

Kieran Larkin
51 posts

@KPLarkin
Macroeconomist; Assistant Professor at IIES, Stockholm; PhD from UCL







Are car spending choices informative about the GR’s sources? We answer this question within a rich lifecycle model. Large shocks to wealth and perceived future income explain average declines in consumption and car spending and differences across cohorts econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

This morning: David Ricardo, arguing for free trade after Waterloo, even among rivals, for the wealth of all nations bbc.in/39b7LO8 9am @BBCRadio4

The IIES is pleased to announce the inaugural Assar Lindbeck Fellowship! Open to AP's and JMC's in any econ field wishing to visit the IIES during the academic year 2021/2022. Free of teaching and admin duties. For more info: bit.ly/39GYOwU



Join @MisakCheryl tomorrow at 16:30 GMT as she and David Spiegelhalter (@d_spiegel) discuss the astonishing life of philosopher and all-round polymath #FrankRamsey on @BBCRadio4's 'Great Lives' - we'll be tuning in! bbc.in/2IQJRxs



Draft of our new paper online: econweb.umd.edu/~drechsel/pape… Punchline: Rising top income shares among households reduce job creation by small firms, through a financial intermediation channel. Presented tomorrow @virtualmacrosem Register here: sites.google.com/view/virtualma… #econtwitter





NBER SI is going on virtually but SED has been reported/canceled. The VMACS @virtualmacrosem Junior Macro Conference is here to fill the gap. Please submit your paper for consideration in a double-blind review at the link below, deadline is NEXT FRIDAY. sites.google.com/view/virtualma…

👇 exposure of trade from China leads to an increase in college enrollment. However, this increase is driven only by the 18-25 year olds living in the richest households, thus fostering inequality. Why? Join us today at the VMACS-Junior with @gmnavarro to find out!

📢 Two superstar talks to launch our final attack at the #NBERSI2020 macro week: 7/14: @gmnavarro presents his work on trade and skills acquisition with w/ @RichRHC @AxelleFK 7/16: Josh Feng presents his work on innovations and innovators w/ Elias Einio and @XJaravel

