Reposted by Antonia KurzWomen in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026‼️We have extended the deadline to register as a mentor until September 21!! We are especially looking for mid to late career level economists working in academia or in the private sector - check our post for all details ⬇️ 023
Reposted by Antonia KurzWomen in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 13/08/2026📅 Mentoring Programme: November 2026 – July 2027 ⏰ Applications close: 14 September 🔗 Apply via the link! form.jotform.com/262114506070... 079
Reposted by Antonia KurzClimate.us @climate.us · 23/06/2026Climate.us is live. Built by members of the team behind Climate.gov, this new independent nonprofit website keeps trusted climate information easy to find, easy to use, and harder to erase. #ClimateForUs #ClimateUS 601548979
Reposted by Antonia KurzAndrea Titton @nofishlikeian.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I have two pieces of good news #EconSky (1) I am going to be on holiday for a bit. (2) 📢 I have published my first paper. You can find it, open access, in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management: www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009506962600118X A thread 🧵 🧵 1/nsciencedirect.com 151
Reposted by Antonia KurzPeter Jelinek @peterjelinek.eurosky.social · 10/07/2026Ein historisch schwarzer Tag für den Klimaschutz und unsere Zukunft. Das Ergebnis einer völlig von der Ideologie der "Technologieoffenheit" getriebenen Politik, die Bürgerinnen und Bürger bewusst in die Gasfalle tappen lassen wird. Die Kosten müssen wir vielfach ausbügeln. 45895258
Reposted by Antonia KurzWomen in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 08/03/2026We’re thrilled to be celebrating International Women’s Day for 2026! A day to showcase our amazing volunteers. 🧡 This year, we are aligning ourselves with the UN’s theme for Rights. Justice. Action. #WomenInEconomics #IWD2026 #ForAllWomenAndGirls #InternationalWomensDay #GenderEquality 121
Reposted by Antonia KurzNils Redeker @nilsredeker.bsky.social · 04/03/2026After months of wrangling and an epic list of delays, the Commission has finally released its Industrial Accelerator Act. This could turn into one of the EU’s most consequential industrial policy files in years - and the proposal is honestly not a bad place to start. Some quick thoughts: 413760
Antonia Kurz @antoniakurz.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Total sexual harassment charges filed btw. 1995 and in 2016 fell by ~50%.👍 However, retaliation in those cases almost doubled. Dahl & Knepper (AER) find that when “outside options shrink,” victims underreport; “the threat of retaliation” shapes who dares to file a claim.☹️ doi.org/10.1257/aer.... 010
Reposted by Antonia KurzNatalia Fabra @nataliafabra.bsky.social · 02/03/20261/⚡ For Europe, #competitiveness is a priority. And this has much to do with #energy costs. Yet we keep on relying on #electricity markets that make European industry structurally uncompetitive. Ahead of 6 March, a few thoughts on #energy & #competitiveness 🧵👇 1117
Reposted by Antonia KurzWolf-Peter Schill @wpschill.bsky.social · 25/02/20261/ #Gebäudemodernisierungsgesetz: "Die Eigentümer wissen am besten, was in ihren Heizungskeller passt." Mit dieser Argumentation könnten wir doch gleich noch ein paar andere lästige Regelungen streichen. Hier ein paar Vorschläge: 21386139
Reposted by Antonia KurzPeter Jelinek @peterjelinek.eurosky.social · 13/02/2026Es gibt eine fossile-libertäre Macht auf der Welt: USA Es gibt eine erneuerbar-autokratische Macht: China Und Europa wird von beiden derzeit zerrissen, weil es sich nie entscheiden konnte, ob es eine klar erneuerbar-demokratische Macht sein will. 29685177
Reposted by Antonia KurzElisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Now attending the workshop ‘Giving Credit Where Credit's Due: Developing Fair Science Authorship Practices’. The alphabetical ordering of author names is disproportionately hurting women in getting tenure track. @aaas.org #AAASorg 1135
