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Olivier Simard-Casanova
@o.simardcasanova.net
· Economist @univlorraine.bsky.social, en français and in English
· I use computers, network theory, and data to study how humans behave at work, in organizations and communities #Rstats
· He/Him 🏳️‍🌈
🌐 https://o.simardcasanova.net
📍 Nancy, Lorraine, France 🇪🇺
Pinned
Despite having completed 90% of the manuscript, I was never able to defend my PhD

It's definitely unexpected, but I'm thrilled to announce that I have restarted working on a PhD

You can read about what happened and my plans on my newsletter: o.simardcasanova.net/p/8e29c3...

#EconSky
A second shot at a PhD
I have an unexpected and exciting professional news to share
o.simardcasanova.net
Je regarde les trajets en train entre Nancy et Dijon

2h30 en TER ou Intercités

Puis je vois un TGV direct – qui met une heure *de plus* que les trains classiques

La raison ? Il fait un détour monstrueux par l’Alsace et la Franche-Comté 🤷🏻‍♂️
November 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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@bundespraesident.at has been verified by @bsky.app.
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Is your child texting about econometrics?

BRB = Biased Regression, Bro
LMAO = Linear Models Are Ok
SMH = Structural Model Hypothesis
YOLO = You Obviously Lack Observations
IMHO = Instrumental Methods Help OLS
LOL = Lots of Lags
GOAT = GLS Occasionally Addresses This
WTF = Wald Test Failed
July 14, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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top tip

👉 become insufferable early on and then they can do nothing to you
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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I’m about to become insufferable
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Very cool idea!
Parliamentary/ House / Senate issues could be posted in the same manner as @smokesignal.events

Elected members could have their vote placed on record as Yes, No, Present, Absent.

The platform hosting the votes could attest to the account belonging to the elected member, and attest each vote too.
We should figure out government operated on #atprotocol

#SeaMoThoughts
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I’m about to become insufferable
November 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”

aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Les médias : Notre trafic diminue depuis quinze ans

Also les médias : Mettent des publicités qui prennent davantage d’espace que le contenu. Mettent des publicités animées qui empêchent de se concentrer sur le contenu. Sans parler des pop-ups.

À un moment, stop
November 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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🚨 We are hiring! ‼️‼️

tenured track assistant or associate prof in economics at university of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social

welcome applications from all fields (but especially from econometrics)

econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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bluesky branding refresh unveiled
November 8, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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We invite you to our inaugural Berlin ATProto community day / Nov 18th - the day before @eurosky.social in Berlin.

Time: 10am - 4pm CET

Venue: is now confirmed to be EDGE Grand Central, Invalidenstraße 65, 10557 Berlin
November 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Currently giving Semble a try, and it is another very promising app built on AT Proto!
Semble alpha is now open! ✨
Check it out at semble.so
More details in our leaflet pub! (link in next post > )
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
@politico.eu: “German general warns NATO must brace for potential Russian attack”

Lt. Gen. Alexander Sollfrank, “who oversees all of Germany’s military operations and crisis deployments”:

> “Russia is already today capable of carrying out a regionally limited attack on NATO territory.”

1/2
German general warns NATO must brace for potential Russian attack
“Deterrence only works if it’s credible,” top officer warns.
www.politico.eu
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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⏰ Last chance to register for #CDSM2025!

Don't miss your chance to join us Nov 12–13 for two days of talks & debates at the intersection of causality, data science & AI.

💻 Online | 🎟️ Free
👉 causalscience.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Il y a dix ans, la France montrait la voie en portant l’accord de Paris. Au moment de son anniversaire et de la tenue de la #COP30 au Brésil, elle vacille sur ses engagements climatiques. Aux côtés de nombreux élus locaux, je m'engage pour faire vivre l’accord de Paris à Nancy et dans le Grand Nancy
EXCLUSIF. Delga, Pécresse, Béchu, Muselier et 400 élus locaux : « L’engagement local sur le climat ne pliera pas »
À la veille de la Cop30 au Brésil, plus de 400 élus locaux cosignent un texte proposé par la Fondation européenne du Climat (ECF) et s’engagent pour faire vivre l’accord de Paris dans chaque territoir...
www.ouest-france.fr
November 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Semble alpha is now open! ✨
Check it out at semble.so
More details in our leaflet pub! (link in next post > )
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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On net I like Bluesky, but the shift really lost grad students (far fewer active here vs. during peak EconTwitter). With job market season, it’s been kinda nice seeing familiar faces who were in the Covid grad school trenches w me popping up again recently

Like hey there! I remember you! Cool paper
November 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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*slaps roof of a giant 256 core server* yeeep this baby can even run one python process
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Fascinating read – and yet again, a greatly named Leaflet publication
Hopefully I've done this correctly in terms of the leaflet setup this time. Here's a first post in a series on T&S on Bluesky.
Moderating With Humans, For Humans
aaron.leaflet.pub
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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THIS is an underrated piece of the AT protocol that’s starting to break through. It’s not just that you can move all of your tweets, you can build whole new experiences on the web that you control.
Breakthrough 🤯 You're seeing

- ALL my @leaflet.pub articles 📄
- from ALL my Leaflet publications 📚

on my 🚧 new site (in dev) 🙀 that's

- version-controlled w/ @tangled.org 😳
- (soon) hosted w/ @nekomimi.pet's wisp.place 😱

EVERY PART is stored in my #PDS 🫠
#ATproto is the future!!! WTF 💙
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Breakthrough 🤯 You're seeing

- ALL my @leaflet.pub articles 📄
- from ALL my Leaflet publications 📚

on my 🚧 new site (in dev) 🙀 that's

- version-controlled w/ @tangled.org 😳
- (soon) hosted w/ @nekomimi.pet's wisp.place 😱

EVERY PART is stored in my #PDS 🫠
#ATproto is the future!!! WTF 💙
November 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
👀
Chatted with an OG Internet guy at the @atproto.boston meetup today.

Asked him about the last time he saw so much community excitement and engagement for a protocol.

He said http and html.
November 7, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Very cool
On Tuesday night, you may have noticed something a little different on Bluesky. Here's a peek behind the scenes of how the election feed came together. Endlessly grateful for this collaboration with @wnyc.org/@gothamist.com & @bsky.app!
About The Other Night...
How Graze is defining the next era of a decentralized, open social attention economy.
graze.leaflet.pub
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 AM