Ben Leyden

🛫Coordinated Capacity Reductions and Public Communication in the Airline Industry🛬 Excited to share that my paper with @aryal_ga and Federico Ciliberto investigating claims that US airlines used earnings calls to coordinate capacity reductions is now available at @RevEconStud.

@KolemanStrumpf @RebelEconProf sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

@RebelEconProf is there a write-up on this or better yet a journal article? be interesting to see some $ totals

Remember “Cash for Clunkers”? Probably one of the most significant wealth-destroying policies of a generation.

sure, why not.

The CEO of United Airlines is privately pitching some kind of merger with American Airlines, including to members of the Trump administration, sources tell @sidyoutwit, @allyversprille and @srimtaylor: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Celebrating our latest national champion, Youssef Shamel: @UNCFencing's first in 43 years and second in program history! Congratulations to Youssef, Coach Jednak, and the entire Carolina Fencing program! #GDTBATH

Move it back to Greensboro cowards

We are #hiring! Researcher/PhD student with interests in #competition #economics. Come join a vibrant research team at @ZEW (working on innovation, competition, entrepreneurship, industry dynamics) Job posting + link: jobs.zew.de/jobposting/108… Apply by Apr 19 #econtwitter

The submission deadline for EARIE 2026 is less than one month away! The entire conference is held in the beautiful Mannheim Palace, which is half an hour from Frankfurt by train. If you like competitive markets, please share 🙏. earie.org/intro-earie-20…

Mike Tomlin. What a legend.

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Tomorrow I'm moderating “From Application to Offer: Navigating the 2025–26 PhD Job Market” for @nabe_econ. Our panelists will offer practical advice covering the full job market process. 🎙 Wednesday, August 20 at 2:00 PM ET Register here 👉 nabe.com/NABE/Events/Ev…

The full article is available here: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New write-up of my paper “Platform Design & Innovation Incentives” is up on Platform Papers! Apple’s old App Store rating rules curbed app updates, likely slowing product innovation. Thoughtful platform design matters. Blog Post: platformpapers.substack.com/p/platform-des…

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20301 Dialogue in Political Advertising: Evidence from U.S. Political Campaigns 2012-2020 Simon Anderson & Federico Ciliberto @UVA, @btleyden @CornellMBA ow.ly/tqbB50W020P #CEPR_IO #CEPR_PoE #EconTwitter

Here's some Marx everyone should be reading: scholar.google.com/citations?user…

I had a great time speaking with our panelists about the future of AI! While there’s still a lot of uncertainty ahead, one thing is clear: things are moving fast, and we must think critically about AI’s role in shaping the economy.

Looking forward to my very first poster presentation at #ASSA2025! I'll be in the 'Highlighted Posters' row today and tomorrow around lunchtime -- if you're attending, stop by to chat and say hi!

📚 New JEL update on Generative AI for Economic Research: LLMs Learn to Collaborate and Reason * LLMs capable of sophisticated reasoning * Collaborative workspaces transform research * 3 dozen proven use cases Prepare for 2025 by leveling up your AI game! 🚀 #EconTwitter

@J2dubyas How long until @cris_uncecon starts offering NIL market consulting services to the athletics department?

@J2dubyas I think the investment will be a *bit* larger…

Seems like Carolina Football has found its next head coach. And by Carolina Football, I mean Women's Soccer, and by head coach I mean Nahas.