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Prof. Caroline Fohlin

@caroline-fohlin.bsky.social

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I study Economic History & Finance, esp US + Germany in the 20th century.

Google Scholar: https://t.co/RdOYnDBiW5

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Photo: Bergen, Norway

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Caroline Fohlin is an economics professor at Emory University who specializes in corporate finance, venture capital, economic history, and financial market structures.

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Economics 72%

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Menzie Chinn @mchinn.bsky.social · 6h

#EconSky @tcddublin.bsky.social Swiss National Bank workshop
econbrowser.com/archives/202...

SNB-TCD Workshop: “Globalization and the economics of the external sector” | Econbrowser

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Prof. Caroline Fohlin @caroline-fohlin.bsky.social · 18h

And, of course, inflation and tariff costs hit low-income households hardest. So, the real (purchasing power) effect is even worse. Moreover, they are likely holding little/no equity, so missing the outsized gains in financial assets that higher-income/wealthier families are enjoying.
#econsky

Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 18h

From Apollo's Torsten Slok on the US K-shaped economy:
"Today, wage growth for low-income workers is significantly lower than wage growth for middle- and high-income workers."

#economy #inequality #wages #markets

Prof. Caroline Fohlin @caroline-fohlin.bsky.social · 18h

It was only a matter of time.
This is how corrupt authoritarian regimes keep power.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

> @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

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Mohamed A. El-Erian @elerianm.bsky.social · 18h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

> @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social

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Iryna Voichuk @irynavoichuk.bsky.social · 2d

Kharkiv is plunged into darkness, the hum of generators filling the air. Parts of the city are also without water or heat.

Last night, russia launched multiple strikes on the city’s energy infrastructure, causing critical damage.

Prof. Caroline Fohlin @caroline-fohlin.bsky.social · 2d

Good to know!

David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 3d

What happens to TIPs if CPI is delayed? "If the CPI for a particular month is not reported by the last day of the following
month, we will announce an index number based on the last available 12-month change in the CPI." www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...

Prof. Caroline Fohlin @caroline-fohlin.bsky.social · 2d

📌 This is a great topic, thanks!

Jonathan A. Parker @profjaparker.bsky.social · 3d

Are you interested in the economics of "junk fees"? A great JEP summary here:
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Prof. Caroline Fohlin @caroline-fohlin.bsky.social · 2d

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Laurens Swinkels @lswinkels.bsky.social · 4d

My paper just published *open access* in the Journal of International Money and Finance "The risk and reward of investing" doi.org/10.1016/j.ji...

Short video clip about the content on www.laurensswinkels.com, where you can also find the data.

#EconSky #FinSky #Academic #Investing #Finance

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Jonathan A. Parker @profjaparker.bsky.social · 3d

Are you interested in the economics of "junk fees"? A great JEP summary here:
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · 3d

📢 #CallforPapers - Simplifying banking regulation and supervision without sacrificing safety
Deadline: 9 Jan 2026
Interested parties should submit their draft papers and any queries to Martin Birn of the Basel Committee's Secretariat at Martin.Birn[at]bis[dot]org.
cepr.org/events/simpl...
#EconSky

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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 3d

Prof. Caroline Fohlin @caroline-fohlin.bsky.social · 4d

Great data!
#econsky #history

Rick Hornbeck @rickhornbeck.bsky.social · 4d

Hi all, please spread the word and we hope everyone can make good use of this new data drop: cmfdata.org

The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!

Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata - Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata

CMFdata.org

Prof. Caroline Fohlin @caroline-fohlin.bsky.social · 4d

It's hard to add anything to this list.

Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 4d

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 4d

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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Rick Hornbeck @rickhornbeck.bsky.social · 4d

Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata - Historical Census of Manufactures Microdata

CMFdata.org

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Laurens Swinkels @lswinkels.bsky.social · 4d

Prof. Caroline Fohlin @caroline-fohlin.bsky.social · 5d

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 5d

Pathetically craven even by FIFA standards

Prof. Caroline Fohlin @caroline-fohlin.bsky.social · 5d

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution @ajc.com · 5d

Candidates for governor gather at Politically Georgia forum

Hear from the candidates running to be Georgia governor in the The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Politically Georgia candidate forum.

www.ajc.com

Prof. Caroline Fohlin @caroline-fohlin.bsky.social · 5d

These poor, traumatized children.
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#Ukraine

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 5d

The released prisoner of war, Roman, embraces his children. He had been held in Russian captivity since February 24, 2022.

📹 Serhii Nuzhnenko/X

Prof. Caroline Fohlin @caroline-fohlin.bsky.social · 5d

Libertarian wing rising?
#econsky

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 5d

Betting market odds for SCOTUS letting Trump keep his tariffs have tanked

Prof. Caroline Fohlin @caroline-fohlin.bsky.social · 5d

It's worth reading his reasons, which basically come down to threats of physical harm against his family.
How deplorable and sad.

David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 5d

Rep. Jared Golden: Why I'm not seeking reelection
www.bangordailynews.com/2025/11/05/o...

Jared Golden: I won’t seek reelection. Here’s why.

"What I could accomplish in this increasingly unproductive Congress pales in comparison to what I could do in that time as a husband, a father and a son."

www.bangordailynews.com

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 5d

Pathetically craven even by FIFA standards

Prof. Caroline Fohlin @caroline-fohlin.bsky.social · 5d

Really? Because I feel like we have explained ad nauseum how tariffs work!
#econsky

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

Gorsuch finally starting to understand what they have unleashed

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 5d

The Ganga River, which sustains the lives of at least 600 million people, is facing its worst dry spell and lowest streamflow in 1,300 years because of over-extraction of #water and #climatechange.
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...