Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 12/01/2026Greenland is over 1900km away from the US. Venezuela is quite a bit closer. 000
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 31/10/2025@lesechosfr.bsky.social devrait connaitre la différence entre la position d'un éditorialiste et la position d'un journal! Le lien dans le texte est à une chronique de Simon Kuper qui d'autre part demande plus de taxation des très riches, mais ne défend aucune taxe spécifiquement. 030
Reposted by Jacques CrémerVatican Observatory Foundation @vofoundation.bsky.social · 18/10/2025A New York Times piece about autocrats and science has enough bad history of astronomy to turn a person into the Hulk!vaticanobservatory.orgThe Church Repressing Science (supposedly)... AGAIN - Vatican ObservatoryA New York Times piece about autocrats and science has enough bad history of astronomy to turn a person into the Hulk! 1107
Reposted by Jacques CrémerToulouse School of Economics (TSE) @tse-fr.eu · 22/07/2025[TSE REFLECT] 🧠At the crossroads of the world’s key transitions, infrastructure challenges are mounting up. From water shortages and housing costs to power cuts and rail upgrades, this TSE Reflect shows how economists can clear the way forward. 📰Read it here bit.pulse.ly/kqhbo45q41 031
Reposted by Jacques CrémerToulouse School of Economics (TSE) @tse-fr.eu · 18/06/2025📣 CALL FOR PAPERS – WCTR 2026 📍 Toulouse | 🗓 July 6–10, 2026 🚨 Submit by Sept 1, 2025 Topics: transport policy, planning, logistics, demand, land use & more! 🔗 www.wctr2026.fr/submission #WCTR2026 #TransportResearch #Econsky 001
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Yinghua was a great scholar, but it is his smile I am missing the most. 030
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 09/06/2025This is unbelievable! I know nothing at all about programming. I downloaded Cursor. I gave it instructions in plain English; it asked for details and within five minutes (I swear) it had built a simple web app. I did no coding whatsoever. 120
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 04/06/2025@proffionasm.bsky.social has just published a compilation of her recent writing on Digital Platform Regulation, much of which is focused on European Regulation. I am very honored to be a co-author on a few of the chapters. You can get you free copy at som.yale.edu/centers/thur...som.yale.eduDigital Platform Regulation 060
Reposted by Jacques CrémerAl Roth @alroth.bsky.social · 31/05/2025I somehow missed this open letter from Lech Walesa when it first came out, following the Trump-Zelensky meeting in the White House... It's worth a read. www.reddit.com/r/ukraine/co...reddit.comFrom the ukraine community on Reddit: Former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa wrote the following letter to TrumpExplore this post and more from the ukraine community 0112
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Do I understand correctly. Harvard corrupts the minds of its students. The Trump administration wants to protect international students from this corruption, while making it more accessible to American students? 030
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Congratulations to these three fantastic economists, and specially to @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social ! 020
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 09/05/2025The election of Cardinal Prevost as pope is prophetic. At the time where the US turns to "America First", the pope is an American who dedicated a major part of his life to serving another, poorer, country. A lesson for all rich countries. 010
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 24/04/2025It seems that there is a distinct possibility that Musk has lost more through the decrease in Tesla stock than he saved the US government. If they had thought this through, maybe they would have realized there was scope for a mutually beneficial trade. 040
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 17/04/2025I am sure there are important lessons here, but I am not sure what they are beyond the totally obvious (and useless) "be smarter and more strategic". www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/b...nytimes.comHow China Took Over the World’s Rare Earths IndustryChina seized mines and built factories. Japan took note and invested in Australia. But the United States did little despite concerns about control of supplies. 000
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 11/04/2025How do I inform Bluesky's algorithm that one cute cat picture a week is plenty? And one 10s video a year. 000
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Alissa belongs to our little "Yale" discussion group, and she is great. This is a very lucid explanation of the difference between regulation and lawsuits in the context of social media. @alissacooper.bsky.social 120
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025I am so smart 🧠! I have figured out the strategy behind the tariffs. They will indeed cut off the supply of fentanyl to the US: the gangs will turn to more lucrative forms of smuggling, like Chinese plastic bath toys. 💡 020
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025I have not seen any discussion of the administrative difficulties of managing the tariffs. I cannot believe that this is going to go well. Setting up all the reporting, collecting and policing mechanisms is a huge endeavor. Imported goods will be more expensive, but also some will never arrive. 051
