Stephan Maurer
@stephanmaurer.bsky.social
Economist by day, Civil War historian by night. University of Edinburgh, UPF-BSM, and CEP. Author of "Die Schlacht von Gettysburg": amzn.eu/d/epEJdVz
Personal webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/stephanernstmaurer/
Personal webpage: https://sites.google.com/site/stephanernstmaurer/
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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
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
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
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
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The evidence keeps accumulating that Brexit was an astonishing self-inflicted economic policy disaster. The fact that it is a slow-moving one bodes ill for those who think that populist economic mismanagement will translate into voters punishing populists. www.nber.org/system/files...
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The evidence keeps accumulating that Brexit was an astonishing self-inflicted economic policy disaster. The fact that it is a slow-moving one bodes ill for those who think that populist economic mismanagement will translate into voters punishing populists. www.nber.org/system/files...
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A spicier opinion is that academia taking back publishing is not necessarily a path to innovation and efficiency. Do you associate universities with efficiency? The problem with for-profit publishing is not the profit, it's the oligopoly power of major publishers. Anti-trust in our lifetime?
November 6, 2025 at 9:33 AM
A spicier opinion is that academia taking back publishing is not necessarily a path to innovation and efficiency. Do you associate universities with efficiency? The problem with for-profit publishing is not the profit, it's the oligopoly power of major publishers. Anti-trust in our lifetime?
FYI, first edition of JPEval, a new Spain-based journal focussing on the evaluation and monitoring of public policies:
@ksnet.bsky.social @elenacostas.bsky.social
polipapers.upv.es/index.php/jp...
@ksnet.bsky.social @elenacostas.bsky.social
polipapers.upv.es/index.php/jp...
Vol. 1 (2025) | Journal of Policy Evaluation
Universitat Politècnica de València
polipapers.upv.es
November 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
FYI, first edition of JPEval, a new Spain-based journal focussing on the evaluation and monitoring of public policies:
@ksnet.bsky.social @elenacostas.bsky.social
polipapers.upv.es/index.php/jp...
@ksnet.bsky.social @elenacostas.bsky.social
polipapers.upv.es/index.php/jp...
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🎙️ La nostra sòcia #MariaSánchez col·labora al programa d'avui de #SERConversa a @sercatalunya.bsky.social sobre el lideratge industrial de Catalunya
💡 Reflexions sobre reindustrialització, descarbonització i innovació tecnològica
🔴 A les 12:15h a l'estudi Toresky de Ràdio Barcelona
💡 Reflexions sobre reindustrialització, descarbonització i innovació tecnològica
🔴 A les 12:15h a l'estudi Toresky de Ràdio Barcelona
November 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🎙️ La nostra sòcia #MariaSánchez col·labora al programa d'avui de #SERConversa a @sercatalunya.bsky.social sobre el lideratge industrial de Catalunya
💡 Reflexions sobre reindustrialització, descarbonització i innovació tecnològica
🔴 A les 12:15h a l'estudi Toresky de Ràdio Barcelona
💡 Reflexions sobre reindustrialització, descarbonització i innovació tecnològica
🔴 A les 12:15h a l'estudi Toresky de Ràdio Barcelona
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Don’t forget you have one week (in the UK) before LinkedIn starts quietly using ALL of your visible content to train AI.
It's unsurprisingly an Opt Out system so most users will be blithely unaware.
The relevant toggle is in Settings - privacy and data. You know what to do.
It's unsurprisingly an Opt Out system so most users will be blithely unaware.
The relevant toggle is in Settings - privacy and data. You know what to do.
October 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Don’t forget you have one week (in the UK) before LinkedIn starts quietly using ALL of your visible content to train AI.
It's unsurprisingly an Opt Out system so most users will be blithely unaware.
The relevant toggle is in Settings - privacy and data. You know what to do.
It's unsurprisingly an Opt Out system so most users will be blithely unaware.
The relevant toggle is in Settings - privacy and data. You know what to do.
