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Matthias Doepke
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Family economics and macroeconomics at the London School of Economics. Coauthor of "Love, Money, and Parenting" http://bit.ly/lovemoneyparenting

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Matthias Doepke is a German economist, currently Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Gerald F. and Marjorie G. Fitzgerald Professor of Economic History at Northwestern University. His research focuses on economic growth, development, political economy and monetary economics. .. more

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Matthias Doepke @mdoepke.bsky.social Β· Apr 23
30 years after arriving in the US, I just resigned from Northwestern and we sold our house.

We are an American family, I became a citizen in 2014, and until recently did not expect to ever leave. But now, this no longer feels like the right place to raise a family and pursue a research career.

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John P de New πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @denewjohn.bsky.social Β· 2d
Merry Christmas to my mates in the USA.

THREE academics doing some heavy lifting in the US to protect freedom

@mclem.org @aaronsojourner.org @justinwolfers.bsky.social
a man in a military uniform is sitting in a car and looking out the window .
ALT: a man in a military uniform is sitting in a car and looking out the window .
media.tenor.com

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Matthias Doepke @mdoepke.bsky.social Β· 10d
Macro at LSE is hiring predocs for September 2025!

Come and work in the best city in the world, on cutting edge macro with Ben Moll, Ricardo Reis, Joe Hazell, Ethan Ilzetzki, and me.

Past predocs have gone to places like Harvard, LSE and Northwestern.

t.co/2RrUaQl6Pk

#econ_ra #EconSky
https://jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/4174/0/460743/15539/research-assistant-in-macroeconomics-x2
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social Β· 15d
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.

The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.

Below is the full, mind-blowing list.

🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨

1/
- All social media accounts from the last 5 years - All your biometrics: face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris - All your phone numbers from the last 5 years - All your email addresses from the last 10 years - IP addresses and metadata from your submitted photos - Names of your family members (parents, spouse, siblings, children) - All your family members' phone numbers from the last 5 years - Your family members' dates of birth - Your family members' places of birth - Your family members' residencies - All your business phone numbers from the last 5 years - All your business email addresses from the last 10 years

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Kim Lane Scheppele @kimlanelaw.bsky.social Β· 17d
All travelers from ESTA countries (yes the ones on visa waiver programs) will have to disclose 5 years of social media + huge amounts of personal data to enter the US now. All US academic associations should now meet outside the US if we want to meet our international colleagues.
clarajeffery.bsky.social Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social Β· 17d
This is INSANE www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/t...

and these are our closest allies!
Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The change would affect visitors eligible for the visa waiver program, which allows people from 42 countries to travel to the United States for up to 90 days without a visa as long as they first obtain electronic travel authorization. In a document filed on Tuesday in the Federal Register, C.B.P. said it plans to ask applicants for a long list of personal data including social media, email addresses from the last decade, and the names, birth dates, places of residence and birthplaces of parents, spouses, siblings and children. Under the current system, applicants from visa waiver countries must enroll in the Electronic System for Travel Authorization program. They pay $40 and submit an email address, home address, phone number and emergency contact information. The authorization is good for two years.

Reposted by Matthias Doepke, Wolfgang Huber

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Rudi Bachmann @bachmannrudi.bsky.social Β· Nov 26
Strategische UnabhΓ€ngigkeit Europas:

1) Putin-Regime wird 2026 wirtschaftlich kollabieren, wenn Sanktionen erhalten und verschΓ€rft werden.

2) Trump-Regime und MAGA werden 2026 elektoral kollabieren.

Also: Durchhalten, Waffen liefern, VermΓΆgen verwenden, Schattenflotte lahmlegen.

Reposted by Matthias Doepke

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Centre For Macroeconomics @cfmuk.bsky.social Β· Oct 22
CFM Director Ricardo Reis congratulates LSE academic Philippe Aghion, at LSE Dept. of Economics breakfast reception, for jointly winning the Nobel Prize for Economic Sciences with Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt

Reposted by Matthias Doepke, John Hogan, Tore Ellingsen , and 2 more

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undercoverhist.bsky.social @undercoverhist.bsky.social Β· Oct 14
What does a Nobel Prize on β€˜innovation-driven economic growth’ actually reward?

