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Alec Smith

@alec-smith.bsky.social

Associate Professor of Economics at Virginia Tech

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Hawley–Smoot Tariff - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
YouTube video by International School History Hawley–Smoot Tariff - Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

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04.04.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Made a bluesky account just so I could see all of the #cfcfc posts celebrating @cfcamerer.bsky.social’s Festschrift! Great to have so many people at Caltech today celebrating Colin’s contributions and legacy.

01.02.2025 19:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Please add me!

02.02.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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CamererFest got off to a great start with a thrilling poster session from generations of @cfcamerer.bsky.social academic descendants #cfcfc 1/10

01.02.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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When do people get GameStopped? Ross Spoon explores the conditions under which short squeeze arises. @alec-smith.bsky.social #cfcfc 8/10

01.02.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We've all seen the "words of the year" like 'brain rot' and 'brat'.

But what if there was a Scientific Word of the Year? Or maybe it would be better to look for a Scientific Word of the Decade?

My word of the decade 2014-2024 is "reproducibility".

01.01.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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