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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

PhD seminars are back for Term 3! Mert Donmez presented his research on the value of privacy in information design, showing how keeping early recommendations private can make it easier to influence later decisions.

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Today in our PhD seminar Sydney Phiri presented an update on his work showing how measurement error can lead to the misclassification of demand- and supply-driven inflation, and proposed methods using disaggregated price data to improve real-time identification.

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

PhD student Mingkui Wen presented his research on whether Sweden's decision to avoid a strict nationwide COVID-19 lockdown led to worse health outcomes, finding that while short-run outcomes were worse, these differences largely disappeared over a longer 1,000-day horizon.

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Giles @gdeejay.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I'm clearly being exposed to too much cool research lately as I'm now seriously considering doing a PhD. 🧐

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Our PhD student Pakasa Bary has presented his research on estimating the wage Phillips curve using occupations rather than regions as the panel dimension, showing that following the pandemic, the wage-unemployment relationship steepened more in telework-intensive occupations.

Pakasa stands in front of his slide showing the aggregate puzzle in the price Phillips curve

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Our PhD student Takeshi Yamamoto presented his research this week on how the chair of a committee should manage open discussion to improve collective decision-making using a theoretical model.

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Takeshi Yamamoto presented his research on how the chair of a committee should manage open discussion to improve collective decision-making using a theoretical model.

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

PhD student Zhuoran Du on how replication outcomes in economics compare with theoretical replicability identified by the meta-analytical tool “Z-curve”. Combining actual replication evidence with theoretical estimates provides a richer understanding of research credibility.

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Our PhD student Joanna Bleakley showing how adaptive learning in expectations formation affects the ability of standard empirical methods to recover monetary policy shocks, comparing SVAR and local projection estimates from simulated data with true model-implied responses.

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Oliver Hanney @olihanney.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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Rafe Meager on aggregating evidence, the research process, and how to read results in economics

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

We enjoyed this so much we’re going to have to break out the heart eyes emoji on the job: 😍😍😍 Great job @olihanney.bsky.social and our own @economeager.bsky.social !

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Strong showing from many talented UNSW researchers both from economics and across the institution for this! Well done and thank you @leap-econ.bsky.social !

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We are hosting a conference in honour of Emeritus Professor Alan Woodland. Join us in celebrating his remarkable and lasting contributions to economics. Registration: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/conference...

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Gabriele Gratton @grattonecon.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

MARKET POWER IS POWER New working paper with @bartonelee2.bsky.social Thread below! 1/5 gratton.org/papers/Marke...

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The Economic Journal @theeconjournal.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

The Economic Journal Editorial Board and Royal Economic Society are delighted to welcome three new Editors this spring: Esteban M. Aucejo, Pauline Grosjean, and Marta Serra-Garcia. 👉 bit.ly/4daRPwv @unswecon.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social @academic.oup.com #EconSky

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

PhD student Daniel Robbins presented a novel framework, grounded in endogenous growth theory, used to measure firms’ age-heterogeneous responsiveness to R&D incentives.

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Gabriele Gratton @grattonecon.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Great to see this finally on The Economic Journal site! “From Gridlock to Polarisation?” (with @bartonelee2.bsky.social and @marcjacob.bsky.social ). academic.oup.com/ej/article/d...

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

This week our PhD student Danyue Liang presented her paper which examines whether exposure to a female mayor during high school affects students' college application ambition.

Danyue poses in front of a slide that says "Female Leadership Presence and the Educational Ambition of Young Students"

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Delighted to see this review of @drodrik.bsky.social’s stimulating new book out in “Economic Record”, co-authored with @grattonecon.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Our PhD student, Jacky Hsueh, presented a New Keynesian model with job-to-job search that he developed to investigate whether the surge in remote work following the pandemic affected the steepness of the Philips Curve in the United States.

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Sydney Phiri presented a framework linking measurement error of inflation and output to misclassification of shocks as demand-driven or supply-driven and showed how misdiagnosis weakens the benefits of responding differently to demand versus supply inflation.

