Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Ari Hyytinen

@artahy.bsky.social

770 followers 2.1K following 14 posts

Applied microeconomist, with special interest in entrepreneurship, technology, innovations and competition. Professor at Hanken and Helsinki GSE, Finland. www.hyytinen.fi

Videos

Economics 48%

Business 37%

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

Hanken School of Economics @hankenofficial.bsky.social · 21h

Nuorissa yrityksissä patentointi kasvaa, vanhoissa hiipuu. Matemaattis-luonnontieteellinen osaaminen ruokkii innovaatioita ja auttaa Suomea nousemaan tuottavuuskuopasta, kirjoittavat Hankenin @artahy.bsky.social ja tutkijakollegat Talous & Yhteiskunta -lehdessä.

labore.fi/t&y/osaajia-...

Osaajia hyödyntävät nuoret yritykset versovat innovaatioita - Työn ja talouden tutkimus LABORE

Patenttidataa hyödyntävä tilastollinen analyysi kertoo, että Suomen nuorissa yrityksissä patentointi on ollut vahvassa kasvussa ja vanhoissa yrityksissä laskussa. Matemaattis-luonnontieteellisesti ko...

labore.fi

2 4

Reposted by Alberto Bisin, Ari Hyytinen

Cyrus Samii @cdsamii.bsky.social · Jan 5

Students at Brown have used the Google Maps API to create a live tracker for traffic flows under congestion pricing in NYC. It includes a real-time diff-in-diff type comparison between NYC, Boston, and Chicago:

www.congestion-pricing-tracker.com

Congestion Pricing Tracker | Benjamin and Joshua Moshes

This project is run by Joshua Moshes and Benjamin Moshes, under the supervision of Brown University Professor Emily Oster

www.congestion-pricing-tracker.com

15 110 430

Reposted by Haroon Bhorat, Ari Hyytinen, Eric Verhoogen

Peter Hull @instrumenthull.bsky.social · Feb 13

Our practical guide to shift-share IV is now out in the JEP!

www.aeaweb.org/issues/793

(Ungated version: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/el9yn...)

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Vol. 39 No. 1 Winter 2025

www.aeaweb.org

3 54 200

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

Joacim Tåg @jtag.se · Dec 16

Writing in Kauppalehti with @artahy.bsky.social today about why Europe’s startups need a pan-European company structure to scale across borders. Read here: www.kauppalehti.fi/uutiset/suom...

Suomalaisyritykset hyötyisivät yhteiseurooppalaisesta yhtiömuodosta

Siinä missä yhdysvaltalaiset yritykset voivat kasvaa joustavasti osavaltioiden rajojen yli ja samalla vahvistua riittävän suuriksi toimijoiksi globaalisti, eurooppalaiset yritykset kohtaavat erilaisia...

www.kauppalehti.fi

2 5

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

Marlon Azinovic-Yang @marlonazinovic.bsky.social · Nov 29

Very interesting new paper by @benmoll.bsky.social on rational expectations as a main problem in het agent macro. Including ideas on how to move forward:
benjaminmoll.com/challenge/

#econsky #macro

4 10 37

Reposted by Joel Z. Leibo, Ari Hyytinen, Janne Tukiainen

Arpit Gupta @arpitrage.bsky.social · Nov 27

These two papers, taken together, really cause a rethinking of behavioral economies.

Rather than having anomalous risk preferences; it looks like people have complexity aversion to "hard" decisions, especially on valuation, which drives behavioral anomalies. Herbert Simon ftw.

24 91 330

Reposted by Alan de Brauw, Ari Hyytinen, Wayne Sandholtz

Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · Nov 27

We still have a relatively poor understanding of the relationship between evidence and policy. Program evaluation in particular is often motivated by a desire to make policy better. But how effective is program evaluation itself?Michelle Rao's JMP tackles this question. www.michellerao.com/research

29 150 460

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen, Gabriel Burdín

Journal of Public Economics @jpube.bsky.social · Nov 24

Just published in Journal of Public Economics:

"From viewers to voters: Tracing Fox News’ impact on American democracy"

By @elliottash.bsky.social, Sergio Galletta, Matteo Pinna, & Christopher S. Warshaw.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

4 42 96

Ari Hyytinen @artahy.bsky.social · Nov 21

Preference heterogeneity refers to the extent to which individual tastes for a good vary across individuals.

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Maurizio Cattelan’s duct-taped banana artwork fetches US$5.2m at New York auction

Crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun bought one of three editions of the viral 2019 work, describing it as ‘a cultural phenomenon’

www.theguardian.com

Ari Hyytinen @artahy.bsky.social · Nov 21

Laajennettu lista Suomessa asuvista ja suomalaisista ekonomisteista ja taloustieteilijöistä Bsky:ssä.

go.bsky.app/EbzHb8Y

1 2

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

Mika Maliranta @maliranta.bsky.social · Nov 21

vm.fi/-/tuulia-hak...