Reposted by Antonia KurzCem Özdemir @oezdemir.de · 13/02/2026Bundeskanzler Merz stellt das EU-Emissionshandelssystem (ETS) in Frage. Das trifft innovative Unternehmern wie Heidelberg Materials im Kern. Wer die Spielregeln mitten im Spiel ändert, zerstört das kostbarste Gut der Wirtschaft: Vertrauen und Investitionssicherheit. 16368134
Reposted by Antonia KurzWomen in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 13/02/2026The WiE Index 2025 is here! #WomenInEconomics #GenderEquality #WomenInLeadership #EconomicResearch #WiEIndex2025 465
Reposted by Antonia KurzDIW Berlin @diw.de · 11/02/2026Auch wenn der Ausbau von Wind- und Solarenergie zuletzt Fortschritte machte und der Trend positiv ist, droht Deutschland die gesetzlich festgelegten 2030er-Ausbauziele für Erneuerbare Energien zu verfehlen.🧵(1/9) 🔗Zum DIW-Energiewende-Monitor von @wpschill.bsky.social: www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c.... 312048
Reposted by Antonia KurzArik Levinson @ariklevinson.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Tariffs on solar panels have been even worse than I thought. Never mind the environmental cost, the pass-through rate to US consumers was more than 100%. Each $1 of tariff cost US solar customers $1.17. 053
Reposted by Antonia KurzNils Redeker @nilsredeker.bsky.social · 19/01/2026US consumers bore 96% of the cost of the 2025 Trump tariffs. Impeccable timing for this paper by @julianhi.nz and colleagues at @kiel.institute. www.kielinstitut.de/de/publikati...kielinstitut.deAmerica’s Own Goal: Who Pays the Tariffs? - Kiel Institut 612570
Reposted by Antonia KurzDIW Berlin @diw.de · 14/01/2026Der Aufwärtstrend beim Frauenanteil in Spitzengremien großer Unternehmen in Deutschland ist im vergangenen Jahr ins Stocken geraten. Dennoch sind die Anteile seit Beginn der Datenerfassung 2006 deutlich gestiegen. 🧵(1/6) 🔗DIW Managerinnen-Barometer 2026: www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c.... 195
Reposted by Antonia KurzProf. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 03/01/2026“Here we have a serious problem: America is addicted to oil.” — President George W. Bush, State of the Union, January 31, 2006 419538
Reposted by Antonia KurzRobbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Worried about Chinese EV exports? Perhaps we should be worried about this instead.reuters.comChina floods the world with gasoline cars it can't sell at homeWhile Western nations focus on the competitive threat of Chinese EVs, a different challenge is reshaping the auto industry. Beijing's legacy automakers are saturating emerging and second-tier markets ... 2239
Reposted by Antonia KurzDIW Berlin @diw.de · 03/12/2025Haushalte in Deutschland heizen weiterhin weniger als vor der Energiekrise – trotz nicht mehr so stark steigender Energiepreise. Das zeigt der DIW-Wärmemonitor 2024 auf Grundlage von Daten des Immobiliendienstleisters ista SE. 🧵(1/7) www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c.... 272
Reposted by Antonia KurzChristian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · 01/12/2025"In some 25 years only one French baker has been recognised by Germany as a meister permitted to run a bakery." In fairness, French bread is not the national cuisine's best exhibit. www.ft.com/content/cbfd...ft.comWho killed Europe’s single market dream?A decades-long effort to tear down internal trade barriers has stalled, leaving the EU economy ‘tagging along behind’ 9365
Reposted by Antonia KurzSarah Cohodes @cohodes.bsky.social · 10/11/2025📣 New NBER Working Paper out today 📣 "The Consequences of Faculty Sexual Misconduct" Sarah Cohodes & Katherine Leu 17560196
Reposted by Antonia KurzDIW Berlin @diw.de · 05/11/2025We can't wait for tomorrow's DIW 100 lecture "The Downside of Fertility" held by Nobel Prize laureate Claudia Goldin! The event starts at 1:30 PM CET and will be broadcast live on our website: www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c.... 022
Reposted by Antonia KurzWolf-Peter Schill @wpschill.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Our PhD program is hiring again! While this is a general econ program, is also gives you the chance to do, for example, quantitative energy economic research and acquire highly marketable skills in this field. So brush up your CVs and apply! 062
