Latest posts tagged with #EconRead on Bluesky
📚 Our #ReadoftheWeek is "The Economics of Just About Everything" by Andrew Leigh.
An engaging introduction to the world of #economics, breaking down complex economics into real-world examples that show how EVERYTHING we do is influenced by incentives.
#EconStudent #DiscoverEconomics #EconRead
Our #ReadoftheWeek is "The Wealth of Humans" by Ryan Avent! This book examines how automation, #AI, and the shifting nature of work are reshaping the labour market and creating new challenges for workers, businesses, and governments. Interesting read! #DiscoverEconomics #EconRead #EconStudent
This week's #ReadoftheWeek is "The Entrepreneurial State" by Mariana Mazzucato. If you’re interested in how #innovation really works, and the intersections of government, innovation, and #economics, it’s a pretty eye-opening read! #EconRead #Bookrecommendation
Thursday in Google Ad Tech Antitrust. Last hot doc from govt. Simcoe and Lee Economics witnesses. Seen from gushy legal-oriented reporter. Govt. near wrapped. #EconSky #EconRead
www.bigtechontrial.com/p/googles-ad...
End of last week in the Google Ad Tech trial (legal-oriented reporter) with focus turning to the tying logic.
#EconSky #EconRead
www.bigtechontrial.com/p/google-kno...
Trial exhibits from Google Ad Tech, both sides. I learned a lot from US v MSFT trial exhibits, so recommend these to platform, advertising, organization, etc. scholars. #EconRead
blog.google/competition/...
www.justice.gov/atr/us-and-p...
Day four of Google Ad Tech Antitrust trial, as seen from the ad tech perspective, also links to the first three days' coverage. Interesting on changes in pricing schemes including auction.
#EconSKy #EconRead
www.adexchanger.com/antitrust/do...
Ethan Mollick on a new form of AI reasoning
#EconSky #EconRead
www.oneusefulthing.org/p/something-...
Third day of the Ad Tech trial (legal-oriented reporter) who notes that Judge Brinkema picked up on a Google email contemplating spinning off Ad Tech parts.
#EconSky #EconRead
www.bigtechontrial.com/p/day-3-judg...
HBS defamation case makes the New Yorker. Probably cheapest way to learn about this.
#EconSky #EconRead
www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
Third day of Google Trial (ad tech oriented reporter). Getting into the hot emails, and a "resource allocation" expert witness who is, gasp, not an Economist.
#EconRead
www.adexchanger.com/antitrust/do...
Having done a shift in Govt., Jed Kolko lays out the differences behind varying estimates of US immigrant population. Full data nerd.
#EconRead
www.slowboring.com/p/can-new-da...
I think the Crimson is only partly right. Claims against Data Colada gone, Harvard story is mixed. Defamation / free speech issues less complicated than employment law here.
#EconRead
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
More on day 2 of the Google AdTech antitrust trial, this time from a legally-oriented reporter.
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www.bigtechontrial.com/p/day-two-it...
Second day of Google AdTech trial (ad tech expert reporter)
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www.adexchanger.com/antitrust/th...
Another daily rundown on the Google AdTech antitrust trial. This one more legally oriented, less ad tech oriented.
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www.bigtechontrial.com/p/the-curtai...
'nother paper on failed migrations away from twitter (h/t Ethan Mollick)
Coordinate the move to BlueSky or network fx go poof.
#EconRead
epubs.siam.org/doi/10.1137/...
Academic migration from Twitter last time (h/t Matt Clancy)
If we don't work on coordination & community here, we will fail (h/t me.)
#EconRead
arxiv.org/abs/2406.04005
Lots of Econs are university presidents. David Warsh has a theory of this:
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davidwarsh.substack.com/p/keep-calm-...
We used to be provost because we can read the budget. But now?
Jean Tirole on monopoly and its policy implix (h/t @richardblundell.bsky.social )
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Interesting grump about the market structure of Econ labor market and the content of Econ coming out of .... Harvard.
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