Tuulia Hakola-Uusitalo Valtion taloudellisen tutkimuskeskuksen ylijohtajaksi - Valtiovarainministeriö

vm.fi

1 14

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

Janne Tukiainen @jannetukiainen.bsky.social · Nov 21

Great funding news! In my work package, we will study the determinants of (e.g., geographic) inequalities in political participation and political and bureaucratic representation, their effects on economic policy, democratic norms and political responses, and how inequalities can be alleviated.

Juha Jokela @juhajokela1.bsky.social · Nov 21

📣 New project "The resilience of liberal democracy in Finland" by universities of @helsinkiuni.bsky.social, Eastern Finland, Turku, Åbo Akademi as well as FIIA.

The project will examine the resilience of liberal democracy in Finland. ⤵️
www.fiia.fi/en/news/new-...

New research consortium focuses on risks for liberal democracy | FIIA – Finnish Institute of International Affairs

The new project The resilience of liberal democracy in Finland (RESLIDE) was granted nearly 3 million euros of funding by the Strategic Research Council. The funding was rewarded to a research…

www.fiia.fi

4 17

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

Juha Jokela @juhajokela1.bsky.social · Nov 21

New research consortium focuses on risks for liberal democracy | FIIA – Finnish Institute of International Affairs

The new project The resilience of liberal democracy in Finland (RESLIDE) was granted nearly 3 million euros of funding by the Strategic Research Council. The funding was rewarded to a research…

www.fiia.fi

1 4 11

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

Why @why.bsky.team · Nov 20

To be clear, we do have plans for scaling, we just kinda expected more than a couple days notice before getting blasted with a million new users a day.
The team is rapidly deploying fixes and new software to adapt. More servers in the mail.

1.6K 3K 38K

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

David V. Smith @dvsmith.bsky.social · Nov 19

Susceptibility to online misinformation: A systematic meta-analysis of demographic and psychological factors

“We find that older age, higher analytical thinking skills, and identifying as a Democrat are associated with higher discrimination ability.”

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

1 3 4

Reposted by Frank Biermann, Daniel Cassany, Ari Hyytinen , and 3 more Frank Biermann, Daniel Cassany, Ari Hyytinen, Ralf Martin, Guido Heineck, Lise Rakner

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · Nov 19

Bluesky now has over 20M people!! 🎉

We've been adding over a million users per day for the last few days. To celebrate, here are 20 fun facts about Bluesky:

3.1K 16K 130K

Ari Hyytinen @artahy.bsky.social · Nov 19

Tässä listaa suomalaisista taloustieteilijöistä ja ekonomisteista, jotka ovat täällä Bsky:ssa -- ja mielellään saa tehdä täydennysehdotuksia listaan.

go.bsky.app/6gvWqWx

1 3

Ari Hyytinen @artahy.bsky.social · Nov 19

"We find an additional
$1 spent auditing taxpayers above the 90th income percentile yields more than
$12 in revenue, while audits of below-median income taxpayers yield $5."

The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · Nov 16

Recently accepted by #QJE, “A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution,” by Boning, Hendren, Sprung-Keyser (@bsprungkeyser.bsky.social), and Stuart: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution

Abstract. We estimate the returns to IRS audits of taxpayers across the income distribution. We find an additional ${\$}$1 spent auditing taxpayers above t

doi.org

3 10

Reposted by Peter Hall, Ingmar Weber, Anne Kavanagh , and 33 more Peter Hall, Ingmar Weber, Anne Kavanagh, Gunnar Luderer, Eszter Hargittai, Darren R. Gröcke, Michael T. Meyer, Eoin Brodie, James R. Wilson, Christopher J. Fariss, Julio Mayol, Ana Isabel, Alex Singleton, Ari Hyytinen, Tim Moore, Stephanie E. Hampton, Siân E. Halcrow, Luigina Ciolfi, Zhonghua Zheng, Victoria Tischler, Sonja Utz, Jonathan Webber, Daniel Wilson, Guy J. Curtis, Ana Isabel Canhoto, Robert Marten, Andreas Theodorou, Ross D. Silverman, Claire L. Niedzwiedz, Martín Savransky, Maurizio Callari, Alysia Blackham, Samuel Gerald Collins, Laura Pérez Ortiz, Pekka Mertala, Katy Jordan

Altmetric @altmetric.com · Nov 18

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:

docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...

#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

Action Intent Links | Bluesky

Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...

docs.bsky.app

170 4.6K 11K

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

Enkelejda Havari @enkehavari.bsky.social · Nov 18

📝 Below is a short piece discussing our research for a broader audience.
#EconSky📈📉 #TeachEcon #Education
newsroom.iza.org/en/archive/r...