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Zentrum für Burgenforschung an der Universität Tübingen eröffnet: Die Universität Tübingen hat am Donnerstag feierlich ein Zentrum für Burgenforschung eröffnet, das bisher ungeklärten Fragen zu den mittelalterlichen Bauten auf den Grund gehen wird: Wie viele Burgen gab es in… #archäologie
Zentrum für Burgenforschung an der Universität Tübingen eröffnet
Die Universität Tübingen hat am Donnerstag feierlich ein Zentrum für Burgenforschung eröffnet, das bisher ungeklärten Fragen zu den mittelalterlichen Bauten auf den Grund gehen wird: Wie viele Burgen gab es in Deutschland und Europa? Welchem Zwecken außer der Verteidigung dienten sie? Wie sah der Alltag ihrer Bewohnerinnen und Bewohner aus? In welcher Beziehung standen die Burgherren zu umliegenden Dörfern und Klöstern?
www.archaeologie-online.de
November 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Zentrum für Burgenforschung an der Universität Tübingen eröffnet: Die Universität Tübingen hat am Donnerstag feierlich ein Zentrum für Burgenforschung eröffnet, das bisher ungeklärten Fragen zu den mittelalterlichen Bauten auf den Grund gehen wird: Wie viele Burgen gab es in… #archäologie
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I like this paper by Gillingham, Kotchen, Levinsohn, and Nalebuff: www.nber.org/papers/w34413
Two main points. 1. Musk's shenanigans hurt Tesla, but increased demand for other EVs, which is a good thing in the long term. 2. It has material implications for Net Zero policies in the short term.
Two main points. 1. Musk's shenanigans hurt Tesla, but increased demand for other EVs, which is a good thing in the long term. 2. It has material implications for Net Zero policies in the short term.
October 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I like this paper by Gillingham, Kotchen, Levinsohn, and Nalebuff: www.nber.org/papers/w34413
Two main points. 1. Musk's shenanigans hurt Tesla, but increased demand for other EVs, which is a good thing in the long term. 2. It has material implications for Net Zero policies in the short term.
Two main points. 1. Musk's shenanigans hurt Tesla, but increased demand for other EVs, which is a good thing in the long term. 2. It has material implications for Net Zero policies in the short term.
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This fantastic map by Francis Galton shows travel time from London to the rest of the world in 1881.
October 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This fantastic map by Francis Galton shows travel time from London to the rest of the world in 1881.
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Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
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The impressive Trier Gold Hoard is the largest #Roman gold hoard ever discovered. It comprises more than 2650 aurei (gold coins) with a total weight of about 18.5 kilogram. The aurei were hidden in 196 AD during the revolt of Clodius Albinus against...🧵1/2
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#archaeology 🏺
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#archaeology 🏺
October 18, 2025 at 6:01 AM
The impressive Trier Gold Hoard is the largest #Roman gold hoard ever discovered. It comprises more than 2650 aurei (gold coins) with a total weight of about 18.5 kilogram. The aurei were hidden in 196 AD during the revolt of Clodius Albinus against...🧵1/2
📷 me
#archaeology 🏺
📷 me
#archaeology 🏺
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Attention IO job market candidates:
Sometimes speakers in the CMA's external economics seminar series have to cancel at relatively short notice. We would love for these slots to go to JMCs to present their job market paper.
Drop me a message if you are interested or share with those who might be.
Sometimes speakers in the CMA's external economics seminar series have to cancel at relatively short notice. We would love for these slots to go to JMCs to present their job market paper.
Drop me a message if you are interested or share with those who might be.
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Attention IO job market candidates:
Sometimes speakers in the CMA's external economics seminar series have to cancel at relatively short notice. We would love for these slots to go to JMCs to present their job market paper.
Drop me a message if you are interested or share with those who might be.
Sometimes speakers in the CMA's external economics seminar series have to cancel at relatively short notice. We would love for these slots to go to JMCs to present their job market paper.
Drop me a message if you are interested or share with those who might be.
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Canada and Europe don't seem to be scooping up junior Economists, even with fewer job options in the US. At least not on the US job market, and only slight uptick on the European job market. 😔
#EconSky📉📈
#EconSky📉📈
October 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Canada and Europe don't seem to be scooping up junior Economists, even with fewer job options in the US. At least not on the US job market, and only slight uptick on the European job market. 😔
#EconSky📉📈
#EconSky📉📈
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Join us!
@iwh-halle.bsky.social and @uni-magdeburg.de are hiring an AP in Labor Economics!
Focus: Effects of AI and new technologies on workers & firms.
No German required.
Enjoy an outstanding research environment in Magdeburg & Halle – come see for yourself!
🔗 Full ad: tinyurl.com/28ko5wty
@iwh-halle.bsky.social and @uni-magdeburg.de are hiring an AP in Labor Economics!
Focus: Effects of AI and new technologies on workers & firms.
