Reposted by Eoin DignamDr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Yes, but there are ways to undermine their power. 14612
Reposted by Eoin DignamToni Rodon @tonirodon.bsky.social · 16/09/2026📣 It’s here! After 4 waves of data collection, we are excited to release the first version of the ATTCLIMATE panel dataset! 🎉 @mguinjoan.bsky.social 📅 4 waves 🌍 2023–2025 One dataset to study how attitudes towards climate change evolve over time. 🧵👇 @politiquesupf.bsky.social @dec-gr.bsky.social 1105
Reposted by Eoin DignamTrade Diversion (Jonathan Dingel) @tradediversion.bsky.social · 28/09/2025PhD students underestimate the value (and difficulty) of writing well. Hiring faculty skim dozens of JMPs in a short time. If your contribution is unclear, you will get fewer interviews. Editing improves economics papers (RCT): doi.org/10.1016/j.je... I am happy to recommend www.amyedits.net 0175
Reposted by Eoin DignamShelly Lundberg @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026My book How Economics Discovered Women is out! Available now from @ucpress.bsky.social. Also on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. www.ucpress.edu/books/how-ec...ucpress.eduHow Economics Discovered Women by Shelly Lundberg - HardcoverScholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change. 03813
Reposted by Eoin DignamMel Andrews @bayesianboy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026US university hires world-renowned Israeli genocide expert to lead Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies and then fires him when he says that Israel is committing genocide. 12676271
Reposted by Eoin DignamGeorg Zachmann @gzachmann.bsky.social · 20/06/2026Climate impacts will become a structural macro-fiscal problem. With low private insurance, EU governments are sleepwalking into becoming disaster insurers of last resort. Our @bruegel.org Policy Brief on mitigating rising fiscal costs of climate disasters. 🔗 www.bruegel.org/policy-brief... 🧵1/10bruegel.orgPlanning for the rising fiscal costs of climate disastersLow insurance coverage is turning EU governments into disaster insurers of last resort, strengthening the case for prevention and adaptation finance 38759
Reposted by Eoin DignamTatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Writing a paper introduction is more art than science, but a good formula gets you most of the way there. Today's blog post: a paragraph-by-paragraph template that is used pretty commonly, plus the mistakes I see most often. 🧵 #EconSky deryugina.com/a-two-for-on...deryugina.comA two-for-one blog post on writing introductions – Tatyana Deryugina 26821
Reposted by Eoin DignamDr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️ @obialik.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Climate change, even natural climate change, has been the bane of civilizations before. The Bronze Age collapse was one of the dramatic ones, and extreme drought events might have been at the center of it all.🧪 Link: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.… 3329
Reposted by Eoin DignamFederica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Everyone who has been to the poorer parts of Asia, Latin America or Africa knows how important international partners are for their people’s climate awareness fight, let alone how far a pound down there would go in supporting any adaptation project. Sigh. 1429
Reposted by Eoin DignamMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/07/2026Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal. 20378813224813
Reposted by Eoin DignamTatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Do you find it really difficult to keep track of the ridiculous amount of wrongdoing by the #Trump administration? Here's a handy reference to keep on hand, organized by type and severity (and updated monthly). ruleoflawfail.comruleoflawfail.comUndermining the Constitution: The US Administration's Attack on the Rule of Law 1176
Reposted by Eoin Dignamdisgruntled lesbian of Minneapolis @phoenix-rights.bsky.social · 16/07/2026really thinking about this tweet as i’ve been struggling to breathe through nausea for the last 5 hours 3161032358