Fewer exam retakes, better results?

Policy change at the University of Bologna improved academic performance and reduced dropout rates

newsroom.iza.org

1 3 11

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

Nominal News @nominalnews.com · Nov 18

How third-places spur innovation and entrepreneurship. Choi, Guzman and Small (2024) using Starbucks entry found significant increases in entrepreneurship/business formation. #econsky

www.nominalnews.com/p/coffee-ent...

Coffee and Innovation

To improve entrepreneurship and innovation…we need more coffee shops? Seems so.

www.nominalnews.com

1 1 12

Reposted by Lawrence F. Katz, Klaus Prettner, Ari Hyytinen , and 3 more Lawrence F. Katz, Klaus Prettner, Ari Hyytinen, Pedro Gomes, Ben Sprung-Keyser, Andreas Haupt

The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · Nov 16

Recently accepted by #QJE, “A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution,” by Boning, Hendren, Sprung-Keyser (@bsprungkeyser.bsky.social), and Stuart: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution

Abstract. We estimate the returns to IRS audits of taxpayers across the income distribution. We find an additional ${\$}$1 spent auditing taxpayers above t

doi.org

3 32 90

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen, Jan Eeckhout, Evan Starr

Reposted by Raffaella Sadun, Ari Hyytinen

Richard Blundell @richardblundell.bsky.social · Aug 30

‘Monopolies always raise concerns about high prices, low innovation and—if the monopoly position may be challenged—possible abuses of dominant position against potential rivals. Tech giants are no exception.’ Jean Tirole | IFS Deaton Review academic.oup.com/ooec/article...

Competition and industrial policy in the 21st century

Abstract. Large fixed costs and (direct and indirect) network externalities generate barriers to entry and high markups for winners in the digital industry

academic.oup.com

3 18 55

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen, Vera Rocha

Heidi L. Williams @heidiwilliams.bsky.social · Nov 27

Announcing a short course! ifp.org/economics-of...

Pierre Azoulay
Matt Clancy
Janet Freilich
Ina Ganguli
Ben Jones
Chad Jones
Kyle Myers
John Van Reenen
+ me

Economics of Ideas, Science and Innovation Online PhD Short Course - Institute for Progress

ifp.org

2 17 27

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

Olli Kärkkäinen @olli-karkkainen.bsky.social · Dec 29

Taloustieteilijöiden näkemykset julkisen talouden sopeutustarpeesta ovat aika yhtenevät. Keinoja etsiessä on hyvä tarkastella menoleikkausten ja veronkiristysten lisäksi myös keinoja kasvun vauhdittamiseksi. | Taloustieteilijät: Suomen pitäisi kiristää verotusta www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...

Julkinen talous | Taloustieteilijät: Suomen pitäisi kiristää verotusta

HS kysyi yhdeksältä taloustieteilijältä, mitä hallituksen pitäisi tehdä julkisen talouden velkaantumisen hillitsemiseksi.

www.hs.fi

1 11

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

Julian Reif @julianreif.bsky.social · Nov 28

David Roodman has written a new Stata package that replicates `reghdfe` using Julia. The new implementation requires installing Julia but is about 10x faster. Details available here:
www.statalist.org/forums/forum...
#EconSky

reghdfe 10X faster - Statalist

I'm excited to announce a pair of packages that radically speeds up reghdfe--at least for hard problems where speed is an issue. The spark for this project is

www.statalist.org

3 12 31

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

Nicolas Van de Sijpe @nicvdsijpe.bsky.social · Nov 28

A new inference procedure for just-identified IV that is robust to weak instruments and will generally yield (quite a bit) shorter confidence intervals than AR www.princeton.edu/~davidlee/wp... #EconSky

1 5 8

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen

ArXiv Paperboy (Stat.ME+Econ.EM) @paperposterbot.bsky.social · Nov 28

Causal Models for Longitudinal and Panel Data: A Survey http://arxiv.org/abs/2311.15458 This survey discusses the recent causal panel data literature. This recent literature has focused on credibly estimating causal effects of binary interventions in settings with longitudinal data, with an empha 📈🤖

2 4

Reposted by Ari Hyytinen, Robert Pietzcker, Karoline S. Rogge

Niko Jaakkola @nikoecon.bsky.social · Nov 23

I wrote a policy piece for the EconPol Forum, together with Rick van der Ploeg and Tony Venables. We argue that decisive 'big push' green industrial policy is needed to convince firms & households that, without a doubt, the green transition is going to happen. 1/N

“Big Push” Green Industrial Policy

Carbon pricing is a central part of climate policy, but is politically difficult while the economy is still reliant on fossil fuels The long-lived green investments required to break the carbon lock-...

www.cesifo.org

1 25 59