Alex Butler
@financeprof.bsky.social
Finance prof, and other things
I hope it will be warm there that time of year. Wait....
Open call for papers, Climate and Nature Finance. Conference to be held in Oslo, Norway on April 23–24, 2026. Submit papers by 11:59pm EDT on February, 2026. More information: www.nber.org/calls-papers...
January 12, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I hope it will be warm there that time of year. Wait....
Reposted by Alex Butler
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
🧵
🧵
December 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
🧵
🧵
Good job, AEA.
The AEA has imposed a lifetime ban on Lawrence H. Summers’ membership and participation in AEA activities. See the full statement here. www.aeaweb.org/news/aea-sta...
Statement from the American Economic Association
www.aeaweb.org
December 2, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Good job, AEA.
Reposted by Alex Butler
Forthcoming in the AER: "Consumer Credit and the Incidence of Tariffs: Evidence from the Auto Industry" by Kristine W. Hankins, Morteza Momeni, and David Sovich. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Consumer Credit and the Incidence of Tariffs: Evidence from the Auto Industry
(Forthcoming Article) - Captive finance subsidiaries create a channel for trade policy to affect consumer credit. Examining
the impact of the Trump administration’s metal tariffs on captive automobile...
www.aeaweb.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Forthcoming in the AER: "Consumer Credit and the Incidence of Tariffs: Evidence from the Auto Industry" by Kristine W. Hankins, Morteza Momeni, and David Sovich. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Fascinating. I had no idea this was a thing.
October 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Fascinating. I had no idea this was a thing.
Reposted by Alex Butler
I know there's a lot happening today, but this is sneaking in under the radar. This proposed new rule would absolutely crush foreign PhD students, potentially making it impossible for them to enroll with any certainty of their ability to finish www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
August 28, 2025 at 3:29 AM
I know there's a lot happening today, but this is sneaking in under the radar. This proposed new rule would absolutely crush foreign PhD students, potentially making it impossible for them to enroll with any certainty of their ability to finish www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
I've been waiting for Chupacabra. Easily confused with chalupa, but not more than once.
a person is holding a taco with a packet of hot sauce on top
ALT: a person is holding a taco with a packet of hot sauce on top
media.tenor.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I've been waiting for Chupacabra. Easily confused with chalupa, but not more than once.
If we entered a recession in 2022, and without resolving that recession entered another in 2024, does that mean we are on double-secret recession?
a man says they 're on double secret probation
ALT: a man says they 're on double secret probation
media.tenor.com
August 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
If we entered a recession in 2022, and without resolving that recession entered another in 2024, does that mean we are on double-secret recession?
I heard he got a B+ in Real Analysis
August 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I heard he got a B+ in Real Analysis
At least we will still have BS
August 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
At least we will still have BS
My avg class size is ~50. Can confirm it is not ideal.
July 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
My avg class size is ~50. Can confirm it is not ideal.
Get a B+ in Real Analysis.
July 1, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Get a B+ in Real Analysis.
Reposted by Alex Butler
‘Dire implications’: Duke University president warns of ‘likely’ layoffs due to federal funding cuts www.wbtw.com/news/state-r...
‘Dire implications’: Duke University president warns of ‘likely’ layoffs due to federal funding cuts
“We will, for the foreseeable future, have to be smaller – and do our work with fewer people.”
www.wbtw.com
June 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
‘Dire implications’: Duke University president warns of ‘likely’ layoffs due to federal funding cuts www.wbtw.com/news/state-r...
The Magnificent Dozen (they got a partial exemption)
May 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The Magnificent Dozen (they got a partial exemption)
Reposted by Alex Butler
Remember the "Highlights" that some Elsevier journals require? Dean Karlan and friends developed an amazing way to troll them: haikus!
April 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Remember the "Highlights" that some Elsevier journals require? Dean Karlan and friends developed an amazing way to troll them: haikus!
Fair enough. Perhaps then it is endogenous that I have so few followers. 🥲
April 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Fair enough. Perhaps then it is endogenous that I have so few followers. 🥲
Lol. Referee #2 would like a word.
April 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Lol. Referee #2 would like a word.
When it rains it pours.
March 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
When it rains it pours.
Cake? On Pi Day?
a man in a purple shirt is making a funny face while sitting at a table .
ALT: a man in a purple shirt is making a funny face while sitting at a table .
media.tenor.com
March 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Cake? On Pi Day?
They’re good dogs, Knotta.
March 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
They’re good dogs, Knotta.
It’s Lent…no better time to give up!
Personally, I gave up self-deprivation last year. This year I am giving up hope.
Personally, I gave up self-deprivation last year. This year I am giving up hope.
March 8, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It’s Lent…no better time to give up!
Personally, I gave up self-deprivation last year. This year I am giving up hope.
Personally, I gave up self-deprivation last year. This year I am giving up hope.