Berkeley Economics

OFFICIAL Twitter of the Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.

[UC Berkeley @UCBerkeley]

As the nation marks 250 years, Berkeley historians (@UCBHistory) hope Americans consider the experiences of Indigenous nations, enslaved and emancipated people, immigrants, and communities whose voices have often been overlooked.
https://t.co/ZDTficwcA7

[Shanta Devarajan @Shanta_WB]

From Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (ex-@IMFNews, @berkeleyecon ) The World’s Superpowers Are Scrambling for an Edge. It Makes All of Us Less Safe. https://t.co/0LjYaOnMze via @NYTOpinion

[Berkeley Economics @berkeleyecon]

Students need ~$50 to quit TikTok or Instagram for a month. But they'd pay to have everyone quit together.
Research from @UCBerkeley's @BenHandel and co-authors shows social media is a "collective trap"—costly to leave alone, better if everyone leaves.
📄 https://t.co/MAVd80r9Dw

[Berkeley Economics @berkeleyecon]

"The fight between oligarchy and democracy is shaping up to be the defining battle of the 21st century." Economist @gabriel_zucman discusses his new book "We Need to Tax Billionaires" and his proposed 2% minimum tax: https://t.co/oEUirQxAsT

[VoxEU @voxeu]

Mapping the household-level transmission of monetary policy
Olivier Coibion @UTAustin @UTAustinEcon, Yuriy Gorodnichenko @YGorodnichenko @UCBerkeley @berkeleyecon, Francesco Grigoli @Grigoli82 @Georgetown, Damiano Sandri @DamianoSandri @BIS_org
https://t.co/A53Qg4pmNA

[VoxEU @voxeu]

A smarter approach to electricity rationing
@TDeryugina @giesbusiness, @YGorodnichenko @berkeleyecon, @MarReguant @bse_barcelona @NUEconomics
https://t.co/Z4puX71Jpz

[VoxEU @voxeu]

The word is not enough: Testing the effects of information treatments on perceived corruption in Ukraine
Yuriy Gorodnichenko @YGorodnichenko @UCBerkeley @berkeleyecon, Ilona Sologoub @IlonaSologoub @Vox_UA
https://t.co/8e1ZrAzKNj

[Gabriel Zucman @gabriel_zucman]

New research: we have studied the wealth of the 200 Californian billionaires and what they effectively pay in tax.

From Mark Zuckerberg (Meta) to Sergei Brin and Larry Page (Alphabet), the results are edifying. 🧵

https://t.co/lW5UaGhYHY

[Berkeley Economics @berkeleyecon]

Congratulations @SecYellen, Professor Emeritus of Economics @berkeleyecon, who has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, recognizing her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research and historic service. 🐻📈 https://t.co/055UCen7Xe

[VoxEU @voxeu]

Mobile seniors and local economic development
Marco Badilla-Maroto, Benjamin Faber, @LevyAntoine, @MathildeMunoz @UCBerkeley @berkeleyecon
https://t.co/hzviTkVpBq

[CEPR @cepr_org]

Join us online for the next session of the Virtual Seminar on Monetary Economics (VSME)

Emi Nakamura @UCBerkeley @berkeleyecon will present "Beyond the Taylor Rule".

7 May 2026 | 16:00 BST / 17:00 CEST

https://t.co/TMKaPGeMTf

[Raka Ray @rakaberkeley]

In a new episode of Berkeley Voices, @berkeleyecon Prof. Ted Miguel discusses how his groundbreaking deworming study in Busia, Uganda helped transform global policy + save lives by showing the importance of a healthy childhood. Listen here: https://t.co/M9VCNbR9qL

[Alvise Scarabosio @scarrithereis]

Long time in the making: I’m officially starting my PhD in Economics this fall at UC Berkeley! Couldn’t be happier to stay in California, move to the other side of the Bay, and begin an exciting next chapter.

@UCBerkeley @berkeleyecon

[CEPR @cepr_org]

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP21315
The Effects of Fiscal News on Household Expectations and Spending: New Causal Evidence
Myungkyu Shim, Kwang Hwan Kim @yonsei_u, Myunghwan Andrew Lee @nyuniversity, Sangyup Choi @yonsei_u, Siye Bae @NorthwesternU, Olivier Coibion @UTAustinEcon, Yuriy Gorodnichenko @YGorodnichenko @berkeleyecon
https://t.co/cZvLVSL9ds
#CEPR_MEF #EconTwitter

[Jon Steinsson @JonSteinsson]

Research involves two steps: 1) doing things, and 2) figuring out what to do. (Usually in the reverse order.) AI will certainly be quite helpful for the 'doing' part. But that leaves the -- arguably harder -- 'figuring out what to do' part.

[UC Berkeley Law @BerkeleyLaw]

Prof. Brian Galle (@BDGesq) to @sfchronicle: @berkeleyecon Prof. Emmanuel Saez is “one of the real geniuses of our time,” and working with him “can sometimes feel like the tax-policy equivalent of a 10-day-contract guy trading passes with LeBron James.” https://t.co/ZiaU2n6sii

[Berkeley Economics @berkeleyecon]

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[Berkeley Economics @berkeleyecon]

🐻 #BigGive starts TONIGHT at 9 PM PT! Get a head start and support Berkeley Economics students and research. Every gift counts toward our $5k matching gift. https://t.co/PWVz4j4r57 #CalBigGive ⭐​#calbiggive

[CEPR @cepr_org]

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP21265
An opening for the euro
Barry Eichengreen @B_Eichengreen @UCBerkeley @berkeleyecon, Arnaud Mehl, Isabel Vansteenkiste @isabelsabine @ecb
https://t.co/70bPb6jSX6
#CEPR_IMF #EconTwitter

[Berkeley Economics @berkeleyecon]

What actually happens when central bankers disagree?

A new paper from @YGorodnichenko and co-authors—including alumnus Marc Dordal i Carreras (PhD '21)—reveals that FOMC policy is driven by "mental models" just as much as data.

Read more: https://t.co/SVHj2FMKEp @cepr_org