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025I know that the Trump administration cares only about trades in goods, but still, the US has a huge trade surplus in educational services, and they are killing it. 🤷♂️ 010
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 08/04/2025It is an unfair trade practice for Chinese to produce American flags!?!? 010
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 07/04/2025On top of the many other idiocies involved, it never seems to occur to these people that the workers who will make the iPhones, or the steel, or... will have to be taken away from some other activity. What is it that they will not be producing? 050
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 06/04/2025As economist, I am flabbergasted by the self-harm inflicted on the US. As a strong Americanophile, I am devastated by what MAGA ideology does to (and reveals about? ) the soul of America. David Brooks is must reading on this last point. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...nytimes.com 060
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 04/04/2025The US must have the greatest proportion of university students who take some economics. It is the world leading power in economic research. And inane voodoo economics are used to justify shattering the world economy? 🤨😡 020
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 03/04/2025I got a prize! (Well I had help from 8 fantastic co-authors! A Fletcher, P Heidhues, G Kimmelman, @giorgiomonti.bsky.social, @podszun.bsky.social, @monika-schnitzer.com, A de Streel, @proffionasm.bsky.social. awards.concurrences.com/en/awards/20...awards.concurrences.comThe Effective Use of Economics in the EU Digital Markets Act – ConcurrencesAntitrust Publications & Events 071
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 03/04/2025The tariffs will not last: politics or the courts will stop them. The tax cuts they provide a cover for will last. Can anything go wrong? 000
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 28/03/2025You should NEVER rely on one new fancy study to understand an issue or to choose a policy. You should integrate it in your stock of empirical, theoretical and descriptive knowledge. It is a problem that such integration is not valued in academia. 010
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 26/03/2025@british-airways.bsky.social invests millions in new first class seats, but cannot fix their customer service, even for gold card customers. I am witnessing someone who has already spent more than eight hours on the phone trying to redeem vouchers, so far unsuccessfully. on.ft.com/4j7eD0won.ft.comBritish Airways tries to regain its halo with a new first-class seatThe UK flag carrier has called again on the London design studio that created a revolutionary product 010
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Don't forget to follow Economists for Ukraine on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/econ...linkedin.comLinkedIn Login, Sign in | LinkedInLogin to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career. 000
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 12/03/2025This blog post by @pietergaricano.bsky.social while ostensibly about education makes crucial points about the limits of European policies, which are specially relevant as we think of industrial policy. www.siliconcontinent.com/p/policies-w...siliconcontinent.comPolicies without PoliticsThe European Commission has set its sights on education. 121
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 10/03/2025Can someone enlighten me? In American discussions, "national interest" always signifies material gains for the US ($, power, safety). The government is the agent of the citizens. Many Americans have less selfish goals; why are those not integrated in the definition of national interest? 010
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 06/03/2025If you do not know French yet, time to learn it so that you can listen to Claude Malhuret, the best speaker of the French parliament on Ukraine and the current political situation. youtu.be/tiRAgvqPr4w?...youtu.be🇺🇦 Guerre en Ukraine : l’Europe est à un tournant critique de son histoire.YouTube video by Claude Malhuret 2134
Reposted by Jacques CrémerDiane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Listen to me, @jcremer.bsky.social and Paul Seabright on the Europe-US technology gap, on our @bennettinstitute.bsky.social and IAST podcast Crossing Channels podfollow.com/crossing-cha...podfollow.comCrossing Channels: Can Europe ever catch up to the US in technology?In this episode, Richard Westcott talks to Diane Coyle, Jacques Crémer, and Paul Seabright about Europe’s position in competing with the US in technology. They explore the factors shaping Europe... 0489
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 26/02/2025So, the @washingtonpost.com wants to be like the @wsj.com, a great newspaper with a close to unreadable opinion pages. 030
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 23/02/2025The more I read about the constitutional crisis in the US, the more I believe that the American Constitution is defective. Good faith experts can disagree fundamentally on what is or is not constitutional. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/u...nytimes.comThe Radical Legal Theories That Could Fuel a Constitutional CrisisAn increasingly influential group of conservative scholars has some drastic ideas about the president’s power. 110
