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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
📢Applications are open for two Nuffield Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Economics, starting Sept 2026. A unique chance to pursue independent research at Oxford in a supportive, well-resourced environment. Deadline: 30 Sept 2025 Find out more: bit.ly/4mcMxSR #AcademicJobs #OxfordEconomics
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
We’re proud to share that Professor Stefan Dercon has been elected to the British Academy Fellowship, recognising his work on development, poverty, and risk - research shaping policy worldwide. Congratulations, Stefan! 🔗 bit.ly/4o24EwF #OxfordEconomics #BritishAcademy
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
📢 Exciting news! CSAE’s @nmeriggi.bsky.social has been awarded an NWO Veni grant for projects tackling the political barriers to effective property taxation in West Africa (with @logritax.bsky.social). 🔗 economics.web.ox.ac.uk/article/nicc... 🏆 www.nwo.nl/en/researchp...
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Niccolò F. Meriggi Awarded Prestigious NWO Grant to Study Property Taxation in Western Africa
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
We're thrilled that our Senior Research Fellow Niccolò Meriggi has received a Veni Talent Programme grant from NWO! His research will tackle barriers to property taxation in West Africa. Learn more: bit.ly/4nTE9cF #OxfordEconomics #VeniGrant #ResearchImpact
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
📢 We're hiring a Projects Officer at CSAE, Department of Economics, Oxford! Join a small, busy team supporting world-class research with real impact. Full-time, fixed-term (3 yrs), Grade 6. Apply by 11 Aug: lnkd.in/etTAqmta #OxfordJobs #CSAE #ResearchSupport
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Oxford’s Alena Wabitsch has won the 2025 ECB Young Economist Prize! 🏆 Her paper, The Messenger Matters, shows how policy impact changes with who delivers the message. A huge achievement—congrats, Alena! 🎉 More: bit.ly/46lo7SA #ECBForum #Economics
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
⭐New working paper by the CSAE's Ashley Pople, @gamblingondev.bsky.social (@oxfordecondept.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social) & co-authors tests the impact of shifting timing of cash transfers on household welfare in response to drought in Niger. documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/0...
Screenshot of cover page of working paper 'The Earlier the Better? Cash Transfers for Drought Response in Niger' with World Bank and Reproducible Research Repository logos.
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
We’re pleased to share a new policy brief by Prof @maxkasy.bsky.social and Lukas Lehner, exploring the results of the Marienthal Job Guarantee, the world’s first universal jobs guarantee pilot. It virtually eliminated long-term unemployment. Read more: bit.ly/3I0B9L8 #OxfordEconomics #JobGuarantee
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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · 12/06/2025
'Despite the uncertain global picture, the chancellor has laid some promising foundations. Now the challenge will be delivering the growth.' @oxfordecondept.bsky.social's Dr @lindayueh.bsky.social reacts to the UK Government's 2025 Spending Review ⬇️
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Spending review delivers big boosts for health and defence – but Rachel Reeves is focused on investment
The chancellor’s choices need to deliver economic growth – otherwise cuts to public services could be on the horizon.
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
Alongside Saïd Business School, we're pleased to launch a new flagship programme: the Oxford MSc in Applied Financial Economics. Designed for working professionals, this part-time, masters offers you flexibility by combining online teaching with Oxford residentials. Find out more: bit.ly/4l722eH
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
What happens when economic theory meets AI? Join us for the Atkinson Memorial Lecture 2025 with Prof Jeffrey Ely (Northwestern): Natural Selection of Artificial Intelligence 📅 18 June | 15:30 BST 📍 Oxford | Online 🔗 bit.ly/43zJcXL #OxfordEconomics #AIandEconomics
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
🌟NEW CSAE Working Paper 'Ignorance is bliss? Rejection and discouragement in on-the-job search' ✒️ ‪@roccozizzamia.bsky.social (@oxfordecondept.bsky.social) ‬ 📚Read it there (click ORA Record): csae.web.ox.ac.uk/publication/...
