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Olle Folke @ollefolke.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

📣Help needed! We are trying to reach people outside Europe with our short survey on research graphs! Could you share the link with someone? Take the survey yourself? Thanks in advance!! 🙏🌷🙏 (Europeans still welcome, of course!) supsy.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management

The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.

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Vincent Pons @vinpons.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

A week ago, I gave the “Recent Developments in the Political Economy of Elections and Democracy” lecture at the 2026 AEA @assameeting.bsky.social ! Video: www.aeaweb.org/webcasts/202... Slides: www.vincentpons.org/recent-devel... Thread with the TL;DR of my talk below.

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Federico Trombetta @icotrombetta.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Time to release the calendar for the second term of our UniCatt Political Economy WIP seminars, jointly organized with Tommaso Colussi, Davide Cipullo and Domenico Rossignoli. Tuesday, 5pm, Universita' Cattolica. Everyone welcome!

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Pietro Biroli @pietrobiroli.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

be WISE and submit your work at this conference! I was told it's fantastic. The organizing group is solid, the location fantastic, the potential for high quality discussion is over the top. The keynotes are hit or miss, but what can I say, you win some and you lose some ;)

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USI Institute of Economics (IdEP) @usiidep.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

📄 We are happy to share that the #CallforPapers of the 2nd edition of WISE is now open! 📅 May 5-7, 2026 in Airolo (CH) 🏔 🎤 Keynotes: @categennaioliqmul.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social) & @pietrobiroli.bsky.social (@unibo.it) Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1eGj6... Deadline: 22/12/25, 23.59 CET

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USI Institute of Economics (IdEP) @usiidep.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

📢Meet the 2025-26 @usiidep.bsky.social Job Market Candidates! We are proud to introduce our #JMC: Tai Lo Yeung and Flora Marchioro. In the coming posts, we will share more about their profiles and research. Explore our candidates and their #JMPs here: idep.usi.ch/job-market #EconJobMarket

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USI Institute of Economics (IdEP) @usiidep.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

👏 Congratulations to Patricia Funk on being elected to the @eeanews.bsky.social Council (2026–2031)! We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics. Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk. #USIecon #Econbluesky

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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Forthcoming in the AER: "When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Benjamin Handel, Rafael Jiménez-Durán, and Christopher Roth. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

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When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media

(Forthcoming Article) - Individuals might experience negative utility from not consuming a popular product. With such externalities to non-users, standard consumer surplus measures, which take aggrega...

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Richard Tol @richardtol.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

All is not well at Elsevier richardtol.substack.com/p/fraud-and-...

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Fraud and cover-up

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Felix Schönenberger @fsberger.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Excited to join @pegdev.bsky.social! Looking forward to my time in Stuttgart with this amazing team! 🎉

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USI Institute of Economics (IdEP) @usiidep.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Congrats to IdEP PhD candidate Alda Marchese on being awarded the USI Doc-Mobility grant. She'll be visiting ‪@uclaanderson.bsky.social, hosted by Ricardo Perez-Truglia 🇺🇸🌴 Alda’s research examines how #socialnorms impact the #gendergap in voter turnout and if easing social pressure can reduce it

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand: $678M raised through those spam tactics $282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies. $11M to actual campaigns (1.6%) The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.

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The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine

How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements This is a big deal

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AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations

Statement from the American Economic Association on the
Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner

Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today.
The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day.
Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias.
The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity.
Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions.
We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure.

Lawrence Katz
President, American Economic Association
Katharine Abraham
President-Elect, American Economic Association
Karen Dynan
Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics
Kenneth Troske
Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

„In a social media post on Friday, Mr. Trump said the revision was made ‚right after the election.‘ In fact, the announcement was made roughly two and a half months before Election Day. […] ‚MASSIVE SCANDAL.‘“ Nonsense covered up with more nonsense (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...

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Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official

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Giacomo Brusco @jackbrusco.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Check out if you’re interested in international trade or know someone who might be interested in pursuing a PhD! Can absolutely vouch for @petereppinger.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

„a rigid doctrine guarded by a modern priesthood who claim to possess the sole truth. Dissenters are shunned“ This is so very much untrue.

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Paolo Crosetto @paolocrosetto.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

A *null* result I'm very proud of! Led by Rustam Romaniuc, 35 coauthors from all over France tested nudge interventions to boost voter turnout. None worked, and we are possibly not surprised -- but a well-powered null result *is* a result! Paper: kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...

The main figure from the voter turnout paper -- no effect of any nudge intervention on voter turnout.

