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Fabio Sabatini @fabiosabatini.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Nel paper, @stepanmikula.bsky.social e io abbiamo mostrato che, dopo gli attacchi, anche l’attività economica nelle aree vicine alle raffinerie diminuisce in modo persistente. Il paper è qui: www.iza.org/publications... 3/3

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Fabio Sabatini @fabiosabatini.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

The Financial Times features today the paper @stepanmikula.bsky.social and I wrote on the local economic effects of Ukrainian strikes on Russian refineries. www.ft.com/content/3990... 1/3

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How Putin’s refinery dream became Ukraine’s target

Damage to Russian refineries still visible from space months after strikes

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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · 27/07/2026

@stepanmikula.bsky.social & @fabiosabatini.bsky.social use nighttime lights as a proxy for economic activity to show that Ukrainian strikes on Russian industrial assets can generate economically meaningful and persistent local losses. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

The figure shows that the estimated decline is largest in the smallest cumulative buffer and becomes progressively smaller as the measurement area expands. Since the larger buffers also include the areas closest to the refinery, this pattern indicates that the contraction is concentrated near the facility rather than uniformly spread across the full radius.

Measuring the local economic effects of Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian oil refineries is difficult because reliable local data are scarce and both information and statistics are tightly controlled. This column uses nighttime lights as a proxy for economic activity to show that strikes on fixed industrial assets can generate economically meaningful and persistent local losses. They also illustrate how these losses can be measured when conventional data are unavailable, delayed, or difficult to verify independently.

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Fabio Sabatini @fabiosabatini.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

What happens to Russia's local economy when Ukrainian drones strike oil refineries? In a new @voxeu.org column, @stepanmikula.bsky.social and I explain how we addressed this question by combining a manually verified record of Ukrainian strikes with satellite data on nighttime lights and fires. 1/4

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After the fire: How Ukrainian strikes disrupt local economies around Russian refineries

Measuring the local economic effects of Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian oil refineries is difficult because reliable local data are scarce and both information and statistics are tightly contr...

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Fabio Sabatini @fabiosabatini.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Per capire che cosa accade nelle aree vicine alle raffinerie, @stepanmikula.bsky.social e io abbiamo guardato dall’esterno. Molto dall’esterno: dallo spazio. 🔗 docs.iza.org/dp18772.pdf 2/12

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Fabio Sabatini @fabiosabatini.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

What do Ukrainian long-range strikes on Russian oil refineries do to local economic activity inside Russia? @stepanmikula.bsky.social and I ask whether the strikes leave a measurable economic footprint in the areas surrounding the targeted refineries. Paper: docs.iza.org/dp18772.pdf 1/13 #EconSky

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Science @ ECON MUNI @econmuni.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

📺Aktuálně v médiích: Proč jsou některé regiony v Česku znevýhodněné? Výzkum ECON MUNI na ČT24 komentoval Štěpán Mikula @ct24zive.bsky.social @stepanmikula.bsky.social Celý vstup můžete shlédnout v části: Periferie jako výzva pro Česko (17:08). ⏩ www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/10101...

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Official documents from the investigation are not public, but UHK officials have commented on the case extensively. Here is the important statement from MUNI: www.em.muni.cz/udalosti/185...

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MU se důrazně ohrazuje proti výrokům představitelů Univerzity Hradec Králové

Aktuality z Masarykovy univerzity

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

After a misconduct investigation, MUNI dismissed the head of the RE:CENT Institute, who was subsequently hired by UHK (University of Hradec Králové) to establish the CENT:RE Institute.

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I can recall only three acts of terrorism in the Czech Republic, committed by: (a) a vulnerable individual manipulated by local extremists, (b) a person paid by the GRU, and (c) the GRU itself. Perhaps Orbán should be more vigilant in defending Hungary against the GRU.

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Orbán says that the fire at a Czech weapons manufacturing plant was an act of terrorism. The fact is that it is too early to determine this or to identify the perpetrators.

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

The Czech government is following Russia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Georgia in preparing an act targeting “foreign-backed” NGOs. I am proud that my university stands against it. www.em.muni.cz/udalosti/185...

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Prohlášení MU k návrhu zákona o registraci subjektů se zahraničními vazbami

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Od novinářů jsem opakovaně slyšel sebereflexi, jak stvořili Okamuru. Při pohledu na českou ekonomku Janu Matesovou (scholar.google.com/citations?hl...) komentující geopolitiku, si nejsem jist, jestli ta sebereflexe byla dost velká. www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-svet/...

