R.I.P. Chris Sims. I have so many fond memories of our years together at Princeton and of so many joyful meetings over the years. As Markus wrote, he was a wonderful person: kind, generous, thoughtful. A small story: we co‑advised several PhD students. We had a system. Chris

I have many very nice memories of my years at Princeton where I was so lucky to have Chris as colleague. His intellectual honesty and depth were remarkable as well as his true excitement about new important ideas. His kindness and his generosity to his students are legendary.

A day like today, exactly 25 years ago, my admired advisor Sherwin Rosen died, way too young, at 62 years of age. He was then the president of the AEA. We owe him some crucial ideas. I highlight 7. Hedonic Prices and Implicit Markets (JPE, 1974). How does the market price

The Economics Department at Princeton University is deeply saddened by the passing of esteemed colleague and Nobel Prize winner Chris Sims. The world lost one of the great economists of our times; those who knew him lost a dear friend. About Sims and his impact: bit.ly/3PrpOaE

'Redcliffe Road Blossoms, Chelsea' by Juan del Pozo juandelpozo.net

London, you're beautiful 🌅

'Wimpole House', Marylebone (from 'Isolation Views', 2020) by Frank Laws franklaws.com/shop/isolation…

Chris Sims, In Memoriam Long 3 part 🧵 I was asked to write a short paragraph for Princeton collecting memories of Chris Sims. But when I started writing, I just could not stop. I might as well share it with my friends and colleagues rather than having it sit unread in the

This is amazing. A beautiful intellectual portrait of someone truly pursuing the "life of the mind". The higher calling there is.

Famously (there is a beautiful Works in Progress piece on this) in 2016, Geoffrey Hinton told an audience in Toronto that medical schools should stop training radiologists, since AI would soon outperform them at reading scans. Ten years later, there are more radiologists than

'An Old London Church', St John's Church, Waterloo by Robert Polhill Bevan (Private collection)

'Islington Street at Night with Blossoming Cherry Trees' (2024) by Melissa Scott-Miller chrisbeetles.com/artwork/47823/…

I love how busy the City of London is in the mornings. It’s something Ben Southwood has observed before, but there’s something quite inspiring about the look of determination in people’s eyes as they stride to work, especially combined with their trademark London smiles.

'Early Morning, Harrow Road' (2008) by Caroline Coon stephenfriedman.com

London under rent control vs today.

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'Highbury Clock Tower' (2024) by Sarah Lundblad sarahbethlundblad.art

The premise of my forthcoming book "Messy Jobs" is that these guys have no idea what people do in their jobs. If you want to read or listen to someone who really understands the labour market, here is one excellent podcast by David Deming. hbs.edu/managing-the-f…

'A Morning Ride, Bloomsbury Square' by Nick Grove nickgrove-artworks.co.uk

'The Regent's Canal, Twilight' (1925) by Algernon Cecil Newton (Government Art Collection)