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Raffaella Sadun

@raffasadun.bsky.social
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Professor at Harvard Business School. Director of the NBER Organizational Economics working group. Co-Director of the Digital Reskilling Lab at HBS. www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/profile.a…

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Jan Sauermann @jansauermann.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Call for papers for the 29th Colloquium on Personnel Economics (COPE) in March 2027 in Tokyo with @raffasadun.bsky.social Peter Kuhn and Jie Gong as keynotes! Submission deadline: September 1 personneleconomics.eu/cope2027/
Call for Papers for COPE 2027 in Tokyo
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Someone has created a gmail account using my first and last name (raffaellasadun@gmail.com) without my consent. If you receive an email from this gmail account please know that it is not me, and please alert me. This is an impersonator using my name to ask for money.
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Programme on Innovation and Diffusion @poid-lse.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
📢Job vacancy: POID is hiring a Research Assistant to with John Van Reenen on cutting-edge research on innovation, difussion and productivity, contributing to co-authored, top-journal-quality outputs. Apply 👉: ow.ly/vRLL50XZz98 📅 Deadline: Monday 16 February
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Daniela Scur @danielascur.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This year's Empirical Management Conference is at Stanford, May 27-29! Send us your best papers! Details and submission form here: worldmanagementsurvey.org/emc2026/ JOIN US!! It's fun, I promise! @raffasadun.bsky.social @johnvanreenen.bsky.social @renatalemos.bsky.social @nickbloom.bsky.social
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Empirical Management Conference 2026 – World Management Survey
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MJ Yang @mjyang.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Very happy to see this paper in (online) print. Together with Michael Christensen, @raffasadun.bsky.social , @nickbloom.bsky.social and Jan Rivkin, we interviewed hundreds of CEOs to measure how they make business strategy. pubsonline.informs.org/doi/10.1287/...
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How Do Chief Executive Officers Make Strategy? | Management Science
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Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
📢Our CESifo Conference on Economics of Education is about to start!🤩 This will be so exciting!!!🥳 🔗https://www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/event/2025-09-05/cesifo-area-conference-economics-education-2025 @raffasadun.bsky.social @sandramcnally.bsky.social @christinafelfe.bsky.social @singhabhi.bsky.social …
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Deadline is approaching! Send us your best work by September 1st 2025.
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
The call for papers for the next @nber.org Organizational Economics Working Group is up! We will meet in Cambridge, MA on November 13 and 14 2025. Please submit your paper by September 1st 2025 at: conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b...
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Submission: Organizational Economics Working Group, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBER
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Alessandro Tondini @aletondini.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
📢 Stiamo cercando 1 Research Associate per un'esperienza di lavoro pre-doc all'#EvaluationLab del #FondoRepubblicaDigitale. 👉 www.fondorepubblicadigitale.it/posizioni_ap... cc: @raffasadun.bsky.social @barbarabiasi.com @francedrago.bsky.social
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Peter Bergman @peterbergman.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Our work now published showing how better AI can improve both accuracy and diversity in hiring relative to supervised learning tools and status-quo human hiring.
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
In short: good management doesn’t just improve performance—it reshapes organizations. With Rachel Schuh, John Hartley, @nickbloom.bsky.social and @johnvanreenen.bsky.social . Full paper 👉 www.nber.org/papers/w33765 #economics #productivity #management #reallocation #research
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Key takeaways: — Well-managed firms buy, sell, open, and close more plants — They pass on good practices to new and acquired units — Banning M&A would lower GDP and management quality by ~15% — About 20% of productivity gaps across countries are management-related
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Just out: our new NBER working paper explores what happens when management is treated like a technology—something that spreads across firms, boosts productivity, and lowers the cost of change.