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Jonathan Leader Maynard @jleadermaynard.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

We’re hiring 3 permanent (tenured) lecturers in the Department of Political Economy at King’s College London. These are ‘education pathway’ posts (in Economics, Research Methods, & Comparative Politics) 1/4 www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-... www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117209-... www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-...

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AEP Lecturer in Politics and Research Methods

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Prof. Kai Gehring @kaigehring.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

ALERT: Two new PreDoc positions starting in late summer/early fall. Come join my team and work on exciting topics in Political Economy and Development Economics, using both experimental and quasi experimental methods (text-as-data, spatial data, AI). www.wyssacademy.org/careers

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Careers | Wyss Academy

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David Broockman @dbroockman.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

🚨NEW PAPER: Why are Members of Congress so extreme? We conducted a 4-wave panel of thousands of voters in 27 districts during last year’s primary AND general elections to trace polarization’s roots The results challenge conventional wisdom… and suggest lessons for parties🧵👇

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Elliott Ash @elliottash.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Call for Papers: The 4th Annual Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics to be held Dec 5-6, 2025, hosted by ETH Zurich and University of Zurich. Info: eash.cc/AI-econ Submit (by Aug 15th): eash.cc/AI-econ-sub-2025

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USI Institute of Economics (IdEP) @usiidep.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Today, Andreas Kotsadam (@UniOslo) presented his joint work with S. Dahlum, T.Hanson, Å. Johnsen, and A. Wuttke on whether support for authoritarian rule is contagious. Using field & survey experiments in the Norwegian Armed Forces, they showed that it spreads via peer influence.

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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich

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M. Ali Mokhtari @alimok.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

My new findings on Iran’s 2010 Energy Subsidy to Cash Program show that it uniquely resembles a true Universal Basic Income (UBI) at the national level—even under the strict criteria of Hoynes and Rothstein (2019).

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Efficient Redistribution: Universal Basic Income and Human Capital Investment

<div> <p>The key question in the literature on universal basic income (UBI) programs is whether <span>potential reductions in labor supply can be offset b

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USI Institute of Economics (IdEP) @usiidep.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🎓 Apply for the Master in Economics at USI – Deadline: 30 June 2025! 👇 See program highlights & links below. #USIEcon #EconBluesky

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USI Institute of Economics (IdEP) @usiidep.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Today @uglogowsky.bsky.social (@jku.at) presented “The Parenthood Penalty in Mental Health”, joint w. @ahammeralex.bsky.social (JKU Linz) @mhalla.bsky.social (@wuvienna.bsky.social) & T. Hener (@au.dk). They find parenthood imposes greater mental health burdens on mothers, leading to long-run gaps

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USI Institute of Economics (IdEP) @usiidep.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Today, Manuel Bagues (@warwickecon.bsky.social) presented “Friends in Childhood and the Gender Equality Paradox”, coauthored with N. Zinovyeva (Warwick). They show that children in richer, more equal societies have fewer opposite-sex friends. Evidence suggests household income as the key driver.

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

House GOP just unveiled $4 Trillion in tax cuts - overwhelmingly for the wealthy - in a country that already leads the developed world in inequality. Look at where the US stands right now: Top 1%: 20% of income CEO pay: 354x workers Child poverty: 21% And they want to make it worse. On purpose.🧵⬇️

A chart titled “American Exceptionalism: Cross-National Policy Comparison” compares the United States with other advanced democracies across eight key economic indicators. Each indicator is represented as a dot plot showing the distribution among peer countries, with the U.S. highlighted in red and labeled.
1. Top 1% Share of Income – The U.S. has the highest at 20.2%, far above the median of 9.1%.
2. CEO to Worker Pay Ratio – The U.S. is the outlier with a ratio of 354, compared to a median of 89.
3. Share of Low Paying Jobs – The U.S. stands at 24.5%, higher than the median of 16.0%.
4. Working Age Poverty Rate – The U.S. is again among the highest at 15.4%, compared to a median of 10.2%.
5. Child Poverty Rate – The U.S. shows 21.2%, one of the highest, while the median is 12.3%.
6. Intergenerational Economic Mobility – The U.S. scores lowest with 0.5 (higher values indicate more mobility), while the median is 0.3.
7. Annual Hours Worked per Worker – The U.S. is near the top at 1,786 hours, above the median of 1,635.
8. Collective Bargaining Coverage – The U.S. has the lowest at 12.0%, far below the median of 51.2%.

The chart visually emphasizes the U.S.’s position as an outlier in economic inequality, poverty, and labor protections among peer democracies.

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

9/🧵 Polls consistently show 60-75% of Americans support raising taxes on the wealthy and corporations, yet Republicans are doing the opposite. This is a political liability that Dems should exploit.

