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@pauliko.bsky.social

Assistant Professor of Economics at Swarthmore College | previously at Dickinson College | International trade, macro, labor | #PennStateEcon & #CarnegieMellon

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Research Assistant/Sr. Research Assistant Company Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Job Description Summary Research assistants (RAs) at the Philadelphia Fed play a key role in the Economic Research Department. Whether they are helping eco...

I am looking for a research assistant to work with me on the development of U.S. housing markets. Experience with ArcGIS, Stata useful. We build datasets that allow us to understand housing affordability, the impacts of transit and zoning, and more:
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07.07.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Really great resource for anyone who teaches undergraduate trade classes! @YotovG put together a great chapter on the introduction of gravity models for undergrad students and novices in trade, along with data exercises. Thank you for such amazing work @YotovG! Gravity rules!

19.04.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Great new @trade--talks.bsky.social episode! @chadpbown.com and @soumayakeynes.ft.com dive deep into Trump's #TariffDay! US Tariffs increased dramatically. What does this historic shift mean for global trade?

05.04.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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From theory to policy with gravitas: A solution to the mystery of the excess trade balances Bilateral trade balances often play a controversial role in the international trade policy debate. They may reflect hidden and asymmetric (i.e., unfai…

β€œthere is little room for trade cost asymmetries to lead to bilateral trade imbalances except in certain sectors (e.g., Mining and Services), where modeling the direct bilateral trade costs… can be improved”

@yotoyotov.bsky.social @gfelbermayr.bsky.social 2021

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03.04.2025 12:48 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Incredible opportunity for PhD students working on international topics in Econ

11.03.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A lot to chew on in this issue of AEJ: Applied: #econsky

13.01.2025 04:05 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

There's been a lot of debate about what economic theory says regarding tariffs.

Drawing on my research with quantitative economic models, here's a thread explaining the textbook logic for why "tariffs are bad" for revenue generation.

🧡 Let’s dive in!

14.11.2024 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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Alejandro CuΓ±at, Harald Fadinger, Kalina Manova and I are organizing the 8th Workshop on International Economic Networks (WIEN) to take place in beautiful Vienna on June 26-7, 2024. Send us a paper for consideration! We're particularly keen on receiving submissions from young scholars.

14.11.2024 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Fifth Women in International Economics Conference Fifth Women in International Economics Conference Princeton University November 14-15, 2024 gceps.princeton.edu/WIE2024

Kicking off the Fifth Women in International Economics Conference at Princeton University gceps.princeton.edu/WIE2024/

14.11.2024 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2024 - January 31, 2025

Join us at Grinnell College Economics! We have a search for a tenure-track position in financial economics, broadly defined. You'd teach advanced analysis courses in your specific field(s)/interests-e.g., Corporate Finance, Accounting, Asset Pricing, Mechanism Design

www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

14.11.2024 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Thomas, it would be great if you could add me as well. Thank you!

13.11.2024 02:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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