Florian Ederer
@florianederer.bsky.social
Austrian 🇦🇹
Economist 📈
Not an Austrian Economist
Allen & Kelli Questrom Professor
BU Questrom, NBER, ECGI & NBER
https://florianederer.github.io/
Economist 📈
Not an Austrian Economist
Allen & Kelli Questrom Professor
BU Questrom, NBER, ECGI & NBER
https://florianederer.github.io/
Just a few years ago the economics profession completely marginalized @claudia-sahm.bsky.social for speaking out on this matter.
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Just a few years ago the economics profession completely marginalized @claudia-sahm.bsky.social for speaking out on this matter.
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Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender Jef...
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Summers conferred with Epstein frequently about how to extract sexual favors from a Harvard econ grad (AB '04, PhD '09)
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
The grad is from China
Epstein and Summers referred to her by the codename "Peril"
Racism and sexual exploitation in one efficient package
bit.ly/3LHpin8
IO is so cooked.
November 14, 2025 at 2:12 AM
IO is so cooked.
I updated the Larry Summers dual-axis inflation graph.
November 14, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I updated the Larry Summers dual-axis inflation graph.
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jmp pitch for the brave: how well does presence of faculty in this dataset predict university *jmr IP shares
I assume someone must be gearing up for a dissertation where they do some sort of social network analysis of higher ed people in these emails. Because yes, the trustees, upper-level admin, and very fancy full professors all feel like possibilities.
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
jmp pitch for the brave: how well does presence of faculty in this dataset predict university *jmr IP shares
As close to perfect as a videogame can get.
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
As close to perfect as a videogame can get.
@stevesalop.bsky.social has an excellent write-up in @ProMarket_org about why the proposed merger between Novo Nordisk and Metsera was anticompetitive.
www.promarket.org/2025/11/11/n...
www.promarket.org/2025/11/11/n...
Novo Nordisk’s Killer Non-Acquisition Merger Contract Proposal Is a Case of “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose” - ProMarket
Steve Salop explores the anticompetitive innovation behind weight-loss giant Novo Nordisk’s offer to acquire Metsera. Novo’s proposed contract presents a new tactic by which firms with market power ca...
www.promarket.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
@stevesalop.bsky.social has an excellent write-up in @ProMarket_org about why the proposed merger between Novo Nordisk and Metsera was anticompetitive.
www.promarket.org/2025/11/11/n...
www.promarket.org/2025/11/11/n...
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Never thought of using classes. As Director of Undergraduate Studies, I had a lonely-hearts advice practice for young men (True rumor circulated that I had married before graduation.) Most common and most obvious advice: "Have you considered asking her out?"
Coupling this, fertility that.
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
November 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Never thought of using classes. As Director of Undergraduate Studies, I had a lonely-hearts advice practice for young men (True rumor circulated that I had married before graduation.) Most common and most obvious advice: "Have you considered asking her out?"
Coupling this, fertility that.
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Coupling this, fertility that.
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
Why don't you academics actually do something about it?!? 😂
Beautiful article on Ali Riley who has retired after an amazing career in soccer.
(If her last name sounds familiar to you as an economist, then that's no surprise. She's the daughter of UCLA auction theorist John Riley.)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
(If her last name sounds familiar to you as an economist, then that's no surprise. She's the daughter of UCLA auction theorist John Riley.)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
Angel City's Ali Riley used her voice for others while playing. She hopes to do more in retirement
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Beautiful article on Ali Riley who has retired after an amazing career in soccer.
(If her last name sounds familiar to you as an economist, then that's no surprise. She's the daughter of UCLA auction theorist John Riley.)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
(If her last name sounds familiar to you as an economist, then that's no surprise. She's the daughter of UCLA auction theorist John Riley.)
www.nytimes.com/athletic/678...
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this is cool. emily wilson's (controversial!!) 'complicated' is her shot at 'πολύτροπος,' which is like literally 'many-turning' and therefore almost completely untranslatable as a personal descriptor
Hades II is amazing. There are nods to both Lattimore's and Wilson's Odyssey translations.
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
this is cool. emily wilson's (controversial!!) 'complicated' is her shot at 'πολύτροπος,' which is like literally 'many-turning' and therefore almost completely untranslatable as a personal descriptor
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Supergiant did their fucking homework on these games and it's awesome.
(See also the joke in Hades 1 where Zagreus and Dionysus prank Orpheus by convincing him they're secretly the same guy; in the "Orphic" myths they are!)
(See also the joke in Hades 1 where Zagreus and Dionysus prank Orpheus by convincing him they're secretly the same guy; in the "Orphic" myths they are!)
Hades II is amazing. There are nods to both Lattimore's and Wilson's Odyssey translations.