A historian’s perspective on how to deal with the Nobel frenzy

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Alexander Wulfers @alexanderwulfers.com Β· Oct 13
"Bob Fogel said to me once: For economics to work without economic history is like an evolutionary biologist without paleontology. You just miss 99.5% of all the species that ever walked on this earth." Joel Mokyr www.youtube.com/live/__0sGvj...
LIVE: Nobel Prize in economics winner Joel Mokyr speaks
YouTube video by Reuters
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Matthias Doepke @mdoepke.bsky.social Β· Oct 10
Congratulations Florian, huge win for @econ.uzh.ch and for Europe!!

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Samuel Bentolila @samben8.bsky.social Β· Oct 3
I am really grateful to Cemfi for organizing this workshop and in particular to all the organizers, participants, and attendants. It was a high quality scientific event, full of warmth and fun. It was wonderful to get together with so many good friends
cemfi.es CEMFI @cemfi.es Β· Oct 2
The workshop "Labor Markets, Institutions, and Economic Policy: A Workshop in Honor of Samuel Bentolila" took place on Monday, September 29th, at CEMFI
www.cemfi.es/all_news_blo...

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Georg WeizsΓ€cker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social Β· Oct 3
β€žThe decline was most pronounced among first-year graduate students. Illinois Urbana-Champaign has seen a 22% drop and Buffalo, 58%.β€œ

Informative article πŸ‘‡πŸΌ about πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ intβ€˜l students.

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί has much freer speech now - so, welcome - it but should be said that silly admission restrictions exist here, too.
japantimes.co.jp The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp Β· Oct 3
In the latest move by U.S. colleges to cope with the disruptive policies of President Donald Trump, DePaul University told faculty it will reduce spending following a 30% decline in international enrollment this fall.
Fewer foreign students and fewer dollars make U.S. colleges feel the pinch
Dozens of schools in the U.S. have announced budget cuts in response to Trump administration policies that are upending higher education.
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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social Β· Sep 24
I think the key problem here is a continuing assumption, in traditional media, that when the White House speaks on a major topic, this is a big news story.

That model can't cope with a president with no regard for truth, who's in constant broadcast mode, & who veers around from one day to another.
robertsaunders.bsky.social Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social Β· Sep 23
Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins?

He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.

So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?

Reposted by Matthias Doepke, Gema Zamarro, Aaron Sojourner

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Corinne Low @corinnelow.com Β· Sep 23
My book, a labor of love, with 15 years of my own research and the stories of countless women, is out today!! I document why women's time has gotten so squeezed, and then provide actionable, evidence-based strategies on what we can do about it! So many people on here did the research in the book! πŸ™

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UChicago | Stone Center on Wealth Inequality & Mobility @ucstonecenter.bsky.social Β· Sep 23
Alexander Monge-Naranjo has been researching the role of credit constraints in shaping educational attainment. He sits down with @durlauf.bsky.social to discuss how credit access matters for recent cohorts, whereas family resources were more determinative for earlier groups.
Listen β†’ bit.ly/4nOXPxK

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fabolange.bsky.social @fabolange.bsky.social Β· Sep 22
If the UK does not take this good advice, maybe Canada will? Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver are great places for tech hubs - lets compete for them by enabling skilled migration and students.
mdoepke.bsky.social Matthias Doepke @mdoepke.bsky.social Β· Sep 22
The 100K H-1B fee is the biggest opportunity for the UK yet to revive economic growth and business dynamism.

Now let’s drop those visa fees and NHS surcharges right away to send a clear signal and reap the benefits!

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org Β· Sep 22
The astronomical new Skill Penalty on US work visas will hobble a core driver of productivity growth in the US economy.

β€œH-1B visas cause innovation, they cause entrepreneurship, they cause more R&D investment,” I told the @wsj.com

Very nice and balanced piece by @jdlahart.bsky.social β€”>
Will the $100,000 Visa Fee Help U.S. Workers? Economists Aren’t So Sure
Changes to the H-1B system could benefit some U.S. workers. But economists say losing foreign talent could weaken the overall job marketβ€”and shift production overseas.
www.wsj.com

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Matthias Doepke @mdoepke.bsky.social Β· Sep 22
The 100K H-1B fee is the biggest opportunity for the UK yet to revive economic growth and business dynamism.

