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Berkeley Economics

@berkeleyecon

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

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Joined October 2015

Berkeley Economics
@berkeleyecon
Jul 29
Why do empires expand while democracies cooperate? In his new book, "Empires, Nation-States, and Democracies", UC Berkeley Professor @gerardrolanducb examines how domestic regime types shape international order and global stability. press.princeton.edu/books/hardcove…
Berkeley Economics
@berkeleyecon
Jun 24
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. 📄
aeaweb.org
When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media
(December 2025) - Individuals might experience negative utility from not consuming a popular product. With such externalities to nonusers, standard consumer surplus measures, which take aggregate...
Berkeley Economics
@berkeleyecon
Jun 19
"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:
ls.berkeley.edu
Why UC Berkeley Economist Gabriel Zucman wants a 2% billionaire tax
Billionaire wealth has reached historic highs — and so has their power. UC Berkeley and Paris School of Economics Professor Gabriel Zucman, a world-renowned expert on wealth inequality and global tax
Berkeley Economics
@berkeleyecon
May 5
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. 🐻📈
National Academy of Sciences elects six Berkeley researchers to its ranks - Berkeley News
From news.berkeley.edu
Berkeley Economics
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Mar 12
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