Rui Du
@bubc07.bsky.social
OK State Asst. Prof of Economics in urban & regional econ. Former MIT postdoc, PhD from Clark University. Co-Editor-in-Chief of Review of Regional Studies. https://www.ruidu.org
Check out a feature on our latest work on political geography and spatial allocation of economic activity. www.linkedin.com/pulse/spears...
Spears Business assistant professor Du illustrates how political geography shapes economic resource allocation
New policies often have unforeseen consequences. This can be true in workplaces, in cities and even across countries, but it’s difficult for researchers to measure the magnitude of these repercussions...
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December 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Check out a feature on our latest work on political geography and spatial allocation of economic activity. www.linkedin.com/pulse/spears...
It was a pleasure to have Amanda Ross (UA) visit us! We enjoyed her talk and greatly appreciated the time she spent with us. I also want to thank her helpful suggestions for my editorial work at RRS as I step into the role. I learned a lot from her experience as a former editor.
November 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
It was a pleasure to have Amanda Ross (UA) visit us! We enjoyed her talk and greatly appreciated the time she spent with us. I also want to thank her helpful suggestions for my editorial work at RRS as I step into the role. I learned a lot from her experience as a former editor.
I'm delighted to be hosting Prof. Amanda Ross for this seminar. We are very much looking forward to her insights. Hope you can join us!
October 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I'm delighted to be hosting Prof. Amanda Ross for this seminar. We are very much looking forward to her insights. Hope you can join us!
An AI tool, Refine, that reads research papers like a referee and finds issues with correctness, clarity, and consistency. www.refine.ink
September 27, 2025 at 10:07 AM
An AI tool, Refine, that reads research papers like a referee and finds issues with correctness, clarity, and consistency. www.refine.ink
Grateful to Prof. Siqi Zheng for the invitation for a guest lecture. It was a genuine pleasure to be back at MIT Center for Real Estate and MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab, reconnect with former colleagues and meet the new researchers at the center. Very much enjoyed interacting with the class!
September 23, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Grateful to Prof. Siqi Zheng for the invitation for a guest lecture. It was a genuine pleasure to be back at MIT Center for Real Estate and MIT Sustainable Urbanization Lab, reconnect with former colleagues and meet the new researchers at the center. Very much enjoyed interacting with the class!
Instead of one giant AI brain, the future is a team: specialized smaller models will handle routine work, while large models tackle the toughest problems. This makes AI automation faster, cheaper, and more widely available. www.linkedin.com/posts/mujeun...
Faith in God-like large language models is waning | Mu-Jeung Yang
Ironic that 2025's AI buzzword of the year is "agentic", because AI researchers (including from Nvidia, see here: https://lnkd.in/gn_U4rBF) have argued that you do not need LLMs, but instead only smal...
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September 10, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Instead of one giant AI brain, the future is a team: specialized smaller models will handle routine work, while large models tackle the toughest problems. This makes AI automation faster, cheaper, and more widely available. www.linkedin.com/posts/mujeun...
This paper argues that, contrary to common practice, statistically nonsignificant results are often more informative than significant ones, especially in economics where large datasets are common and true zero effects are rare. economics.mit.edu/sites/defaul...
September 10, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This paper argues that, contrary to common practice, statistically nonsignificant results are often more informative than significant ones, especially in economics where large datasets are common and true zero effects are rare. economics.mit.edu/sites/defaul...
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September 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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My former student’s econ podcast check it out! youtube.com/@tajtalks-of...
TajTalks
TajTalks is an educational channel that focuses on economics, simplifying complex ideas, theories, and real-world issues into clear and engaging lessons. Over time, the channel will expand to cover li...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
My former student’s econ podcast check it out! youtube.com/@tajtalks-of...
An interesting website www.arcgis.com/apps/instant...
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August 29, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Thrilled to announce our new paper is now published in the Journal of Urban Economics! #urbanecon #econsky Full article link authors.elsevier.com/c/1lg6YLPdB3...
A huge thank you to my fantastic co-authors: Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social, Weizeng Sun, Jianghao Wang, and Siqi Zheng!
A huge thank you to my fantastic co-authors: Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social, Weizeng Sun, Jianghao Wang, and Siqi Zheng!
August 28, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Thrilled to announce our new paper is now published in the Journal of Urban Economics! #urbanecon #econsky Full article link authors.elsevier.com/c/1lg6YLPdB3...
A huge thank you to my fantastic co-authors: Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social, Weizeng Sun, Jianghao Wang, and Siqi Zheng!
A huge thank you to my fantastic co-authors: Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social, Weizeng Sun, Jianghao Wang, and Siqi Zheng!
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New in JUE: JUE insight: Political geography and the spatial allocation of economic activity: Evidence from China’s anti-corruption campaign, by Filipe Campante, Rui Du, Weizeng Sun, Jianghao Wang, Siqi Zheng. #econsky #urbanecon
JUE insight: Political geography and the spatial allocation of economic activity: Evidence from China’s anti-corruption campaign
Publication date: September 2025
Source: Journal of Urban Economics, Volume 149
Author(s): Filipe Campante, Rui Du, Weizeng Sun, Jianghao Wang, Siqi Zheng
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August 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
New in JUE: JUE insight: Political geography and the spatial allocation of economic activity: Evidence from China’s anti-corruption campaign, by Filipe Campante, Rui Du, Weizeng Sun, Jianghao Wang, Siqi Zheng. #econsky #urbanecon