Yotam Sofer
@yotamsofer.bsky.social
PhD fellow @ Copenhagen Business School (SI Department).
Alum: visiting scholar @ Havard Business School (LISH); MSc (Econ history) @ LundU; BA (Econ & IR) @ HebrewU; Bank of Israel.
Management & Economics of science & Innovation.
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Alum: visiting scholar @ Havard Business School (LISH); MSc (Econ history) @ LundU; BA (Econ & IR) @ HebrewU; Bank of Israel.
Management & Economics of science & Innovation.
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@yotamsofer.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Many followers the last couple of days (corresponds with the recent rapid growth of this platform).
While I recognize some, many of you are new to me, welcome!
You could expect:
- Innovation studies
- Economics of science
- Sometimes politics* (🇮🇱🇺🇸🇸🇪🇩🇰🇪🇺)
*I remove political posts within 1-2 days.
While I recognize some, many of you are new to me, welcome!
You could expect:
- Innovation studies
- Economics of science
- Sometimes politics* (🇮🇱🇺🇸🇸🇪🇩🇰🇪🇺)
*I remove political posts within 1-2 days.
I grew up in a country who thought high school students some of the landmark Supreme Court decisions. One of which banned the use of human shields. Another one defined the right to refuse an unlawful command.
That Israel ceased to exist.
This war is criminal.
IT MUST STOP!
That Israel ceased to exist.
This war is criminal.
IT MUST STOP!
Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen.
The dangerous practice has become ubiquitous during 19 months of war, they said.
The dangerous practice has become ubiquitous during 19 months of war, they said.
Israeli soldiers and former detainees tell AP Israel's use of human shields in Gaza is widespread
Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen.
bit.ly
May 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
I grew up in a country who thought high school students some of the landmark Supreme Court decisions. One of which banned the use of human shields. Another one defined the right to refuse an unlawful command.
That Israel ceased to exist.
This war is criminal.
IT MUST STOP!
That Israel ceased to exist.
This war is criminal.
IT MUST STOP!
Join us in Copenhagen. Register now!
Act fast, sign up to #ICSSI2025! -to Science & Innovation, good weather, and "hygge" in beautiful Copenhagen
There are still some spots available: icssi.org/register/
Deadline: MAY 27
There are still some spots available: icssi.org/register/
Deadline: MAY 27
We are pleased to announce that registration for ICSSI 2025 is now open.
icssi.org
May 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Join us in Copenhagen. Register now!
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📢 The next #REGIS seminar will occur this Friday, May 9, 2025, at 12.30 PM CET.
🤓 Jing Zhao (Mälardalen University 🇸🇪) will present the paper by Erik Brynjolfsson, Danielle Li, and Lindsey Raymond, titled "Generative AI at Work," published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2025).
🤓 Jing Zhao (Mälardalen University 🇸🇪) will present the paper by Erik Brynjolfsson, Danielle Li, and Lindsey Raymond, titled "Generative AI at Work," published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2025).
May 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
📢 The next #REGIS seminar will occur this Friday, May 9, 2025, at 12.30 PM CET.
🤓 Jing Zhao (Mälardalen University 🇸🇪) will present the paper by Erik Brynjolfsson, Danielle Li, and Lindsey Raymond, titled "Generative AI at Work," published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2025).
🤓 Jing Zhao (Mälardalen University 🇸🇪) will present the paper by Erik Brynjolfsson, Danielle Li, and Lindsey Raymond, titled "Generative AI at Work," published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics (2025).
Trying to avoid politics here but I can’t remain silent. According to this report: a member of Likud, Netanyahu’s party, said that Israel is moving to “major event of destruction and displacement”. However, as if this is not bad enough, the Hebrew word he used was actually “extermination” 1/3
May 7, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Trying to avoid politics here but I can’t remain silent. According to this report: a member of Likud, Netanyahu’s party, said that Israel is moving to “major event of destruction and displacement”. However, as if this is not bad enough, the Hebrew word he used was actually “extermination” 1/3
My amazing colleague and coauthor will present tomorrow on REGIS. Join!
