Nicholas Gachet

Feliz de anunciar que acabo de aceptar la oferta para unirme al @TecdeMonterrey @CSocialesTec como profesor-investigador en Economía!

Glad to see Yuzuru's paper forthcoming Argument: Tokugawa Japan had relatively low land inequality, which made people exceptionally poor, whereas W. Europe was much more unequal which gave it higher living standards. (This may seem paradoxical to some people but it's not really)

There has been some recent debate about mainstream economics, sparked by a superficial critique published in the Wall Street Journal. I responded to that a few days ago, but I would now like to take a moment to explain what economics is today.

Come on @nfergus, this is nonsense. Sure, we can and shall criticize the state of economics, but this is not it. What does it even mean for economics to be “ecological”? And how would that make it a better discipline? The idea that universities teach only “neoclassical chicken”…

Brian Albrecht (@BrianCAlbrecht) consistently offers some of the sharpest takes on basic economics on X. His recent post is a gem: 🔗 economicforces.xyz/p/will-ai-skyr… Brian makes a simple but essential point, one I’ve tried (and failed) to make thousands of times when talking about…

30 years later and they sound exactly the same

Thank you for your comments and suggestions Jean Paul !

Very well done Nicholas! And well deserved!

1/ Why do far-right parties thrive in prosperous regions? In my new article in Contemporary Italian Politics, I examine the paradox of the Lega Nord’s rise in wealthy Northern Italy, where economic success didn’t prevent, but fueled, anti-system politics. doi.org/10.1080/232488…

I just passed my viva!! PhDone :) Thanks a lot to my amazing reviewers @gguillaumeblanc @jpfaguet and Akos Valentinyi!! Of course, a big thanks to my supervisor @nunopgpalma So happy!!

Much of today’s debate about AI centers on whether it can truly think—especially when it comes to solving complex problems. This is, of course, an important question. But in my view, it’s overemphasized. If we take the long view of human history, what truly set us apart is not…

Evidence on the impact of NAFTA in Mexico shows that Mexican consumers benefited through lower prices, while Mexican producers benefited from larger profit margins due to lower input prices and higher markups. Read today's article to learn more: x.com/vox_dev/status…

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You know, as an economist living in the UK, every time I pass Milton Keynes station I have a strange feeling

A new look at Magna Carta to Glorious Revolution.

"Hoy tenemos una ciudad más segura pero con un crimen organizado más poderoso" Al aire está conversación con el investigador de la economía del crimen Santiago Tobón (@SantiagoTobon)!

Van algunos nombres expulsados por Hitler que anduvieron bien en USA: Einstein, Von Neumann, Niels Bohr, Max Born. Hoy en #EstoNoEsEconomia escribi sobre como USA armo el sistema cientifico mas grande del mundo atrayendo talento expulsado por los nazis. noeseconomia.com/p/fuga-de-cere…

What song are you adding to this playlist?

NEW: Our new and improved ‘Be the Chancellor’ tool, by IFS researchers in partnership with @nesta_uk, illustrates the key choices and challenges ahead of the Spending Review. Here’s why the Spending Review won’t be the end of the difficult choices facing the Chancellor: [🧵]

Alguna vez te preguntaste por que sos pobre? La respuesta te la doy en el #EstoNoEsEconomia de hoy La clave para hacerte rico (pero posta posta). noeseconomia.com/p/ahora-si-la-…