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Matesová: Nepochybuji, že Trump má v úmyslu získat Grónsko. Geopolitika se změnila na hru silných

Donald Trump mění americký pohled na mocenské dělení světa. Končí jeho rozpínavé plány Venezuelou? A jak se s novou realitou vyrovná Evropa? Pro Leonardo Plus odpovídá ekonomka Jana Matesová.

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: @stepanmikula.bsky.social and Mariola Pytliková study how improvements in air quality affect migration behavior. www.rfberlin.com/network-pape...

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Minimálně Piráti a STAN by měli ve vlastním zájmu zavést kvóty na ženy na kandidátkách v krajských a parlamentních volbách.

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Několik desítek kilometrů čtverečních západně a jihozápadně od Kyjova - aka Moravské Toskánsko: cs.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravsk...

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Moravské Toskánsko – Wikipedie

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Mimochodem oceňuji snahu češtiny a učebnic vlastivědy zajistit, aby cimrmani zůstali vtipní i pro další generace. Dědictví otců zachovej nám Pane.

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Fabio Sabatini @fabiosabatini.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

🧵 In a recent IZA Discussion Paper, @stepanmikula.bsky.social, @tommasoreggiani.bsky.social, and I study how civic culture can persist—or even emerge—under authoritarian rule. In the IZA World of Labor commentary linked below, you can also find a short non-technical summary. #EconSky 1/3

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Seeds of trust: How churches helped sustain civic life behind the “iron curtain”

Safeguarding even small civic spaces can be crucial for strengthening democracy in the long run

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Fabio Sabatini @fabiosabatini.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

🧵In a recent IZA Discussion Paper, @stepanmikula.bsky.social, @tommasoreggiani.bsky.social, and I exploit a unique historical experiment that unfolded in post–World War II Czechoslovakia to study the long-term drivers of the accumulation of social capital. 🔗 Download: docs.iza.org/dp17981.pdf 1/12

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Without executioners, there would be no executions. Autocratic regimes rely on the legitimacy of their predecessors and the compliance of public employees at all levels. Democracy may not die in applause, but it certainly perishes through (seemingly) minor compromises with evil.

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Potřebujeme i lepší grantový systém, ale hlavně potřebujeme do vědy posílat více peněz přes institucionální financování kvalitních institucí.

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Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Real photo of an econ seminar during the introduction slide:

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Vincent Pons @vinpons.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

We are very happy to publish the "National Elections Database," including the results of 1,023 presidential and 2,962 parliamentary elections conducted worldwide since 1946! www.nationalelectionsdatabase.com with Benjamin Marx and Vincent Rollet

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Overview

National Elections Database

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Science @ ECON MUNI @econmuni.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

❔Jaká rizika přináší stárnutí populace? O tom diskutovali 🔹Ondřej Májek z ÚZIS 🔹ředitelka @recetox.bsky.social Jana Klánová 🔹vedoucí HEPII @jakubhlavka.bsky.social 🔹výzkumník trhu práce @stepanmikula.bsky.social 🔹vedoucí výzkumu CzechHTA ČVUT Aleš Tichopád 🔹MUDr. Hana Vaňková z @unikarlova.cuni.cz

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I just don't recall Britain invading Czech lands (Czech Republic/ Bohemia/...).

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

inspektoři NAÚ trepky a svačinu a vyráží směrem Plzeň. Totéž bych čekal od rektora ZČÚ. www.idnes.cz/plzen/zpravy... A taktickou mělo být faktickou. Jej.

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Baráky a studenti možná budou, ale kvalita stojí a padá s vyučujícími a ty jen tak přičarovat nelze - zvláště pokud budeme trvat na masové výuce v češtině. Neznám taktickou situaci na ZČU, ale hádám, že po přečtení doporučení, že by si vyučující na univerzitě třeba mohli udělat i PhD balí

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Takhle po dlouhé době otevřu článek na idnesu: "Důležité je, jak podpořit zájem pedagogů studovat PhD., což je pět let života." Fakulta zdravotnických studií Západočeské univerzity v Plzni. Jedna se o hodnotný příspěvek do diskuse o zřizování a nafukování regionálních vysokých škol.

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Naše národní opruzení zase tak moc nezůstává pozadu.

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

I am sure the bright people from StataCorp will do their best to keep the debate relevant.

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

Dovolil bych si jedno upřesnění. Navzdory zprávám o aktuálním dění v Brně stále platí to, že MUNI je univerzita, která jako přidruženou aktivitu provozovala kino. Opravdu to není naopak. Alespoň doufám.

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

What would the night sky look like at the edge of space?

