RT @joshcarlosjosh: “I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see suc…

@ProfJAParker I think the outcry is a response to the sudden abandonment of long-standing practice in an election in which one candidate has repeatedly threatened freedom of the press (among other things). It reeks of caving to those threats. If WP does so here, where else?

@sbuhai @lewbel @NobelPrize point taken

@matthewstoller @florianederer Which points did I ignore? I thought I was engaging with exactly the points you made.

@matthewstoller @florianederer The paper you criticized is about recent trends in competition. Is there evidence of an increase in collusion/price fixing in recent years? And does Kwoka have recent work showing that markets have become less competitive?

@matthewstoller @florianederer A very strong and personalized take with no actual argument. Please explain what you mean. Do they ignore or misinterpret relevant research? mis-apply economic analysis? reach conclusions that conflict with your feelings?

RT @secupp: Just stop with the “But Trump is worse so shut up” nonsense. Everyone, and I mean everyone calling for Biden to step down think…

@DAcemogluMIT The risk of weakening Biden's candidacy matters only if he would have a shot at winning. Those calling for him to step down think he does not (a view about voters near the margin) and that we'd therefore be better off with a roll of the die on a new candidate.

RT @NAChristakis: The University of Chicago, as usual, striking the right balance. Worth reading in full. It is exactly right. President…

RT @RpsAgainstTrump: Watch Professor Timothy Snyder completely destroy Marjorie Taylor Greene for lying about “Nazis in Ukraine.” https://t…

RT @jondr44: @Undercoverhist I would say the key idea of Manski's work is: A reasonable set of assumptions may not allow us to learn abou…

@ShengwuLi Congratulations Shengwu.

@florianederer It has been a while, but at the time I enjoyed The Emperor of Ocean Park. Btw, is that first one "Incognito Steve Berry?" @steventberry

RT @steve_tadelis: Just in case someone needs to read the Kalven report: "To perform its mission in the society, a university must sustain…

RT @conlon_chris: I view the obsession with the Chicago school in antitrust circles as more of an indictment of the poor state of instructi…

RT @conlon_chris: A friendly reminder that the "Chicago School" of antitrust has little to do with economics and was largely associated w/…

@paulgp @steventberry Not realistic from my experience--my board is usually much messier and inscrutable.

@Chanman_ECON One example:

Finally trying the azure firmament site under the same handle @philhaile. Switching equilibria is difficult when access codes trickle out.