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Roberto Weber

@robertoweber.bsky.social
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Part-time economist; full-time consumer of news, pop culture, politics, movies, music, sports, and an occasional book; horrified by what is going on in the U.S.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/10/2025
NEW: Trump’s DHS appointees have: • Dismantled civil rights guardrails, • Protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, • Threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challenges to their arrests & tactics. By @davidmcswane.bsky.social @hannahallam.bsky.social
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How Trump is Building a Violent, Shadowy Federal Police Force
Trump’s DHS appointees have dismantled civil rights guardrails, protected agents’ anonymity and encouraged them to wear masks, threatened groups that stood in their way, and overwhelmed legal challeng...
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
This is the whole ball game, gang.
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Anyone living in the US should be horrified by the administration's use of government power & threats to target people whose opinions they don't like. They may be going after comedians for now, but if you think you are safe in your academic, corporate, or journalistic job, you are fooling yourself.
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Jan Feld @econfeld.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Wellington Replication Games — Dec 4, 2025 One-day team challenge to reproduce top social-science studies; co-authorship on a meta-paper; virtual welcome. Researchers, postdocs, PhDs — sign up: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/RB6K73Q #OpenScience #Metascience @i4replication.bsky.social
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Victoria University of Wellington Replication Games
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
These are exactly the kinds of students we should be hoovering up and then convincing to stay and work/found their companies here. Even Trump has said so. But this is what happens when you outsource your immigration policy to Stephen Miller, who hates immigrants more than he loves America.
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Innovation Lightbulb: Not Just Attracting But Retaining International STEM Students
While the United States remains the top destination for international students, a factor that has historically helped the country maintain a competitive edge, this advantage is increasingly at risk if...
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
A brave and powerful statement. More people need to speak up about what they are seeing, rather than keeping their heads down and hoping that the administration's ill-informed and spiteful destruction of American institutions will somehow stop when confronted only with silence.
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
How much does it cost to train National Guard members . . .? That's "government efficiency" at work.
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
It's pretty simple: dark skin/hair & foreign-sounding name = "gang-banger" & "terrorist"
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Of course. The Federal Government will next take a 10,000-percent stake in the Trump Organization . . .
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22/08/2025
Breaking News: The FBI searched the Maryland home of John Bolton, the former national security adviser and a critic of President Trump, an official said. Follow live updates.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: F.B.I. Searches John Bolton’s Maryland Home
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
The U.S. government is greatly expanding a militarized force to persecute immigrants and building prisons in which to detain them. But what happens once they have deported all the "illegals"? Do they just fire all the new ICE officers and close the new prisons? If not, who do they go after next?
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Economics. For Society. @ubscenter.uzh.ch · 22/07/2025
Former UBS Center Scholarship holder @mightydea.bsky.social successfully defended her PhD Thesis. Congratulations, Dr. Deambrosi 👏🏼 Maite will join @weareceu.bsky.social in Vienna as a Postdoctoral Associate. #EconomicsForSociety #UZH #shareUBS @econ.uzh.ch
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Congratulations, Jeffrey!
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Congratulations to Simona, a great researcher doing excellent work!
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Congrats, Lorenzo!
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Congratulations, Guohui!
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
That is *exactly* why people need to turn out and protest . . .
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
MACO?
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I think it is critical to get out and protest on June 14 (www.axios.com/2025/06/07/n...), as loudly and visibly as possible. That is the day Trump wants to be celebrated and to lord over "his" armed forces. Americans need to show that it is not that kind of country . . .
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What to know about counterprotests to Trump's June 14 parade
Dozens of pro-democracy advocacy groups are partnering to organize the No Kings events.
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Andreas Steinmayr @andreassteinmayr.net · 05/06/2025
THREE full professorships in Data Science, Microeconomics & Behavioral Econ — great colleagues, excellent research conditions and a spectacular setting in the Alps. Please share! 📈📉
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
I know it's just one graph and a single measure, but . . . wow . . .
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
Is expressing fear of "increasing transience" the new quiet way to say that you don't want non-white people in your neighborhood?
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Thanks for doing this work! Given the "researcher degrees of freedom" in empirical work of this type, checking the robustness of the findings to the many judgment calls that the authors might have made when analyzing the data and deciding what to report is highly valuable.
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
But, maybe she *should* stop . . . Despite everything she's done, the Democratic party could probably use fewer octogenarians right now . . .
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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Know your rights. ⚖️✊🏼🚨 🔗 immigrantjustice.org/know-your-ri...
