Marita Freimane
@maritafreimane.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in Business Economics at KU Leuven & 'pre' PostDoc at Uni Zurich. Interested in digital and media economics. https://sites.google.com/view/maritafreimane
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Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot
Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Look, I know this weaponization of male academic interest is the oldest story in the book, but it’s just so, so pernicious. It’s awful to the women directly involved, but it’s also awful to *all* women in the academy, who have to live in its shadow all the time.
November 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Look, I know this weaponization of male academic interest is the oldest story in the book, but it’s just so, so pernicious. It’s awful to the women directly involved, but it’s also awful to *all* women in the academy, who have to live in its shadow all the time.
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Summers called this female Chinese economist “peril.”
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Summers called this female Chinese economist “peril.”
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
“Yellow peril” was partially built on the claim that Chinese women were sexually immoral threats.
That logic fueled the Page Act of 1875, which barred Chinese women by presuming they were prostitutes, even before the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act.
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Is social media dying? How much has Twitter changed as it became X? Which party now dominates the conversation?
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Is social media dying? How much has Twitter changed as it became X? Which party now dominates the conversation?
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
Using nationally representative ANES data from 2020 & 2024, I map how the U.S. social media landscape has transformed.
Here are the key take-aways 🧵
arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
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You are working on competition-related topics (or want to, or are just curious)?
You have a paper you'd like to present?
You just want to see what's happening in the literature?
Come to #Mannheim for the #MaCCI Annual Conference (March 19-20, 2026).
#economics #law #policy #competition
#EconSky
You have a paper you'd like to present?
You just want to see what's happening in the literature?
Come to #Mannheim for the #MaCCI Annual Conference (March 19-20, 2026).
#economics #law #policy #competition
#EconSky
🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨
🎓 #MaCCI Annual Conference 2026
📅 When: March 19-20, 2026
🎯 Where: @zew.de
📅Submit by November 15!!
#Competition #economics, #law, & #policy - #regulated industries, competition + #innovation
More info: www.zew.de/MacciAnnual2026
#EconSky #ConfSky
🎓 #MaCCI Annual Conference 2026
📅 When: March 19-20, 2026
🎯 Where: @zew.de
📅Submit by November 15!!
#Competition #economics, #law, & #policy - #regulated industries, competition + #innovation
More info: www.zew.de/MacciAnnual2026
#EconSky #ConfSky
October 13, 2025 at 8:38 AM
You are working on competition-related topics (or want to, or are just curious)?
You have a paper you'd like to present?
You just want to see what's happening in the literature?
Come to #Mannheim for the #MaCCI Annual Conference (March 19-20, 2026).
#economics #law #policy #competition
#EconSky
You have a paper you'd like to present?
You just want to see what's happening in the literature?
Come to #Mannheim for the #MaCCI Annual Conference (March 19-20, 2026).
#economics #law #policy #competition
#EconSky
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AI Acquihires: Competition Risks, Talent Battles and Economic Spillovers Webinar - 8 October @ 17:00 CEST
🗣️Jonathan Kanter @lugaricano.bsky.social @imarinescu.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social Hans Zenger
Moderator: @florianederer.bsky.social
Register: cepr.org/events/ai-ac...
#EconSky
🗣️Jonathan Kanter @lugaricano.bsky.social @imarinescu.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social Hans Zenger
Moderator: @florianederer.bsky.social
Register: cepr.org/events/ai-ac...
#EconSky
September 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
AI Acquihires: Competition Risks, Talent Battles and Economic Spillovers Webinar - 8 October @ 17:00 CEST
🗣️Jonathan Kanter @lugaricano.bsky.social @imarinescu.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social Hans Zenger
Moderator: @florianederer.bsky.social
Register: cepr.org/events/ai-ac...
#EconSky
🗣️Jonathan Kanter @lugaricano.bsky.social @imarinescu.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social Hans Zenger
Moderator: @florianederer.bsky.social
Register: cepr.org/events/ai-ac...
