Timothy R. Wojan

Economist with interests in innovation, the arts, and statistical inference. Former member International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 84.

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Is credit rationing more severe for rural innovative firms relative to their urban peers? Not necessarily. New open access research provides the details.

Rural innovative firms and credit: Findings from the annual business s... https://t.co/BooprgFOWy

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@paulapoundstone The only American creed is that of democracy. Democracy as a way of life requires active participation and social intelligence. A democratic society is one where individuals have equal opportunities for development and where social welfare is paramount.

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So what if the gospel of Schumpeter is wrong? What if imagination is at least as important as the profit motive in explaining innovation? Arts Avocations and the 'Leonardo Effect': Does Artistic Imagination Fuel Innovation? at the J of Cultural Economics https://t.co/TvCuLI3SJ8

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One way to boost rural innovative entrepreneurship (and exports)? Develop design capabilities:

https://t.co/cJMoIZp0XC

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Another way to reduce the US trade deficit? Promote innovation in rural manufacturing:

Explaining the Urban‐Rural Export Gap: Evidence from U.S. Firms - Han - 2025 - Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/Klkya6HYrg

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Are firms with diverse ownership teams more likely to innovate? https://t.co/wROqP4AUW3 via @growkudos

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Cringe level at 💯

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The real reason Trump announced 25% tariffs on Canadian imports...

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Not sure if Elon is throttling me so I’m posting both this post and the same post on the other platform as an experiment. Let me know if you see this!

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This is one the best things I’ve ever seen

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Now I understand why Trump hates Canada

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Remember when "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" tried to teach us about tariffs and no one was paying attention

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@JohnHolbein1 The way that many do research, this claim is perfectly justifiable. If you ran numerous specification tests and find the magical p < 0.05, your results are meaningless. But if you designed your research to be fully transparent and separate spec. from hyp. testing, then prove it.

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@brunosaurustext @Noahpinion Little evidence that bodybuilding improves health outcomes, particularly with rampant use of anabolic steroids. You may look mahvelous but gene expression and alleles that improve health in longevity could care less.

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Killer chart from @SimonEvenett @IMD_Bschool
👉US trade surplus in services halted is long-term during Trump Tariffs, Season 1.
👉Stopped dead in its tracks!
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