Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 01/10/2026📢 New JKU Economics Working Paper! Sascha O. Becker, Ana Fernandes, Nurlan Lalayev, and Doris Weichselbaumer study employers’ responses to applicants’ commuting distance using data from a large-scale experiment in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Paper: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp... 163
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 29/09/2026📢 New JKU Economics Working Paper! Andrea Weber, David Card, Wolfgang Dauth, Wolfgang Frimmel, Julia Schmieder, and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer use linked administrative data from Austria and Germany to study migrants before and after migration. Link to the paper: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp... 132
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 07/09/2026📢 New JKU Economics Working Paper! Lea-Karla Matic & Johanna Reuter study Austria’s right to parental part-time work. It increases part-time employment and job retention, but also leads to persistent earnings losses and higher child penalties. Link to the paper: www.jku.at/fileadmin/gr... 012
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 01/09/2026📢 New paper forthcoming in 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥: 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬! @ahammeralex.bsky.social, Matthias Fahn & @florastiftinger.bsky.social study how workers’ outside options affect effort. 👏 Congrats! Link to the paper: www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=... 073
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 26/08/2026📢 New publication in Economic Inquiry: Tho Pham, @danielschaefer.bsky.social & @singletonecon.bsky.social show that women earn 2.6% less than men when hired into the same occupation at the same employer. Hiring gaps matter and persist throughout careers. doi.org/10.1111/ecin... @ei-sky.bsky.social 122
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 20/08/2026🎓 Future economists outside the EU/EEA Two international Master Degrees (entry in March 2027): 🔹Economic & Business Analytics 👉 lnkd.in/dTRqDGds 🔹Economics (Policy Analysis) 👉 lnkd.in/dQ57rNkf 🗓 Apply Sep 6-Oct 31 | 📍 Linz, Austria ⏰ Early application strongly recommended (for visa processing!) 022
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026More great news: Yating Yuan joined our department as Assistant Professor of Economics this Summer! She earned her PhD at Warwick and works on applied microeconomic theory. We’re delighted to welcome her to our research and teaching community! yatingyuan.weebly.com 032
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦Luisa Wallossek @lwallossek.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Changing variable names in updated versions of datasets / new survey waves should be a crime 0263
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 09/06/2026📆 Join us on June 10 at our economics research seminar with Barabara Boelmann (@barbaraboelmann.bsky.social), who will present "A missed opportunity? Labor demand and workforce diversity." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/institut-fue... 031
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 01/06/2026📆 Join us on June 3 at our economics research seminar with Dita Eckardt (University of Warwick, @warwickecon.bsky.social), who will present "When Skills Are Specific: Labor Market Entry and Occupational Mismatch for Apprenticeship Graduates." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/institut-fue... 031
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 26/05/2026📆 Join us on May 27 at our economics research seminar with Barton Lee (@bartonelee2.bsky.social), who will present "Market power is power." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/institut-fue... 022
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 18/05/2026📆 Join us on May 20 at our economics research seminar with Andreas Peichl @apeichl.bsky.social, who will present "Capitalists, Workers and Landlords: A Comprehensive Analysis of Corporate Tax Incidence." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen... 062
Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @danielschaefer.bsky.social · 11/05/2026My article “Development and sectoral labor income shares” is now published open-access in Macroeconomic Dynamics 🥳 I show that sectoral labor shares vary systematically with development, especially across manufacturing and services. doi.org/10.1017/S136... 041
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 13/04/2026📢 We are happy to share a new JKU Linz Working Paper: "Mitigating Mobility Frictions: The Effect of Cash-on-Hand on Labor Mobility" by @kbekhtiar.bsky.social and @winterebmer.bsky.social Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp... 031
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Johannes Schneider (@jsndr.bsky.social) will present at the Makris Symposium in Economic Theory 2026 in Bristol. An outstanding line-up of researchers and an excellent setting for current work in economic theory. Details: sites.google.com/view/mset-wo... 052
