssm and everyone at Hitotsubashi U for making this possible!

On Tuesday, Dr. Matteo Paradisi Matteo Paradisi stopped by Kyoto U and gave a super interesting talk on the causes of the generational wage gap in EU countries (pictured with Takashi Unayama at an izakaya after the seminar). More or less, Japan also has a similar problem...?🤔

Last Thursday, Dr. Martin Peitz Martin Peitz stopped by Kyoto U, and I had the privilege to discuss my current work with him. He was so generous to give me his autograph on two of his books that I’ve learned a lot from. I also enjoyed his talk of ad blocking on the internet!

Last Thursday, I met Prof. Michael Keen Michael Keen before his talk at Osaka U, and we discussed one of my current projects. He was so generous that he gave me his autograph on his beautiful book published last year. I also thank Dr. Kazuki Onji Kazuki Onji for making this happen!

A couple weeks ago I attended Dr David Salant's great talk (here in Kyoto) on the effects of supplier heterogeneity in input auction on the final market. It was also a great opportunity to share some stories on the conjectural variation approach at Rochester back in the 80s!

Feeling a strange sense of happiness with the seminar schedule filled with people I've invited. If you're in or around Kyoto and the Kansai area and are interested in their topics, please consider joining us Looking forward to their talks very much!!

Today Dr. David Chan of Stanford U stopped by Kyoto and gave a great talk on productivity and wage differences between nurse practitioners and physicians in the U.S. His research has a lot of implications for Japan as well!

Last week Dr. Elena Capatina of the Australian National University stopped by Kyoto and gave a stimulating talk on dynamic consequences of health shocks on labor income. We also went on an excursion to Fushimi Inari Shrine on the weekend (with Jay Kang Hyunjae Jay Kang)!

We are hiring! This position is designated for women scholars. The institute offers an excellent research environment with a minimal teaching load (equivalent to 0.5 classes per year under U.S. standards). Plus, Kyoto is a great city to live in. Consider applying!