Pieter Gautier
@pietergautier.bsky.social
Professor Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Tinbergen Instituut
Main fields: Macro labor, search theory
Main fields: Macro labor, search theory
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![Vertical comic structured like flow chart. (1) Einstein had an insight that overturned physics, thus proving his value. (2) I hope *I* have value. I’ll try to have an insight that overturns physics, to check. (3) [Time Passes] (4) Oh no! My insight didn’t overturn physics! But I don’t think I’m worthless… [arrows to two different options] (5a) Healthy Path: Maybe this was not a well-thought-out test of my value. (5b) Path of Ruin: The establishment must be *suppressing* my insight!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihhxykbw72fblbjeupqscutarbdowk73mhsdkqrtzjwrpzqzamjem@jpeg)
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Economic outcomes often depend on the distribution of some maximum value (e.g. the highest valuation, best idea, or lowest cost).
If the average number of options is large, do such outcomes change when some agents have more options than others?
1/ A thread about this paper 🧵
If the average number of options is large, do such outcomes change when some agents have more options than others?
1/ A thread about this paper 🧵
October 1, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Economic outcomes often depend on the distribution of some maximum value (e.g. the highest valuation, best idea, or lowest cost).
If the average number of options is large, do such outcomes change when some agents have more options than others?
1/ A thread about this paper 🧵
If the average number of options is large, do such outcomes change when some agents have more options than others?
1/ A thread about this paper 🧵
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How do firms search for and screen workers? When do the best workers match with the best firms?
July 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
How do firms search for and screen workers? When do the best workers match with the best firms?
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![4-panel comic. (1) [Person 1 with ponytail flanked by person with short hair and another person speaking into microphone at podium] PERSON 1: In the early 2010s, researchers found that many major scientific results couldn’t be reproduced. (2) PERSON 1: Over a decade into the replication crisis, we wanted to see if today’s studies have become more robust. (3) PERSON 1: Unfortunately, our replication analysis has found exactly the same problems that those 2010s researchers did. (4) [newspaper with image of speakers from previous panels] Headline: Replication Crisis Solved](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreibwuu57ullc7vacjyno6c5z3gtyakkg2qub6cn3dbbjdpn2kaowmi@jpeg)
July 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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I don't think people realize that in important respects tariffs are now higher & more inflationary than what was announced on last Wednesday.
Since then we've gone from 54% to 125% on China, our 3rd largest trading partner. That outweighs delaying the increases on 70+ others.
Since then we've gone from 54% to 125% on China, our 3rd largest trading partner. That outweighs delaying the increases on 70+ others.
April 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I don't think people realize that in important respects tariffs are now higher & more inflationary than what was announced on last Wednesday.
Since then we've gone from 54% to 125% on China, our 3rd largest trading partner. That outweighs delaying the increases on 70+ others.
Since then we've gone from 54% to 125% on China, our 3rd largest trading partner. That outweighs delaying the increases on 70+ others.
Trump’s claim that this is just temporary pain and that the stock market is going to boom is silly. Markets are forward looking and if investors would have believed Trump’s claim , stock prices would not fall now.
April 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Trump’s claim that this is just temporary pain and that the stock market is going to boom is silly. Markets are forward looking and if investors would have believed Trump’s claim , stock prices would not fall now.
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Recently Yann Calvó López and I wrote two long blog posts where we detail how vulnerable modern supply networks are.
A trade war triggered by Trump's chaotic tariffs is the same type of aggregate shock as the Covid crisis, but worse.
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www.noahpinion.blog/p/americas-s...
A trade war triggered by Trump's chaotic tariffs is the same type of aggregate shock as the Covid crisis, but worse.
2/
www.noahpinion.blog/p/americas-s...
America's supply chains are a disaster waiting to happen
A guest post by Yann Calvó López and Ben Golub.
www.noahpinion.blog
April 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Recently Yann Calvó López and I wrote two long blog posts where we detail how vulnerable modern supply networks are.
A trade war triggered by Trump's chaotic tariffs is the same type of aggregate shock as the Covid crisis, but worse.
2/
www.noahpinion.blog/p/americas-s...
A trade war triggered by Trump's chaotic tariffs is the same type of aggregate shock as the Covid crisis, but worse.
2/
www.noahpinion.blog/p/americas-s...
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Welcome!