No German required.
Enjoy an outstanding research environment in Magdeburg & Halle – come see for yourself!
🔗 Full ad: tinyurl.com/28ko5wty
Assistant Professor (W1) in Labor Economics
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October 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Join us!
@iwh-halle.bsky.social and @uni-magdeburg.de are hiring an AP in Labor Economics!
Focus: Effects of AI and new technologies on workers & firms.
No German required.
Enjoy an outstanding research environment in Magdeburg & Halle – come see for yourself!
🔗 Full ad: tinyurl.com/28ko5wty
@iwh-halle.bsky.social and @uni-magdeburg.de are hiring an AP in Labor Economics!
Focus: Effects of AI and new technologies on workers & firms.
No German required.
Enjoy an outstanding research environment in Magdeburg & Halle – come see for yourself!
🔗 Full ad: tinyurl.com/28ko5wty
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Press release: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo... #NobelPrize
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025
The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025 was awarded “for having explained innovation-driven economic growth” with one half to Joel Mokyr “for having identified ...
www.nobelprize.org
October 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Press release: www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo... #NobelPrize
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That's like four economics awards in a row with a substantial economic-history component, right? That strikes me as a remarkable shift. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists...
October 13, 2025 at 10:02 AM
That's like four economics awards in a row with a substantial economic-history component, right? That strikes me as a remarkable shift. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/lists...
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This will make the academic job market basically non-existent for non-US citizens. And job ads in Europe are down too. This will be a tough year to be on the market for many people. I encourage everyone to keep their eyes open for jobs posted in non-traditional channels.
Two new colleagues fortunately had applied shortly before and received h1b. But university now apparently saying for new searches to only consider people with existing work permits/citizenship
October 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
This will make the academic job market basically non-existent for non-US citizens. And job ads in Europe are down too. This will be a tough year to be on the market for many people. I encourage everyone to keep their eyes open for jobs posted in non-traditional channels.
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Occasionally you come across the odd screenshot from LinkedIn and realize where ChatGPT got its cringe
October 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Occasionally you come across the odd screenshot from LinkedIn and realize where ChatGPT got its cringe
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So today's Substack about the impact of tariffs concluded:
"in many ways the level of the tariffs is less important than the huge uncertainty Trump’s policies have created. And that uncertainty hasn’t abated at all."
Ya don't say. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/leprechaun...
"in many ways the level of the tariffs is less important than the huge uncertainty Trump’s policies have created. And that uncertainty hasn’t abated at all."
Ya don't say. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/leprechaun...
Leprechauns, Effective Tariffs and Inflation
Yes, tariffs are hurting us. No, Trump wasn’t right.
paulkrugman.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
So today's Substack about the impact of tariffs concluded:
"in many ways the level of the tariffs is less important than the huge uncertainty Trump’s policies have created. And that uncertainty hasn’t abated at all."
Ya don't say. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/leprechaun...
"in many ways the level of the tariffs is less important than the huge uncertainty Trump’s policies have created. And that uncertainty hasn’t abated at all."
Ya don't say. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/leprechaun...
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Doomscrolling break!
I imagine every historian has a list of Most Neglected Aspect of History. I welcome them in the replies. Here's a thread on my candidate:
The California steamship lines from 1849–1869, during the gold rush until the first transcontinental railroad's completion.
My case:
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I imagine every historian has a list of Most Neglected Aspect of History. I welcome them in the replies. Here's a thread on my candidate:
The California steamship lines from 1849–1869, during the gold rush until the first transcontinental railroad's completion.
My case:
🧵
1/15
October 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Doomscrolling break!
I imagine every historian has a list of Most Neglected Aspect of History. I welcome them in the replies. Here's a thread on my candidate:
The California steamship lines from 1849–1869, during the gold rush until the first transcontinental railroad's completion.
My case:
🧵
1/15
I imagine every historian has a list of Most Neglected Aspect of History. I welcome them in the replies. Here's a thread on my candidate:
The California steamship lines from 1849–1869, during the gold rush until the first transcontinental railroad's completion.
My case:
🧵
1/15
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after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet
October 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
after careful study, I believe only people born between 1975 and 1995 should be allowed to use the internet
Not too shabby as far as conference venues go...
October 9, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Not too shabby as far as conference venues go...
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Have we passed peak social media? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com here www.ft.com/content/a072...
October 3, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Have we passed peak social media? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com here www.ft.com/content/a072...