Reposted by Antonia KurzWomen in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 07/10/2025❗️TOMORROW 043
Reposted by Antonia KurzWolf-Peter Schill @wpschill.bsky.social · 16/09/202521/ Noch ein Fun Fact: Das Policy-Paper des BMWE hebt an verschiedenen Stellen die Bedeutung von #Technologieoffenheit hervor, Varianten des Begriffs werden auf 8 Seiten 8 mal genannt. Im EWI/BET-Gutachten taucht der Begriff auf 259 Seiten nur 1 einziges mal auf (außer in Szenarionamen der Studien). 1143
Reposted by Antonia KurzMichael Bloss @michabloss.bsky.social · 12/09/2025#BREAKING Deutschland blockiert das EU-Klimaziel und riskiert das Pariser Abkommen. Die Abstimmung zum EU Klimagesetz wird auf den Sankt-Nimmerleinstag verschoben. Was heute passiert ist, wie es dazu kam und warum es so gefährlich ist: Ein Thread. 🧵 34786423
Reposted by Antonia KurzProf. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 28/08/2025I was shocked when I first saw these results from standard climate models used in IPCC reports: for high emissions, the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC shuts down in all 9 models that ran past 2100, and is well on the way to shutdown by 2100. Our paper on that is out today.🧵 301214727
Reposted by Antonia KurzWomen in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 28/08/2025✨ Only few days left to apply! ✨ Swipe through to hear what past mentors and mentees have gained from the Women in Economics Mentoring Programme — from fresh perspectives to lasting connections. 📆 Applications close August 31st 🔗 Apply here: form.jotform.com/251723111137... 111
Reposted by Antonia KurzDIW Berlin @diw.de · 28/08/2025DIW-Forscherin @schaeper-clara.bsky.social ist Vorständin der @womeninecon.bsky.social-Initative und spricht im #diw100 Interview über Sichtbarkeit & Repräsentanz von Frauen in den Wirtschaftswissenschaften, #EconMeToo und über Vorbilder & Pionierinnen. www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c.... 12011
Antonia Kurz @antoniakurz.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Ever heard of a reverse waterbed effect? For example: BEV subsidies in one (EU ETS) country -> electricity demand rises -> ETS prices go up -> faster decarbonisation in other (ETS) sectors/countries 010
Reposted by Antonia KurzVoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · 20/08/2025Germany's eco-tax reform led to sizable reductions not only in carbon emissions but also in harmful local air pollutants. Benefits accrued disproportionately to lower-income and more polluted areas. Piero Basaglia, Sophie Behr, @moritzdrupp.bsky.social cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky 02914
Reposted by Antonia KurzWomen in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Spotlight on Erika McEntarfer - In 2024, McEntarfer became the 16th Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistic. However, her career was cut short due to misguided ideals. Read about her path and how she inspired us. #RoleModel #WomenInEconomics #Statistics #Data #WomenInLeadership #Inspiration 154
Reposted by Antonia KurzLuisa Neubauer @luisaneubauer.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Schade, dass wir uns mehr Klimaschutz nicht leisten können, weil dafür muss erst die Wirtschaft laufen, und die läuft halt nicht so gut, unter anderem, weil es mit dem Klima nicht so läuft. 401597464
Reposted by Antonia KurzDIW Berlin @diw.de · 11/07/2025Die sozial-ökologische Transformation ist eine zentrale gesellschaftliche Herausforderung der kommenden Jahrzehnte. Unsere neue Themenseite zeigt, in welchen Bereichen dazu am DIW Berlin geforscht wird: www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....diw.deDIW Berlin: Arbeitsgruppe Sozial-ökologische Transformation (SÖT)Im Rahmen der Forschung zur sozial-ökologischen Transformation (SÖT) betrachten Forschende aus den verschiedenen Abteilungen des DIW Berlin die Risiken, Kosten und Nutzen dieser Transformation für pri... 032
