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Aurélien Eyquem

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Associate prof of Economics at Université de Lausanne. Macro models: business cycles, fiscal policy, tariffs, exchange rates, inequalities, labor markets. But also food, politics, music, friends,…

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éconoclaste 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @econoclaste.bsky.social · 8d

Le bon lien est ici...

open.spotify.com/show/1hL1OME...

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éconoclaste 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @econoclaste.bsky.social · 8d

Voilà, le premier épisode de notre podcast est bouclé.
Du coup, on l'a publié dès ce soir.
C'est en deux parties. 2h30 d'écoute au total.
Dont un entretien passionnant avec @alavigne.bsky.social, où il est longuement question de retraites.

C'est par ici :
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

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Marius Brülhart @mariusbrulhart.bsky.social · 8d

Road test today for new paper "The Output Cost of Inheritance" (with @eyquem2.bsky.social, @izmartinez86.bsky.social & Enrico Rubolino).

More to come soon...

Thanks to @usiidep.bsky.social for being excellent hosts!

USI Lugano - Department of Economics @usiidep.bsky.social · 8d

Chair: Mario Jametti @usiidep.bsky.social

Speakers:
@mariusbrulhart.bsky.social @heclausanne.bsky.social
@lea-fri.bsky.social @unisg.ch
@almostsurely.bsky.social @econunimannheim.bsky.social

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Irwin (Bud) Collier @irwincollier.bsky.social · Aug 27

Students Hate Them. Universities Need Them. The Only Real Solution to the A.I. Cheating Crisis. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...

Opinion | Students Hate Them. Universities Need Them. The Only Real Solution to the A.I. Cheating Crisis.

www.nytimes.com

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Alice Evans @draliceevans.bsky.social · Jan 11

Coupling and Fertility are Falling.

In Finland, Mexico, Peru, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey and the US, both are going down.

Superb column by @jburnmurdoch.bsky.social

A must-read for anyone interested in why fertility is falling, and how to respond.

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Aurélien Eyquem @eyquem2.bsky.social · Jun 21

Just out (finally 😊): On Automation, Labor Reallocation and Welfare, with Stephane Auray doi.org/10.1016/j.je...

Redirecting

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Aurélien Eyquem @eyquem2.bsky.social · May 8

Quantifying the effects of tariff hikes and decomposing the contributions of various channels.

NBER @nber.org · May 7

Large tariff shocks with retaliation can cause significant negative effects on output, inflation and welfare, from Stéphane Auray, Michael B. Devereux, and Aurélien Eyquem https://www.nber.org/papers/w33739

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NBER @nber.org · May 7

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International and Monetary Economics Network @intmon.bsky.social · Apr 11

A great short overview on tariffs and trade, highly recommended!

"In a world of trade tensions, what do tariffs really do?" by Ralph Ossa

www.wto.org/english/blog...

WTO Blog | In a world of trade tensions, what do tariffs really do?

Trade policy tensions are escalating fast. In recent months, several large economies have announced or implemented sweeping new tariffs, reviving a policy tool that many thought to have been largely r...

www.wto.org

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Apr 11

How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?

Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵

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Antonio Fatas @antoniofatas.bsky.social · Apr 9

I do not think @chadpbown.com realized when he launched it how much work would it be to keep this page updated (amazing resource, by the way).

Trump's trade war timeline 2.0: An up-to-date guide

President Donald Trump has started his second term in office with momentous plans to change US trade policy to achieve various economic and nontrade related aims. Below is a timeline that tracks the d...

www.piie.com

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New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · Apr 5

“Ordinarily I would say that while tariffs are bad, they don’t cause recessions,” Paul Krugman says on this episode of “The Ezra Klein Show.” “What’s unique about this situation is that the protectionism is unpredictable and unstable. And it’s that uncertainty that is the recessionary force.”

Opinion | Paul Krugman on the ‘Biggest Trade Shock in History’

The trade economist Paul Krugman parses the ‘layers of wrongness’ in Trump’s tariff policy.

www.nytimes.com

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John McLaren @johnmclaren.bsky.social · Apr 4

I'm seeing a huge spike in interest in tariffs from people who normally don't work in the economics of international trade. Here are a few useful things to know about them. (1/14)

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 30

Peter Navarro goes full Orwell on Fox News Sunday: "The message is that tariffs are tax cuts."

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · Mar 11

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Mahmoud Khalil.

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Olivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.net · Mar 11

These people are absolute idiots

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · Mar 7

Morgan Stanley econ research: "We take on board greater-than-expected intensity in trade policies and revise growth lower in 2025 and 2026. We now see higher inflation in 2025 with a more pronounced and sooner reacceleration in goods prices"

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Mar 6

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

thebetter.news

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · Feb 28

"History will remember this day— when an American President and Vice President abandoned all we stand for."

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éconoclaste 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @econoclaste.bsky.social · Feb 28

The only adult (and state man) in the room.
Stay strong.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Feb 28

Trump to Zelenskyy: "Don't tell us what we're gonna feel. You're in no position to dictate that. You're in no position to dictate what we're gonna feel. We're gonna feel very good and very strong. You're right now not in a very good position. You're gambling with World War 3."

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Bluesky Wins @blueskywins.bsky.social · Feb 21

We have a massive academic base on Bluesky, we can lobby unis to quit X. The French are leading on this, others can do it too.
3 more French unis quit Twitter:

Université Paris-Saclay
@univparissaclay.bsky.social

Université PSL
@psl-univ.bsky.social

Sorbonne Université
@sorbonne-universite.fr

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International and Monetary Economics Network @intmon.bsky.social · Feb 3

Wow, that's exciting and a great public good!

"The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset" by Karsten Müller, Chenzi Xu, Mohamed Lehbib, and Ziliang Chen.

www.globalmacrodata.com/index.html

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France Culture @franceculture.fr · Feb 3

Le philosophe Mathias Roux décrypte un narcissisme encouragé par la société capitaliste, où la mise en scène de soi devient une injonction permanente.
➡️ l.franceculture.fr/PYA

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Feb 2

This is what happens when you ask me to help sanewash the Trump tariffs.

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Christopher Dornan @chrisdornan.bsky.social · Feb 2

Here's the speech if you haven't heard it. 13 minutes of your time. Share it with your American friends and neighbours, because they won't see it otherwise. Circulate it in Mexico and Denmark, France and the UK, Panama and Germany, Poland and Estonia, and especially -- especially -- Ukraine.

Trudeau: Canada will retaliate with 25% tariffs on $155B of U.S. goods

YouTube video by CBC News

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Aurélien Eyquem @eyquem2.bsky.social · Feb 1

Congrats @mariusbrulhart.bsky.social on this very interesting paper and nice publication!

Marius Brülhart @mariusbrulhart.bsky.social · Feb 1

Out in print: Who Bears the Burden of Local Taxes?
We find that the incidence of local taxes (on income or property) is strikingly progressive, even when tax schedules are flat-rate.
👉 www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

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Marius Brülhart @mariusbrulhart.bsky.social · Feb 1

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mariomacis.bsky.social @mariomacis.bsky.social · Feb 1

Happy Tariff Day to all who celebrate!

(This, of course, excludes the countless economists who’ve repeatedly warned that tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China etc. are a terrible idea for the U.S. economy… but who’s listening to them anyway?Maybe one day we’ll need a holiday to celebrate them.)

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Peterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · Jan 30

25% tariffs on Canada & Mexico would cause lower GDP & higher inflation than otherwise in all three countries—including the US.
Bookmark our guide to the #USMCA & US trade relations with Canada & Mexico: www.piie.com/microsites/2...

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