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute @jfki-econ.bsky.social · 23/03/2026📢 We are hiring a PhD student @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social! Join the team of @steinhardt.bsky.social and contribute to research in labor economics, migration, political economy & gender economics. 🗓️ Deadline: 13 April Details in the call www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...fu-berlin.deWW-10029600_26_WM03_E 086
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/03/2026If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us. 520269358469
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦Taylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 03/03/20261908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health 32648915
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 02/03/2026📆 Join us on March 4 at our economics research seminar with Davide Dragone (@davidedragone.bsky.social), who will present "Restricting Access to Addictive Goods Can Backfire: Theory and Evidence from Slot Machines." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/institut-fue... 042
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 23/02/2026📢 We are proud to share a new publication by @karinmayrdorn.bsky.social, @gaianarciso.bsky.social, Duc Anh Dang, and Hien Phan in the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄! 🥳 "Trade diversion and labor market adjustment: Vietnam and the U.S.-China trade war" (open access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 054
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 18/02/2026#EconSky: Registration for "The Craft of Publishing in Economics" is now open! March 9, 12-1:30 EDT. Three fantastic editor will give suggestions for how to navigate the publication process w/ plenty of time for Q&A. More info & registration form below. econ4ua.org/the-craft-of...econ4ua.orgThe Craft of Publishing in Economics – Economists for Ukraine 01912
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Such a powerful image in Le Monde. (The writing on the plane says "Neutral athletes") Cartoon by: Letton Gatis Sluka 141308526
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦Mar Hicks @histoftech.bsky.social · 06/02/2026No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comGladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technologyShe made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman. 13674820519711
Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @danielschaefer.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Großes Danke an das Department of Economics und vor allem an meine Kolleg:innen, Koautor:innen und Mentor:innen für die vielen Gespräche, Feedback und Support auf dem Weg zur Habilitation. Ich freue mich sehr auf alles, was in Forschung & Lehre an der JKU noch kommt! 261
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 05/02/2026🎓 Future economists outside the EU/EEA Two international MSc (entry in October): 🔹Economic & Business Analytics 👉 lnkd.in/dTRqDGds 🔹Economics (Policy Analysis) 👉 lnkd.in/dQ57rNkf 🗓 Apply Feb 6-Mar 31 | 📍 Linz, Austria ⏰ Early application strongly recommended (for admission & visa processing!) 034
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦Monika Schnitzer @monika-schnitzer.com · 23/01/2026Der SVR Wirtschaft sucht für den neuen Standort Berlin eine Ökonomin oder einen Ökonomen mit einem großen Interesse an Wirtschaftspolitik - Schwerpunkt „Öffentliche Finanzen“. 👉 Reposts willkommen! Hier die Stellenausschreibung: www.sachverstaendigenrat-wirtschaft.de/karriere.html 01818
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 23/01/2026📢 We are excited to share a new JKU Linz Working Paper: "Unequal Hiring Wages and their Impact on the Gender Pay Gap" by Tho Pham, @danielschaefer.bsky.social, and @singletonecon.bsky.social Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp... 063
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 13/01/2026📢 We are excited to share a new JKU Linz Working Paper: "Reintegrated Older Long-Term Unemployed Workers: The Impact of Temporary Job Guarantees" by @ahammeralex.bsky.social @mhalla.bsky.social @piaheckl.bsky.social @winterebmer.bsky.social Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp... 021
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦Rudolf Winter-Ebmer @winterebmer.bsky.social · 08/01/2026happy to hand out 2025 publication premia at @jku-economics.bsky.social to @ahammeralex.bsky.social, S Finster, D Pennerstorfer, G Andreottola, G Pruckner, K Zocher, @uglogowsky.bsky.social, @florastiftinger.bsky.social, @b-kasberger.bsky.social, @michaelirlacher.bsky.social 033
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 05/01/2026📆 Join us on January 7 at our economics research seminar with Lisa Windsteiger (@lisawindsteiger.bsky.social), who will present "Speaking of Debt: Framing, Guilt, and Economic Choices." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/institut-fue... 021
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 18/12/2025🎓 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 für JKU Dissertation Herzliche Gratulation an @florastiftinger.bsky.social! Ihre Dissertation “𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺“ wurde mit dem Award of Excellence ausgezeichnet, einem Staatspreis für herausragende Dissertationen in Österreich. 183