📢 The next #REGIS seminar year will occur this Friday, April 25, 2025, at 12.30 PM CET. 🤓 Astrid Ulv Thomsen (CBS) will present "Climbing the ivory tower: How socio-economic background shapes academia."by Ran Abramitzky, Lena Greska, Santiago Perez, Joe Price, Carlo Schwarz & Fabian Waldinger.
REGIS
Welcome! REGIS is a bi-weekly, pan-European virtual reading group series focusing on Science, Technology, and Innovation topics. REGIS’ main objectives are twofold. First, it seeks to train young sch...
www.regis.science
April 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
My amazing colleague and coauthor will present tomorrow on REGIS. Join!
Submitted my PhD dissertation today. Now, that’s a productive Monday.
March 31, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Submitted my PhD dissertation today. Now, that’s a productive Monday.
These days of university funding weaponisation, global democratic backsliding, and landmark antitrust lawsuit against major science publishers for sure makes writing the introduction of my economics of science PhD dissertation interesting.
No shortage of motivations.
No shortage of motivations.
March 23, 2025 at 9:47 AM
These days of university funding weaponisation, global democratic backsliding, and landmark antitrust lawsuit against major science publishers for sure makes writing the introduction of my economics of science PhD dissertation interesting.
No shortage of motivations.
No shortage of motivations.
This picture offers a bit of normalcy in a-world-gone-mad.
Villa in the jungle.
Villa in the jungle.
Danish PM Frederiksen invited other Nordic leaders for dinner Sunday evening.
According to Norwegian prime minister on X, they talked about security issues.
Photo: Mette Frederiksen/Facebook/DR
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
According to Norwegian prime minister on X, they talked about security issues.
Photo: Mette Frederiksen/Facebook/DR
www.dr.dk/nyheder/udla...
January 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This picture offers a bit of normalcy in a-world-gone-mad.
Villa in the jungle.
Villa in the jungle.
Had some time to listen to pods the last day or two.
Man.. the way the Tech world is seizing on the Trump victory is absolutely terrifying.
Man.. the way the Tech world is seizing on the Trump victory is absolutely terrifying.
January 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Had some time to listen to pods the last day or two.
Man.. the way the Tech world is seizing on the Trump victory is absolutely terrifying.
Man.. the way the Tech world is seizing on the Trump victory is absolutely terrifying.
The last couple of years, and especially the run up to a second Trump administration, reminds me of this paper:
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The bright side is that we’ve been down this road before, and if there will be will, there will be a way to tackle the problem of bigness.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The bright side is that we’ve been down this road before, and if there will be will, there will be a way to tackle the problem of bigness.
The Problem of Bigness: From Standard Oil to Google
(Summer 2019) - This article sets recent expressions of alarm about the monopoly power of technology giants such as Google and Amazon in the long history of Americans' response to
big business. I arg...
www.aeaweb.org
January 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
The last couple of years, and especially the run up to a second Trump administration, reminds me of this paper:
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The bright side is that we’ve been down this road before, and if there will be will, there will be a way to tackle the problem of bigness.
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
The bright side is that we’ve been down this road before, and if there will be will, there will be a way to tackle the problem of bigness.
Today was a special day, it was my fifth and (hopefully) last time presenting at Copenhagen Business School’s Department of Strategy and Innovation’s PhD day!
December 6, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Today was a special day, it was my fifth and (hopefully) last time presenting at Copenhagen Business School’s Department of Strategy and Innovation’s PhD day!
My husband just asked me which @dacemoglumit.bsky.social books we have at home.
8 years together, now, more than ever, I’m sure he’s the one 😍
8 years together, now, more than ever, I’m sure he’s the one 😍
December 3, 2024 at 9:30 AM
My husband just asked me which @dacemoglumit.bsky.social books we have at home.
