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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · 25d

Tomorrow, @jesseschreger.bsky.social speaks on Mkt and Political Power in Econ, AI, and New Digital Rules. He joins @ranaforoohar.bsky.social, Clement Bohr, Andrea Prat, Anya Schifrin, & @wallachlori.bsky.social.

🥳 Congratulations on 25 years to @ipdcolumbia.bsky.social!

Initiative for Policy Dialogue @ipdcolumbia.bsky.social · 26d

Happening now: The Initiative for Policy Dialogue’s 25th Anniversary Conference at Columbia University. Scholars, policymakers, and practitioners are gathering to reflect on 25 years of research and impact. #IPD25

Watch the livestream here: gsb-columbia-edu.zoom.us/j/9536714802...

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Sep 2

❗️The deadline to apply for the JIE-GCAP-BGS Conference on Geoeconomics at
@StanfordGSB is coming up on September 15!

More details in the call for papers: shorturl.at/r26Do

Organized by @jesseschreger.bsky.social, Jeff Frieden, @rjuhasz.bsky.social, Carolin Pflueger, and Christoph Trebesch

Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · May 20

GCAP and BGS will hold a JIE-GCAP-BGS Conference on Geoeconomics at Stanford GSB on February 27-28, 2026. Call for papers: shorturl.at/r26Do

Organized by @jesseschreger.bsky.social, Jeff Frieden, @rjuhasz.bsky.social‬, Carolin Pflueger, and Christoph Trebesch

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Sep 5

‼️ We’re hiring predoctoral research fellows (Summer 2026) at Stanford GSB!  Come work with @mmaggiori.bsky.social, @antonio-coppola.bsky.social, @jesseschreger.bsky.social and the GCAP Lab on big-data + international macro/finance.

Apps rolling, deadline Oct 17.

Details 👉 shorturl.at/ynIsw

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Sep 4

@mmaggiori.bsky.social, @antonio-coppola.bsky.social, and @chris-d-clayton.bsky.social engaged with Korean policymakers, business leaders, and scholars on geoeconomics at the GCAP Seoul Seminar, hosted by Zeitgeist Capital & Korea-US Alliance Foundation.

🎥 Event highlight reel: shorturl.at/UsD3O

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Sep 2

❗️The deadline to apply for the JIE-GCAP-BGS Conference on Geoeconomics at
@StanfordGSB is coming up on September 15!

More details in the call for papers: shorturl.at/r26Do

Organized by @jesseschreger.bsky.social, Jeff Frieden, @rjuhasz.bsky.social, Carolin Pflueger, and Christoph Trebesch

Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · May 20

GCAP and BGS will hold a JIE-GCAP-BGS Conference on Geoeconomics at Stanford GSB on February 27-28, 2026. Call for papers: shorturl.at/r26Do

Organized by @jesseschreger.bsky.social, Jeff Frieden, @rjuhasz.bsky.social‬, Carolin Pflueger, and Christoph Trebesch

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

Faculty guest speaker @MelissaLDell shared her expertise with students in a session on "Deep Learning in Economics", a topic that is increasingly important for social science researchers.

Part 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JCi...
Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yuv3...

Deep Learning in Economics I

YouTube video by Stanford Graduate School of Business

www.youtube.com

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

🙏 The Big-Data Initiative in International Macro-Finance is possible thanks to support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thanks also to GCAP faculty @antonio-coppola.bsky.social and affiliate @chris-d-clayton.bsky.social who taught in the sessions Aggregate Public Macro Data, Global Capital Allocation, and Geoeconomics and AI Applications in International Economics.

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

@mmaggiori.bsky.social debuted a session "Public Micro Data" based on work joint with @bcavani.bsky.social and @jesseschreger.bsky.social. Bruno led this effort and is working on a public code repository that we will share soon.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYCT...

Public Micro Data

YouTube video by Stanford Graduate School of Business

www.youtube.com

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

Faculty guest speaker and trade expert Stephen Redding taught a session on “Global Trade”. We were very grateful to have him teach the students about this timely issue.

Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwcr...

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Aug 29

We welcomed 37 PhD students from 22 universities to the 2025 Big-Data Initiative in International Macro-Finance this month. This event is designed to lower barriers to entry to large-scale, data-driven research. Materials available on event website: www.globalcapitalallocation.com/bdi-cover-page.

