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Chenzi Xu
@chenzix
Assistant professor @BerkeleyEcon. Previously @StanfordGSB. Ph.D. in economics @harvard. Research in finance, history, and trade. From Athens, GA.
Cambridge, MA
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    Chenzi Xu
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    Jul 28, 2021
    🎉Super excited to announce that @SashaIndarte and I were awarded an #NSF grant for our project "The Origins of Serial Sovereign Default." We're psyched! In addition to the research Q we're putting together lots of tools & data for researchers creating/using historical data! 🧵
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    Chenzi Xu
    @chenzix
    Dec 20, 2023
    Today is the 30th anniversary of when my dad arrived in America. He came with 2 suitcases and 0 savings, knowing just 1 person in town. My mom and I followed 8 months later, with no English and leaving everything and everyone behind.
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    Chenzi Xu
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    Jul 1, 2020
    On a personal note, I'm officially starting @StanfordGSB today--my first day of school "on the other side"!
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    Chenzi Xu
    @chenzix
    Jul 28, 2022
    Hi #Econtwitter, I'm teaching PhD econ history w/ a focus on international topics (trade, capital flows, crises, etc) in the fall at Stanford: does anyone have syllabi and/or lecture notes they would be willing to share? much appreciated 🙏 and please RT!!
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    Chenzi Xu
    @chenzix
    Aug 27, 2020
    My washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, and robot vacuum are all cleaning things for me right now, and I’m just gonna take a moment to feel good and grateful for that
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    Chenzi Xu
    @chenzix
    Jul 15, 2021
    Ever considered doing research in historical international trade/macro/finance and were deterred by collecting your own data? Come see the NBER IFM Data Sources session today at 2:30EST (youtube.com/channel/UC79EL…) for my overview of what’s already available for researchers!
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    Chenzi Xu
    @chenzix
    Apr 6, 2022
    omg ♥️ 😳
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    Lawrence Katz
    @lkatz42
    Apr 6, 2022
    Insightful research on the historical linkages of financial crises and international trade by the amazing Chenzi Xu @chenzix now coming out in the @QJEHarvard
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    Chenzi Xu
    @chenzix
    Nov 21, 2023
    📢📢As in previous years, I have put together the list of JMCs in International Finance (inspired by @TradeDiversion's list in International Trade). Check out the candidates on my website! chenzi-xu.com/misc.php 📢📢 #EconTwitter #JMCs
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    Chenzi Xu
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    Oct 9, 2023
    Even while doing all of this, Claudia made time for students, and she helped so many economists (not just in labor!). We could fill a book with the stories of the ways she taught us, listened to us, or was just there for us. Such a class act and so inspiring ♥️@pikagoldin
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    The Nobel Prize
    @NobelPrize
    Oct 9, 2023
    BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2023 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Claudia Goldin “for having advanced our understanding of women’s labour market outcomes.” #NobelPrize
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    Chenzi Xu
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    Dec 21, 2021
    Got my first prof teaching evals: 4.5/5 from #StanfordGSB MBAs! 🎉 I’m grateful it turned out well, super grateful to Arvind Krishnamurthy for letting me teach his course, and super super grateful for the students who showed up at 8AM on Tues & Fri 😂
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    Chenzi Xu
    @chenzix
    Sep 27, 2022
    Such a great paper--I'm teaching this in PhD economic history tomorrow as an example of a historical natural experiment + awesome data collection + insights on a big question in economics
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    Econometrica
    @ecmaEditors
    Sep 23, 2022
    This paper studies the role of large private sector companies in the development of local amenities. The United Fruit Company had a positive effect on living standards as labor market competition induced the firm to invest in amenities. @DianaVanPatten econometricsociety.org/publications/e…
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    Chenzi Xu
    @chenzix
    Feb 3, 2025
    I'm very proud of this and excited to finally put it out there for everyone to use! See the full thread by @KarstenMueIIer for more details of our coverage and 2 applications to financial crises and global temperature shocks
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    Karsten Müller
    @KarstenMueIIer
    Feb 3, 2025
    🚨 New Paper and Public Good🚨 "The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset", joint with @chenzix, Mohammed Lehbib, and Ziliang Chen. We built the most comprehensive macro database ever—covering 243 countries from 1086-today, integrating 110 sources. 🧵
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    Chenzi Xu
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    Sep 18, 2021
    I plan to keep these sources on historical data for international macro/finance updated on my website. I welcome questions/suggestions on data I may have missed!
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    Matteo Maggiori
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    Sep 15, 2021
    Replying to @m_maggiori
    @chenzix produced a new masterful review of research using historical data with links to the datasets. It's an amazing overview Slides gsb.stanford.edu/sites/default/… Video youtube.com/watch?v=DcISPj… 3/n
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    Chenzi Xu
    @chenzix
    Nov 12, 2024
    📢As in previous years, I have put together the list of JMCs in International Finance (inspired by @TradeDiversion's list in International Trade). Check out the candidates here, and let me know if any are missing: chenzi-xu.com/misc.php #JMCs #EconTwitter
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