8 years together, now, more than ever, I’m sure he’s the one 😍
8 years together, now, more than ever, I’m sure he’s the one 😍
A great service, boost your visibility by sending your JMP to @mattsclancy.bsky.social
There’s still time!
December 2, 2024 at 4:24 PM
A great service, boost your visibility by sending your JMP to @mattsclancy.bsky.social
I was lucky enough to somehow collect amazing, devoted, and genuine mentors along the way, the kind that stay even when I changed jobs or moved countries.
It’s a massive privilege.
It’s a massive privilege.
November 27, 2024 at 6:29 PM
I was lucky enough to somehow collect amazing, devoted, and genuine mentors along the way, the kind that stay even when I changed jobs or moved countries.
It’s a massive privilege.
It’s a massive privilege.
Proud owner of two subscriptions (Eng & Heb).
Haaretz is not perfect. But it’s one of the last sources of credible information in Israel.
Now the Israeli government is trying to shut them down.
Disgraceful.
Haaretz is not perfect. But it’s one of the last sources of credible information in Israel.
Now the Israeli government is trying to shut them down.
Disgraceful.
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The opportunist resolution to boycott Haaretz, which passed in today's government meeting without legal review, is another step in Netanyahu's journey to dismantle Israeli democracy
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
The opportunist resolution to boycott Haaretz, which passed in today's government meeting without legal review, is another step in Netanyahu's journey to dismantle Israeli democracy
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Israeli government imposes sanctions on Haaretz, cuts all ties and pulls advertising
***
www.haaretz.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Proud owner of two subscriptions (Eng & Heb).
Haaretz is not perfect. But it’s one of the last sources of credible information in Israel.
Now the Israeli government is trying to shut them down.
Disgraceful.
Haaretz is not perfect. But it’s one of the last sources of credible information in Israel.
Now the Israeli government is trying to shut them down.
Disgraceful.
Reposted by Yotam Sofer
I am on the job market, which seems like a great opportunity for my first post on here! My job market paper is about failures of contingent thinking -- the act of reasoning about hypothetical events. 1/
November 20, 2024 at 4:04 PM
I am on the job market, which seems like a great opportunity for my first post on here! My job market paper is about failures of contingent thinking -- the act of reasoning about hypothetical events. 1/
@bsky.app, a week after I left Twitter:
Pros: Almost surpassing the number of followers I had on Twitter. Much less addictive. Much less toxicity.
Cons: don’t know most of my followers. My feed is not yet ‘calibrated’. Content is interesting but targeting is off (not sure it’s bad).
Pros: Almost surpassing the number of followers I had on Twitter. Much less addictive. Much less toxicity.
Cons: don’t know most of my followers. My feed is not yet ‘calibrated’. Content is interesting but targeting is off (not sure it’s bad).
November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
@bsky.app, a week after I left Twitter:
Pros: Almost surpassing the number of followers I had on Twitter. Much less addictive. Much less toxicity.
Cons: don’t know most of my followers. My feed is not yet ‘calibrated’. Content is interesting but targeting is off (not sure it’s bad).
Pros: Almost surpassing the number of followers I had on Twitter. Much less addictive. Much less toxicity.
Cons: don’t know most of my followers. My feed is not yet ‘calibrated’. Content is interesting but targeting is off (not sure it’s bad).
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I’ve spent a good chunk of time analyzing data on academic economists, and while I’ve grown somewhat desensitized, there are still moments when the sheer elitism of the field catches me off guard. It’s everywhere I look.
I’ve spent a good chunk of time analyzing data on academic economists, and while I’ve grown somewhat desensitized, there are still moments when the sheer elitism of the field catches me off guard. It’s everywhere I look.
November 20, 2024 at 8:12 AM
1/2
I’ve spent a good chunk of time analyzing data on academic economists, and while I’ve grown somewhat desensitized, there are still moments when the sheer elitism of the field catches me off guard. It’s everywhere I look.