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Aug 28

Photos from the Econometric Society World Congress plenary on Geoeconomics by @mmaggiori.bsky.social - slides available here: globalcapitalallocation.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/geoecon_plen....

Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Aug 22

@mmaggiori.bsky.social gave a lunchtime plenary on Geoeconomics this week at the Econometric Society World Congress.

Coverage from
@chosunnews
[Korean]: shorturl.at/jcK9N
Coverage from Dong-a Ilbo [English]: shorturl.at/eMmwn

‘지경학’ 전문가 마조리 교수 “트럼프, 무역협상을 명확한 정치·외교적 목표와 연동”

지경학 전문가 마조리 교수 트럼프, 무역협상을 명확한 정치·외교적 목표와 연동 세계 경제학자 대회 참석자 인터뷰

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Aug 14

🇨🇳 How scared should you be of “the China squeeze”? @economist.com spoke to @mmaggiori.bsky.social to understand the nonlinearity of geoeconomic power. Article here: www.economist.com/china/2025/0...

How scared should you be of “the China squeeze”?

Xi Jinping masters the dark arts of the trade war

www.economist.com

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Aug 11

The Importance of Finance for Geoeconomic Power: Tomorrow, August 12, at 9:45am ET, @mmaggiori.bsky.social gives a keynote fireside at Helsinki Geoeconomics Week 2025 moderated by Brad Setser of the Council on Foreign Relations. Join to watch live: shorturl.at/777pl.

Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Aug 5

How should the European Union address the challenges posed by geoeconomic competition? Co-Director @mmaggiori.bsky.social joined Roberto Sommella, Chiara Scotti and @nathalietocci.bsky.social in Rome to discuss. Thank you to the EIEF and Banca d'Italia for hosting a wonderful event.

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Jul 28

The @washingtonpost.com charts results from GCAP's work on tracking the impact of tariffs on U.S. firms.

📰 Article: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/07/25/trump-trade-deals-tariffs-asia/

🔎 Explore the data on global firms on our Geoeconomic Monitor: globalcapitalallocation.com/geoeconomic-monitor

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Jul 25

Submissions for the 3rd Annual GCAP Conference on international economics and finance are due August 1.

Details here: globalcapitalallocation.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/Annual_conf_...

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The Economist @economist.com · Jul 24

Big countries can exploit their economic size for political gain. Yet power does not grow in a straight line—even small allies can make a difference

What economics can teach foreign-policy types

Hegemons should care about even puny countries

econ.st

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Jul 24

In @economist.com today: “What economics can teach foreign-policy types”, based on GCAP research by @chris-d-clayton.bsky.social @mmaggiori.bsky.social and @jesseschreger.bsky.social. We develop insights from the 1940s to bridge econ and political science.

www.economist.com/finance-and-...

What economics can teach foreign-policy types

Hegemons should care about even puny countries

www.economist.com

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Jul 15

👀 For a limited time, watch a presentation of "Geoeconomic Pressure" by @antonio-coppola.bsky.social at the NBER SI Intl Finance & Macro session at www.youtube.com/watch?v=na7s.... We use LLMs to classify which governments apply pressure to which foreign targets, and how.

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Jul 10

Of note: Joseph Nye passed away earlier this year. GCAP's work has benefitted greatly from his intellectual leadership in the field. An obituary that describes his legacy: shorturl.at/oca5Z.

Joseph Nye, Harvard professor, developer of “soft power” theory, and an architect of modern international relations, dies at 88

Nye’s ideas transformed how we understand power, his leadership helped guide his country through difficult moments, and his vision helped transform the Kennedy School.

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Jul 10

New podcast episode from The Outthinking Investor on "The Rise of Geoeconomics" with @mmaggiori.bsky.social, Joseph Nye & Mehill Marku explores portfolio exposure to geoeconomic shifts, supply chain realignment opportunities & USD dominance. 🎧 shorturl.at/KwEQD

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Jun 26

Our spring newsletter reviews GCAP's work on geoeconomics and resources you can access to learn more, celebrates team member achievements, and highlights upcoming events.

Read here: shorturl.at/OC3dn
For future updates: shorturl.at/t4DiY

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · May 29

The program for the NBER SI 2025 International Economics and Geopolitics (July 10, organized by @mmaggiori.bsky.social and @jesseschreger.bsky.social ) is available at nber.org/conferences/si-2025-international-economics-and-geopolitics. The session will be live streamed.

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