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Best Liberal Unbiased Executive 🇨🇦

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Andrew Little @anthlittle.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The natural leader to facilitate this collective action is the Speaker of the House who will lose his job if giving a hint of non-obsequiousness to Trump

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Andrew Little @anthlittle.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Such a clear collective action problem for Rs in moderate districts. If they band together to push back against the craziest part of Trumpism they might survive the midterms. If not he will continue to plummet and they will get wiped out.

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Sandro Ambuehl @sandroecon.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Econ is called the dismal science because it was anti-slavery early on, and some historian thought that was against the “natural order.” en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_dis...

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The dismal science - Wikipedia

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Cédric Chambru @cedricchambru.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

A short reminder that there are only 12 days left to apply for PhD positions at @cergic.bsky.social at ENS de Lyon! Come and work with @sophiehatte.bsky.social, @elisamougin.bsky.social, @jadeponsard.bsky.social and many more! www.cergic-lyon.fr/joinus

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Matteo M. Marini @matteommarini.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

📢 Hey #EconSky, 5 more days to submit your full paper to our Workshop on Social Economy for Young Economists! 🗣️ Keynotes: Lea Cassar (@uniregensburg.bsky.social ) @stefanofiorin.bsky.social (Bocconi U.) Theoretical, empirical, and experimental contributions are welcome.

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Ray Fisman @rfisman.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

On tariffs, straight from the horse's mouth, so to speak. Dear CEA: at least divide by 4. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/o...

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Opinion | Why Trump’s Tariff Math Is a Joke

A look inside the administration’s methodology is a real eye-opener.

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Konstantin Sonin @ksonin.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

The plan gets clearer by the day.

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Andrew Little @anthlittle.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

This is the clearest example yet of the collective action problem facing house Rs, particularly in swing districts. If Trump causes a recession they are the ones at risk of losing their jobs!

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

electoral gains, while creating widespread and significant costs, especially for lower-income consumers (see below for an example). www.xavierjaravel.com/_files/ugd/b...

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John Mullahy @johnmullahy.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Quarterly Journal of Economics, 1930 @qjeharvard.bsky.social www.jstor.org/stable/1882526

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mulleri.bsky.social @mulleri.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

📣 I am hiring a talented PostDoc and PhD who are eager to research costly learning from a theory and experimental angle, to join me on my recently funded SNF project. 🥳 Please send candidates my way (or share the post 🫶)! 👉 jobs.unisg.ch/offene-stell... 🇨🇭 👉 jobs.unisg.ch/offene-stell...

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HSG: Postdoctoral Position in Rational Inattention (m/f/d)

A Ph.D. (completed or near completion) in Economics, with a strong background in behavioral economics, numerical methods and/or economic theory. Demonstrated enthusiasm and ambition for conducting hig...

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

With Yoon removed from office today, by my count that makes 34 democratic leaders convicted since 2010. Only one—Trump—faced no real consequences. Trump's actions weren't uncommon. What was exceptional was how our institutions failed to hold him accountable.

A table titled “Convicted World Leaders” with columns: Name, Country, Role, Year, Reason, Status, and Consequence. It lists political leaders from various countries who were convicted of crimes ranging from corruption and bribery to abuse of power and attempted coups. Most rows have a red background, signaling convictions with prison time or bans. One row is highlighted in green and features Donald Trump (USA, President), listed as convicted in 2023 for Jan 6, Corruption, Abuse of Power, Documents, Election Interference, with the consequence noted as No formal ban or sentencing/Granted Immunity.

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Guy Grossman @guygrossman.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Senator Murphy absolutely gets it right.

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David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

St Andrews is hiring four Education/Research Lecturers in Economics! Field is open. These positions are in addition to the Professor and Reader/Senior Lecturer positions I posted about earlier. Also more good news coming that I can hopefully post about soon. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMM015/l...

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Marius Brülhart @mariusbrulhart.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Als Teil seines "Entlastungspakets 27" will der Bund das Budget des SNF @snf-fns-ch.bsky.social um 10% kürzen. Wäre das wirklich klug, ausgerchnet in dem Moment, wo uns die US-Regierung das Feld freimacht im internationalen Wettbewerb um Top-Talente (👇)? 1/2 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving

More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

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Marius Brülhart @mariusbrulhart.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Der Bundesrat fordert ausdrücklich "tiefere Beiträge an Karrieren" - d.h. weniger Jobs für junge Forscher. Dabei haben wir jetzt eine riesen Chance, die hellsten Köpfe in die 🇨🇭 zu locken und hier zu halten. Bitte nochmal überlegen. 🙏 2/2 www.newsd.admin.ch/newsd/messag...

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