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Ben Elsner

@benelsner.bsky.social
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Econ Prof & Department Head at University College Dublin; migration & human capital. Bavarian first gen. "My dad's a piano player. And also a teacher." (my 6yo) benjaminelsner.com

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Nora Strecker @streckernm.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Full house, sharp insights, and lively discussion @ Tariff Talk today -- “Shamrocks & Sledgehammers: Ireland in the Crossfire of Trump’s Trade War” Big thanks to Alan de Bromhead and Ron Davies for helping unpack global trade tensions with clarity and punch. @ucddublin.bsky.social
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Ben Elsner @benelsner.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
This is incredibly sad and a massive loss for the profession. IZA was my home for 5 years during which I met many wonderful people. I still have many friends there and am very sorry for them.
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Ben Elsner @benelsner.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Exciting times! The UCD School of Economics is hiring two tenure-track Assistant Professors, one in AI & Data Science in Economics and another in Behavioural Economics and Sustainability. These positions underline our ambition to grow in research & impact. More info here: x.com/EconomicsUCD...
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Felix Haass @felixhaass.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
My fantastic co-author Julian Voss has meticulously compiled municipality-level election results for Post-WW2 Western German elections (1949-1969) from historical records. What a great resource! Read the paper, use the data: osf.io/preprints/os...
Maps of municipality-level election results
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Jens von Bergmann @jensvb.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Reading this paper and absolutely loving it. Addresses an important methodological issue, concise and clearly written, methods are implemented in an R package so others can use them easily. www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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Ben Elsner @benelsner.bsky.social · 07/12/2023
I am very happy to share that I have been promoted to Professor of Economics at UCD. It has been quite a journey, and I'm deeply grateful to family, friends, colleagues, and mentors who provided invaluable support over many years. I'll pay forward for sure. #firstgen
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 14/11/2023
🚨 Call for Papers —Conference on the economics of migration in Latin America, Mar. 14–15 in Washington —Featuring top researchers @sandrarozo.bsky.social @dmckenzie.bsky.social @claireadida.bsky.social et al., run by HUMANS network of LACEA —With a keynote by me —Submissions due 🔜 December 15
2nd Call for Papers: Humans Lacea Network. Place and date: The conference will be held at the Headquarters of the World Bank in Washington DC on March 14 and 15, 2024. Keynote Speakers: Michael Clemens and Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes Panel with Expert Researchers: David McKenzie and Claire Adida Scientific Committee: Santiago Perez, Claire Adida, David McKenzie, Cynthia Van Der Werf, Ana Maria Ibafiez, Marcela Meléndez, Antonella Bandiera, and Sandra Rozo. The deadline for submitting complete papers is December 15, 2022. Full papers, in PDF format, should he submitted online via humanslacea@gmail.com. The authors of accepted papers will be notified by email on January 31st, 2023. There will be a dedicated discussant for each paper, as well as open floor discussion. Airfare and accommodations will be covered for up to one presenter of the selected papers. Founders of the network include Ana Maria Ibanez (Network head), Marcela Meléndez, Antonella Bandiera, and Sandra Rozo.
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Ben Elsner @benelsner.bsky.social · 29/10/2023
2 days remaining to submit your latest work on migration to our special volume in Research in Labor Economics. More information here 👇
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Simon Wiederhold @simonwiederhold.bsky.social · 24/10/2023
Recruiting: IWH Halle and Uni Magdeburg are hiring an Assistant Professor in Labor Economics (max. 6 yrs, no TT)👇 www.iwh-halle.de/en/career/jo... Deadline: 26 Nov 2023 Reduced teaching load (just 2 hours per week), supportive atmosphere & great research environment: Come see yourself!
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Erik Angner @erikangner.com · 19/10/2023
Wondering what to get the academics in your life for the holidays? Wonder no more.
Tenure-brand vodka
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Joël Machado @joelmachado.eu · 11/10/2023
New Discussion Paper alert #EconSky "The Within-Country Distribution of Brain Drain and Brain Gain Effects: A Case Study on Senegal" co-authored with Philippe Bocquier, Narcisse Cha'ngom and Frédéric Docquier www.iza.org/publications... 1/12
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · 09/10/2023
Riesige Glückwünsche an Claudia Goldin zum diesjährigen Nobelpreis für Wirtschaftswissenschaften! Worum geht es bei ihrer Forschung? Ein paar Eindrücke aus ihrer Forschung zum Arbeitsmarkt (auf deutsch).
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Mirco Tonin @mircotonin.bsky.social · 06/10/2023
#EconSky 📉📈 Let me introduce FBK-IRVAPP @fbk-irvapp.bsky.social - the Research Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies of the Bruno Kessler Foundation. FOLLOW IT! More information: irvapp.fbk.eu
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Ben Elsner @benelsner.bsky.social · 08/10/2023
Bayern älteren Semesters würden zu dem Ergebnis sagen "Unter'm Strauss hätt's des ned gemm"
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Johannes Haushofer @johanneshaushofer.com · 07/10/2023
We started @malengo.org in 2021 to support Ugandan students on their journey to a Bachelor's degree in Germany. We admitted 10 students in 2021; 30 in 2022; and 120 in 2023. Our next goal: FOUR HUNDRED! We urgently need both investors and donors — please read and spread widely! 1/n
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Ben Elsner @benelsner.bsky.social · 02/10/2023
#Econsky Research in Labor Economics will have a special issue on Migration, Human Capital and the Labor Market, with keynote papers from Giovanni Peri & Mette Foged, Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Barry Chiswick, Madeline Zavodny & Pia Orrenius. Submit by October 30 here: legacy.iza.org/rle_applicat...
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IZA - Research in Labor Economics - Paper Submission
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Ben Elsner @benelsner.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
Things start to heat up over here. Keep it coming!
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Ben Elsner @benelsner.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
So far, the #econsky experience is fun. 1) "Oh, such and such is here as well" 2) A bunch of economists trying to solve a collective action problem by writing "Are we really doing this now?"; really means "Is this time different or are we doing Mastodon again?"
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Ben Elsner @benelsner.bsky.social · 20/09/2023
Does anyone know how to view Bluesky on an iPad in full screen mode? The current app seems to be made for iPhone
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Ben Elsner @benelsner.bsky.social · 20/09/2023
Hi everyone! Happy to give this one a shot.
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