Johannes Boehm
@johannesmboehm.bsky.social
Professor of Economics, Geneva Graduate Institute & CEPR. Growth, Trade, Productivity, Organization, Environment, South Asia. https://jmboehm.github.io/
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Thomas Chaney and I updated our working paper on "Trade and the End of Antiquity" (which recently got some airtime on twitter). A short re-cap: 1/n
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🚀 I'm on the #EconSky Job Market!
My JMP asks a classic question:
Do large, dominant firms foster or hinder innovation?
To study this, I turn to the Great Merger Wave (1895–1904), when >2,600 U.S. firms combined into corporate giants like U.S. Steel and DuPont.
A JMP 🧵👇 (1/13)
My JMP asks a classic question:
Do large, dominant firms foster or hinder innovation?
To study this, I turn to the Great Merger Wave (1895–1904), when >2,600 U.S. firms combined into corporate giants like U.S. Steel and DuPont.
A JMP 🧵👇 (1/13)
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Shoutout to the trade community – trade is likely to be one of our focus areas! Make sure to apply if you work on international trade.
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
We are hiring assistant professors in Economics (any field)
@lmumuenchen.bsky.social @econmunich.bsky.social
Target date for applications: November 24!
More info at: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
#EconSky #EconJobMarket #EJME
We are hiring assistant professors in Economics (any field)
@lmumuenchen.bsky.social @econmunich.bsky.social
Target date for applications: November 24!
More info at: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
#EconSky #EconJobMarket #EJME
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Shoutout to the trade community – trade is likely to be one of our focus areas! Make sure to apply if you work on international trade.
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🚨JOB ALERT🚨
We are hiring tenure-track assistant/associate professors in Economics at the University of Oslo.
Fields: macro, micro theory, international trade, development
Application deadline: November 30!
More info at: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
We are hiring tenure-track assistant/associate professors in Economics at the University of Oslo.
Fields: macro, micro theory, international trade, development
Application deadline: November 30!
More info at: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
We are hiring tenure-track assistant/associate professors in Economics at the University of Oslo.
Fields: macro, micro theory, international trade, development
Application deadline: November 30!
More info at: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
We are hiring tenure-track assistant/associate professors in Economics at the University of Oslo.
Fields: macro, micro theory, international trade, development
Application deadline: November 30!
More info at: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
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Great programme for the CEP/LSE-Warwick Junior Trade Workshop on 22 September
@cep-lse.bsky.social @warwickecon.bsky.social
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September 4, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Great programme for the CEP/LSE-Warwick Junior Trade Workshop on 22 September
@cep-lse.bsky.social @warwickecon.bsky.social
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Let the sabbatical begin! Thank you to @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social economics for hosting me for the year (and thanks for the nice office view!)
August 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Let the sabbatical begin! Thank you to @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social economics for hosting me for the year (and thanks for the nice office view!)
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Peter Temin, economic historian at MIT, has passed away. He worked both on problems of understanding the past (e.g. "Did Monetary Forces Cause the Great Depression?") and how how the past shapes the present (e.g. "The Vanishing Middle Class.") Terrific scholar and mentor, generous critic.
August 5, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Peter Temin, economic historian at MIT, has passed away. He worked both on problems of understanding the past (e.g. "Did Monetary Forces Cause the Great Depression?") and how how the past shapes the present (e.g. "The Vanishing Middle Class.") Terrific scholar and mentor, generous critic.
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If this is accurate, then unless the EU eliminates all tariffs on industrial imports from all its WTO partners, it will be joining Trump in destroying the international trade rules that have applied since WW2. The difference being that while Trump hates the rule-based order the EU claims to value it
White House has now published text of the Turnberry golf resort agreement between EU and US.
It states very clearly that pharma will be tariffed at 15%.
Adds to the existing confusion. The question is when?
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
It states very clearly that pharma will be tariffed at 15%.
Adds to the existing confusion. The question is when?
www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/...