#EconSky
With a great feature in @theguardian.com! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
With a great feature in @theguardian.com! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS
👩🎓 Workshop Disclosure, Information Sharing, and Secrecy
DISS 2026
📅 February 23-24, 2026
🔬 Online (Zoom)
Deadline: November 15
Submit papers on information disclosure (or non-disclosure) in econ, mgmt science, accounting, law, et al.
#EconSky
#EconConf
@tmartens.bsky.social
👩🎓 Workshop Disclosure, Information Sharing, and Secrecy
DISS 2026
📅 February 23-24, 2026
🔬 Online (Zoom)
Deadline: November 15
Submit papers on information disclosure (or non-disclosure) in econ, mgmt science, accounting, law, et al.
#EconSky
#EconConf
@tmartens.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 5:58 AM
🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS
👩🎓 Workshop Disclosure, Information Sharing, and Secrecy
DISS 2026
📅 February 23-24, 2026
🔬 Online (Zoom)
Deadline: November 15
Submit papers on information disclosure (or non-disclosure) in econ, mgmt science, accounting, law, et al.
#EconSky
#EconConf
@tmartens.bsky.social
👩🎓 Workshop Disclosure, Information Sharing, and Secrecy
DISS 2026
📅 February 23-24, 2026
🔬 Online (Zoom)
Deadline: November 15
Submit papers on information disclosure (or non-disclosure) in econ, mgmt science, accounting, law, et al.
#EconSky
#EconConf
@tmartens.bsky.social
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Dear journalists:
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
August 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Dear journalists:
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
The President has not fired Lisa Cook. The President is *trying* to illegally fire her.
Your words shape people’s reality. Please be accurate in your reporting.
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.@hertieschool.bsky.social & IfW Kiel are jointly 🚨 recruiting a Professor of International Economics🚨 (Associate/Full).
👉 apply.interfolio.com/169770
Great opportunity to join Berlin's thriving econ community. No kings here.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2025
Please share widely! #EconSky
👉 apply.interfolio.com/169770
Great opportunity to join Berlin's thriving econ community. No kings here.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2025
Please share widely! #EconSky
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July 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
.@hertieschool.bsky.social & IfW Kiel are jointly 🚨 recruiting a Professor of International Economics🚨 (Associate/Full).
👉 apply.interfolio.com/169770
Great opportunity to join Berlin's thriving econ community. No kings here.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2025
Please share widely! #EconSky
👉 apply.interfolio.com/169770
Great opportunity to join Berlin's thriving econ community. No kings here.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2025
Please share widely! #EconSky
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Call for Papers:
The 4th Annual Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics
to be held Dec 5-6, 2025, hosted by ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.
Info: eash.cc/AI-econ
Submit (by Aug 15th): eash.cc/AI-econ-sub-2025
The 4th Annual Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics
to be held Dec 5-6, 2025, hosted by ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.
Info: eash.cc/AI-econ
Submit (by Aug 15th): eash.cc/AI-econ-sub-2025
May 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Call for Papers:
The 4th Annual Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics
to be held Dec 5-6, 2025, hosted by ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.
Info: eash.cc/AI-econ
Submit (by Aug 15th): eash.cc/AI-econ-sub-2025
The 4th Annual Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics
to be held Dec 5-6, 2025, hosted by ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.
Info: eash.cc/AI-econ
Submit (by Aug 15th): eash.cc/AI-econ-sub-2025
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🧵New paper out:
“Beyond Time: Unveiling the Invisible Burden of Mental Load”
with Barigozzi, Monfardini, Montinari, @elenapisanelli.bsky.social @svevav.bsky.social
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2505.11426
/1
“Beyond Time: Unveiling the Invisible Burden of Mental Load”
with Barigozzi, Monfardini, Montinari, @elenapisanelli.bsky.social @svevav.bsky.social
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2505.11426
/1
Beyond Time: Unveiling the Invisible Burden of Mental Load
This paper introduces a novel, scalable methodology to measure individual perceptions of gaps in mental load -- the cognitive and emotional burden associated with organizing household and childcare ta...