Reposted by Antonia KurzRobin Sogalla @rsogalla.bsky.social · 09/07/2025New WP: "𝘾𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝘿𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙀𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙀𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝘼𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙁𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨" 📄 www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c.... 👥 Till Köveker, Philipp Richter and Alexander Schiersch 🧵diw.deDIW Berlin: Clean Production, Dirty Sourcing: How Embodied Emissions Alter the Environmental Footprint of ExportersThis paper revisits the exporter’s environmental premium (EEP) by incorporating emissions embodied in domestically and internationally sourced intermediate inputs. Combining administrative firm-level ... 186
Reposted by Antonia KurzKnut Einar Rosendahl @rosendahlke.bsky.social · 07/07/2025The natural gas trap - by @bardharstad.bsky.social in @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/e969...ft.comThe natural gas trapSwitching to gas reduces emissions in the short term but increases them in the long run 163
Antonia Kurz @antoniakurz.bsky.social · 29/06/2025We are looking for a Postdoc! 📊 Come join our Climate Policy Department and examine policy instruments and market design options for an economically viable transition to climate neutrality of the power, industry and building sector. This involves empirical, theoretical and numerical methods. ⬇️ 140
Reposted by Antonia KurzAdrien Fabre @adrien-fabre.bsky.social · 01/04/2025🤩🤩 Paper finally out in the AER! With my co-authors (incl. @bluebery-planterose.com & @s-stantcheva.bsky.social) we surveyed climate attitudes in 20 countries covering 72% of global emissions. In brief, people want ambitious, global, and fair climate policies. A 🧵⬇️ www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=... 29434
Reposted by Antonia KurzIngwar Perowanowitsch @ingwarpero.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Was plötzlich alles möglich ist, wenn man Straßen von Autos befreit. Das Leben kommt zurück. Wunderbares kleines Beispiel aus Paris, wo demnächst 500 weitere Straßen nach diesem Vorbild umgewandelt werden sollen❤️ Video von @emmanuelspv.bsky.social 251394314
Antonia Kurz @antoniakurz.bsky.social · 11/03/2025"Huge gender penalties in promotion to both associate and full not explained by productivity continue in economics departments." @womeninecon.bsky.social something to dive in? 020
Antonia Kurz @antoniakurz.bsky.social · 10/03/2025🌟 Decarbonization Investment Under Uncertainty 🌟 Calling all early-stage Economics PhD students! 📚 Apply now to the Summer School on Economic Foundations for Energy and Climate Policies, happening from September 15-19 @diw.de Berlin. Learn more: www.climatepolicysummerschool.org #summerschoolclimatepolicysummerschool.orgClimate Policy Summer School – © 2025 Economic Foundations for Energy and Climate Policies Summer School. All rights reserved. 194
Reposted by Antonia KurzCarolin Emcke @emcke.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Die Dämonisierung von zivilem Engagement nimmt wirklich gespenstische Züge an. Mir macht es Angst, wie Einspruch gegen rechtsradikale, autoritäre Positionen angefeindet wird. Einspruch gegen Menschenverachtung ist nicht nur ein grundgesetzliches Recht - es ist unsere demokratische Pflicht. 6343801349
Reposted by Antonia KurzWomen in Economics Initiative @womeninecon.bsky.social · 18/02/2025📣📣 The Women in Economics (WiE) Index 2024 is out! Launched in 2019, it tracks women's leadership in the academic, private and public sector worldwide. For the first time in six years, we see a slight general improvement in women's representation! 🔗 www.women-in-economics.com/copy-of-index 0168
Reposted by Antonia KurzFlorian Aigner @florianaigner.at · 06/02/2025Jetzt, wo in den USA Wissenschaft unterdrückt, Menschen gefeuert und Listen mit verbotenen Wörtern verbreitet werden - sind die, die jahrelang woke cancel culture zur großen Bedrohung der westlichen Welt erklärt haben, zufrieden mit sich? 1234013960
Reposted by Antonia KurzNiko Jaakkola @nikoecon.bsky.social · 21/01/2025To be expected, but shameful. We need to engage seriously with China and India to see what climate policy we can get done over the next four years. 1111