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Frederic Robert-Nicoud

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Economist, Geneva School of Economics and Management, Université de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Genève, Switzerland
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
10 months
We also open visiting positions: Please do not hesitate to RT.
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
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We (= Institute of Economics and Econometrics of the GSEM at the U of Geneva) hire at the Assistant or Associate Prof. level: through Very competitive conditions! Apply by 17 November 2024 through EJM. And please spread the word.
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
1 year
. and thanks to @GSEM_UNIGE and @snsf_ch for generous funding. Thanks also to Julia Cajal Grossi and the numerous people involved in the academic and logistic aspects of the event, as well as to UEA's former and current (vice) presidents for approaching us in the first place.
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Urban Economics Association
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Thanks to @unige_en & @GVAGrad for hosting this week's Summer School in Urban Economics. 50+ students excited about urban economics enjoyed lectures on frontier research, presented their own work, and met some of the future stars in the field.
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
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RT @UrbanEconomics: The program for our 2024 Summer School in Urban Economics hosted by @unige_en & @GVAGrad in Geneva is now online: https….
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
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RT @cerfaust: We had amazing presentations and incredibly good times in Cagliari at @univca for the @cepr_org X Workshop on Structural Tran….
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
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RT @sciencespo: Spacial economic clusters, peace and globalisation, international trade, and financial crashes: Let's take a look back at t….
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RT @UrbanEconomics: PhD students: Apply to join us in Geneva for summer school June 24-26. Learn from leading scholars: @TradeDiversion,….
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
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RT @vkokoszka: En 1967, Cabu publie une série de planches, terribles et puissantes sur la rafle du Vel d’Hiv. En 2020, sa femme les rend pu….
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
2 years
RT @abbernard: High skilled workers opening a file at #ERWIT - Agglomeration or congestion effects?
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
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RT @TradeDiversion: Headed to the big ERWIT/CURE crossover, where I'll discuss @bobnic72's "Sorting to Expensive Cities". .
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
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RT @GATE_LSE: We are organizing the “Public Policies, Cities and Regions” workshop in Lyon, December 18-19, 2023. Submission deadline: sept….
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
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RT @GlennLoury: I am proud to report, as one of 29 scientist-authors, that our paper "In Defense of Merit in Science"..
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
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RT @ben_moll: Given some of the reactions to this thread, let me remind you of some of the doomsday predictions around the time we wrote ou….
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
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RT @officialGSHC: 🏆 𝗪𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 🏆
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
2 years
"Heterothetic Cobb Douglas" paper out: Highly tractable system of non-homothetic preferences due to unitary price elasticity. Applications to growth, trade, and geography. With Clement Bohr @NUEconomics and Martí Mestieri @bse_barcelona and @ChicagoFed.
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
2 years
Thanks. In a nutshell, we reason that "Governments don't pick losers. Losers pick government policy." Link to non-technical, executive summary (also coauthored with @BaldwinRE:)
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Brian Williamson
2 years
@leemakiyama 'Losers' compete harder for subsidies too
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
2 years
Thanks. In a nutshell, we reason that "Governments don't pick losers. Losers pick government policy." Link to non-technical, executive summary (also coauthored with @BaldwinRE:)
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Hosuk Lee-Makiyama
2 years
Too good to be forgotten. Great econ paper on lobbying and why govts pick losers by @BaldwinRE @bobnic72 - scary how well it fits US telecoms.
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
2 years
Thanks. Link to non-technical, executive summary (also coauthored with @BaldwinRE:)
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Elena Neira
2 years
"Governments frequently intervene to support domestic industries, but a surprising amount of this support goes to ailing sectors. We explain this with a lobbying model. not that government policy picks losers, it is that losers pick government policy.".
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
3 years
RT @ProfDiegoPuga: These are 10 of my favourite #UrbanEconomics articles published in 2022, in alphabetical order by author, continuing wit….
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Frederic Robert-Nicoud
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RT @EleonoraBdmt: [2/2].How does studying math affect outcomes? I estimate the returns to 41 degrees to understand the role of university….
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