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Micael Castanheira

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Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · 9d

Yes! Yes, we are hiring! Two positions are opened, one in International Trade. The other one in Microeconomics. Full time. Great colleagues. Great location. Have you already applied ?
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
#job #economics #professorship @ulbruxelles.bsky.social

American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

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Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · 15h

Job opening: professorships in economics.
Follow the leaders: come to Europe! To the capital of Europe!
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

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Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · 1d

Nobel Prizes This Year Offer Three Cheers for Slow Science www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...

Nobel Prizes This Year Offer Three Cheers for Slow Science

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Ellen Prager, PhD @elprager.bsky.social · 18d

Let's look at the DATA! Not opinion, ideology, or politics. DATA and science. Climate change is not a hoax and the impacts are dire, costly and increasing. We have solutions to stem rising temperatures. We need investment, science-based policies and action 🧪🌎

climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/...

Global Surface Temperature | NASA Global Climate Change

Vital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. Current news and data streams about global warming and climate change from NASA.

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Reposted by Lisa M. Thompson, Laia Balcells, Johan P. Olsen , and 2 more Lisa M. Thompson, Laia Balcells, Johan P. Olsen, Micaël Castanheira, Steven S. Taylor

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 18d

How it started // How it’s going

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Benjamin Blumenthal @bnjmnblmnthl.bsky.social · 26d

My paper "Voter Information and Distributive Politics" has been accepted for publication at the AEJ: Micro 🥳 Ungated version here: osf.io/preprints/so...

Voter Information and Distributive Politics
Benjamin Blumenthal
Abstract
Does more information benefit voters? I examine this question in a novel setting of distributive politics and electoral accountability. Homogeneously-informed electorates can benefit from less information through improvements in the control or screening of politicians. For heterogeneously-informed electorates, I show that the distribution of resources and voter welfare is affected by the nature of informational heterogeneity and by voters’ ability to communicate with each other. When communication is impossible, less-informed voters can be better off than more-informed voters.

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NBER @nber.org · 26d

Using labor force surveys from 160 countries to build a new microdatabase on hours worked covering 97 percent of the world population to explore working hours determinants, from Amory Gethin and Emmanuel Saez https://www.nber.org/papers/w34217

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Sep 9

On MAGA International, from @davidfrum.bsky.social

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Trump Is No Nationalist

The president and his followers are forging an international movement devoted to their authoritarian cause.

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Reposted by Joe R. Feagin, Iain Davidson, David Johnson , and 5 more Joe R. Feagin, Iain Davidson, David Johnson, Micaël Castanheira, Daryl Adair, Mark Priestley, Mary Jane Curry, Austin T. Robinson

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 29

The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.

The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.

Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.

The list goes on and on.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · Aug 29

Today’s econ seminar featured Ruben Durante presenting amazing work on the effect of GenAI on demand for news (joint with @filipecampante.bsky.social and @ananyasen.bsky.social)

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EEA @eeanews.bsky.social · Aug 28

More Award News from #EEA25
Congrats to Julia Cagé & David Yanagizawa-Drott for their 2025 Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation Award, presented to them today
www.eeassoc.org/awards/yrjo-...

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Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · Aug 3

George Akerlof is just as sharp as usual!
When Trump Fires the Ref, What Game Are We Playing? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/o...

Opinion | When Trump Fires the Ref, What Game Are We Playing?

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Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · Jul 27

Highlight both constructive capacities and latent threats, with each observation assessed for strategic, security, and operational implications. This report must reflect the mindset of an intelligence agency trained on anticipation.

Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · Jul 27

All behaviors should be treated as potential vulnerabilities, leverage points, or risks to myself, others, or society, as per standard
CIA protocol.

Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · Jul 27

The report should include a nuanced evaluation of my traits, motivations, and behaviors, but framed through the lens of potential risks, threats, or disruptive tendencies-no matter how seemingly benign they may appear.

Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · Jul 27

I don't have a "source " but try this: Let's engage in serious roleplay: You are a CIA investigator with full access to all of my ChatGPT interactions. Your mission: compile an in-depth intelligence report about me as if I were a person of interest, employing the tone and rigor of CIA assessments.

