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Ola Olsson @oolsson.bsky.social · 12d

Väldigt glad för denna fina recension av min bok Paleoeconomics i @ekonomiskdebatt.bsky.social !

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Paleoekonomi - Nationalekonomiska Föreningen

Recension av Ola Olsson: Paleoeconomics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2024, 351 sidor, ISBN 978-3-031-52783-8.

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Ola Olsson @oolsson.bsky.social · Aug 5

Will we be able to trust key economic data from the US again?

The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...

Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away

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Ola Olsson @oolsson.bsky.social · Jul 30

Just presented my paper on weather shocks and monument construction during the Classic Maya period at the WEHC in Lund. Happy for the great lineup of very interesting papers and presenters and for the turnout. Also thrilled to find my book in the book exhibition!

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Ola Olsson @oolsson.bsky.social · Jul 28

Jag kommenterar handelsavtalet mellan EU-USA i dagens Di. Jag tycker att EU vek ned sig alldeles för lätt. Inget hindrar Trump från att kräva ännu mer senare. Att ensidigt acceptera 15% tullar är orimligt.
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Professor kritisk: EU borde ha trappat upp – ”har mer muskler”

EU-kommissionens ordförande Ursula von der Leyen borde ha satt hårt mot hårt i förhandlingarna med USA:s president Donald Trump. Det är mycket som står på spel – en hel världsordning – varnar Ola Olss...

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Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg @gothenburg-econ.bsky.social · Nov 20

We're very excited to introduce three candidates on the #econjobmarket this year! Meet Vorada Limjaroenrat, Jimmy Karlsson, and Jens Ewald, and read their job market papers here: gu.se/en/school-bu...
#econsky #econjmp #econ #jmp
@jensewald.bsky.social @jimmykarlsson.bsky.social

Three job market candidates at the Department of Economics at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden.

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Jimmy Karlsson @jimmykarlsson.bsky.social · Nov 25

Hello #EconSky I’m a PhD Candidate from Gothenburg University on the academic market this year. My research covers environmental and labor economics, and my #EconJMP studies the effect of a carbon tax reform on firms and labor market inequality in Sweden.

More info on my website: jimmykarlsson.com

Title page of “Climate Policy and Labor Market Inequality”.

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Ola Olsson @oolsson.bsky.social · Jul 13

I was interviewed a short time ago in Javier’s excellent EPH Podcast about my book Paleoeconomics. I hope you enjoy listening to it.
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🌍 New season of the EPH Podcast! | Javier Mejia Cubillos

🌍 New season of the EPH Podcast! In this episode, I talk with Ola Olsson about the economics of the Paleolithic and Neolithic. How did a small species of hominids conquer the world? What challenges ...

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Ola Olsson @oolsson.bsky.social · Jul 12

EU should of course respond with tariffs in line with the measures agreed on in April. Time to take a break from the flattery that EU leaders have tried in different fora and show resolve.

Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Jul 12

A 30% tariff on EU exports would hurt businesses, consumers and patients on both sides of the Atlantic.

We will continue working towards an agreement by August 1.

At the same time, we are ready to safeguard EU interests on the basis of proportionate countermeasures.

→ europa.eu/!tPvKn8

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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Jul 12

A 30% tariff on EU exports would hurt businesses, consumers and patients on both sides of the Atlantic.

We will continue working towards an agreement by August 1.

At the same time, we are ready to safeguard EU interests on the basis of proportionate countermeasures.

→ europa.eu/!tPvKn8

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Ola Olsson @oolsson.bsky.social · Jul 2

Kommenterar senatens behandling av Trumps budget Dagens ETC.

Dagens ETC @etc.se · Jul 2

Donald Trumps heliga skattesänkningspaket "One big, beautiful bill" har röstats igenom i senaten.

Trump nära stor skatteseger – som kan kosta 50 000 liv per år

Farhågan: skenande statsskuld, rika blir rikare och fattiga mister skyddsnät.