We are dedicated to shaping the next generation of sharp, well-rounded thinkers, while conducting relevant and rigourous economic research. Follow us to:
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We are dedicated to shaping the next generation of sharp, well-rounded thinkers, while conducting relevant and rigourous economic research. Follow us to:
👥 Meet the team
📚 Explore our latest research
🎓 Get Academic Updates
📸 Get a peek behind the scenes
April 4, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Welcome!
We are dedicated to shaping the next generation of sharp, well-rounded thinkers, while conducting relevant and rigourous economic research. Follow us to:
👥 Meet the team
📚 Explore our latest research
🎓 Get Academic Updates
📸 Get a peek behind the scenes
We are dedicated to shaping the next generation of sharp, well-rounded thinkers, while conducting relevant and rigourous economic research. Follow us to:
👥 Meet the team
📚 Explore our latest research
🎓 Get Academic Updates
📸 Get a peek behind the scenes
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Nu ook in het Engels, op veler verzoek. Nu te delen met Amerikaanse vrienden en familie enzo. ;)
(dit keer met werkende URL hopelijk)
(dit keer met werkende URL hopelijk)
ALL Trump's decisions and their impact
Trump day 63: Trump plugs own coin, seeks sponsors for Easter Egg Roll, complains about portrait, proposal to see more social media accounts, ATF stripped & more:
reportersonline.eu/trump-day-63...
Trump day 63: Trump plugs own coin, seeks sponsors for Easter Egg Roll, complains about portrait, proposal to see more social media accounts, ATF stripped & more:
reportersonline.eu/trump-day-63...
Trump day 63: Trump plugs own coin, seeks sponsors for Easter Egg Roll and complains about portrait, proposal to see more social media accounts, ATF stripped and more - Reporters Online
New decisions from Trump, and new fallout. An overview of day 63.
reportersonline.eu
March 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Nu ook in het Engels, op veler verzoek. Nu te delen met Amerikaanse vrienden en familie enzo. ;)
(dit keer met werkende URL hopelijk)
(dit keer met werkende URL hopelijk)
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In publicly dismissing Zelensky as a negotiator who "has no cards," our POTUS has deliberately acted to undermine confidence in the elected President of Ukraine, and in doing so could do more to undermine democracy in Ukraine than 1000 Russian missiles. How can this serve US interests?
March 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In publicly dismissing Zelensky as a negotiator who "has no cards," our POTUS has deliberately acted to undermine confidence in the elected President of Ukraine, and in doing so could do more to undermine democracy in Ukraine than 1000 Russian missiles. How can this serve US interests?
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Submit your papers on search and matching (labor, housing, ...) and contribute to a great conference!
Submissions open for another 5 days👇
Submissions open for another 5 days👇
SaM 2025 at Vilnius University. Submit your papers!
sam2025.econ.lt/home
sam2025.econ.lt/home
SaM 2025 conference
Welcome to Vilnius!
The Search and Matching Network (SaM) is a European network of academic economists working on search and matching models, including models of labour market search, consumer search,...
sam2025.econ.lt
February 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Submit your papers on search and matching (labor, housing, ...) and contribute to a great conference!
Submissions open for another 5 days👇
Submissions open for another 5 days👇
In NYC there is a shop selling cashmere sweaters for dogs, in Amsterdam there is a toothbrush shop. If you are a goth looking for a partner you should move to a city. Finally, there is a forthcoming JET paper explaining this www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Spatial search
This paper considers a random search model where some locations provide sellers with better chances of meeting many buyers than other locations (for e…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
In NYC there is a shop selling cashmere sweaters for dogs, in Amsterdam there is a toothbrush shop. If you are a goth looking for a partner you should move to a city. Finally, there is a forthcoming JET paper explaining this www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hoge inflatie: aanbod, vraag of minder bereidheid om overheidsobligaties te houden? AEA discussie tussen Jason Furman, Christina Romer, Ben Bernanke en John Cochrane www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202...
American Economic Association: Inflation and the Macroeconomy
www.aeaweb.org
January 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Hoge inflatie: aanbod, vraag of minder bereidheid om overheidsobligaties te houden? AEA discussie tussen Jason Furman, Christina Romer, Ben Bernanke en John Cochrane www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202...
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At Tinbergen Institute we have a webinar for all BSc and MSc students that want to know more about an academic career.
Event
Title: Discover Your Path: Exploring Academic Careers
Date: December 12, 2024
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
For more details and registrering:
tinbergen.nl/news/1067/di...