Sydney points at his slides on welfare costs

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Sharunya Gnanasubramaniam presented her results from a field experiment which show that credible coordination can stabilise infrastructure maintenance under climate stress by sustaining cooperative beliefs and counteracting the material disincentives created by scarcity.

slide presenting location heterogeneity in outcomes under compliant, noncompliant and control regimes, showing substantial heterogeneity

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Gabriele Gratton @grattonecon.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

BusinessThink on our paper with @bartonelee2 and Hasin Yousaf, “Bad Democracy Traps” “Why we don’t trust politicians (and what this means for democracy)” www.businessthink.unsw.edu.au/articles/tru...

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Trust in democracy and the limits of public policy

UNSW research examines how political trust and voter beliefs about institutions shape democratic performance and support for long term reform

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Seminar today: Laurenz Guenther exploring the role of political representation gaps in fuelling the rise of anti-immigration far-right populism in Europe.

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

PhD student Pakasa Bary presented his paper which documents a steepening of the Phillips Curve after the pandemic and develops a macro framework linking this shift to changes in remote working.

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Today, our fantastic PhD student GVA Dharanan presented an early draft of his paper on efficiency in a private information multi-unit auction with externalities and the conditions under which this efficiency is achievable.

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Our Master of Economics is back!!! 🥳🎖️🙌🎉 Want to know more about this exciting Masters program? We've got you covered with a short video here: thebox.unsw.edu.au/video/mec-hero

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Gabriele Gratton @grattonecon.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

🚨 Join us in Sydney for the 3rd UNSW Resilient Democracy Lab Workshop 26-27 Feb 2026 Info, program, and registration👇 www.resilientdemocracylab.org/events

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EVENTS | Resilient Democracy Lab

Events and Workshops at the Resilient Democracy Lab

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Our very own Timothy Neal's research was cited and quoted in the NYT article about the recent high-profile retraction in climate science. Read the article ungated here: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...

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Top Journal Retracts Study Predicting Catastrophic Climate Toll

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

This is not representative of the Australian experience, please apply to join our continent and department!

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Our PhD student Takeshi Yamamoto recently presented his research exploring how best to chair a committee using a model where a committee chair chooses the timing of their speech to try to achieve the best decision.

Takeshi stands in front of his outline slide

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Gabriele Gratton @grattonecon.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

🕵️‍♂️Some of you have yet to apply to our @unswecon.bsky.social junior position, and I can't fathom why. 👀 DEADLINE: November 28. QUESTION? Email me. LINK: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....

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American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026

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Victoria Baranov @vicbar.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

🚨 POSTDOC POSITION 🚨 Pauline Grosjean, Ieda Matavelli, Ralph De Haas and I are hiring a postdoc for our projects on masculinity in economics. Position is 2 years, at UNSW In Sydney, Australia. Starting Sept 2026. Please reach out with any questions. Apply: econjobmarket.org/positions/12...

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EJM - Econ Job Market

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

This Friday seminar: @anjaprummer.bsky.social uncovering the virtue of divisive designs in optimal mechanisms.

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

PHd student seminar: Zhuoran Du presented his research on credibility in economics publications, comparing what a "z curve" model predicts against what actually replicates.

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Sascha O. Becker @essobecker.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

>the< place for fascinating papers: @theeconjournal.bsky.social 👇 @resmedia.bsky.social

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Richard Holden @profholden.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

My latest Economics Explained column in the Australian Financial Review points out that company taxes fall mainly on households. That they hit young, low-skilled, and female workers the hardest. And that they made the income tax schedule 40% less progressive.

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Fascinating paper by @grattonecon.bsky.social, @bartonelee2.bsky.social, and Hasin Yousaf! The paper addresses a fundamental question: Why do some democracies chronically avoid ambitious, long-term reforms even when they have decent institutions? They argue that what matters is not only

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Coogee-Bondi coastal walk Phenomenally gorgeous day

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I’m going all the way to Bondi if it kills me because that’s where the gelato is

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Amazing keynote by the one and only @dynarski.bsky.social on what works for greater equity and inclusion in the education system 📊🎢🎟️✨💫🌟

Professor Dynarski shows a slide on universal screening for gifted children

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UNSW Economics Dept @unswecon.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Day 2 of Step Up (“What works in education?”) is kicking off with our own @masyhurh.bsky.social talking about a randomised trial of vocational training in Indonesia 🇮🇩!

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