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Know Your Rights: If You Encounter ICE
All individuals in the United States have rights, regardless of immigration status.  The following information can help you protect yourself and your family, and defend your rights.   1. Create a safe...
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
The phrase "New Fed Chair Donald Trump Jr." would do wonders for the markets . . .
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
If you work in, study at, or an alumnus of a U.S. university, it is a good time to contact your school's leadership to insist on taking a stand against government overreach.
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
I think (s)he wants to eat you!
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Dina Pomeranz @dinapomeranz.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
More and more right-wing politicians cynically use Jews as scapegoats to justify hateful policies against other groups, such as Muslims, immigrants, or academic institutions. It's an old trope to blame Jews for unpopular policies and to pit minorities against each other. Please don't fall for it.
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
But, the hair . . .
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
In the name of “Efficiency,” DOGE is doing everything it can to make government less efficient. wapo.st/4kLpNcW
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Opinion | How DOGE is making government almost comically inefficient
It’s as though “efficiency” isn’t the actual goal.
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Scott Delaney @scott-delaney.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The crush of new grant cancellations hasn't let up. If your grant was terminated (or your app was pulled) please use this Google Form👇 to submit details for tracking purposes. Multiple advocacy efforts are moving forward, but we must must must know more about what grants were cancelled and why.
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Cancelled NIH grant information submission form
Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NIH grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. Data from this form will be used to update the Rescinded NIH...
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The Onion @theonion.com · 14/03/2025
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
This chart seems to suggest that something is going wrong in the United States, specifically. (www.ft.com/content/7568... )
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 10/03/2025
Perhaps the owner is a bit over-extended.
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
We had an wonderful couple of days hosting a strong group of PhD applicants. I am looking forward to an exciting incoming cohort at the Zurich Graduate School of Economics this fall!
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Pinky @pinky1259.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
If one person gives a euro to Ukraine, the result is €1. If two people give 2 each, it is €4. If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million. Let’s coordinate, here 👇 and please re-post to spread the word. yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/
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Your Contribution Squared
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Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 28/02/2025
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
At this point, would it really be surprising . . .
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Very interesting and thoughtful Fresh Air interview with Elizabeth Linos on the potential impacts of DOGE's treatment of the federal workforce: www.npr.org/2025/02/26/1...
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The Ripple Effect Of Musk's Government Purge : Fresh Air
DOGE has eliminated thousands of federal jobs and canceled more than 1,000 contracts. Harvard professor Elizabeth Linos warns, "We're seeing harms that are not going to be easily undone." Book critic ...
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Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
After being alerted about possible misconduct, the I4R are reproducing published papers that use data from a specific NGO (GDRI). This thread releases the first 2 reports and provides more information about the work and responses/statements from authors journals and journals. 🧵
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Jonjust @jonjust.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Todays hero
Scientist eliminates HPV
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 15/02/2025
👇🏻👇🏻
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Funny how quickly a Hillbilly DEI admit turned on the institutions that gave him opportunities and access to the highest levels of society . . .
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
In 2021, JD Vance gave a speech to the National Conservatism Conference, a gathering of Trumpist thinkers and politicians, titled “The Universities Are the Enemy.” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/o...
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Opinion | Trump Wants to Destroy All Academia, Not Just the Woke Parts
The administration’s war on universities defies rational self-interest.
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Guillermo del Toro @realgdt.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
SING SING by the team behind JOCKEY- Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar and with amazing performances by Colman Domingo and Clarence Maclin, is a powerful film- shot in 18 days with unstoppable faith and truth- please see it, if you can
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Roberto Weber @robertoweber.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Isn't this the guy who spends 1/2 the year "working" from Mar-a-lago?
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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Our new INSIGHTS piece explores the complexities of market ethics.🌍 We share takeaways from the 'Morals and the Limits of Markets' workshop at @wzb.bsky.social. Experts discussed topics like market morality, commodification, paternalism, and exploitation.🔗 berlinschoolofeconomics.de/insight/the-...
Veröffentlichungen | INSIGHTS pieces
The Ethics of Markets: Insights from the 'Morals and the Limits of Markets' Workshop
by Hande Erkut (WZB) and Dorothea Kübler (WZB) (+photos)
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Jeffrey Yusof @jyusof.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Very excited to see my (first!!!) publication with @acohn.bsky.social, @rfisman.bsky.social, and Michel Maréchal in print!🎉 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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Whose Preferences Matter for Redistribution? Cross-Country Evidence | Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics: Vol 3, No 1
Using cross-sectional data from 93 countries, we investigate the relationship between the desired level of redistribution among citizens from different socioeconomic backgrounds and the actual extent ...
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