Reposted by Eoin DignamPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Advance praise for my book! "Water scarcity is one of the great drivers of human conflict. No one knows this subject better than Peter Gleick. When the Well Is Dry shows us the hazards of our position &, just as importantly, maps a path forward --Elizabeth Kolbert thenewpress.org/books/when-t...thenewpress.orgWhen the Well Is Dry - The New PressA comprehensive look at the relationship between water and violence, and how we can move from conflict to cooperation and peace, by one of the world’s leading water experts The first major water war e... 03511
Reposted by Eoin DignamThe Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 12/07/2026Israeli attacks kill six in Gaza Strip, including girl (9), officials sayirishtimes.comIsraeli attacks kill six in Gaza Strip, including girl (9), officials sayMore than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since US-brokered ceasefire took effect last October 125
Reposted by Eoin DignamJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 26/06/2026And there it is… www.desmog.com/2026/04/30/r...desmog.comRevealed: Reform’s £24 Million from Fossil Fuel InterestsReform UK has received £24 million from oil and gas interests, accounting for more than two thirds of its total income, DeSmog can reveal. Led by Nigel Farage, the party is calling for new North Sea o... 23540762179
Reposted by Eoin DignamMark Lubell @envpolicycenter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Good to see the climate science and policy community building this as antidote to Trump admin doublespeak and propaganda www.climate.us/news-feature...climate.usClimate.us launches independent website for trusted climate informationBuilt by members of the team behind NOAA’s Climate.gov, the new nonprofit resource is supported in part by more than 2,500 small donations from people who want reliable climate science information to ... 0105
Reposted by Eoin DignamBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 04/06/2026“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.” “Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath Some costs are savings. 301733584
Reposted by Eoin DignamAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Hungary’s parliament sings “Ode to Joy” — the anthem of Europe — after Péter Magyar is sworn in as prime minister. Hungary is once again a proud member of the European Union. 622263756119
Reposted by Eoin DignamKevin Hjortshøj O’Rourke @kevinhorourke.eurosky.social · 14/04/2026There are two news items to share about the @echistsocreview.bsky.social First, we will no longer be posting on X\Twitter. Second, we have updated our notes to authors so that everyone is aware of our policy regarding AI. #econhist #scholarshipechistsocreview.bsky.socialEconomic History Review (@echistsocreview.bsky.social) 25119
Reposted by Eoin DignamEconomic History Review @echistsocreview.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Now on Early View: 'Extreme weather and economic crisis in the 1430s in England, and the implications for tenurial change'. By Mark Bailey. @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social #EHS100 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.com<em>The Economic History Review</em> | EHS Journal | Wiley Online LibraryThe 1430s were characterized by extreme weather conditions, food and fodder shortages, and high mortalities among animals and humans, although the severity of events and their consequences in England... 142
Reposted by Eoin DignamZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Sky News don't seem as excited as the rest of us. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Npvw...m.youtube.comZack Polanski reacts to by-election victory | Sky News coverageYouTube video by Sky News 2102072373
Reposted by Eoin DignamCato Institute @cato.org · 03/02/2026The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023. The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets. ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3 8043812253
Reposted by Eoin DignamNature @nature.com · 29/01/2026Nature research paper: Projected impacts of climate change on malaria in Africa go.nature.com/4a0Ae7Xgo.nature.comProjected impacts of climate change on malaria in Africa - NatureProjected impacts of climate change on malaria burden in Africa by 2050 highlight the urgent need for climate-resilient malaria control strategies and robust emergency response systems to safeguard progress towards malaria eradication. 02412
Reposted by Eoin DignamAuschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time. 236119515850
