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Georg Weizsäcker
@georgweizsaecker.bsky.social
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Microeconomist, Behavioral Economist, Author of "Misunderstandings: False Beliefs in Communication"

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Georg Heinrich von Weizsäcker is a German economist and currently the Professor for Microeconomic Theory and Applications at the Humboldt University of Berlin. His research interests include microeconomics, experimental economics, financial decision making, game theory and decision theory. In 2017, Weizsäcker's contributions to a better understanding of expectations formation and decisions under uncertainty were awarded the Gossen Prize. .. more

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2h
Threats against the biggest trade partner - hmm…

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Nicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 5h
Official confirmation of German participation in European troop deployment to Greenland. First Bundeswehr soldiers to arrive tomorrow. 🇪🇺 / NATO solidarity in action.

Reposted by Georg Weizsäcker

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Reuters @reuters.com · 7h
EU assembly weighs freezing US trade deal over Trump's Greenland threats reut.rs/3YFaQPU
EU assembly weighs freezing US trade deal over Trump's Greenland threats
The European Parliament is considering putting on hold the European Union's implementation of the trade deal struck with the United States in protest over threats by U.S. President Donald Trump to seize Greenland.
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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 9h
🇪🇺

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 13h
Net US immigration was zero or slightly negative last year, in important new estimates by @stanveuger.bsky.social et al.

The loss of labor cut GDP growth by about 0.2 percentage points.
Macroeconomic implications of immigration flows in 2025 and 2026: January 2026 update | Brookings
Wendy Edelberg, Stan Veuger, and Tara Watson review immigration flow trends in 2025 and 2026, and analyze their macroeconomic implications.
www.brookings.edu

Reposted by Iikka Korhonen, Georg Weizsäcker

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 14h
Our commitment to Ukraine remains unwavering.

We are strengthening EU financial support through new legislative proposals, ensuring continuity, stability, and long-term assistance.
Graphic in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, blue on top and yellow on the bottom, with the text ‘United in support’ and ‘We stand with Ukraine’. The European Commission logo appears in the bottom right corner

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 16h
Question is, and not all unserious: Will the US keep up?

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
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adamjschwarz.bsky.social Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 1d
Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:

"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."

"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
Gut, dass die Philosophen schweben

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
BTW allow me to add that while I am a layperson on all of monetary economics , I disagree with the Implication that a backlash was inevitable or that the backlash that we see is reasonable. Quite to the contrary, it is way out of proportion.

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 1d
Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:

"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."

"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
Might it be that they do not fully grasp the intricacies of the market as well as he does?

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
@lobbycontrol.bsky.social is right in pointing out that Bavaria's withdrawal does not reduce the urgency of open questions.

See also their linked background and recommendations, in the thread.

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lobbycontrol.bsky.social LobbyControl @lobbycontrol.bsky.social · 1d
Markus Söder entzieht dem wegen Interessenkonflikten in der Kritik stehenden Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel die Unterstützung. Ein richtiger Schritt, doch das Lobby-Event der Firma von Staatminister Wolfram Weimer bleibt auch ohne Geld aus Bayern und Markus Söder fragwürdig.
www.br.de/nachrichten/... 1/
Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel: Söder setzt Unterstützung aus
Wegen der Kritik am Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel setzt Bayerns Staatskanzlei die Unterstützung 2026 aus: kein Staatsempfang, keine Teilnahme und keine Schirmherrschaft von Ministerpräsident Söder. Auch mehrer...
www.br.de

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LobbyControl @lobbycontrol.bsky.social · 1d
Markus Söder entzieht dem wegen Interessenkonflikten in der Kritik stehenden Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel die Unterstützung. Ein richtiger Schritt, doch das Lobby-Event der Firma von Staatminister Wolfram Weimer bleibt auch ohne Geld aus Bayern und Markus Söder fragwürdig.
www.br.de/nachrichten/... 1/
Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel: Söder setzt Unterstützung aus
Wegen der Kritik am Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel setzt Bayerns Staatskanzlei die Unterstützung 2026 aus: kein Staatsempfang, keine Teilnahme und keine Schirmherrschaft von Ministerpräsident Söder. Auch mehrer...
www.br.de

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
Great, thank you for all the pointers

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Janis Kluge @jakluge.de · 1d
Which economy is more productive - Germany or the US? It seems the answer would be clear, but it's not.

The mood in Germany is so deeply negative, even aggressively pessimistic, that I thought we had fallen behind by a lot. But here are the facts - they surprised me as well:

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
'As Gratton and Edenhofer wrote, “central bank policy has fueled support for populists promising to return power over monetary policymaking to the ‘people’.”'

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 1d
Great article by @jerusalem.bsky.social!
www.theargumentmag.com/p/the-price-...
The price of expertise
How independent agencies save us from political whiplash and spawn populist backlash.
www.theargumentmag.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
🇮🇳's foreign minister is quoted in today's Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung as saying that the country's biggest trade growth potential is with 🇪🇺

www.reuters.com/world/india/...
Germany's Merz floats possibility of EU-India trade deal by end of January
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz floated on Monday the possibility that the European Union and India could sign a landmark free trade agreement by the end of January, a move that could reshape global ...
www.reuters.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
Interessanter blogpost von @jmwiarda.bsky.social mit Verweis auf die von @simonhammann.bsky.social gestartete Bluesky-Diskussion

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
Preparing the first trip to the Moon was faster, I believe

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
Ja.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
Aber das muss ja keine schlechte Nachricht sein? Es gibt nun mal die Unsicherheit über die Ergebnisse und es ist gut, wenn der Leser sie anerkennt.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d
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rikefranke.bsky.social Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 1d
Tja.
Article describes well how tricky it is for the UK to come to an agreement with the EU that makes sense for both sides. Plus, everyone is busy.

🎁🔗
Keir Starmer may want closer ties with EU — but will Brussels play ball?
PM tries to reassure Labour’s pro-Europeans a reset is coming, but EU officials say timing is poor
giftarticle.ft.com

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · 1d
Tja.
Article describes well how tricky it is for the UK to come to an agreement with the EU that makes sense for both sides. Plus, everyone is busy.

🎁🔗
Keir Starmer may want closer ties with EU — but will Brussels play ball?
PM tries to reassure Labour’s pro-Europeans a reset is coming, but EU officials say timing is poor
giftarticle.ft.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
This is a point well taken. And yet, it is good to see improvement.

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Henna Virkkunen @hennavirkkunen.bsky.social · 2d
Grok’s output undressing women and children is horrendous.

@EU_Commission has already:
• taken investigative steps
• ordered the company to retain internal documents.

X now has to fix its AI tool in the EU - and they have to do it quickly. 1/2

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
Well, Weimer is federal minister - the main reason to suspect conflicts of interest - for less than a year.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
The Bavarian gov‘t agrees that the taxpayer needs to see a clear separation between business and public office.

They stop supporting Weimer and his „Problem“.

www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/bayer...

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d
Low quality may lead to a market segment that is better for the producer
rationalitycrc.bsky.social CRC Rationality & Competition @rationalitycrc.bsky.social · 2d
Why can boosting product quality actually reduce a manufacturer's profits? Our findings show that when retailers control pricing, increasing demand strengthens the retailer's power, compelling manufacturers to give up more profit and optimally limit product quality.
When Better Products Hurt Profits: The Hidden Costs of Quality in Retail
Shin & Strausz: "Demand-Investment in Distribution Channels" CRC Discussion Paper No. 553
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