arxiv.org
May 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
🧵New paper out:
“Beyond Time: Unveiling the Invisible Burden of Mental Load”
with Barigozzi, Monfardini, Montinari, @elenapisanelli.bsky.social @svevav.bsky.social
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2505.11426
/1
“Beyond Time: Unveiling the Invisible Burden of Mental Load”
with Barigozzi, Monfardini, Montinari, @elenapisanelli.bsky.social @svevav.bsky.social
🔗 arxiv.org/abs/2505.11426
/1
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This is an incredibly important paper.
If you're an antitrust scholar and you're getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by a dominant monopolist as expert witness in a lawsuit that's in your research area, shouldn't you disclose that work on your CV?
www.nber.org/papers/w3364...
If you're an antitrust scholar and you're getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by a dominant monopolist as expert witness in a lawsuit that's in your research area, shouldn't you disclose that work on your CV?
www.nber.org/papers/w3364...
The Conflict-of-Interest Discount in the Marketplace of Ideas
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
May 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This is an incredibly important paper.
If you're an antitrust scholar and you're getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by a dominant monopolist as expert witness in a lawsuit that's in your research area, shouldn't you disclose that work on your CV?
www.nber.org/papers/w3364...
If you're an antitrust scholar and you're getting paid hundreds of thousands of dollars by a dominant monopolist as expert witness in a lawsuit that's in your research area, shouldn't you disclose that work on your CV?
www.nber.org/papers/w3364...
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🚨 We’re hiring! The Digital Reskilling Lab at Harvard is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join our research on workforce development, labor markets and AI.
Apply here 👉 academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14918
#EconJobs #Postdoc #FutureOfWork #AI #LaborEconomics #Harvard
Apply here 👉 academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14918
#EconJobs #Postdoc #FutureOfWork #AI #LaborEconomics #Harvard
Postdoctoral Fellow with the Digital Reskilling Lab - Digital, Data, and Design Institute
The Digital Reskilling Lab, led by Professors Raffaella Sadun and Jorge Tamayo, is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow. The mission of the Digital Reskilling Lab is to conduct research on workplace initiati...
academicpositions.harvard.edu
April 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🚨 We’re hiring! The Digital Reskilling Lab at Harvard is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join our research on workforce development, labor markets and AI.
Apply here 👉 academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14918
#EconJobs #Postdoc #FutureOfWork #AI #LaborEconomics #Harvard
Apply here 👉 academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14918
#EconJobs #Postdoc #FutureOfWork #AI #LaborEconomics #Harvard
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1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
LLMs hallucinating nonexistent software packages with plausible names leads to a new malware vulnerability: "slopsquatting."
LLMs can't stop making up software dependencies and sabotaging everything
: Hallucinated package names fuel 'slopsquatting'
www.theregister.com
April 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
1. LLM-generated code tries to run code from online software packages. Which is normal but
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
2. The packages don’t exist. Which would normally cause an error but
3. Nefarious people have made malware under the package names that LLMs make up most often. So
4. Now the LLM code points to malware.
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Last chance to apply to this year's Machine Learning in Economics Summer Institute, our AI/ML summer school for graduate students, co-organized with @sendhil.bsky.social @asheshrambachan.bsky.social @aleximas.bsky.social @lindseyraymond.bsky.social: www.chicagobooth.edu/research/cen... #econsky
Machine Learning in Economics Summer Institute 2025 (MLESI25)
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www.chicagobooth.edu
April 8, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Last chance to apply to this year's Machine Learning in Economics Summer Institute, our AI/ML summer school for graduate students, co-organized with @sendhil.bsky.social @asheshrambachan.bsky.social @aleximas.bsky.social @lindseyraymond.bsky.social: www.chicagobooth.edu/research/cen... #econsky
Back home after a fantastic Platform Analytics workshop at UC San Diego – totally worth the long trip. Huge thanks to the organizers for putting together such a great event and for including me in the program. I can highly recommend it! platformanalytics.org
April 8, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Back home after a fantastic Platform Analytics workshop at UC San Diego – totally worth the long trip. Huge thanks to the organizers for putting together such a great event and for including me in the program. I can highly recommend it! platformanalytics.org
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Drag 'em, Rupert.
