Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 03/03/2026We have another job: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQS382/l... Closes end of March! #EconSkyjobs.ac.ukLecturer in Economics at Newcastle UniversityAn academic position as a Lecturer in Economics is being advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Click now to find more details and explore additional academic job opportunities. 002
Reposted by Nils BraakmannDavid A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 02/11/2025@nilsbraakmann.bsky.social , @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, and I form the program committee. More info here: applied-microecon.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/sane-worksho... 001
Reposted by Nils BraakmannDavid A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Time to submit a paper to the Fifth Annual Scotland and Northern England Conference in Applied Micro! Steve Machin (LSE) will deliver the keynote. 5-7 May, submit papers here: www.tinyurl.com/FifthSaNESub... 257
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Now in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (with Wednesday Croft): We consider the introduction of private security measures in supermarkets and their role in preventing shoplifting using a well-publicised change at Tesco. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #CrimSky #Econsky #WeAreNCLonlinelibrary.wiley.comCrime Prevention Through Private Actors: Evidence From a Policy Change at a Large UK Supermarket ChainThis paper investigates the effectiveness of private actors in contributing to crime prevention. We leverage well-publicised increases in security measures, including additional security guards and t... 220
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 19/08/2025🚨Jobs! Come and work with us - we’re a nice department and it’s mostly not grim up north either! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ343/l... #WeAreNCL #EconSkyjobs.ac.ukLecturer in Economics at Newcastle UniversityAn opportunity for an academic position as a Lecturer in Economics is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings. 055
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 17/06/2025In the grimness of the north birds scavenge for food #GrimUpNorth 020
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 22/05/2025People in London (and elsewhere with internet access as it's also online) - if you ever wanted to hear me talk about geocoded crime data and causal inference - here's your chance (June 10th at 4 at the Met). Free but ticketed: www.ticketsource.co.uk/mps-research... #WeAreNCL #CrimSky #EconSky 292
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Always nice to see your government carefully engaging with evidence and coming up with nuanced takes that do a complex topic justice 🙄... 020
Reposted by Nils BraakmannDavid A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Good morning, Crieff! Looking forward to the second day of the Fourth SaNE conference in applied micro— the first was great. Thanks to @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social and @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social for their work on the program and @ludogazze.bsky.social for last night’s keynote. 1121
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 08/04/2025@scoteconsociety.bsky.social conference day 2. Featuring an organised session on crime (and yours truly) at 11. #ses2025 130
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 07/04/2025First keynote at the @scoteconsociety.bsky.social annual conference #econsky #ses2025 240
Reposted by Nils BraakmannScottish Economic Society @scoteconsociety.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Welcome to the #SES2025 annual conference! Blue skies here in Glasgow 0213
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 24/03/2025New paper with Barbara Eberth out in Industrial Relations onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #AcademicSky #EconSky #WeAreNCL We study the effects of strikes in higher education on student-and research-related outcomes using the last few years of strikes in UK HE. 120
Reposted by Nils BraakmannDavid A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Just a little over one more week to submit to the Fourth Annual SaNE conference in Scotland. The deadline is 31 January. Join us up north! 002
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 14/12/2024Not a specialist on automotive industries - but I’ve got a feeling that sick leave rules might not be the main reason for their current crisis… 010
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Send us your best papers! It's nice up North... #Econsky 020
Reposted by Nils BraakmannWojtek Kopczuk @wwwojtekk.bsky.social · 27/11/2024No such disparities between the most left-wing and the most right-wing members of other disciplines 2221
Reposted by Nils BraakmannWojtek Kopczuk @wwwojtekk.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Me, an economist who wrote one of TIE papers, shaken to his core: how can I live with the fact that "going from the most left-wing authored estimate of the taxable top income elasticity to the most right-wing authored estimate decreases the optimal tax rate *checks notes* from 77% to 60%." 1014413
Reposted by Nils BraakmannAnnette @annettebramley.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Today's blog in our #N8ResearchCulture series is from @newcastleuni.bsky.social and Dr Sara Zaemdar @candyrowe.bsky.social www.n8research.org.uk/a-creative-a...n8research.org.ukA Creative Approach to Fostering a Healthy Research Culture with Dr Sara Zaeemdar - N8 Research PartnershipIn a recent interview with Dr Sara Zaeemdar, a lecturer in Organisation Studies at Newcastle University's Business School, the discussion explored aspects of fostering a healthy research culture withi... 011
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 21/11/2024New working paper: Temperature, crime and policing: Evidence from UK geocoded data Short thread below, paper available here: doi.org/10.31235/osf... #Econsky #Criminology #WeAreNCL 172
