Baxter Robinson

Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Western Ontario. Studying entrepreneurship, financial frictions, and wealth inequality.
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[Raquel Fonseca @raquel73fonseca]

Second day First Part !🎉Canadian Macroeconomic Study Group with this great program that @socampdi and @Baxter_VHR put together. Thank you !!

[Western Economics @westernuEcon]

It is an #AWSOME day for us at Western!
We are hosting the Annual Workshop of Southwestern Ontario Macro Economists!

Thread to follow with 📸

Program👇

[Baxter Robinson @Baxter_VHR]

I think this is what my American friends should be most concerned with right now:

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.

No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.

1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.

[Western Economics @westernuEcon]

Check out this @FT article by @SoumayaKeynes on the work of the new Econ Nobel laureates!

The article cites the work of our own Prof. #TimConley (@westernuSocSci ) with Prof. #MorganKelly (@EconomicsUCD) "The Standard Errors of Persistence", forthcoming in the @JIntlEcon

[Baxter Robinson @Baxter_VHR]

Incredibly disappointed by the NDP here. The Federal carbon tax and rebate is both progressive and the most efficient way to fight climate change.

[Globe Politics @globepolitics]

Singh signals NDP plan to oppose carbon tax, says it puts burden on ‘backs of working people’ https://t.co/lxQTHZF4Sl

[Baxter Robinson @Baxter_VHR]

@dynarski @westernuEcon recently did a bunch of these for our honors classes. Some examples here:
https://t.co/QwKFI5tGYB

[Baxter Robinson @Baxter_VHR]

@Pau_S_Pujolas Totally agree with the sentiment that #TorontoIsNotOntario, but there was also horrible flooding in London, Ontario.

[Alex Usher @AlexUsherHESA]

Canadian zoologist Anne Innes Dagg died recently. If you ever want a story to show how pervasive raw sexism in Canadian academia was less than 50 years ago read this short autobiography she penned in 2000. https://t.co/BjUXNVzB5k

[Baxter Robinson @Baxter_VHR]

@dannyegold @ItsMatt_Again I'm pro-row homes, but I can understand arguments against them. As soon as there is a shared wall, you have to have a system to govern that wall, which is not costless. Plus you expose yourself to some bad-neighbour risks e.g. water damage or pests.

[Sergio Ocampo Díaz @socampdi]

📢New paper!
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞-𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
w/ @RichardAudoly @mcgeeconomics @GonPazPardo

Do rich and poor people remain that way throughout their lives? Do people experience reversals of fortune? When?

Link👇 and 🧵 below

[Rory McGee @mcgeeconomics]

New @TheIFS working paper on wealth mobility out w/ my wonderful coauthors @RichardAudoly, @socampdi, @GonPazPardo

We study who is rich and poor throughout their lives and people who experience reversals of fortune

Answers to this and many more Qs 👇

https://t.co/jgMu7QDfH1

[Baxter Robinson @Baxter_VHR]

@benjamminlester @WesternU Lol! There is a Manchu Wok on campus. No idea why that would come up though.

[Baxter Robinson @Baxter_VHR]

@EmmanuelMurrayL @UniMelb Congratulations @EmmanuelMurrayL !!

[Emmanuel Murray @EmmanuelMurrayL]

What is the output cost of reducing emissions? In my JMP I show that this cost depends on how firms burn fuels.
I find that the cost of reducing emissions is much lower than we thought! The key is heterogeneity in firm-specific fuel productivity. #Steel #India #EconTwitter 1/5

[Sergio Ocampo Díaz @socampdi]

Checkout @EmmanuelMurrayL impressive work on the output cost of curbing emissions.

Emmanuel is an IO economist using state-of-the-art production function estimation to understand how firms fuel choices shape their response to carbon taxes through a dynamic input choice model.

[Sergio Ocampo Díaz @socampdi]

Do not miss Anastasiia's work on Human Capital!

In her JMP she shows that teachers' and mothers' perceptions about children's non-cognitive and cognitive skills are *biased*

Teachers and mothers identify more delays in neighbourhoods with *higher* skill levels!

[Baxter Robinson @Baxter_VHR]

@jihyun_econ is brilliant! Her JMP studies how firms respond to an increase in government loans.

Key takeaway: Government loans help financially constrained firms invest more, but also help unproductive firms survive when they otherwise would have exited.

[Sergio Ocampo Díaz @socampdi]

Check out @jihyun_econ great JMP!

The Korean government increased direct loans to firms by 1pp of GDP. This increased firm investment but also allowed unproductive firms to survive.

The net effect is a productivity decrease despite gov intentions.

More👉https://t.co/TCHVDxGgYt

[Jihyun Kim @jihyun_econ]

Thank you for featuring my paper!

I am a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at @WesternU and on the market this year. I am a macroeconomist working on firm dynamics and financial friction.

Please check my work on my website! 👇
https://t.co/QqSlaZY9u0

[Neil Renic @NC_Renic]

Academics to students: Start the essay early to ensure it is of a high standard.

Academics to conference audience: Thank you for listening to my bullet points written on a napkin in the taxi.