I’ve spent a good chunk of time analyzing data on academic economists, and while I’ve grown somewhat desensitized, there are still moments when the sheer elitism of the field catches me off guard. It’s everywhere I look.
Ok someone needs to add bookmarks options here @support.bsky.team!
Wow, quite a story - gift link at the end.
In 2023, Harvard Business School suspended a star professor over charges of research misconduct.
As it happens, one of her papers also had funny data from a *different* B-school superstar -- a "mad, fraudulent unicorn,” per @jamesheathers.bsky.social... (1/3)
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
As it happens, one of her papers also had funny data from a *different* B-school superstar -- a "mad, fraudulent unicorn,” per @jamesheathers.bsky.social... (1/3)
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
November 19, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Ok someone needs to add bookmarks options here @support.bsky.team!
A year of data collection. Finally first quick and dirty estimates.
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Deadline in two weeks.
I’m happy.
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Deadline in two weeks.
I’m happy.
November 17, 2024 at 11:40 AM
A year of data collection. Finally first quick and dirty estimates.
***
Deadline in two weeks.
I’m happy.
***
Deadline in two weeks.
I’m happy.
Many followers the last couple of days (corresponds with the recent rapid growth of this platform).
While I recognize some, many of you are new to me, welcome!
You could expect:
- Innovation studies
- Economics of science
- Sometimes politics* (🇮🇱🇺🇸🇸🇪🇩🇰🇪🇺)
*I remove political posts within 1-2 days.
While I recognize some, many of you are new to me, welcome!
You could expect:
- Innovation studies
- Economics of science
- Sometimes politics* (🇮🇱🇺🇸🇸🇪🇩🇰🇪🇺)
*I remove political posts within 1-2 days.
November 16, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Many followers the last couple of days (corresponds with the recent rapid growth of this platform).
While I recognize some, many of you are new to me, welcome!
You could expect:
- Innovation studies
- Economics of science
- Sometimes politics* (🇮🇱🇺🇸🇸🇪🇩🇰🇪🇺)
*I remove political posts within 1-2 days.
While I recognize some, many of you are new to me, welcome!
You could expect:
- Innovation studies
- Economics of science
- Sometimes politics* (🇮🇱🇺🇸🇸🇪🇩🇰🇪🇺)
*I remove political posts within 1-2 days.
I wonder how many “quiet movers” are out there?
Since election night, I only opened Twitter/X four times. I removed it from my phone and will delete it at some point.
Bottom line: who should I follow here?
Since election night, I only opened Twitter/X four times. I removed it from my phone and will delete it at some point.
Bottom line: who should I follow here?
A tale of two platforms:
BlueSky user numbers have hit a new record high in recent days, while the number of people deleting their accounts on X/Twitter has rocketed 🚀
BlueSky user numbers have hit a new record high in recent days, while the number of people deleting their accounts on X/Twitter has rocketed 🚀
November 13, 2024 at 11:58 AM
I wonder how many “quiet movers” are out there?
Since election night, I only opened Twitter/X four times. I removed it from my phone and will delete it at some point.
Bottom line: who should I follow here?
Since election night, I only opened Twitter/X four times. I removed it from my phone and will delete it at some point.
Bottom line: who should I follow here?
I’ll be back in Cambridge, MA later this month to present my JMP “Exploring the Role of Social Media in the Diffusion of Economic Research” at the @nberpubs.bsky.social’s productivity lunch (29th of October).
Please DM me if you’re around and want to join or have a cup of coffee!
Please DM me if you’re around and want to join or have a cup of coffee!
October 9, 2024 at 11:25 AM
I’ll be back in Cambridge, MA later this month to present my JMP “Exploring the Role of Social Media in the Diffusion of Economic Research” at the @nberpubs.bsky.social’s productivity lunch (29th of October).
Please DM me if you’re around and want to join or have a cup of coffee!
Please DM me if you’re around and want to join or have a cup of coffee!