Reposted by Eoin DignamThe Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Price of Housing in the United States, 1890–2006,” by Lyons (@ronanlyons), Shertzer (@econhist-allday), Gray (@econhistoryorbust), and Agorastos: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...doi.orgThe Price of Housing in the United States, 1890–2006*Abstract. We construct the first annual market rent and home sales price series for American cities over the 20th century using 2.7 million newspaper real 04816
Reposted by Eoin DignamNEP-ENV: Environmental Economics @repec-nep-env.bsky.social · 24/01/2026The impact of climate change on crop mix, location, and season shifts in Mexico: Marneau-Acevedo, Arid.repec.orgNEP/RePEc linkto paper 011
Reposted by Eoin DignamCrits For Cats, Inc. Cat Rescue @crits4cats.org · 10/01/2026Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment. 169106403854
Reposted by Eoin Dignamjeeanews.bsky.social @jeeanews.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Forthcoming article "Dodging Day Zero: Drought, Adaptation, and Inequality in Cape Town" by Alexander Abajian, Cassandra Cole, B Kelsey Jack, @kylemeng.com and Martine Visser @eeanews.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/jeea...doi.orgDodging Day Zero: Drought, Adaptation, and Inequality in Cape TownAbstract. A near-catastrophic drought in Cape Town, South Africa, illustrates three implications of climate change for publicly provided utility services. 142
Reposted by Eoin DignamVienna Institute of Demography (VID) @demographyvienna.bsky.social · 03/12/2025📢 New dataset for researchers! The new European Parenting Leave Policies (EPLP) Dataset tracks parenting leave regulations over five decades! It provides harmonised data on maternity, co-parent, paid parental, and job-protected leave across 21 countries from 1970 to 2024. 🔗 eplp-dataset.org 15733
Reposted by Eoin DignamMichael Clemens @mclem.org · 04/12/2025This fetid landmark, this historical stain on humanity is primarily due to the stunningly reckless obliteration of America's foreign assistance agency earlier this year. Led by the richest man on earth. In secret, on a weekend. With zero analysis or discussion of its catastrophic impacts.wsj.comFor First Time in Decades, Child Deaths Will Rise This YearAlmost a quarter of a million more children around the world are projected to die in 2025 than in 2024. 41391748
Reposted by Eoin DignamDepartment of Economics, Trinity College Dublin @tcdeconomics.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Congratulations to Prof @davideromelli.bsky.social on his appointment as Co-Editor of the European Journal of Political Economy! 👏 This is well-deserved recognition for Prof Romelli's impactful research! @tcdschoolssp.bsky.social @trisstcd.bsky.social #econsky 043
Reposted by Eoin DignamCentre for Economics at Paris-Saclay — CEPS @ceparis-saclay.bsky.social · 28/11/2025🎓 CEPS Job Market 2025-2026 🔎 Meet Valentina Alvarez-Saavedra (CEPS — ENS Paris-Saclay & @bsebordeaux.bsky.social) ➡️ Her #EconJMP shows climate shocks in Chile hurt the poorest and enrich the richest. ➡️ www.ceps-paris-saclay.fr/study/job-ma... #JobMarket 062
Reposted by Eoin DignamJonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 27/11/2025Fewer workers. Fewer international students. More people leaving. A "step in the right direction" according to the PM. Impossible to take PM/govt seriously on growth if they are deliberately reducing it (and making the fiscal position worse) *as a matter of policy*. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK net migration falls sharply with drop in arrivals for work and studyProvisional figures for net migration to the UK show levels dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025. 20581219
Reposted by Eoin DignamFederica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Let's... talk more abt this? Make the govt talk more about this? Why do I need to read multiple national news articles about ridiculous plans to take wedding rings from refugees and zero (0) on how UK schools getting state funding to successfully install clean energy are cutting operational costs? 0125
Reposted by Eoin DignamAssociation Française des Économistes de la Population @afepop.fr · 12/11/2025📢CALL FOR PAPERS📢 AFÉPOP 2026 CONFERENCE 🗓️ May 6-7, 2026 📍 Strasbourg BETA ✨Keynote: Marianne Simonsen (Aarhus Uni, @cesifo.org, @iza.org) Apply👇 afepop2026.sciencesconf.org Topics: Population econ (gender, family, education, labor, health, demography, inequalities, etc.) Deadline: Feb 6⏱️ 0710
