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Twitter for Economists
Justin Wolfers (@justinwolfers)
The Peterson Institute for International Economics
On leave from University of Michigan
Plus Brookings, CEPR, CESifo, IZA & NBER
American Economic Association Annual Conference, January 3 2015 – Boston
Planning this talk
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A challenge
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What is Twitter?
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Influence
Influence your students (Hint #teachecon)
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Influence fellow economists
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Influence across disciplinary boundaries
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Influence the broader public
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Influence the media
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Influence policy
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Measuring influence
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Advice
Advice: Good Tweeting
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Advice: Be Clear
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Advice: Engage (with good humor)
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Advice: Be Generous
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Advice: Think graphically
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Advice: Keep it professional (but still have fun)
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Advice: There’s a downside
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Advice: Beware of the echo chamber
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A case study
A case study
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Teaching economics with humor
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Explaining the monetary debate through cupcakes
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Economics and cupcakes
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Libertarians and cupcakes
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And the media follows
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