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Henrik Jensen

@hjecon.bsky.social
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Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. Also tennis and guitars. Everything is own opinions.

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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Transcendence (2014) This is gradually becoming a very important movie! youtu.be/Pnjj-uffJ18?...
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Transcendence Official Trailer #2 (2014) - Johnny Depp Movie
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Banana Puzzle of modern Trade Theory: #trade #trump #bananas
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Trump’s New Tariffs on Canada Raise Familiar Legal Risks www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/b... It is always something about the US being exploited by other countries’ unfair policies. Does anyone have a link to data or solid narratives showing this? Just a few examples. Hockey Sticks? #trump #tarriffs
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Trump’s Canada Tariffs Rely on Untested Law
The president has invoked a long dormant section of law to hit one of America’s closest allies, a move that has troubled courts in the past.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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100 Reasons to Love Mel Brooks on His 100th Birthday (Gift Article)
Here are 100 reasons to love the comedy writer, director and star who’s celebrating a milestone on Sunday and who’s changed our culture in surprising ways.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I can still remember the looks on peoples’ faces when I dropped the needle on “Are You Glad to Be in America?” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/a...
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James Blood Ulmer, Guitarist Who Smashed Through Genres, Dies at 86
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Sonny Rollins @thesonnyrollins.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2
Photo of Sonny Rollins playing saxophone in 2009 by John Abbott
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The real economy is described as the hottest one in the world (where “hot” means “a 10”; not “it is overheating”). At the same time, too high inflation is creeping in. How to combine that into a call for a lower policy rate, requires some creative economic arguments. #Fed #EconSky
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/w... A lot of -ists adore #Hungary and #Orban while simultaneously dragging the rest of Europe and the EU through the gutter. Please remind me: Why can’t the EU just kick Hungary out and instantly get rid of all the hassles?
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‘I Love Viktor’: Trump and Vance Cheer on Orban in Hungarian Race
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Thanks Søren! #econsky
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
So, I have just #voted in our general #election. I could easily do it before buying groceries. I mean, at the voting site, I could enter immediately, after parking my bike 6 metres from the entrance. Then, from entrance to exit, voting took me around 3 minutes. Nice #democracy we have.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Glad to hear that the use of “On the Nature of Daylight” by Max #Richter in “ #Hamnet ”, was not a choice of Richter. He wanted to use newly written music for all of the movie. But I think the inclusion works against his #oscar chances. 😬
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I try to avoid Windows 11 as long as possible. It made my corporate laptop instantly useless. I have been subjected to #Microsoft’s unwavering Windows update strategy ever since version 3.1 in the early 1990s. From then on, it has been one battle after another. www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
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Is Windows 11 Driving You Nuts? Us, Too. Here’s Our Expert's Advice to Make It Less Annoying.
Windows 11 is loaded with unnecessary extras. We have tips for removing the bloat.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The Fiscal Theory of the Price Level, explained #EconSky #Kimmel #inflation
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I tried dynamic #pricing on #Ticketmaster this morning. It was not very dynamic: There was a predetermined price distribution, and it never changed as far as I could see. Has anyone tried it where prices actually moved? And why not publish the distribution before? (1/2)
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/21/b... Will the US ever be considered a serious country again? #tariff #trade #trump
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Trump Says He Will Raise Global Tariff to 15 Percent
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Michael Derby @michaelsderby.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Trump advisor and Fed chair also-ran Hassett wants researchers behind NY Fed paper that reached a conclusion on tariffs that runs against the political views of the administration "disciplined" for their work. Here's the paper: www.reuters.com/world/us/ny-...
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NY Fed report says Americans pay for almost all of Trump's tariffs
Americans are shouldering almost all of President Donald Trump’s import tax surge, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Thursday.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/b...
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Americans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Kevin Warsh and Weathervane Economics
A man with his finger in the political wind
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
fraser.stlouisfed.org/files/docs/h... #Warsh on central bank independence in 2010. #fed
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
mad king moment from the PBS Newshour correspondent
NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:

Dear Ambassador:
 
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]

