Henry Thompson

Assistant professor @OleMiss. For posterity.

[Henry Thompson @henry_thomp]

New working paper with a modest aim: apply some simple (and classic) economics to risk from artificial superintelligence (ASI).

[Ole Miss Economics @OleMiss_Econ]

Thanks to Mark Dincecco for presenting his paper on the endurance of empire in China at our weekly seminar!

[Josh Hendrickson @RebelEconProf]

It’s Economic Forces Day. I continue my series on confirming price theoretic predictions in unexpected contexts. Today, I discuss competition and panhandlers. https://t.co/F4AWsnQ7W0

[Josh Hendrickson @RebelEconProf]

Award-winning faculty, many people are saying.

[Ole Miss Economics @OleMiss_Econ]

Proud to have our colleagues recognized at the CLA awards this spring:

Jon Moen was recognized for his retirement after 36 years of dedication to our department. May we never forget the importance of economic history!

Ennio Piano was recognized for his research achievements.

[Yonathan Arbel @ProfArbel]

🚨🚨Thinking about the legal academic market?

Interested in a fellowship in law and AI governance?

Come apply to be AI Risk Governance Fellow at the @UALawSchool , a 1 (to 2) year flexible fellowship, generous compensation, and most importantly: time and mentorship for your work.

Application link below. Spread the word!

[Henry Thompson @henry_thomp]

@JustinTCallais Kyklos

[Henry Thompson @henry_thomp]

This relates to a question I’ve been thinking about: AI may not affect all areas of law in the same way. AI may speed legal change in tort more than in property or contract since in the latter two areas cheaper litigation and more complete contracts can offset each other.

[Anand Shah @avshah99]

🚨New preprint!

We find evidence of LLMs enabling people to file lawsuits without lawyers (filing "pro se") at historically unprecedented rates in federal courts.👇

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[Henry Thompson @henry_thomp]

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[Josh Hendrickson @RebelEconProf]

It’s Economic Forces Day. Two weeks ago, I was told not to explain drug use with price theory. So, this week I’m doubling down, discussing how labor contracts might influence the types of drugs consumed, relying on work from @henry_thomp & @JustinTCallais https://t.co/WbaOFJ8JA1

[Henry Thompson @henry_thomp]

Bullish

[Louis Rouanet @LouisROUANET]

I’m thrilled to announce that I will be joining @ufhamilton / @UF as an Assistant Professor this fall.

While I’m very excited, I will truly miss my wonderful colleagues at @UTEP and especially @n_cachanosky, as well as the students we mentor at the Center for Free Enterprise.

[Henry Thompson @henry_thomp]

Thanks to the generous support of @LawEconCenter, we have Devesh Raval of the FTC visiting this week as part of our L&E speaker series.

Come to the Sip

[Joshua Gans @joshgans]

Wrote a fun new paper. Enjoy. Allocating Faculty Compute Budgets @SSRN https://t.co/ox6krpULjq

[Ole Miss Economics @OleMiss_Econ]

Thanks to John Keating (KU) for presenting his paper on money growth targeting at our seminar today!

[Josh Hendrickson @RebelEconProf]

Sometimes, I write papers about fun ideas that I have, but don’t really care what the audience is or what happens to them. (Such is the benefit of tenure!) If you find that amusing, today is your lucky day because I have posted one such paper. https://t.co/GeyNcUfqOJ

[Henry Thompson @henry_thomp]

Thanks to the generous support of @LawEconCenter, we have @ProfAlbertChoi visiting this week as part of our L&E speaker series.

Come to the sip

[Ole Miss Economics @OleMiss_Econ]

Thanks to Christos Makridis for presenting his excellent new work on the organizational transmission of AI at our seminar this week!

[Kevin Frazier @KevinTFrazier]

Wanna join @BobbyChesney & me? We're hiring at @UTexasLaw! Check out the job below: https://t.co/eTCBvo5yPG

[Henry Thompson @henry_thomp]

@VincentGeloso @petterkar1sson @MaxJerneck Idk about it always being why, but point is well taken.

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[Josh Hendrickson @RebelEconProf]

“Sanctions and Sanctions-Resistant Money” with @craigwarmke accepted for publication at JEBO. https://t.co/3HXRTw76xt

[Henry Thompson @henry_thomp]

Thanks to the generous support of @LawEconCenter, we have @KevinTFrazier visiting this week.

Come to the sip

[Henry Thompson @henry_thomp]

@brianlfrye Absolutely.

[Henry Thompson @henry_thomp]

Pleased to share that I am now serving as book review editor at Public Choice.

If you have recent(-ish) books relevant to Public Choice or if there are Public Choice-themed books you think deserve a review by you, please reach out.