Fact Sheet: The United States and European Union Reach Massive Trade Deal
MAKING GLOBAL HISTORY: Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump announced a trade deal with the European Union (EU), fundamentally rebalancing the economic
www.whitehouse.gov
July 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
If this is accurate, then unless the EU eliminates all tariffs on industrial imports from all its WTO partners, it will be joining Trump in destroying the international trade rules that have applied since WW2. The difference being that while Trump hates the rule-based order the EU claims to value it
Today's trade deal between the US and the EU -- if as reported in the press, and if independent from other agreements -- is a massive mistake on the EU's side. Instead it should have called Trump's bluff. Trump would not have imposed 30% on EU imports for long.
July 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Today's trade deal between the US and the EU -- if as reported in the press, and if independent from other agreements -- is a massive mistake on the EU's side. Instead it should have called Trump's bluff. Trump would not have imposed 30% on EU imports for long.
Thank you to @peterfrankopan.bsky.social for discussing our paper on his terrific substack blog: peterfrankopan.substack.com/p/coins-in-t...
May 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Thank you to @peterfrankopan.bsky.social for discussing our paper on his terrific substack blog: peterfrankopan.substack.com/p/coins-in-t...
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Are you a PhD student working on topics related to globalization? Come hang out with us at Dartmouth for a term as a Globalization Ph.D. Fellow! We're now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year:
globalization.dartmouth.edu/programs/glo...
globalization.dartmouth.edu/programs/glo...
Globalization Ph.D. Fellows
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March 11, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Are you a PhD student working on topics related to globalization? Come hang out with us at Dartmouth for a term as a Globalization Ph.D. Fellow! We're now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 academic year:
globalization.dartmouth.edu/programs/glo...
globalization.dartmouth.edu/programs/glo...
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Trade and the End of Antiquity featured in today's Chartbook Top Link.
April 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Trade and the End of Antiquity featured in today's Chartbook Top Link.
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Call for papers: @theigc.bsky.social/@yaleegc.bsky.social conference on Firms/Trade/Development, Oct. 24-25, 2025.
The leading conference in the firms & development space!
Early decision deadline (to accommodate visa processing): May 30.
General submission deadline: July 18.
The leading conference in the firms & development space!
Early decision deadline (to accommodate visa processing): May 30.
General submission deadline: July 18.
April 16, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Call for papers: @theigc.bsky.social/@yaleegc.bsky.social conference on Firms/Trade/Development, Oct. 24-25, 2025.
The leading conference in the firms & development space!
Early decision deadline (to accommodate visa processing): May 30.
General submission deadline: July 18.
The leading conference in the firms & development space!
Early decision deadline (to accommodate visa processing): May 30.
General submission deadline: July 18.
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On 14th April, as part of a first of a series of events, nine Institute professors gave briefings, tying their expertise to the the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second presidency and its global implications.
Watch the recording now, in case you missed it
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shorturl.at/xnGla
Watch the recording now, in case you missed it
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shorturl.at/xnGla
April 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
On 14th April, as part of a first of a series of events, nine Institute professors gave briefings, tying their expertise to the the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second presidency and its global implications.
Watch the recording now, in case you missed it
👇
shorturl.at/xnGla
Watch the recording now, in case you missed it
👇
shorturl.at/xnGla
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There is still a time to apply for our Master in International Economics
Third and final deadline on April 15
@gvagrad.bsky.social @dominic-rohner.bsky.social @johannesmboehm.bsky.social
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Third and final deadline on April 15
@gvagrad.bsky.social @dominic-rohner.bsky.social @johannesmboehm.bsky.social
Please repost
🧵 Thinking about a career in international economics?
1/ Looking to combine academic rigor with policy relevance? Want to make a real impact in economic policy and research?
@gvagrad.bsky.social
1/ Looking to combine academic rigor with policy relevance? Want to make a real impact in economic policy and research?
@gvagrad.bsky.social
April 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
There is still a time to apply for our Master in International Economics
Third and final deadline on April 15
@gvagrad.bsky.social @dominic-rohner.bsky.social @johannesmboehm.bsky.social
Please repost
Third and final deadline on April 15
@gvagrad.bsky.social @dominic-rohner.bsky.social @johannesmboehm.bsky.social
Please repost
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Dekle, Eaton, Kortum (2007): "We incorporate imbalances into a quantitative model of bilateral trade, calculating how relative factor costs and welfare would change if current accounts were all balanced." US welfare declines 6%.