“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”
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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Copenhagen town hall square, Denmark right now. Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations. Source: dr.dk
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The USA has an unserious and incredibly stupid government. #Greenland #trump
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 03/01/2026
These are disturbed people
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Is #Trump ever going to suggest that Americans should stop doing drugs? Are drug problems always a supply side issue?
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
They could not match fonts?
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/12/2025
Steve Cropper, the prodigious guitarist, songwriter and producer who played a pivotal role in shaping the lean gutbucket soul music made at Memphis’s Stax Records in the 1960s and ’70s, has died at 84.
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Steve Cropper, Guitarist, Songwriter and a Shaper of Memphis Soul Music
As a member of Booker T. & the MG’s and as a producer, he played a pivotal role in the rise of Stax Records, a storied force in R&B in the 1960s and ’70s.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
I fully get that the US doesn’t want illegal drugs entering the country. Seen from the outside, it seems that all policy is aimed at reducing drug use by cutting off the drug supply. Are there no recent attempts to reduce the demand for illegal drugs? #drugs #fentanyl
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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Nobel peace prize 2025: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela – as it happened
US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/w... Will we soon see chants a la “Where’s Jared’s Laptop?”.
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Witkoff and Kushner Set to Join Gaza Talks Soon, Official Says
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
So I guess Acemoglu is not a safe bet for a Nobel this year? #economics #econsky #Nobel
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
#tennis How is Laver Cup being shown on TV in the US? Yesterday, Agassi was saying f@c& A LOT.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Jimmy Kimmel! Man, the U.S. has quickly become a Big Government country. Yikes.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Racism defended by probabilities. #Trump #Racism
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Menu costs in action. #EconSky
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Ben Rothenberg @benrothenberg.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Broke some news at Bounces overnight: Donald Trump will attend the men's final on Sunday as a guest of Rolex, the Swiss watchmaker which is a major US Open sponsor and which has a major interest in convincing Trump to reduce high tariffs on Switzerland. www.benrothenberg.com/p/donald-tru...
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Why Donald Trump is Returning to the U.S. Open
A decade after he was booed out of the U.S. Open, Bounces can report who has invited Trump back courtside.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Let the government firing spree begin. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
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Employers added 22,000 jobs in August.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Bandcamp is informing about tariffs.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/o...
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Opinion | Students Hate Them. Universities Need Them. The Only Real Solution to the A.I. Cheating Crisis.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Connections Puzzle #808 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/21/o... #econsky Nice discussion with Mankiw and B. Stevenson on tarrifs, inflation and monetary policy. Both mention the risk that associated price shocks may affect inflation expectations adversely. Does anyone know of recent theoretic models having that feature?
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
www.elections.im.dk/advance-voting A minor PSA. In Denmark, citizens cannot vote by physical mail. I mention this, as we these days have been used as an example of a country disproving that the US is the “only country with voting by mail”. @nytimes.com
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Advance Voting
Advance voting is the preferred Danish term for postal voting, since the procedure is quite different from what is usually associated with postal voting.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
#tennis So, due to Sinner’s obvious inability to play, the world’s best female doubles player, Siniakova, is thrown under the bus. 😬 New team is Collins and Harrison
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
#tennis Sinner has withdrawn from us open mixed doubles.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
www.nytimes.com/interactive/... !
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Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)
Data can easily be manipulated to show a causation that doesn’t exist.
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/m... General Zod!
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Terence Stamp, Luminary of 1960s British Cinema, Dies at 87
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/o... This word salad is remarkably empty. So many random and unsubstantiated claims.
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Opinion | Trump’s Trade Representative: Why We Remade the Global Order
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/07/b... Why are nobody calling these, and lots of the other policies of micro-managing, for what they are: Communist central planning? #tariffs #trump
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Staggering U.S. Tariffs Begin as Trump Widens Trade War
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Going down memory lane, I rediscovered an article I read during my ph.d.-studies: Waller, C.J. (1991), BASHING AND COERCION IN MONETARY POLICY. Economic Inquiry, 29: 1-13. doi.org/10.1111/j.14... #econsky
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Henrik Jensen @hjecon.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07... So, from now on numbers will be manipulated.
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Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Manipulated,’ Moves to Fire Labor Official
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