Reposted by Nils BraakmannNewcastle University @newcastleuni.bsky.social · 19/11/2024We're proud to announce we'll be leading the North East England Doctoral Landscape in Biosciences bringing 100 PhD studentships to the region, with funding for at least another 45 PhD students here at Newcastle 🎓 🎉 Find out more about the schemes 👇 www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl... #WeAreNCL 02711
Reposted by Nils BraakmannCiara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 18/11/2024The fact that UCC hid a 3000-year-old mummy under the floorboards of a lecture theatre on a campus where two and a half tonnes of uranium rods were being stored in a basement nearby and DIDN'T end up with a zombie-pharaoh apocalypse is both a mystery and endlessly disappointing 662477681
Reposted by Nils BraakmannProf Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Holy crap this is an astounding piece of historical research Will post ungated link later today unless someone beats me to it www.nber.org/system/files... 651373466
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Available open access online #Econsky #criminology #WeAreNCL academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...academic.oup.comRacial Disparities in Civilian Response to Police Use of Force: Evidence From LondonAbstract. This study explores the impact of police use of force on civilian interactions with the police, focussing on neighbourhoods with different ethnic 0151
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Now that I’ve figured out tagging… recently out in print. www.aeaweb.org/articles.php... #econsky #criminology #WeAreNCLaeaweb.orgExpected Returns to Crime and Crime Location(October 2024) - We provide first evidence that variations in the expected returns to crime affect the location of property crime. Our identification strategy relies on the widely held perception in t... 090
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Now with tags after I remembered how Bluesky works… #econsky #WeAreNCL #criminology 062
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 22/10/2024PhD funding for next year ⬇️ www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate... 000
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 20/10/2024The sort of stuff your kid randomly finds on a Sunday… paper shark assembly set… 120
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 15/10/2024New paper with Bahadir Dursun and Diego Zambiasi: doi.org/10.1111/jors... 121
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 29/09/2024Back home from a conference. Nice sunrise while on ferry. 020
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 27/09/2024Very happy to see this www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=... out in print at AEJ: Appliedaeaweb.orgExpected Returns to Crime and Crime Location(October 2024) - We provide first evidence that variations in the expected returns to crime affect the location of property crime. Our identification strategy relies on the widely held perception in t... 1122
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 17/09/2024Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #1,048,062! 010
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 27/10/2023Are you interested in studying for a PhD in Economics? Funded Lomas Scholarships for PhD study in Economics are available at Newcastle University: www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate... #phdeconomics #newcastleuniversity #NCLBusiness #economics #EconSky #WeAreNCL 036
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 25/10/2023Out for a few days now, but very happy to announce results from our Nuffield-funded project on the effects headteachers have on their schools - joint work with the Education Policy Institute. Available here: epi.org.uk/publications.... #EconSky #WeAreNCLepi.org.ukThe influence of headteachers on their schools - Education Policy InstituteThis report assesses the impact of headteachers on school performance in England, and the mechanisms through which headteachers influence performance. In addition, the study explores whether a headtea... 131
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 06/10/2023#Econsky 📉📈 I remember that there was a recent paper comparing TWFE and differential-timing DiD in political science papers - the one that found that sign reversal was rare. Does anyone remember the reference? 110
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 05/10/2023Lots of really sad-looking people from Paris today. Something must have happened… 120
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 04/10/2023Lots of people from Paris near the office today. Must be something going on in town 😉 010
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 04/10/2023One interesting change to Twitter - people seem to have aged quite a bit. Updated profile pics or the stress of switching? 😉 150
Reposted by Nils BraakmannNewcastle University @newcastleuni.bsky.social · 02/10/2023Hello Bluesky, we're Newcastle University 👋 We're based in the North East (ie best bit) of England. From 1834 to the current day we exist to advance education & research & to help society tackle the many challenges it faces. Follow us for updates on our research, student life & the world around us. 191
Reposted by Nils BraakmannDaniel de Kadt @dandekadt.bsky.social · 26/09/2023We are searching for an Associate or Full Professor of Computational Social Science (broadly defined) to join our department at LSE If you'd like any more information, please feel free to reach out to me. Poliskyjobs.lse.ac.uk Associate Professor/Professor in Computational Social Science http:jobs.lse.ac.uk Vacancies 35657
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 23/09/20231951 Alice in Wonderland in 18th century stables. 010
Nils Braakmann @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social · 23/09/2023Drop something blue from your gallery (great north run edition) 000