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

A mysterious murderer who never leaves a fingerprint and effortlessly climbs vertical glass surfaces? Sounds like A Nightmare on Wall Street.

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Álvaro La Parra-Pérez @alvarolaparra.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I've posted several times about the working paper, but the publication on "AER: Insights" is a good occasion to do it again: immigrants to the US have been less likely to be incarcerated for over 50 years **even without controlling for demographic characteristics.** www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

Law-Abiding Immigrants: The Incarceration Gap between Immigrants and the US-Born, 1870–2020†
By Ran Abramitzky, Leah Boustan, Elisa Jácome,
Santiago Pérez, and Juan David Torres*
We provide the first nationally representative long-run series (1870–2020) of incarceration rates for immigrants and the US-born. As a group, immigrants have had lower incarceration rates than the US-born for 150 years. Moreover, relative to the US-born, immigrants’ incarceration rates have declined since 1960: immigrants today are 60 percent less likely to be incarcerated (30 percent relative to US-born Whites). This relative decline occurred among immigrants from all regions and cannot be explained by changes in observable characteristics or immigration policy. Instead, the decline is part of a broader divergence of outcomes between less-educated immigrants and their US-born counterparts.

Panels plotting incarceration rates for immigrants and US-born men between 1870 and 2019. Data are restricted to males ages 18–40. Data spanning 1870–1940 are from the full-count decennial censuses. Data spanning 1950–1990 are from the largest available subsamples from the corresponding decennial censuses. Data from 2005 onward are from the annual ACS. Cross markers indicate that fewer than 10,000 immigrants were used to calculate the corresponding incarceration rate. Panel A compares US-born men to all immigrants. Panels B–F compare US-born men to immigrants from a particular country-of-origin group. “Old Europeans” are immigrants from countries in the north and west of Europe. “New Europeans” are immigrants from countries in eastern and southern Europe. The “Rest of the world” category includes immigrants from countries not included in panels B–F.
Migrants typically show lower incarceration rates

accounting for individual-level characteristics, migrants as a group or by subgroups (old Europeans, new Europeans, Chinese, Mexicans and Central Americans, or Rest of the World) are incarcerated at lower rates

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

For the following 4 years we will work on projects on health/labour/environmental aspects of population ageing and geographic/social peripheries. For these projects we are looking for multiple postdocs. Follow me and @econmuni.bsky.social here or check our website: www.econ.muni.cz/en/about-us/...

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Explore open positions | Faculty of Economics and Administration, MU

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Simone Conradi @sconradi.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Roots of parametric polynomials weaving a mesmerizing dance. ✨ #MathArt #Mathematics #Sciart Made with #python #matplotlib #numpy #sympy"

"A mathematical visualization resembling a glowing, symmetrical diamond shape against a black background. The image is composed of overlapping translucent curves in turquoise, coral pink, and golden yellow, creating a flowing, wavelike pattern. The structure has four-fold rotational symmetry, with each quarter section containing gentle curves that spiral outward, forming bulges at the corners. The curves appear to have a ghostly, luminescent quality, giving the impression of light passing through layers of delicate glass.

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

It would take courage to call Czechoslovakia a capitalist country - which was the point. It is difficult for me to discuss non-existent communist projects. When I close my eyes to imagine one, all I see is a prison either for the body or for the mind.

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Dieter F. Kogler @dfkogler.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

We recently launched rknowledge.org - an interactive platform that provides advanced Knowledge Space indicators for over 1,000 regional economies across Europe and North America; intro: youtu.be/C4r2n258O08 and @regionalstudies.bsky.social publication: doi.org/10.1080/0034... (1/5)

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

It is actually good news b/c you don't need to wait that long. Another example here: Some parts of the communist Czechoslovakia used to be one of the worst-polluted regions in Europe. You certainly don't need capitalism to have environmental damage.

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Geoff Boeing @geoffboeing.com · 26/11/2024

OSMnx 2.0.0 has been released! 🎉 This has been a massive effort over the past year to streamline the package's API, re-think its internal organization, and optimize its code. Today OSMnx is faster, more memory efficient, and fully type-annotated for a better user experience. 🧵

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

The number of Czech players in the WTA rankings is not that surprising anymore...

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Štěpán Mikula @stepanmikula.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Received: 23 Sep 2024 Revised: 30 Oct 2024 Accepted: 1 Nov 2024 Published: 15 Nov 2024 To all PhD students at @econmuni.bsky.social This is NOT how decent (econ) journals work. Maybe there are exceptions but this is not one of them.

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