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Management and Firm Dynamism
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EEA @eeanews.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
📢@cepr.org WE_ARE & EEA #womenineconomics committee announce joint virtual session: Speaker: @raffasadun.bsky.social Topic: Navigating Large Teams & Interdisciplinary Boundaries 🗓️Mon, June 9 @ 17:15 CEST ℹ️https://bit.ly/44YA1RA @womeninecon.bsky.social @ukwen.bsky.social @isweconomics.bsky.social
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
🚨 We’re hiring! The Digital Reskilling Lab at Harvard is looking for a postdoctoral fellow to join our research on workforce development, labor markets and AI. Apply here 👉 academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/14918 #EconJobs #Postdoc #FutureOfWork #AI #LaborEconomics #Harvard
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Postdoctoral Fellow with the Digital Reskilling Lab - Digital, Data, and Design Institute
The Digital Reskilling Lab, led by Professors Raffaella Sadun and Jorge Tamayo, is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow. The mission of the Digital Reskilling Lab is to conduct research on workplace initiati...
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
📄 Paper w/ Brayan Diaz, Andrea Neyra Nazarrett, Julian Ramirez, Raffaella Sadun, Jorge Tamayo NBER Working Paper #33670 👉 www.nber.org/papers/w33670
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Training within Firms
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
So what’s the takeaway? If you want training to work, you need more than money or policy. You need middle managers who believe in people—and are trusted in return.
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
Why? We built a simple model: Workers only invest in training if they trust that promotions will follow. That trust is manager-specific. A good manager makes incentives real.
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
nd it went beyond training. Teams led by HT managers: ✅ Performed better ✅ Were promoted more ✅ Had less absenteeism—even during major organizational changes.
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
These “High-Training” (HT) managers didn’t get paid more for encouraging training. But they nudged, supported, and believed in their team’s growth. When an HT manager arrived, participation jumped: 📊
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
That variation could be explained by one thing: who the middle manager was. Managers who were people-focused, proactive, and cared about development boosted training take-up by 45–60% compared to others.
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
We studied 3 large Latin American firms—a car manufacturer, a retailer, and a fast-food chain. All three offered centrally designed, firm-specific training. Same incentives, same structure. But participation varied dramatically across teams.
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
📣 New paper drop! Why do some employees take up training and others don’t, even when the programs are the same? Surprisingly, the answer isn’t HR policy—it’s middle managers. 🧵
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Daniela Scur @danielascur.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Another excellent NBER Org meeting wrapped up, and it's available on YouTube!! www.nber.org/conferences/... @raffasadun.bsky.social and @andreaprat.bsky.social nailing the program and discussants yet again. Love this group! Thanks to all and looking forward to seeing old friends and new faces soon
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Organizational Economics Working Group, Spring 2025
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Looking forward to the next @nber.org Organizational Economics Working Group meeting on April 10/11, coorganized with @andreaprat.bsky.social. We have a great line-up of new research papers in Org Econ! Program and livestream link: www.nber.org/conferences/...
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Organizational Economics Working Group, Spring 2025
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Soumitra Shukla @soumitrashukla.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Excited for the NBER ORG meeting this week! Thanks Raffaella Sadun & Andrea Prat for leading this forward-thinking group exploring fascinating topics, including AI and labor markets. Enjoyed discussing Anna’s paper on class gaps last fall—delighted to return!
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Ben Golub @bengolub.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
If you'd like to teach about the new economics of supply networks and their fragility this spring (see thread below for an application), here's a short list of broadly accessible resources you might find useful.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
"deep expertise combined with the social skills and self-awareness to know your own weaknesses is a winning combination in the AI-fueled labor market of the future" - cool new results AI's contribution to problem-solving forklightning.substack.com/p/ai-human-t...
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Rohan Sandhu @rohansandhu.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
.@emollick.bsky.social, @raffasadun.bsky.social, et al study 776 P&G employees & find large effects of #AI on collaboration & expertise: individuals w/ AI match the performance of teams without AI, produce more balanced solutions, & report positive emotions on the job papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Diane Coyle @dianecoyle1859.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
V nice paper, cited in my new book (along with much more about what economic statistics are missing these) 🙂: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
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The Measure of Progress
Why do we use eighty-year-old metrics to understand today’s economy?
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Welcome Marty!
