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Jean-Michel Benkert @jmbenkert.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

1/6 New version of our WP *Time is Knowledge: What Response Times Reveal* - joint with Shuo Liu and Nick Netzer. The big update: we now include four applications showing how the theory can be used in practice:

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Jean-Michel Benkert @jmbenkert.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Can‘t wait to attend - thx for organizing!

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics. 🧵 1/7

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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · 25/09/2025

AI Acquihires: Competition Risks, Talent Battles and Economic Spillovers Webinar - 8 October @ 17:00 CEST 🗣️Jonathan Kanter @lugaricano.bsky.social @imarinescu.bsky.social @igorletina.bsky.social Hans Zenger Moderator: @florianederer.bsky.social Register: cepr.org/events/ai-ac... #EconSky

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Igor Letina @igorletina.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

A thread on "reverse acquihires" in the AI space. Reverse acquihires are characterized by two things: 1) the buyer takes over the most important/talented employees and 2) the buyer pays a hefty sum to the target firm via a side deal. They are becoming common in the AI space:

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Igor Letina @igorletina.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

One thing I have not seen mentioned in the discussion about compensation packages for AI engineers is that firms are willing to pay not just for what value those employees bring to them, but also for the value that their competitors lose. In a sense, firms are partly trying to *hoard AI talent* 1/2

bloomberg.com

Meta Poached Apple’s Pang With Pay Package Over $200 Million

Meta Platforms Inc. has made unusually high compensation offers to new members of its “superintelligence” team — including a more than $200 million package for a former Apple Inc. distinguished engine...

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Stephan Lauermann @pareto-efficiency.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

We’re happy to host the 1st European Economic Theory Conference in Bonn next fall! Submissions in all areas of economic theory are welcome.

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Jean-Michel Benkert @jmbenkert.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Such a great initiative! I‘m looking forward to trialling this soon.

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Jean-Michel Benkert @jmbenkert.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

1/7 In our new WP Strategic Attribute Learning, Ludmila Matysková, Egor Starkov, and I study how preference misalignment between a researcher and a decision-maker shapes learning and decision-making. [Link below]

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Jean-Michel Benkert @jmbenkert.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Check out the thread by @igorletina.bsky.social on our new short paper on never-ending search for innovation.

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Anna Goeddeke @annagoeddeke.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The incentives at elite business schools are often discussed, though I know little about them. However, at less prestigious business schools, the pressure to "publish something" just to meet accreditation standards likely does not lead to high-quality research either.

media.tenor.com

woody and buzz lightyear from toy story are standing next to each other and talking about incentives and galore .

ALT: woody and buzz lightyear from toy story are standing next to each other and talking about incentives and galore .

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Igor Letina @igorletina.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Do we do threads🧵on #EconSky? I recently gave a talk on competition policy and startup acquisitions. Here are the main points: 1/ Since ~2001, acquisitions have overtaken IPOs as the primary "exit" for VC-backed startups. This shift impacts how competition plays out.

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Jean-Michel Benkert @jmbenkert.bsky.social · 09/01/2024

Come join us for an exciting event in Bern! Looking forward to receiving your applications. Let us know if you have any questions.

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Igor Letina @igorletina.bsky.social · 18/11/2023

The Economist has a very interesting article on the need to improve how we fund research. There is even a paragraph on innovation contests. www.economist.com/science-and-...

economist.com

New ways to pay for research could boost scientific progress

A new field hopes to apply science’s methods to science itself

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Igor Letina @igorletina.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

We are hiring!🇨🇭 👉 4-year Postdoc position in Macroeconomics / Banking / Finance 👉 Dept. of Economics, University of Bern, group of Profs. Cyril Monnet and Dirk Niepelt 👉 Project on "Money and Debt in the 21st Century: Liquidity, Safety, Redistribution" 📈📉 econjobmarket.org/statuses?oid...

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EJM - Econ Job Market

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