Elio Bolliger
@BolligerElio
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PhD in Economics @heclausanne | Economist at the Federal Finance Department | International Macroeconomics, Financial Stability and Monetary Policy
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Joined February 2020
Local forecasters are better than foreign ones. Why? Because they have access to better information. Just Accepted new paper by Kenza Benhima @KenzaBenhima @kenzabenhima.bsky.social and Elio Bolliger @BolligerElio, @eliobolliger.bsky.social
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Abstract. Using inflation and growth forecasts for a panel of emerging and advanced economies, we provide evidence that foreign forecasters publish and update their forecasts less frequently than...
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It is 6 months since "Liberation day" tariffs. What have US tariffs accomplished? 1. Raise revenue for government? Yes. Quite substantially. Borne almost entirely by US firms and passed on some to US consumers. So it has worked like a tax on US firms/consumers. 2. Raise
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Very happy to co-organize this conference ! Great opportunity for PhDs and Postdocs + Two amazing keynotes ! Deadline on July 1st
📢 Call for Papers – PhD Macroeconomics Conference (1/3) We invite PhD students/postdocs to submit work in macro (theoretical & empirical) for a 2-day conf. in Lausanne (Dec 4–5th, 2025) with 12 talks, meals & dinner included. 🔗 https://t.co/YUMndllfOS
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The problem with a chaotic approach to tariffs is that we get all the costs and few of the possible benefits. Lemme 'splain.
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"Inflation and the Macroeconomy." Grumpy economist post: https://t.co/d8SabZoKe0 Video of the panel at the AEA https://t.co/m6zIxZzTEe
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These are my prepared comments for the session “Inflation and the Macroeconomy” at the 2025 American Economic Association annual meetings, with Jason Furman, Ben Bernanke, and Christina Romer.
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My #book "The #Peace Formula: Voice, Work and Warranties, not Violence" is now available across #bookshops. See the scenic @CambridgeUP book shop window in #Cambridge! You can order the book on https://t.co/X3MECFb3DC.
#EconTwitter #NewBook
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New paper with @drkaenzig showing that the Social Cost of Carbon is above $1,000/ton. Time series variation in global temperature implies 6x larger damages and more extreme events than panel variation in local/country-level temperature. https://t.co/QKQAbJukZ8
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🌍💧 Water is fundamental for human life. When this resource gets scarcer, do individuals cooperate or fight for it? With @devdecet we investigate this question in the African context with a new WP: 📢 "Water Wars". #EconTwitter 1/10
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Das ist Sunita, meine Haushälterin in Indien, sie wäscht und putzt für mich. Ich fragte sie, ob ich über ihr Leben schreiben darf. Es wurde ein langer und persönlicher Text über drei Jahre mit einer unglaublichen Frau. @rebeccajconway und @KafleShristi
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Millionen Frauen und Männer arbeiten weltweit als Haushaltshilfen: Die Geschichte einer Frau, die anderen dient.
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Sign and magnitude/ranking restrictions are commonly used to identify structural shocks and their impact in VARs. Joshua Chan, @yu_xuewen, and myself have a new paper that proposes an algorithm to drastically improve numerical efficiency of such inference, making it possible
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Hi #EconTwitter!📊 Looking to deepen your understanding of #econometrics for high-dimensional time series? Don't miss this insightful historical journey on dynamic factor models by Matteo Barigozzi (@unibo) & Marc Hallin (@ULBruxelles). A very nice read - recommended to those
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Hi #EconTwitter! Willing to learn about #machinelearning from the perspective of the macroeconomist? Dive into these enlightening slides by Jesús Fernández-Villaverde (@penn) & Co. It's a comprehensive journey, covering most crucial topics. A must-see for macroeconomists! 🌟
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🚨 Here is what the government and #SNB contribute to the #CreditSuisse take-over by the #UBS: 1⃣ CHF 9bn guarantee by govt. for #UBS 2⃣ CHF 100bn guarantee by govt. for #SNB 3⃣ CHF 100bn liquidity line by #SNB for UBS/CS
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🚨 Bitte teilen: #CreditSuisse-Chaos. Jetzt hilft die #Nationalbank mit 50 Milliarden Franken. Aber wie genau macht sie das? Alles, was Sie zur #CS-Rettung wissen müssen, jetzt im #Geldcast Spezial. 📻 https://t.co/ZquwiwlZ7b 📻 https://t.co/Im8zYd0vto
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Interested in doing a Ph.D. in Econ. at @heclausanne, and working with me on computational econ, machine learning, and climate change? Then this is your opportunity. https://t.co/BaisKklsvq.
@E4S_Center @ClimactSuisse @unil
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