Now let’s drop those visa fees and NHS surcharges right away to send a clear signal and reap the benefits!

Reposted by Matthias Doepke

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Lones Smith @lonessmith.bsky.social Β· Sep 18
"The countries where comedians can't mock the leader on late night TV are not really ones you want to live in." - Chris Hayes

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social Β· Sep 18
This is a massive, history making abuse of your power. It will define your legacy and one day you will come to regret punishing free speech and trying to destroy democracy.

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Romain Wacziarg @romainwacziarg.bsky.social Β· Sep 4
The August 2025 issue of the Journal of the European Economic Association is now published (academic.oup.com/jeea/issue/2...). It consists of 10 fantastic papers from a wide range of fields of economics. @jeeanews.bsky.social

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com Β· Sep 2
Trump’s reelection was the tipping point. In April, Matthias Doepke sold his house and permanently moved his family to England to teach at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
This Northwestern professor fled the US under Trump. He hasn’t looked back.
Trump’s reelection was the tipping point. In April, Matthias Doepke sold his house and permanently moved his family to England to teach at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
www.chicagotribune.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org Β· Aug 22
On the left: Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old DOGE staffer and college dropout.

On the right: Mohammad Halimi, a 53-year-old exiled Afghan scholar.

This is the story of how DOGE targeted Halimi on social media.

Then the Taliban took his family. 🧡
Photo of DOGE staffer Nate Cavanagh, a 28-year-old white man in a blue pullover, carrying a black backpack. Photo of 53-year-old Afghan scholar Mohammad Halimi. He is sitting, wearing white pants and shirt with a brown vest.

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Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social Β· Aug 17
American park concession policy drives me insane.

Here I am with my kid at the biggest park in Berkeley. There are hundreds of people here at birthday parties, playing tennis/basketball/frisbee, and running the dogs.

And yet the closest place to buy a *coffee* is a half mile walk.

Reposted by John McLaren, Matthias Doepke, Aaron Sojourner

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org Β· Aug 6
β€œI don’t think I’ve seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business,” said Mike Osterholm, an Univ. of Minnesota expert on infectious disease

mRNA vaccines β€œcertainly saved millions of lives,” said Dr. Paul Offitβ€”a vaccine expert at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Β· Aug 6
Kevin Hassett suggests the Bureau of Labor Statistics rigged the 2012 election for Barack Obama

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social Β· Aug 6
"Go outside” has been quietly replaced with β€œGo online". ... Kids being raised on screens long for real freedom.”

Very much agree with this piece. HT @pascallth.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
What Kids Told Us About How to Get Them Off Their Phones
Children who were raised on screens need more freedom out in the real world.
www.theatlantic.com

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Georg WeizsΓ€cker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social Β· Aug 6
Germany will be an attractive alternative host country, and will benefit from it -- after a few institutional changes.

Curious to see what LΓ€nder and what universities will be the first to report increases in non-EU enrolements.

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John P de New πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Ί @denewjohn.bsky.social Β· Aug 6
As Trump cracks down on college student visas, other countries see opportunity

#EconSky

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As Trump cracks down on college student visas, other countries see opportunity
As part of its crackdown on immigration, President Donald Trump’s administration is pressuring U.S. colleges to reduce their dependence on international enrollment while adding new layers of scrutiny ...
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org Β· Aug 3
Those direct, short term costs are just the beginning of much more massive and long term damage.
w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy Β· Aug 3
The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. https://www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-international-student-enrollment-outlook-and-economic-impact

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org Β· Aug 3
Cue ideologues & disinformers.
calculatedrisk.bsky.social Bill McBride @calculatedrisk.bsky.social Β· Aug 3
Goldman: β€œThe Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will publish a preliminary estimate of the benchmark revision to March 2025 nonfarm payrolls on September 9th. We estimate a downward revision on the order of 550-950k”