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Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
🚨 Thrilled that our 🆕 paper “Age and Cognitive Skills: Use It or Lose It” just came out in #ScienceAdvances @science.org 💡 Longitudinal evidence: age pattern of literacy+numeracy not as bleak as cross-section suggests + strongly differs by skill usage www.science.org/doi/full/10.... 🧵A thread 1/7
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Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
📢 Call for papers: 📢 @cesifo.org Area Conference on Economics of Education (co-organized with Rick Hanushek) 5-6 Sept 2025, Munich Keynote: @raffasadun.bsky.social 👉 www.cesifo.org/en/event/202... Submission deadline: 18 May 2025 Past programs: sites.google.com/view/woessma...
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Deadline for submission for the NBER Organizational Economics Working Group is tomorrow, send us your best work!
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
One of the most beautiful strategy/org stories ever, told by the very protagonist. Strongly recommend this episode of acquired with Morris Chang. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Podcast Episode · Acquired · 01/27/2025 · 2h 55m
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Heidi L. Williams @heidiwilliams.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Apply by 6-Feb: NBER Innovation Research Boot Camp, July 11-17 With support from Open Philanthropy: - classes: Pierre Azoulay, Kevin Bryan, Ina Ganguli, Ben Jones, Chad Jones, Kyle Myers, and me - panel: Matt Clancy, Dylan Matthews, Caleb Watney - keynotes: Glenn Hubbard & Ronnie Chatterji
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
We found this was happening in the early stages of covid, would be interesting to see if trends continued afterwards www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The impact of COVID-19 on digital communication patterns - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - The impact of COVID-19 on digital communication patterns
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Programme on Innovation and Diffusion @poid-lse.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
New #POIDWorkingPaper, by @raffasadun.bsky.social & co-authors, analysing new metrics of digital usage that leverage telemetry data collected by Microsoft during operating system updates across 40 million Windows devices in US households poid.lse.ac.uk/PUBLI...
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Erik Brynjolfsson @erikbryn.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
We can choose whether AI replaces us or empowers us. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...
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Opinion | Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Us or Empower Us?
People will need a lot more education to be able to harness A.I. rather than be elbowed aside.
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John A. List @johnlist.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
For those who want to jump to the frontier in select areas of economics, the AEA has posted the webcasts of this year’s continuing lectures. Thanks much to @lawrencekatz.bsky.social for his leadership and vision in assembling these lectures. www.aeaweb.org/conference/w...
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2025 AEA Recent Developments Lectures
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NBER @nber.org · 07/01/2025
CEOs are vital for firm productivity, yet poorer countries lack "leader" CEOs, causing mismatches that cut productivity by 20 percent. Policies to address mismatches can boost growth, from Dahlstrand, László, Schweiger, Bandiera, Prat, and Sadun www.nber.org/papers/w33324
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Valentin Kecht @vkecht.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
🚨 We are hosting the 1st IZA PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics in Bonn (June 12-13, 2025)🚨 🗣️ Keynotes by @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) and Chris Roth (U Cologne) 👉 Submissions (Jan 31) conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh... Please share and apply!
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1st IZA PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics
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Random paper from RePEc @random-repec-paper.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
The Organization of Firms Across Countries by Nick Bloom & Raffaella Sadun & John Van Reenen (2009)
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to RePEc:cep:cepdps:dp0937
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
#EconSky #EconConf
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
The call for papers for the NBER Organizational Economics Working group (April 10-11 2025) is out! If you have a paper you would like considered for presentation, please upload it to this link by 11:59 pm ET on February 14, 2025: conference.nber.org/confsubmit/b... Pls retweet (or reskeet?)
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Submission: Organizational Economics Working Group, Page 1 of 2 - MyNBERNBER: National Bureau of Economic Research
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Heidi L. Williams @heidiwilliams.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Re-posting this call for applications targeting PhD students and early career researchers (PhDs 2014 or later) doing research on the fiscal and economic effects of three productivity policies: R&D, permitting, and immigration. Applications due at midnight on Thurs January 16.
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
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Erika Deserranno @erikadeserranno.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
I am hiring a predoctoral fellow to work on projects in development, organizational and personnel economics. Position based at Bocconi University, Milan. Please share and/or apply! Details here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/k7lvy...
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
But you are right, it looks narrow because it’s the part going around the Isola Tiberina.
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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Tiber, from Trastevere to via Arenula.
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