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Join our free webinar to explore what’s new at Oxford’s September Summer School in Economics, including two brand-new courses for 2025. Hear from faculty, ask questions, and plan your next steps. 🗓 19 June | 🕤 9:30am BST 🔗 Register: shorturl.at/FtxPl
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
12 JUNE: Join Emeritus Professor David Vines for a timely lecture exploring the response to the energy price shock triggered by the war in Ukraine. This timely lecture reveals simple models of optimal fiscal strategies, offering critical insights on the fallout of geopolitical conflict.
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
📅 8–12 Sept 2025 | Oxford & Online Advance your economics expertise with Oxford’s September Summer School. 🔸 Micro, macro, econometrics 🔸 Taught by Oxford faculty 🔸 Global cohort, small class sizes 🎥 Watch & apply: bit.ly/3ywbFkv #OxfordEconomics #EconomicsSummerSchool
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
🌟NEW CSAE Key Research Takeaways Short — Impacts of Cash Transfers on Micro-Enterprises @antoniadelius.bsky.social (CSAE & @oxfordecondept.bsky.social) gives 3 takeaways from a study of the impacts of cash-based assistance on businesses & markets in a refugee camp. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPvS...
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CSAE Key Research Takeaways - Impacts of Cash Transfers on Micro-Enterprises in a Refugee Camp
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
THIS WEEK: Unbiased- Challenges & Contradictions in Defining a Fair Society with Matthew Gentzkow (Standford) 🗓️ 28 May | 🕠 17:30–18:45 Register here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/department-o... 🔹 What does "unbiased" really mean? 🔹 How does research shape policy in AI, law & beyond #Unbiased
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Thinking about grad study in economics or finance? Join our 30-min webinar on 3 June (11:00 BST) to explore Oxford’s one-week summer course in maths, stats & econometrics for aspiring postgrads and professionals! Register: bit.ly/43QThyz #OxfordEconomics #SummerSchool
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
💉"In just 24 hours the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine increased five fold." @nmeriggi.bsky.social (@oxfordecondept.bsky.social) discusses an intervention providing last-mile delivery of vaccines in Sierra Leone. @theigc.bsky.social @yaleegc.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-_1...
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CSAE Key Research Takeaways - Vaccine Delivery to Rural Communities in Sierra Leone
YouTube video by Centre for the Study of African Economies
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
🌍 How do states use economics as a tool of power? Join Jesús Fernández-Villaverde for a lecture on geoeconomics: where strategy meets policy. 📅 30 May, 1.30pm 📍 Oxford & online 🎟️ Register here for Free: bit.ly/4krBQes #OxfordEconomics #Geoeconomics #GlobalEconomy
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
How do military events, casualties, & media coverage influence same-day donations to a major Ukrainian nonprofit supporting the military during Russia’s invasion? ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid... @oxfordecondept.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social‬
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Charitable giving in wartime: evidence from Ukraine’s war fundraising - ORA - Oxford University Research Archive
We analyze how military events, casualties, and media coverage influence same-day donations to a major Ukrainian nonprofit supporting the military during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a unique setting, we exploit random variation in attacks on civilians across time to estimate that one additional
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Bridging the gap between undergraduate and postgraduate study in Economics: Our Fundamentals of Graduate Economics (21–25 July) offers an intensive week of maths, econometrics, and applied skills, taught by Oxford faculty. Apply by 14 July: ouess.web.ox.ac.uk/home
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Climate, Policy, and Power. Don’t miss “Regulating Carbon Emissions: Lessons for Institutional Design from Low State Capacity Settings” with Rohini Pande (Sanjaya Lall Visiting Professor). Tuesday 13 May, 17:30-19:00 In-person and online Register now: ow.ly/4Pot50VP4rj
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
How can algorithms be designed to optimise social welfare rather than private profit? This innovative paper integrates multi-armed bandits and adversarial learning with optimal tax theory and welfare economics to explore that question. Find out more: bit.ly/44z7RN7 @maxkasy.bsky.social
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
🔍 What are the real risks of AI, and who stands to gain or lose? Join us online for a free talk on how AI is already reshaping politics, power & inequality. 🗓 12 May | 🕐 1–2PM BST 🎙 Jean-Paul Carvalho 🎤 Moderator: @maxkasy.bsky.social Register: bit.ly/3Gx0YSo #AI #Economics #Oxford
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
🌟NEW CSAE Working Paper 'Extreme weather events and the support for democracy' ✒️Nicolas Cerkez (@oxfordecondept.bsky.social) 📚Read it there (click ORA Record): www.csae.ox.ac.uk/publication/... @odid-qeh.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Upcoming Lecture – Join James Talbot (Bank of England) as he explores how climate change is reshaping macroeconomic thinking and central bank policy. 🗓️ 9 May | 🕓 16:00–17:30 📍 In-person and Online Register here: ow.ly/ejGj50VJKj9 #climate #macroeconomy #monetarypolicy
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
📢Ready to deepen your expertise? Join Oxford’s Department of Economics for advanced training in macro, micro, and econometrics, 8–12 Sept 2025 both in Oxford or online! View programme & apply: shorturl.at/kNxi6 #OxfordEconomics #SummerSchool
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Maximilian Kasy @maxkasy.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
🤖 Interested in machine learning, economics, and the state of AI?🤖 In September, I will teach a 1-week intensive version of my course on foundations of ML (maxkasy.github.io/home/ML_Oxfo...) in our summer school. Apply here: ouess.web.ox.ac.uk/september-su... Spread the word!