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Dagens ETC @etc.se · Jul 2

Donald Trumps heliga skattesänkningspaket "One big, beautiful bill" har röstats igenom i senaten.

Trump nära stor skatteseger – som kan kosta 50 000 liv per år

Farhågan: skenande statsskuld, rika blir rikare och fattiga mister skyddsnät.

www.etc.se

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The Review of Economic Studies (REStud) @reveconstudies.bsky.social · Jun 23

Recently accepted to #REStud, "Surviving Childhood: Effects of Removing a Child From Home," from Ronja Helénsdotter
@rhelensdotter.bsky.social @MIT @econGU:

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Ola Olsson @oolsson.bsky.social · Jun 14

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Akademisk kris i USA – Sverige måste agera nu

Den akademiska friheten är under press i USA. Det öppnar upp för svenska universitet att rekrytera forskare och öka vår internationella status som forskarnation. Handelshögskolans rektor varnar: ”De a...

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Environment for Development (EfD) @efdinitiative.bsky.social · Jun 10

This week, the PhD students who have divided their time between Addis Ababa University and the University of Gothenburg present their theses to their peers and supervisors before finalizing them. Excellent work!
#addisababauniversity #universityofgothenburg #EnvironmentalEconomics #phdstudent #PhD

Ola Olsson @oolsson.bsky.social · Jun 11

There are of course numerous lessons from recent history about what Trump’s handling of the unrest in LA might lead to. The most worrying is probably ”Crackdowns can be steppingstones to wider power grabs.”
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3 Lessons From International Protests Amid Unrest in L.A.

Experts who study protest movements say the scenes unfolding in California broadly follow a script that has played out many times in other countries — sometimes with deadly consequences.

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Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg @gothenburg-econ.bsky.social · Jun 1

Our frequent guest and affiliated colleague Martin Berg Karlsson @drdemant.bsky.social has co-authored a paper on German health insurance that is forthcoming in @jpolecon.bsky.social. Congratulations! doi.org/10.1086/734781

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Ola Olsson @oolsson.bsky.social · May 30

An illustration of how the Trump administration’s counterproductive tariffs hurt even the manufacturing of Swedish cars in the US.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · May 30

Volvo suspends production at SC plant citing parts shortages scdailygazette.com/2025/05/30/v...

Volvo suspends production at SC plant citing parts shortages • SC Daily Gazette

Volvo Cars has halted production at its Lowcountry plant because of a parts shortage. It's unclear which parts are involved.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · May 30

Volvo suspends production at SC plant citing parts shortages scdailygazette.com/2025/05/30/v...

Volvo suspends production at SC plant citing parts shortages • SC Daily Gazette

Volvo Cars has halted production at its Lowcountry plant because of a parts shortage. It's unclear which parts are involved.

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Ola Olsson @oolsson.bsky.social · May 30

Our results show that while extreme Nile floods result in a greater degree of political instability (ruler and dynastic tenure durations), periods with a greater rainfall in the hinterland cause a decline in state capacity and a delayed increase in political instability.

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Ola Olsson @oolsson.bsky.social · May 30

Effective enviromental circumscription was created through an interplay between Nile floods (proxied by rainfall over Highland Ethiopia) and Mediterranean rains that determined the productivity of the hinterland.

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Ola Olsson @oolsson.bsky.social · May 30

My paper with Laura Mayoral on the political impact of floods and droughts in Ancient Egypt, is now assigned to an issue of JEconGrowth. We provide evidence of a "dynamic circumscription model" where Egypt was sometimes like a "social cage" where rulers could easily dominate.
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Floods, droughts, and environmental circumscription in early state development: the case of ancient Egypt

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Department of Economics, University of Gothenburg @gothenburg-econ.bsky.social · May 27

We were very happy to host Nobel laureate Claudia Goldin today during seminars and an important keynote lecture. Thanks to all 700 participants irl and online for attending!
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