Brutal Wall Street Journal front page today: “Trump Heads to Golf Club Amid Tariff Turmoil"
April 5, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Drag 'em, Rupert.
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We just posted Workshop on Platform Analytics Day 1 talk videos!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlBp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlBp...
Gender Bias, Feedback, and Productivity: Marita Freimane (Zurich)
YouTube video by Workshop on Platform Analytics
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April 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We just posted Workshop on Platform Analytics Day 1 talk videos!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlBp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlBp...
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Dear academic economists! Two weeks left to apply to a position as full professor at the Econ Dept @stockholm-uni.bsky.social. in Sweden, academic - and personal - freedoms are deeply respected. And the microdata is awesome! Deadline March 31! #econsky su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Professor in Economics
Department of Economics For more information about us, please visit: Department of Economics Subject/subject description Economics, with no restrictions on field of research. Main responsibilities Res
su.varbi.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Dear academic economists! Two weeks left to apply to a position as full professor at the Econ Dept @stockholm-uni.bsky.social. in Sweden, academic - and personal - freedoms are deeply respected. And the microdata is awesome! Deadline March 31! #econsky su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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📆 1 Apr. @ 17:00 CEST - Media Plurality #Webinar Session 8
"The Political Effects of X's Recommender #Algorithm" with @phinifa.bsky.social. Followed by a discussion with Jean-Lou Fourquet @apreslabiere.fr.
Moderator: Julia Cagé
✍️ cepr.org/events/polit...
#EconSky
"The Political Effects of X's Recommender #Algorithm" with @phinifa.bsky.social. Followed by a discussion with Jean-Lou Fourquet @apreslabiere.fr.
Moderator: Julia Cagé
✍️ cepr.org/events/polit...
#EconSky
March 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
📆 1 Apr. @ 17:00 CEST - Media Plurality #Webinar Session 8
"The Political Effects of X's Recommender #Algorithm" with @phinifa.bsky.social. Followed by a discussion with Jean-Lou Fourquet @apreslabiere.fr.
Moderator: Julia Cagé
✍️ cepr.org/events/polit...
#EconSky
"The Political Effects of X's Recommender #Algorithm" with @phinifa.bsky.social. Followed by a discussion with Jean-Lou Fourquet @apreslabiere.fr.
Moderator: Julia Cagé
✍️ cepr.org/events/polit...
#EconSky
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"how firms capitalize on digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, for economic growth, and the challenges faced during this transformation"
A great job for the right person (PhD, a decent publication record, data anlysis skills): research fellow on the economics of digital innovation at the @ec.europa.eu recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu/vacancy/1699
recruitment.jrc.ec.europa.eu
March 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"how firms capitalize on digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, for economic growth, and the challenges faced during this transformation"
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Nice experiment demonstrating monopoly power: ability to "reduce quality without losing significant business" - well done!
Google contends that “European news content in Search has no measurable impact on ad revenue for Google,” citing tests of user behaviour.
blog.google/around-the-g...
blog.google/around-the-g...
Our experiment on the value of European news content
We launched an experiment measuring the value of European news results for Google which showed that European news content in Search has no measurable impact on ad revenu…
blog.google
March 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Nice experiment demonstrating monopoly power: ability to "reduce quality without losing significant business" - well done!
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"no thank you to the people who have called me scary instead of strong and intimidating instead of intelligent" okay she cooked actually. i needed to hear that.
A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.”
Absurd we still need to go through this
🧪👩🔬
Absurd we still need to go through this
🧪👩🔬
March 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"no thank you to the people who have called me scary instead of strong and intimidating instead of intelligent" okay she cooked actually. i needed to hear that.