Martin Lábaj @MartLab

Our recent research on the Wedge between Wages and Productivity is out here: nhf.euba.sk/www_write/file… The research is funded by the EU NextGenerationEU through the Recovery and Resilience Plan for Slovakia under the project No. 09I03-03-V04-00516 ”ProWageAut”

Klaus Prettner on AI and the distribution of income between capital and labour cepr.org/voxeu/columns/… via @cepr_org The research has been co-financed by the EU NextGenerationEU through the Recovery and Resilience Plan for Slovakia under the project No. 09I03-03-V4-00516.

I and twenty-two other Nobel economists signed a letter endorsing Kamala Harris for President. We believe Harris's policies will result in a stronger economic performance, with economic growth that is more robust, more sustainable, and more equitable. cnn.com/2024/10/23/pol…

New oped about Trump’s threat to democracy The Trump Threat to Democracy Has Only Grown by Daron Acemoglu - Project Syndicate project-syndicate.org/commentary/tru…

Professor Mikuláš Luptáčik, founding member, fellow and the first chairman of the Slovak Economic Association (2010 - 2012), celebrates his 80th birthday today. We wish him good health, happiness and look forward to further cooperation!

I am disappointed with mainstream US media, including the New York Times. The headlines are all about Biden’s debate performance. Yes, he’s old. Yes, it would’ve been great to have had a more inspiring younger candidate. Yes, he had a bad night, certainly compared to his State of the Union address. But that is not the main story. The main story is that Trump is a very serious threat to US democracy.

Gen AI: too much spend, too little benefit? Goldman Sachs reevaluates the macroeconomic, benefits of Gen AI, including an interview with me. goldmansachs.com/intelligence/p…

Congrats, @sv_rtin 😍 We’re all so happy for you 🤗 Photo: Els Deneir

Reinvigorating Antitrust: Citizens, not just Consumers 🗓️ 25.03 🕕 5 PM GMT 🗣️@LinaKhanFTC and @DAcemogluMIT An online event by the CEPR Competition Policy RPN on the role of antitrust in protecting citizens, moderated by @Caffar3Cristina @ucl ✍️ow.ly/w0uU50QMnz4

📢 Interested in studying the dynamics of wealth and assets of households using microdata? 💻 Then join our practical workshop (24-26 April, 2024) on the use of the @ECB_HFCS microdata hosted by @NBS_sk ⁉️ More information available here: nbs.sk/dokument/55f9c…

Thank you for the Prospect Magazine for this great honor and thanks to all who voted! Daron Acemoglu: the opportunity economist prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/economic…

SAVE THE DATE: this year Slovak Economic Association (SEA) will organize its annual two-day conference in cooperation with the Faculty of Management, Comenius University in Bratislava on September 12-13, 2024. More information will be available at slovakecon.sk

🆕 The Slovak translation of ESPP is here! 🇸🇰 ➡️ core-econ.org/espp/book/sk/t… Thanks to the team led by @MartLab and the support of the @NBS_sk, the National Economy Foundation and @euba_sk 👏

2023 has been a very exciting year. That’s a big problem. The word “exciting” is the most misunderstood word in today’s English. When you meet someone new, it is common to say “I am so excited to meet you”. When you visit a new place, you say “I am excited to be here”. When you want to praise an idea you say “what an exciting idea”. Apparently, people think “excited” means happy, and excitement is always good for us. But excitement can sometimes be the opposite of happiness. Negative emotions like outrage and fear greatly excite people. When the body senses danger, the nerves flash emergency messages, the neurons fire rapidly, and the whole body is excited. In 2023 the entire world has been far too excited. Nowhere is the epidemic of excitement more evident than in politics. The world is flooded with exciting politicians who create exciting news. We desperately need more boring politicians. To flourish, humans certainly need to be excited sometimes – about people, places, and ideas – but we also need to wind down. Next time you meet someone, try saying “I am relaxed to meet you”. I hope 2024 will be a relaxing year.

I have lost my mentor. Robert Solow was my thesis advisor, and being named the Robert Solow professor of economics at MIT was the proudest day of my life. There will be times for elogies. Meanwhile, RIP Bob, with infinite thanks.

Diskusia na tému "Ako zafinancovať medzinarodné spolupráce" prebieha na našom youtube kanáli. Spoločne diskutujú Mária Havelková, @m_mokros, Kristína Sallerová (zástupkyňa SAIA), @MartLab, Dáša Tako Velichová (zástupkyňa Fullbright Slovakia) a moderuje @LenkaBelicova 👥💰🌎

Hi #EconTwitter! 📊 Interested in the #econometrics of auctions and collusion? Check out 👇 John Asker's lectures from @UCLA . 🎓 They cover structural econometric techniques, cartel detection, and analysis of coordinated bidding behavior in auctions. Recommended to researchers and students who want to learn about empirical methods for auctions! Don't miss out! 📈 Link: johnasker.com/LecturesAuctio…

In today's noisy world, so many opinions are expressed all around us. Having views on things often shows that you care, and a healthy debate can widen our perspective. But it's important for opinions and arguments to be based on facts that can be scientifically validated, as far as possible. People are entitled to have their own views, but they are not entitled to have their own facts. #quotes #science #facts #knowledge

✨✨Come work with me and a great team at Harvard! Full-time pre-doc position in public economics and political economy at the Social Economics Lab (socialeconomicslab.com) starting Summer 2024: academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/13261