Event
Title: Discover Your Path: Exploring Academic Careers
Date: December 12, 2024
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
For more details and registrering:
tinbergen.nl/news/1067/di...
Discover Your Path: Exploring Academic Careers - December 12, 2024
Are you a motivated bachelor's or master's student with a passion for economics and business? Are you curious about what lies beyond your current studies? Join our webinar on academic careers and...
tinbergen.nl
December 6, 2024 at 5:36 PM
At Tinbergen Institute we have a webinar for all BSc and MSc students that want to know more about an academic career.
Event
Title: Discover Your Path: Exploring Academic Careers
Date: December 12, 2024
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
For more details and registrering:
tinbergen.nl/news/1067/di...
Event
Title: Discover Your Path: Exploring Academic Careers
Date: December 12, 2024
Time: 14:00 - 15:00
For more details and registrering:
tinbergen.nl/news/1067/di...
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Robert Dur, Pieter Gautier en Maartje Schulz - Interview met Pieter Hasekamp en Bas Jacobs - Begrotingsbeleid - KVS Preadviezen 2024: esb.nu/begrotingsbe...
Begrotingsbeleid - ESB
Dit is de tweede dialoog uit een zesdelige serie, die als bundel digitaal zal verschijnen als de KVS Preadviezen 2024. De Preadviezen worden op 9 december gepresenteerd in Pakhuis de Zwijger. Deze twe...
esb.nu
December 6, 2024 at 9:10 AM
Robert Dur, Pieter Gautier en Maartje Schulz - Interview met Pieter Hasekamp en Bas Jacobs - Begrotingsbeleid - KVS Preadviezen 2024: esb.nu/begrotingsbe...
With the kids in Den Haag.
“Doe het niet”
“Doe het niet”
November 25, 2024 at 5:33 PM
With the kids in Den Haag.
“Doe het niet”
“Doe het niet”
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SaM 2025 at Vilnius University. Submit your papers!
sam2025.econ.lt/home
sam2025.econ.lt/home
SaM 2025 conference
Welcome to Vilnius!
The Search and Matching Network (SaM) is a European network of academic economists working on search and matching models, including models of labour market search, consumer search,...
sam2025.econ.lt
November 13, 2024 at 7:01 PM
SaM 2025 at Vilnius University. Submit your papers!
sam2025.econ.lt/home
sam2025.econ.lt/home
Laaghangend fruit.
Als asielzoekers direct mogen werken, levert dat de samenleving miljarden op, blijkt uit onderzoek
Als asielzoekers direct mogen werken, levert dat de samenleving miljarden op, blijkt uit onderzoek
www.volkskrant.nl
March 22, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Laaghangend fruit.
Op bezoek bij Anna Dijkman (Toegevoegde Waarde podcast) om over de optimale werkweek te praten. fd.nl/bedrijfsleve...
March 4, 2024 at 10:23 AM
Op bezoek bij Anna Dijkman (Toegevoegde Waarde podcast) om over de optimale werkweek te praten. fd.nl/bedrijfsleve...
Dutch elections.
“Let's talk about the art of how things break
Things that were hard to make”
youtu.be/cVqhyNJpnvA?...
“Let's talk about the art of how things break
Things that were hard to make”
youtu.be/cVqhyNJpnvA?...
Tony Allen - Cosmosis (Lyrics)
#TonyAllen #Cosmosis #CosmosisLyrics #afro #afrolyrics #lyrics #afrobeat__Lyrics:CosmosisLet's talk about the scienceOf how things breakHow the heart breaksH...
youtu.be
November 25, 2023 at 3:35 PM
Dutch elections.
“Let's talk about the art of how things break
Things that were hard to make”
youtu.be/cVqhyNJpnvA?...
“Let's talk about the art of how things break
Things that were hard to make”
youtu.be/cVqhyNJpnvA?...
Zouden Amsterdam en Utrecht na een Nexit bij de EU kunnen blijven?
November 24, 2023 at 10:31 AM
Zouden Amsterdam en Utrecht na een Nexit bij de EU kunnen blijven?
Parents are very passionate about school choice in Amsterdam. However, for academic outcomes it does not matter if you are not placed at your preferred school
We have a new working paper: “The (Un)importance of School Assignment”. 1/9
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wuizq...
www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/wuizq...
November 13, 2023 at 12:50 PM
Parents are very passionate about school choice in Amsterdam. However, for academic outcomes it does not matter if you are not placed at your preferred school