Jordán will be on the market with a great job market paper studying privately supplied public transit in Mexico City this year — take a look! And reach out to me if you want to read his letter(s)!

Very happy to see my paper now out at the JIE! I'm very thankful for the constructive feedback from the editor and referees, and for the invaluable support from @MSchularick and @farzado throughout the process.

📢 Tomorrow! Join us @osus_info at 11:30 ET, 4:30 pm (UK), or 5:30 pm (Euro)! Arpit Gupta (NYU) presents “The Costs of Housing Regulation: Evidence From Generative Regulatory Measurement” ( https://t.co/6HNK1irsHa) Hosted by @UrbanEconomics #econtwitter

The job market has wrapped up, and I am heading to San Diego! I have just accepted an offer to join the fantastic group at UCSD GPS @GPS_UCSD as an Assistant Professor. A huge thanks to my advisors, friends, in particular office mates, and family for their support.

We have released new yearly measures of local GDP at the 1, 0.5, and 0.25 degree level. They are calculated using remote sensing data and a random forest model. All the data, documentation, and tests can be mapped and downloaded here:

These are 10 of my favourite #UrbanEconomics articles published in academic journals in 2024 (continues a tradition started in 2018, order is alphabetical by first author, no ranking implied):

RA Hire Alert: I'm hiring an RA to work with me on the economics of technological growth, innovation, & AI. The position is based at MIT (FutureTech). Please spread the word:

Spatial economics JMPs (2024-2025) https://t.co/I1KzkfcjKK

Vielleicht der schwierigste Moment in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik, zur inneren Strukturkrise kommen nun massive außenwirtschaftliche und sicherheitspolitische Herausforderungen, auf die wir nicht vorbereitet sind (trotz der vielen Mahnungen). Wir müssen jetzt umschalten.1/n

Live-tweeting @karthik_econ's presentation on state capacity at NEUDC. Simple story of India's economy: - Top 10% drives demand and growth - Next 30-40% in service sector jobs supporting the top 10% - remaining 50% left out, supported by welfare programs Seems suboptimal 1/n

🚨We're hiring!🚨 Tenure-track Asst. Professor in the field of international economics. This position is in the School of Global Policy and Strategy @GPS_UCSD. We have an amazing international group in San Diego and it's a great place to live. https://t.co/THdLdHFmRT

@BennyKleinman and I are hiring two predoctoral researchers to work on a range of projects at the intersection of macro, trade, spatial and climate change, starting summer 2025. International students are welcome. Come join us! More info & instructions:

Can Europe match the US in paying top academics? Why is it so hard for continental Europe to build world-class universities? In today's piece on Silicon Continent, I explore funding, academic excellence, and how to ensure Europe can compete in research. https://t.co/SciYsAuITA

📢 Join us in Berlin & online for our next Kiel-CEPR Research Seminar! 🗓 Date: June 13 - 🕛Time: 12pm CEST @fpeckert (@UCSDEcon) will present a macroeconomic analysis of urban-biased growth. Don’t miss this insightful session! RSVP here 👉 https://t.co/fJKvBOWwnI

Very excited to have the Junior Spatial Economics in Europe this 19/20 December hosted by @SciencesPo. Submit your recent and on-going work by June 20:

#PhDone defended my dissertation today :) Very grateful to many people for supporting through this journey

Submit to 2024 Cities and Urban Economics Conference @Stanford Aug 28-30. Send submissions by June 1st here: https://t.co/hHnaSzXadE More details here: https://t.co/Tx0eyy3o39 Co-organized by @WinnieVanDijk @J_C_Suarez @BennyKleinman , Martin Schneider, @NTsivanidis

And look at this wonderful mischievous smile --- I think Costas just made one of his jokes involving Feta!

I will always remember how serious Jonathan took every student as a researcher & scholar. It showed in the pride, enthusiasm, and self confidence with which PSU trade students confronted each visitor, and in their subsequent careers. Lucky we had a conference to honor J in '22:

RIP Jonathan Eaton, a great economist that transformed the field of international trade. He should have received a Nobel prize for his many invaluable contributions to economics.