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AEA Web - American Economic Review - 97(2):351 - Abstract
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April 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Dekle, Eaton, Kortum (2007): "We incorporate imbalances into a quantitative model of bilateral trade, calculating how relative factor costs and welfare would change if current accounts were all balanced." US welfare declines 6%.
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...
pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...
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Just such beautiful variation though
April 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Just such beautiful variation though
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1/ NEW RESEARCH: Our study reveals 46% of pesticides embedded in EU agricultural consumption originate from imports, despite imports constituting only 17% of consumption. This includes substances prohibited in the EU. This regulatory gap fuels leakage effects and hurts EU competitiveness 🧵
March 27, 2025 at 7:31 AM
1/ NEW RESEARCH: Our study reveals 46% of pesticides embedded in EU agricultural consumption originate from imports, despite imports constituting only 17% of consumption. This includes substances prohibited in the EU. This regulatory gap fuels leakage effects and hurts EU competitiveness 🧵
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The research group at the Workd Bank is doing an off-cycle hire for a trade economist worldbankgroup.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Research Economist
Do you want to build a career that is truly worthwhile? Working at the World Bank Group provides a unique opportunity for you to help our clients solv...
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March 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The research group at the Workd Bank is doing an off-cycle hire for a trade economist worldbankgroup.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
I gave a talk in Edinburgh a few weeks ago and had a great time. They have a fantastic group.
We're hiring again! The School of Economics at the University of Edinburgh is looking for candidates for two Senior Lectureships/Readerships, with a particular interest in applied economics and macroeconomics.
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March 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I gave a talk in Edinburgh a few weeks ago and had a great time. They have a fantastic group.
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Europe is about to commit its greatest strategic mistake. on.ft.com/4bVGZZ9
Europe is about to make its biggest strategic mistake
[FREE TO READ] Control over Moscow’s blocked foreign reserves empowers the EU to shape how the Ukraine war ends
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March 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Europe is about to commit its greatest strategic mistake. on.ft.com/4bVGZZ9
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On Europe as a destination for US-based scientists: it's a great place to live and work. Salaries aren't as high as US ones, but for seniors they're fine and we live well. (More could be done for juniors in some states.) We get European benefits. And the ERC offers great support for top researchers.
March 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
On Europe as a destination for US-based scientists: it's a great place to live and work. Salaries aren't as high as US ones, but for seniors they're fine and we live well. (More could be done for juniors in some states.) We get European benefits. And the ERC offers great support for top researchers.
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With trade policy once again the centre of attention, now seems like a good time to re-share the starter pack of academic economists who study international trade
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February 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
With trade policy once again the centre of attention, now seems like a good time to re-share the starter pack of academic economists who study international trade
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go.bsky.app/G3dqAYg
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1/🚨New chapter in Handbook of Regional & Urban Economics: Spatial Environmental Economics
🌍 How do spatial forces affect the environment? How does enviro shape spatial outcomes?
Thread, chapter explore this nascent subfield via stylized acts, models, building blocks for rsrch. w Clare Balboni.
🌍 How do spatial forces affect the environment? How does enviro shape spatial outcomes?
Thread, chapter explore this nascent subfield via stylized acts, models, building blocks for rsrch. w Clare Balboni.
January 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
1/🚨New chapter in Handbook of Regional & Urban Economics: Spatial Environmental Economics
🌍 How do spatial forces affect the environment? How does enviro shape spatial outcomes?
Thread, chapter explore this nascent subfield via stylized acts, models, building blocks for rsrch. w Clare Balboni.
🌍 How do spatial forces affect the environment? How does enviro shape spatial outcomes?
Thread, chapter explore this nascent subfield via stylized acts, models, building blocks for rsrch. w Clare Balboni.
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The end of history viewpoint so prevalent in contemporary thought is dealt another severe blow: venal corruption and systematic corruption are back. This like other 'I didn't think that could happen again' moments underscore the value of economic history and history more generally.
January 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The end of history viewpoint so prevalent in contemporary thought is dealt another severe blow: venal corruption and systematic corruption are back. This like other 'I didn't think that could happen again' moments underscore the value of economic history and history more generally.