The Financial Times Quoted Bluesky Posts Published by Economists
Bluesky is becoming an increasingly appealing social media platform for a wide variety of economists
You probably heard the news that unless new financial backers are found, the Deutsche Post Foundation will shut down IZA at the end of 2025. It's a devastating development for economics and economic research in Germany, especially at a time when the Trump administration is severely censoring and defunding academia in the United States.
The Financial Times covered the story in the following piece.
It's obviously not the main point of the FT piece, but it's notable that the piece quotes several Bluesky posts published by economists.
These quotes show that slowly but surely, Bluesky in general and #EconSky in particular are becoming true alternatives to Xitter, including the ability to reach people outside of academia — in this case, journalists at a major global newspaper.
I know it’s not the main point but this piece contains multiple *Bluesky posts* from economists as quotes I’d say that it shows that #EconSky is slowly but surely becoming a real deal @davidbflower.bsky.social @lisaspantig.com @tmartens.bsky.social
— Olivier Simard-Casanova (@o.simardcasanova.net) 2025-02-26T20:37:37.816Z
As Lisa pointed out, the incentives to use Bluesky for economists who are interested in reaching journalists and policymakers are strengthening by the day.
Great incentive for people who care about citations: Being active here may lead to being cited in the FT, together with a Nobel Prize winner.
— Lisa Spantig (@lisaspantig.com) 2025-02-26T21:59:31.732Z
As a Bluesky enthusiast, it's delightful to see the intersection of Bluesky and economics flourishing in such a way.
