Joshua Gans
@joshgans.bsky.social
Professor at University of Toronto
Sure you have read short histories of innovation before but this one is the shortest.
January 22, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Sure you have read short histories of innovation before but this one is the shortest.
The World Wall: a new term to describe the trading wall that is being constructed around the US by the US and others, while removing trading obstructions everywhere else. You won’t see the World Wall from space or physically, but in the economic data.
January 9, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The World Wall: a new term to describe the trading wall that is being constructed around the US by the US and others, while removing trading obstructions everywhere else. You won’t see the World Wall from space or physically, but in the economic data.
Apparently I read a total of 15 books this year. So my book trade deficit is 13.
December 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Apparently I read a total of 15 books this year. So my book trade deficit is 13.
Here's Matthew Effect ... again meta ...
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Here's Matthew Effect ... again meta ...
Acemoglu dominance. Look at those market shares. Now this is some serious power inequality going on.
December 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Acemoglu dominance. Look at those market shares. Now this is some serious power inequality going on.
Bayesian persuasion ...
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Bayesian persuasion ...
Prediction machines. ...
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Prediction machines. ...
And this for "large language model" (evidence of a singularity?) That blip in 2011 was this "Unknown authors 2011 Journal of Financial Economics Relevance: 0.484"
December 2, 2025 at 10:52 PM
And this for "large language model" (evidence of a singularity?) That blip in 2011 was this "Unknown authors 2011 Journal of Financial Economics Relevance: 0.484"
Went all meta on @paulgp.com 's new tool and looked to see what the trends in event studies were.
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Went all meta on @paulgp.com 's new tool and looked to see what the trends in event studies were.
It has arrived. Out in December. Cover by me with ChatGPT assistance.
October 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It has arrived. Out in December. Cover by me with ChatGPT assistance.
At a conference in the US last week I was constantly trying to explain how the refusal to buy US products is running deep.
September 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
At a conference in the US last week I was constantly trying to explain how the refusal to buy US products is running deep.
The abstract of this paper does provide an update of your priors if you believed there was some chance Bart knew before.
September 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The abstract of this paper does provide an update of your priors if you believed there was some chance Bart knew before.
I still post on X as well as here. How do I get on this list?
September 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I still post on X as well as here. How do I get on this list?
What is this point?
August 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
What is this point?
And half the next page.
May 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
And half the next page.
Hey it is deserved but not even Stiglitz managed a full page of citations.
May 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Hey it is deserved but not even Stiglitz managed a full page of citations.
Celebrating a milestone today at @alldayta.bsky.social . 100,000 student questions this past semester. If you think of nothing else, just consider your inbox!
May 27, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Celebrating a milestone today at @alldayta.bsky.social . 100,000 student questions this past semester. If you think of nothing else, just consider your inbox!
Then why didn’t they use that signal!
May 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Then why didn’t they use that signal!
Ohh I had this idea. Guess it didn't work.
May 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Ohh I had this idea. Guess it didn't work.
When I look at this I see a decline in the division of labour with papers required to do it all from data collection to theory.
May 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
When I look at this I see a decline in the division of labour with papers required to do it all from data collection to theory.