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
We’re thrilled to welcome back Professor Rohini Pande as the 2025 Sanjaya Lall Visiting Professor at Oxford! A leading development economist and Oxford alumna, she’ll join us for lectures, seminars & more. 📅 Lectures: 13 May & 11 June 🔗 bit.ly/4c66zuL #OxfordEconomics
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Yesterday marked #InternationalWomensDay, and a reminder of barriers in the labour market. Prof. Barbara Petrongolo explores disparities in participation, working hours & wages. Understanding these dynamics is key to shaping fairer policies. Read more: bit.ly/3DvI8tG #EconSky #LabourMarket
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
📢Can mentoring shape children’s honesty in the long run? New research from Johannes Abeler and colleagues suggests it can. Children who took part in a mentoring programme were less likely to cheat four years later. More here: bit.ly/3DklMv0 #EconSky #Economics #Mentoring #Honesty #BehaviouralScience
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
"There is no doubt that many aid programmes have saved lives & changed them for the better." CSAE Director Stefan Dercon (@gamblingondev.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @oxfordecondept.bsky.social) writes in The Independent about the recent cuts to foreign aid.
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Vatsal Khandelwal @vatsalecon.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Hello! Severine @oxfordecondept.bsky.social and I @uofebusiness.bsky.social are organising an online Behind-the-Scenes Seminar series, focussing on the story behind research papers + an interactive survey during the seminar to measure & discuss audience beliefs. Find out more here: bts-seminar.net
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Home | BTS Seminar Series
The Behind-the-Scenes Seminar Series is designed to learn about the production process of research papers, offering an opportunity for students and researchers in all fields and at all career stages t...
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Less than 2 weeks to register for the CSAE Conference 2025! #OxCSAE2025 ⏰Deadline: 23 Feb Register: cvent.me/grRQBN The keynote 'Wealth is People' will be given by James Robinson, Nobel Prize winner in 2024, Professor at the University of Chicago, & Fellow at the University of Nigeria.
Graphic for CSAE Conference 2025 with photo of James Robinson for keynote, Robinson is a Nobel Prize winner in 2024, Professor at the University of Chicago, and Fellow at the University of Nigeria.
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
🎉We're excited to welcome Uday Wadehra to the CSAE as a Research Manager in @oxfordecondept.bsky.social Uday is working with Niccolò F. Meriggi on projects in Sierra Leone. We look forward to working with you, Uday! www.csae.ox.ac.uk/people/uday-...
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Exciting new research from our own @fjaellegaard.bsky.social and a global team, mapping the economic mobility of children of immigrants across 15 high-income countries. A fascinating and important read! 🌍📊 #EconSky
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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · 15/12/2023
Inspiring, transformative and influential – Watch the full film to discover what sets @oxfordecondept.bsky.social apart. Find out how we apply economic thinking to the challenges faced by society, and how we seek to have a positive impact on the world around us. shorturl.at/gnvQ8
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