user avatar
Pol Antras
@pol_antras
Professor of Economics, Harvard University. Tweeting in English, Spanish or Catalan depending on my mood or the circumstances.
Cambridge, MA
scholar.harvard.edu/antras
Joined November 2012
638
Following
70.3K
Followers
Posts
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    Dec 22, 2023
    RIP. Indeed, an absolute giant. I saw him many times at MIT, but I never had the courage to approach him and tell him how much I admired his work. A few years ago, I was shocked to receive detailed comments on an old paper of mine he had somehow come across... (1/2)
    user avatar
    Ivan Werning
    @IvanWerning
    Dec 21, 2023
    RIP. Bob Solow an absolute giant in Economics, has passed away at age 99. Tremendously influential in the profession and one of the key founders of the MIT Economics department as we live it today. Will be sorely missed.
    110K
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    Jul 24, 2020
    For some time, I've been worrying that a return to normality would take much longer than many expect. Now I know that things will never go back to normal. My friend and intellectual hero, with whom I shared an office wall, is gone. No words can express my sorrow. RIP Emmanuel.
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    Feb 13, 2025
    1/ 📢 New paper alert! 📄 Together with Vitalii Tubdenov, we propose a measure of the "Average Period of Production" (APP) to capture the temporal dimension of production processes. It is inspired by Böhm-Bawerk’s capital theory.
    89K
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    Jan 4, 2024
    I am still finalizing my slides, and will share them after my lecture, but let me give you two cents on what I will speak about. I am honored to be a trade economist and I believe we are one of the most nurturing and welcoming communities in Economics.
    user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    Jan 3, 2024
    Very much looking forward to delivering the European Economic Association Lecture at the @ASSAMeeting this coming Saturday. I'll try to share my slides for the talk shortly. The paper draft will come in a few weeks.
    73K
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    Sep 11, 2020
    If you missed the Tribute to Emmanuel Farhi on Tuesday (economics.harvard.edu/event/a-tribut…), you can now watch it here: harvard.zoom.us/rec/play/IVpw5… Deeply moving speeches by relatives, coauthors and friends, and masterful overviews of his path-breaking contributions by giants in his fields.
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    Jan 1, 2021
    I've just selected referees for my last assignment at @QJEHarvard. It's been a thrilling six-year journey. Special thanks to all the referees who have helped me in this endeavor. Although your countless hours of work were not financially remunerated, they were deeply appreciated!
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    Jan 7, 2024
    Replying to @pol_antras
    Here's a link to my slides, in case you may be interested: scholar.harvard.edu/sites/scholar.… I ended up spending a significant amount of time reviewing the "charted waters," but that seemed important when speaking to a general-interest audience. Please do share any comments/suggestions.
    58K
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    Jun 14, 2021
    Related to my last RT, I have refrained from publicly commenting on the prosecution of Catalan politicians and civil society leaders that has taken place in Spain recently. The reason for this is that the trials bunched together folks with distinct levels of culpability (1/8)
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    Dec 2, 2021
    Very sad news for Harvard, but congratulations, @GitaGopinath, and best of luck! We will miss you. 👇👇👇 First Deputy Managing Director Geoffrey Okamoto to Leave IMF, Gita Gopinath to Be IMF’s New First Deputy Managing Director
    imf.org
    First Deputy Managing Director Geoffrey Okamoto to Leave IMF, Gita Gopinath to Be IMF’s New First...
    The IMF said today that First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD) Geoffrey Okamoto will leave the Fund early next year and that Gita Gopinath, currently the IMF’s Chief Economist, is proposed to be the...
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    May 25, 2021
    One of the first papers I ever wrote, when I was an aspiring macroeconomist, was on capital-labor substitution. It was a term paper for Metrics and J. Hausman didn’t think much of it (got a B, I think). It is now one of my most cited papers and its results appear to hold up! 👇🏼👇🏼
    user avatar
    Sebastian [email protected]
    @SGechert
    May 25, 2021
    Hurray! Together with great coauthors @DomiEhrenberger, Tomas + Zuzana we finally got it published: Our #metaanalysis on the elasticity of substitution b/w capital and labor, a.k.a. the “Death to the Cobb-Douglas production function” made it to the @RevEconDyn. Thread:
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    Mar 4, 2021
    The great Davin Chor and I have a new paper surveying the Economics literature on Global Value Chains: scholar.harvard.edu/files/antras/f… An abridged version is slated to appear in the Handbook of International Economics. Comments and corrections are most welcome!
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    Apr 26, 2024
    It is an immense honor to be elected to the AAAS @AmericanAcad. I'm humbled to join such a distinguished group of individuals. Congratulations to all my fellow inducted economists: Anna Mikusheva, @NHendren82, Erik Hurst, @BTerryLong, Serena Ng, @MurielNiederle, and @ProfSufi)!
    user avatar
    American Academy of Arts & Sciences
    @americanacad
    Apr 24, 2024
    Announcing our new members! The Academy is honoring excellence in an array of disciplines and professions, and inviting these new members to join our work to advance the common good. The first members were elected in 1781. Learn who was elected in 2024: amacad.org/news
    25K
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    Jun 14, 2021
    PLEASE READ @AlexMasPton's incredibly disturbing thread. Andreu Mas-Colell, the world-renowned Spanish economist, is being harshly prosecuted by a politicized non-judiciary tribunal in Spain. He faces harsh financial penalties for what appear to be bogus accusations 👇🏽👇🏽
    user avatar
    Alex Mas
    @AMLabEcon
    Jun 14, 2021
    Normally I would not be posting personal developments on this website, but in this case I have a pressing concern. My dad, Spanish economist Andreu Mas-Colell, is dealing with an incredibly difficult and unjust situation. 1/
  • user avatar
    Pol Antras
    @pol_antras
    May 24, 2020
    Rest In Peace, sweet soul. You left us way too early, but your warmth, wit and brilliance will stay with us forever.
    user avatar
    Università Bocconi
    @Unibocconi
    May 24, 2020
    RIP. A distinguished economist and alumnus has departed. We will deeply miss both the man and his work. Professor at @Harvard and visiting professor at #Bocconi, #AlbertoAlesina will be remembered by generations of students and colleagues.