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
November 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Supergiant did their fucking homework on these games and it's awesome.
(See also the joke in Hades 1 where Zagreus and Dionysus prank Orpheus by convincing him they're secretly the same guy; in the "Orphic" myths they are!)
(See also the joke in Hades 1 where Zagreus and Dionysus prank Orpheus by convincing him they're secretly the same guy; in the "Orphic" myths they are!)
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THIS is the type of Hades 2 “breakdowns” I’m looking for. Love me some dual translation references 🤣
Hades II is amazing. There are nods to both Lattimore's and Wilson's Odyssey translations.
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
November 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
THIS is the type of Hades 2 “breakdowns” I’m looking for. Love me some dual translation references 🤣
Hades II is amazing. There are nods to both Lattimore's and Wilson's Odyssey translations.
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
November 4, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Hades II is amazing. There are nods to both Lattimore's and Wilson's Odyssey translations.
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
Lattimore: “Tell me, Muse, of the man of many ways…”
Wilson: “Tell me about a complicated man…”
Hades II: “Some know him as the man of many ways; certainly he is a complicated one.”
In 1983, households aged 75+ were 5% richer than the average. In 2022, they were 55% richer.
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
In 1983, households aged 75+ were 5% richer than the average. In 2022, they were 55% richer.
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
Meanwhile, under-35 households went from 21% of average wealth to just 16%.
America’s wealth is aging way faster than its population.
www.nber.org/digest/20251...
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New WP (by me and others) on how disclosure mandates:
(1) increase disclosure (primarily of negative outcomes), and (2) how expectations of increased disclosure by others slows down innovation.
Link and more details in @florianederer.bsky.social's thread...
(1) increase disclosure (primarily of negative outcomes), and (2) how expectations of increased disclosure by others slows down innovation.
Link and more details in @florianederer.bsky.social's thread...
Transparency helps innovation ... until it doesn't.
My new paper with Cunningham, Hodgson, and Wang (on the JM!) studies the 2017 FDA Final Rule, which required drug firms to publicly disclose all clinical trial results.
Disclosure increased, but innovation slowed.
cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
My new paper with Cunningham, Hodgson, and Wang (on the JM!) studies the 2017 FDA Final Rule, which required drug firms to publicly disclose all clinical trial results.
Disclosure increased, but innovation slowed.
cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
October 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
New WP (by me and others) on how disclosure mandates:
(1) increase disclosure (primarily of negative outcomes), and (2) how expectations of increased disclosure by others slows down innovation.
Link and more details in @florianederer.bsky.social's thread...
(1) increase disclosure (primarily of negative outcomes), and (2) how expectations of increased disclosure by others slows down innovation.
Link and more details in @florianederer.bsky.social's thread...
BU Questrom is launching a new PhD Program in Business Economics focused on how markets and firms interact with public policy.
Graduates will be ready for research and teaching roles in both business schools and econ departments.
Graduates will be ready for research and teaching roles in both business schools and econ departments.
October 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
BU Questrom is launching a new PhD Program in Business Economics focused on how markets and firms interact with public policy.
Graduates will be ready for research and teaching roles in both business schools and econ departments.
Graduates will be ready for research and teaching roles in both business schools and econ departments.
Transparency helps innovation ... until it doesn't.
My new paper with Cunningham, Hodgson, and Wang (on the JM!) studies the 2017 FDA Final Rule, which required drug firms to publicly disclose all clinical trial results.
Disclosure increased, but innovation slowed.
cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
My new paper with Cunningham, Hodgson, and Wang (on the JM!) studies the 2017 FDA Final Rule, which required drug firms to publicly disclose all clinical trial results.
Disclosure increased, but innovation slowed.
cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
October 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Transparency helps innovation ... until it doesn't.
My new paper with Cunningham, Hodgson, and Wang (on the JM!) studies the 2017 FDA Final Rule, which required drug firms to publicly disclose all clinical trial results.
Disclosure increased, but innovation slowed.
cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
My new paper with Cunningham, Hodgson, and Wang (on the JM!) studies the 2017 FDA Final Rule, which required drug firms to publicly disclose all clinical trial results.
Disclosure increased, but innovation slowed.
cowles.yale.edu/sites/defaul...
Do incumbents buy startups to scale innovation or to stifle it?
New research covering 60 countries finds that acquired startups were highly innovative before their acquisition, but their patenting drops sharply afterward, while acquirers' innovation doesn't rise.
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
New research covering 60 countries finds that acquired startups were highly innovative before their acquisition, but their patenting drops sharply afterward, while acquirers' innovation doesn't rise.
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
October 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Do incumbents buy startups to scale innovation or to stifle it?
New research covering 60 countries finds that acquired startups were highly innovative before their acquisition, but their patenting drops sharply afterward, while acquirers' innovation doesn't rise.