Reposted by Eoin DignamApplied Young Economists' Webinar @ayew.bsky.social · 04/11/2025TOMORROW (5 Nov): AYEW Cultural/Economic History Workshop! Join us at 10am GMT/9pm AEDT to listen to @atizz.bsky.social (@eui-eu.bsky.social), Orlando (@gvagrad.bsky.social), Malik (West Virginia Uni), @eoin2319.bsky.social (@lseechist.bsky.social) Sign up for Zoom link: monash.edu/business/imp... 133
Reposted by Eoin DignamNBER @nber.org · 15/10/2025Summarizing the state of knowledge on the economic impacts of climate change, highlighting methodological and conceptual challenges, from Derek Lemoine, @catiehausman.bsky.social, and Jeffrey G. Shrader www.nber.org/papers/w34348 082
Reposted by Eoin DignamSeán Thomas Kane @sthosdkane.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Does anyone have recommendations on sources concerning South Atlantic ocean currents and navigational routes in the 16th century? I see a lot of maps showing how Europeans got to Brazil, but not the return voyage. #earlymodern #histsci #skystorians 51820
Reposted by Eoin DignamSeema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · 07/10/2025We just spent 6 months to add 1 figure to this paper. Some people said, "Couples aren't prioritizing men's careers. Men just have better earnings opportunities when moving." Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women. 328989
Reposted by Eoin DignamErin 🌱 @wearegonnafindout.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Who's doing rigorous analysis on the effects of data centers on economic, health, energy, and climate outcomes? #econsky #energysky #climatesky 75119
Reposted by Eoin DignamHampton Gaddy @hggaddy.bsky.social · 06/10/2025🚨 The Economist has been telling you for years that polygamy causes civil war by locking men out of marriage. A new article with @rebeccasear.bsky.social and @anthrolog.bsky.social explains that the demography of marriage markets doesn't actually work that way. 🧵 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...pnas.orgHigh rates of polygyny do not lock large proportions of men out of the marriage market | PNASThere is a widespread belief, in both the scholarly literature and the popular press, that polygyny prevents large numbers of men from marrying by ... 312851
Reposted by Eoin DignamPaolo Falco @paolofalco.bsky.social · 30/09/2025🚨 Hiring Tenure-Track Assistant Professors in Econ at the University of Copenhagen! 🚨 Join a great group in an exciting (and friendly) city 😀! Details will follow. Pls repost and get in touch to hear more. All fields, and I’m esp. interested in hearing from DEV candidates 😀! #EconSky 089
Reposted by Eoin DignamEoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 17/09/2025As the Irish Minister for Agriculture vows to fight for the right to keep filling rivers with levels of agri-pollutants illegal in the rest of the EU, results show a massive leap of 16% in a single year. Whoever told them it was okay to turn OUR rivers into open sewers? share.google/k7hbDw2O4shX...share.googleFertiliser pollution of Irish rivers is getting worse - at a really bad time for the governmentIt comes just as the government is seeking an extension to Ireland’s nitrates derogation. 517476
Reposted by Eoin DignamVoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · 17/09/2025🆕 Macroeconomics and climate change 📢 Today on VoxDevTalks, @adrienbilal.bsky.social (@stanford.edu) discusses the research on macroeconomics and climate change – highlighting evidence gaps in mitigation, adaptation, and labour transitions: voxdev.org/topic/macroe... 155
Reposted by Eoin DignamLaetitia Navarro @laenavarro.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Fresh off the press! Our perspective in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com discusses the wealth of information on biodiversity contained in historical sources, and its integration for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation. A thread on the paper and what led to it: rdcu.be/eEcIt 817672
Reposted by Eoin DignamPer Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · 01/09/2025WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you. Apply by: 10 Oct www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... 3149155
Reposted by Eoin DignamFT Visual & Data Journalism @data.ft.com · 01/08/2025How we made it: how extreme weather is driving food prices on.ft.com/45spApgon.ft.comHow we made it: how extreme weather is driving food pricesGuide to the climate graphic of the week 02115