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 15/12/2025📆 Join us on December 17 at our economics research seminar with Marco Fongoni (@marcofongo.bsky.social), who will present "Costly Wage Cuts, Relative Wage Comparisons, and Unemployment Hysteresis." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen... 032
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 13/11/2025We’re excited to host Simon Jäger (Princeton University, @simonjaeger.bsky.social) for the 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗪. 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: “Varieties of Collective Bargaining: An International Perspective.” December 10, 2025, at @jku.at Details & registration: www.jku.at/kurt-rothsch... 087
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦John Cawley @johncawley.bsky.social · 01/12/2025The American Economic Association's Committee on the Job Market surveyed Economics Departments in the U.S. regarding their plans to hire assistant professors this cycle (2025-26). 29.7% said that their department was under a hiring freeze. 1/3 #EconSky #EconJobMarket 22521
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 01/12/2025📆 Join us on December 3 at our economics research seminar with Martin Salm (Tilburg University, @tilburg-university.bsky.social), who will present "Does market power increase income inequality? The effect of hospital mergers on physicians' income." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen... 011
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 28/11/2025In the 1970s, factory robots hammered blue‑collar jobs and made cars cheaper for professionals. Many white‑collar folks shrugged. Now AI threatens office work, making services cheaper for blue‑collar consumers. Same movie, different cast. Fairness means seeing both sides. 23431105
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 24/11/2025📆 Join us on November 26 at our economics research seminar with Heather Sarsons, who will present "Measuring Gender Attitudes." 052
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦Nico Lange @nicolange.bsky.social · 20/11/2025Mein 1-Punkt Friedensplan: Russland kehrt in seine Grenzen zurück und bleibt dort. Danke für die Aufmerksamkeit. 713104761
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 18/11/2025📆 Join us on November 19 at our economics research seminar with Johannes Buggle (@jcbuggle.bsky.social), who will present "Henry Ford and Antisemitism." 093
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 17/11/2025⌛ Only three days left to apply (deadline: 20 Nov 2025 midnight UTC) 👇 011
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 10/11/2025📆 Join us on November 12 at our economics research seminar with Julian Hinz (@julianhi.nz), who will present "To russia with Love? The Impact of Sanctions on Regime Support." More info and abstract: julianhinz.com 022
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Beautiful Autumn colors at our JKU campus 🍂🦆 022
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 03/11/2025📆 Join us on November 5 at our economics research seminar with Paolo Zacchia (CERGE-EI, @cerge-ei.bsky.social), who will present "The Heterogeneous Consequences of Reduced Labor Costs on Firm Productivity." More info and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen... 053
Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦 @danielschaefer.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Pete Klenow on "Sustained growth through creative destruction: Nobel laureates Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt" cepr.org/voxeu/column... 050
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 21/10/2025📆 Join us on October 22 at our economics research seminar with Christine Zulehner (Uni Vienna, @uvienna-econ.bsky.social) who will present "Empirical assessment of merger remedies in the European Union." More info and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen... 032
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦Dep Economia Aplicada UAB @ecapuab.bsky.social · 13/10/2025📢 We are hiring!! 📢 👩🏫The Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is offering tenure-track positions at the level of assistant professor, starting Sep 2026. 👨🏫 📝Apply by Nov, 30. 📅 econjobmarket.org/positions/11... 👉More details here: www.uab.cat/en/applied-e...uab.catJob Market 2025-26Job Market 2025-26 078
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦JKU Department of Economics @jku-economics.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Heute findet im Kepler Salon die Veranstaltung "Nobel erklärt. Frieden und Wirtschaftswissenschaften" statt. Professor Johannes Schneider (@jsndr.bsky.social) wird einen Impulsvortrag zum diesjährigen "Nobelpreis für Ökonomie" halten. Infos und Livestream (ab 19:30 Uhr): www.jku.at/kepler-salon...jku.atNOBEL ERKLÄRT. FRIEDEN UND WIRTSCHAFTSWISSENSCHAFTEN 022
Reposted by Daniel Schaefer 🇪🇺🇺🇦Department of Economics @Universität Zürich🇨🇭 @econ.uzh.ch · 10/10/2025We are thrilled to welcome Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as the new Lemann Foundation Professors to our department, beginning in the summer of 2026. 213923