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
New research covering 60 countries finds that acquired startups were highly innovative before their acquisition, but their patenting drops sharply afterward, while acquirers' innovation doesn't rise.
www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Private credit has exploded. But why?
It's not just replacing banks. It's also private equity's new frontier:
BDCs now blend debt and equity, offer PE-like returns with less risk, and cater to a growing base of retail investors.
melaniewallskog.github.io/files/robins...
It's not just replacing banks. It's also private equity's new frontier:
BDCs now blend debt and equity, offer PE-like returns with less risk, and cater to a growing base of retail investors.
melaniewallskog.github.io/files/robins...
October 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Private credit has exploded. But why?
It's not just replacing banks. It's also private equity's new frontier:
BDCs now blend debt and equity, offer PE-like returns with less risk, and cater to a growing base of retail investors.
melaniewallskog.github.io/files/robins...
It's not just replacing banks. It's also private equity's new frontier:
BDCs now blend debt and equity, offer PE-like returns with less risk, and cater to a growing base of retail investors.
melaniewallskog.github.io/files/robins...
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I’ve decided not to post my annual “women on the Econ job market” thread this year. Social media has splintered too much, and now that I’ve left academia I’m focused on other priorities.
October 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I’ve decided not to post my annual “women on the Econ job market” thread this year. Social media has splintered too much, and now that I’ve left academia I’m focused on other priorities.
Richly deserved prize for Aghion ...
... but I am equally interested in the paintings and the designer chair in the background.
Top and bottom left look like late Cubist (Bracque, Gris, Picasso). Far right looks like a Miro. No idea about the chair.
... but I am equally interested in the paintings and the designer chair in the background.
Top and bottom left look like late Cubist (Bracque, Gris, Picasso). Far right looks like a Miro. No idea about the chair.
October 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Richly deserved prize for Aghion ...
... but I am equally interested in the paintings and the designer chair in the background.
Top and bottom left look like late Cubist (Bracque, Gris, Picasso). Far right looks like a Miro. No idea about the chair.
... but I am equally interested in the paintings and the designer chair in the background.
Top and bottom left look like late Cubist (Bracque, Gris, Picasso). Far right looks like a Miro. No idea about the chair.
Dating your boss comes with risks and rewards.
New research from Finland shows subordinatesä earnings rise 6% after starting a relationship with their manager but fall 18% after a breakup.
Unsurprisingly, it also hurts team morale and retention.
www.nber.org/papers/w34346
New research from Finland shows subordinatesä earnings rise 6% after starting a relationship with their manager but fall 18% after a breakup.
Unsurprisingly, it also hurts team morale and retention.
www.nber.org/papers/w34346
October 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Dating your boss comes with risks and rewards.
New research from Finland shows subordinatesä earnings rise 6% after starting a relationship with their manager but fall 18% after a breakup.
Unsurprisingly, it also hurts team morale and retention.
www.nber.org/papers/w34346
New research from Finland shows subordinatesä earnings rise 6% after starting a relationship with their manager but fall 18% after a breakup.
Unsurprisingly, it also hurts team morale and retention.
www.nber.org/papers/w34346
Why do people support tariffs even when they make everyone poorer?
It's not just economics, it's jealousy of trade. People prefer protectionism when it feels like a win over others, even if it raises their own prices.
www.nber.org/papers/w34351
It's not just economics, it's jealousy of trade. People prefer protectionism when it feels like a win over others, even if it raises their own prices.
www.nber.org/papers/w34351
October 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Why do people support tariffs even when they make everyone poorer?
It's not just economics, it's jealousy of trade. People prefer protectionism when it feels like a win over others, even if it raises their own prices.
www.nber.org/papers/w34351
It's not just economics, it's jealousy of trade. People prefer protectionism when it feels like a win over others, even if it raises their own prices.
www.nber.org/papers/w34351
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Rich discussion of AI #acquihires (when are they a problem, what shld antitrust do?) turned into broader debate on “do we have a competition problem w Al & what is it?”
Fireside w J Kanter, fab panel @florianederer.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social @lugaricano.bsky.social I Marinescu, H Zenger 1/
Fireside w J Kanter, fab panel @florianederer.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social @lugaricano.bsky.social I Marinescu, H Zenger 1/
October 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Rich discussion of AI #acquihires (when are they a problem, what shld antitrust do?) turned into broader debate on “do we have a competition problem w Al & what is it?”
Fireside w J Kanter, fab panel @florianederer.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social @lugaricano.bsky.social I Marinescu, H Zenger 1/
Fireside w J Kanter, fab panel @florianederer.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social @lugaricano.bsky.social I Marinescu, H Zenger 1/