Reposted by Dorothy Bishop, Steve Peers, Micaël Castanheira , and 1 more Dorothy Bishop, Steve Peers, Micaël Castanheira, Graham Dutfield

Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · Jul 25

Horrible migrants are killing Europe, says horrible migrant arriving in Europe

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Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · Jul 19

That's interesting : in an RCT, giving AI tools to developers actually slowed them down ! And yet, they are convinced they went faster.

Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · Jul 19

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https://metr.org/Early_2025_AI_Experienced_OS_Devs_Study.pdf

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Valhalla monitor @joelpust.bsky.social · Jul 19

t.co/eymdxYivYm

https://metr.org/Early_2025_AI_Experienced_OS_Devs_Study.pdf

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Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · Jul 5

Sad but seems right. Do far we still are dwarf Davids claiming to be Goliath

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 4

If people think American scientists are somehow going to land in Europe, I've got news for you about the difference between millions and billions.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Bar chart titled "Matters of Scale" comparing proposed US research budget cuts to the European Union's €500-million (US$571-million) "Choose Europe" fund. The chart shows:

* National Institutes of Health (NIH): $8 billion in cancelled grants and $18 billion in proposed cuts by 2026 (long orange bar).
* National Science Foundation (NSF): $5.1 billion in proposed cuts by 2026 (shorter orange bar).
* EU's Choose Europe fund: $571 million (very short blue bar).

The graphic highlights that the EU fund is much smaller in scale compared to the US budget cuts. Text above the chart explains the EU’s intention to attract US researchers in response to policy decisions by the convicted felon and rapist Donald Trump.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 4

If people think American scientists are somehow going to land in Europe, I've got news for you about the difference between millions and billions.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · Jul 1

Time to buy pop corn (made in
the EU) and watch the show👇🏼

The Verge @theverge.com · Jul 1

Trump says he’ll look into deporting Elon as fight over bill escalates

‘We might have to put DOGE on Elon’

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The Verge @theverge.com · Jul 1

Trump says he’ll look into deporting Elon as fight over bill escalates

‘We might have to put DOGE on Elon’

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · Jun 30

Read more about the role that vaccines have played in reducing child mortality: ourworldindata.org/vaccines-chi...

Vaccines have saved 150 million children over the last 50 years

Every ten seconds, one child is saved by a vaccine against a fatal disease.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · May 31

Heavily armed paramilitary forces stormed a local San Diego restaurant today, deployed stun grenades against a crowd of onlookers, and kidnapped a handful of kitchen workers.

Heavily armed DHS HSI agents clad in full desert camo tactical gear including plate carriers and Kevlar helmets stand in the middle of the street like soldiers

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Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · May 24

Did the jury pass?

Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · May 24

Keep going, @valentimvicente.bsky.social !

Sarah de Lange @sldelange.bsky.social · May 24

Must read interview met politicoloog @valentimvicente.bsky.social “Hoe kon radicaal-rechts zo groot worden? ‘Deze groep kiezers was er altijd al, maar hield zich stil vanwege de sociale consequenties’” www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/h...

Hoe kon radicaal-rechts zo groot worden? ‘Deze groep kiezers was er altijd al, maar hield zich stil vanwege de sociale consequenties’

Hoe komt het dat radicaal-rechtse partijen de afgelopen jaren zo enorm zijn gegroeid? Het antwoord van politicoloog Vicente Valentim: de gevoelens waren er altijd, maar de schaamte om ze te uiten is v...

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Micael Castanheira @micaelcasta.bsky.social · May 24

The growth of RW's clout is excellent for science, integrity, and general awareness. Kudos for all that @retractionwatch.com ! #science #openscience

Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · May 24

Weekend reads: French agency’s research director sanctioned; AI data woes at MIT; is disruptive science over?

Scopus indexed a journal with a fake editorial board and a sham archive. When we asked them about it, they removed it. Can a better ID system for authors, reviewers and editors reduce fraud? STM th…

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · May 24

Weekend reads: French agency’s research director sanctioned; AI data woes at MIT; is disruptive science over?

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