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Economist at Philly Fed www.benjaminrlester.com

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My book with Pierre-Olivier Weill and Julien Hugonnier on the Economics of Over-the-Counter Markets is officially in stock and ready to ship! If you are interested in ordering the book from @princetonupress.bsky.social, discount code πŸ‘‡

02.05.2025 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Book interview: The Economics of Over-the-Counter Markets
YouTube video by SaMMF Book interview: The Economics of Over-the-Counter Markets

Ever seen the Schrodinger equation in an economics book? Don’t miss this great interview with Julien Hugonnier, @benjaminlester.bsky.social and Pierre-Olivier Weill about their forthcoming book on the economics of OTC markets.

24.03.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Book interview: The Economics of Over-the-Counter Markets
YouTube video by SaMMF Book interview: The Economics of Over-the-Counter Markets

Many thanks to Bruno and Ioannis for taking the time to talk with Pierre, Julien, and I about our new book, The Economics of Over-the-Counter Markets, now available for pre-order from @princetonupress.bsky.social

youtu.be/pBznHs8PVxA?...

24.03.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great opportunity πŸ‘‡

29.01.2025 02:27 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very cool paper (by a very cool economist). Saw this one at NYU Search & Matching and knew it would find a good home :)

23.01.2025 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Giants are even incompetent at losing. But at least the RB they let walk gained over 2k yards for their division rival. This has to be the low point, right?

30.12.2024 03:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This goes hand in hand with the law that smoke detectors can start chirping from a low battery only between the hours of 1-4 am.

29.12.2024 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ANNOUNCEMENT: FTG Summer School 2025. June 25-28. Foster School of Business, Univ of Washington. PhD students and faculty can find information regarding the agenda and how to apply at the link below. www.ssrn.com/index.cfm/en...

18.12.2024 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Fujita, Moscarini, and Postel-Vinay Employer-to-Employer Transition Probability | FRED | St. Louis Fed Release: Fujita, Moscarini, and Postel-Vinay Employer-to-Employer Transition Probability, 3 economic data series, FRED: Download, graph, and track economic data.

FRED has added 3 data series (fred.stlouisfed.org/release?rid=...) for the Fujita, Moscarini, and Postel-Vinay Employer-to-Employer (E2E) Transition Probability. This provides a timely gauge of the pace of worker reallocation in the U.S. labor market.
#FRED #LaborMarket
#Data #Economics #StLouisFed

26.11.2024 23:26 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Nice to see everyone here. So is #econsky or #econbluesky the new econtwitter?

20.11.2024 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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