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 22/02/2025@lugaricano.bsky.social and @guyverhofstadt.bsky.social call a) for Ukrainian EU membership on the day an armistice is signed and b) for an immédiate and very large increase in Europe's spending on arms. www.siliconcontinent.com/p/what-would...siliconcontinent.comWhat would Monnet do?Luis Garicano and Guy Verhofstadt* 030
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Some day, the fable that private firms are necessarily short sighted and subject to a stock market which only rewards quarterly profits will be put to rest. www.wired.com/story/micros...wired.comMicrosoft’s New Majorana 1 Processor Could Transform Quantum ComputingThe processor uses qubits that can be measured without error and are resistant to outside interference, which the company says marks a “transformative leap toward practical quantum computing.” 000
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Strange fact: electronic goods are often cheaper on amazon.de than on amazon.fr and delivered just as fast (if not faster). Questions: * why? * how many French residents take advantage of this?amazon.deAmazon.de 240
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Worthwhile thinking about: How to provide evidence in turbulent times by @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/bf6e... via @financialtimes.com The title is a bit misleading. Diane actually speaks more about "To whom should we provide evidence in turbulent times".ft.comHow to provide evidence in turbulent timesHostility to researchers’ analysis is undermining reasoned policymaking 1243
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 16/01/2025A most extraordinary article in @wired.com about the extent of location data sharing through the advertising industry. I am the less paranoid person I know, but this scares me. Congratulations @josephcox.bsky.social! www.wired.com/story/gravy-...wired.comCandy Crush, Tinder, MyFitnessPal: See the Thousands of Apps Hijacked to Spy on Your LocationA hack of location data company Gravy Analytics has revealed which apps are—knowingly or not—being used to collect your information behind the scenes. 010
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Congratulations to my friend and colleague from a long time ago, at Virginia Tech, Yannis Ioannides, who has just been elected Fellow of Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory! saet.uiowa.edusaet.uiowa.eduSAET – Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory 020
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Congratulations to my TSE colleague Stéphane Villeneuve who has just been elected Fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory! saet.uiowa.edusaet.uiowa.eduSAET – Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory 031
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 10/01/2025I wonder whether the same argument could be made about Twitter. Free speech should be protected in Europe, but control of an influential media by a hostile foreign citizen is not! 0114
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 09/01/2025If you are not in Toulouse right now listening to Paul Seabright, Jean Tirole, Diane Coyle, Olivier Coste and Monika Schwitzer discussing European innovation, you have the wrong priorities. 290
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Is Facebook dying as "social media" ? I just went through the list of my friends and very few of them post anything. Using it seems to be a perpetual struggle to see the posts of the two or three "influencers" I am interested in, among the junk that FB is peddling. 130
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Shameless self-promotion: as you admire the mass migration to Bluesky, you might want to see how G. Biglaiser, A. Veiga and I modelled the transition from an incumbent platform to a superior entrant. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...onlinelibrary.wiley.comShould I stay or should I go? Migrating away from an incumbent platformWe study incumbency advantage in markets with positive consumption externalities. Users of an incumbent platform receive stochastic opportunities to migrate to an entrant and can either accept them o... 0120
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 30/11/2024I would like to propose a term to designate the ideology of these two gentlemen: plutocratic populism. (Somebody has probably already thought of this.) bsky.app/profile/jcre... 020
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Next Tuesday, 14h CET, Yaron Yehezkel (Tel-Aviv Un.) will present "Competing for Cookies: Platforms’ Business Models in Data Markets with Network Effects" (with S. Markovich) Discussant: Tat-How Teh (Nanyang Technological Un.) at the TSE Economics of Platforms seminar. www.tse-fr.eu/online-semin... 2216
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Claude d'Aspremont and I have posted "Bayesian Implementation, Efficiency, and Independence Classes". New results and new interpretations of old ones on "d'Aspremont-Gérard-Varet" mechanisms. Applications to Economics and Computer Science. www.tse-fr.eu/sites/defaul...tse-fr.eu 020
Jacques Crémer @jcremer.bsky.social · 25/11/2024The interview of @mclem.org by @soumayakeynes.bsky.social on the (past and future) Trump immigration policy is first rate. Lots of facts; strong opinions, clearly articulated. Really worth listening to. pca.st/episode/2c39...pca.stWhat does a second Trump presidency mean for immigration? With Michael Clemens - The Economics Show with Soumaya KeynesThe Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes is a new weekly podcast from the Financial Times packed full of smart, digestible analysis and incisive conversation. Soumaya Keynes digs deep into the hottest t... 1138