Reposted by Vincent SomvilleFAIR - The Choice Lab @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social · 15/01/2026EUDN Scientific Conference 2026! FAIR and NHH Norwegian School of Economics will host the EUDN Scientific Conference in Bergen on May 6–7, 2026. The program will consist of about 12 papers presented over two days, covering a broad range of topics in development economics. 032
Reposted by Vincent SomvilleFAIR - CELE @fair-cele.bsky.social · 18/06/2025🚨 New paper accepted in the American Economic Review! Milking machines replaced women’s farm work—pushing young rural women into cities, education, and higher-paying jobs. A striking case of gender-biased tech reshaping lives. 🔗 www.nhh.no/en/research-... @nhhnor.bsky.social @nhhecon.bsky.social 052
Vincent Somville @vincentsomville.bsky.social · 11/06/2025One of the most important papers I have seen in a long time (judging by the cover). 000
Reposted by Vincent SomvilleAEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Forthcoming in the AER: "A Stepping Stone Approach to Norm Transitions" by Selim Gulesci, Sam Jindani, Eliana La Ferrara, David Smerdon, Munshi Sulaiman, and Peyton Young. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...aeaweb.orgA Stepping Stone Approach to Norm Transitions(Forthcoming Article) - We propose a model to study when an intermediate action can serve as a stepping stone that enables the elimination of a harmful norm. While the intermediate action may facilita... 072
Reposted by Vincent SomvilleDepartment of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics @nhhecon.bsky.social · 28/03/2025"Childcare, Labor Supply, and Business Development: Experimental Evidence from Uganda" - new paper by Kjetil Bjorvatn and @vincentsomville.bsky.social (both @nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social and @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social), 111
Reposted by Vincent SomvilleDepartment of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics @nhhecon.bsky.social · 03/03/2025"Technical change, jobs, and wages in the global economy" - new paper by Jan I. Haaland ( @nhhecon.bsky.social & @nhhnor.bsky.social), @baldwinre.bsky.social and Anthony J. Venables in @jintlecon.bsky.social: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comTechnical change, jobs, and wages in the global economyThis paper presents a compact and intuitive framework that consolidates, simplifies, and extends results on the links between technology, trade, and l… 011
Reposted by Vincent SomvilleFAIR - The Choice Lab @fair-thechoicelab.bsky.social · 04/02/2025❗Deadline Approaching for SEEDEC 2025! Don't miss your chance to register for the Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries (SEEDEC 2025) in Bonn, Germany! ⏳ Registration deadline: March 1, 2025 🔗 www.nhh.no/en/research-... @vincentsomville.bsky.social 055
Reposted by Vincent SomvilleDepartment of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics @nhhecon.bsky.social · 03/02/2025"Preschool subsidies and cash transfers have long-term health benefits for children" - article by Kjetil Bjorvatn and @vincentsomville.bsky.social (both NHH Econ and FAIR), Arne Nasgowitz, Denise Ferris, Lore Vandewalle and @selimgulesci.bsky.social www.nhh.no/en/nhh-bulle...nhh.noPreschool subsidies and cash transfers have long-term health benefits for childrenSubsidised access to full-day preschools in Uganda had long-term positive effects on children’s anthropometrics but not their learning outcomes. Cash transfers of a similar value as the preschool subs... 041
Reposted by Vincent SomvilleMagnus B Rasmussen @magnusrasmussen.bsky.social · 10/01/2025Come to Oslo for the 23rd Nordic Conference in Development Economics! June 17–18, 2025. Keynotes: Eliana La Ferrara (Harvard Kennedy School) Kalle Moene (University of Oslo). No conference fee—just bring your passion for research! Submission deadline: Feb 28, 2025. Link below: 12512
Reposted by Vincent SomvillePaul Goldsmith-Pinkham @paulgp.com · 30/11/2024Economists love using linear regression to estimate treatment effects — it turns out that there are perils to this method, but also amazing perks Come with me in this 🧵 if you want to learn about our now-published paper "Contamination Bias in Linear Regressions!" 1/ (Twitter rerun!) 18403125
Reposted by Vincent SomvilleLaura Derksen @lauraderksen.bsky.social · 07/11/2023Oslo Met is hiring an associate prof in econ! What a nice department. Deadline 26 Nov. If you want to know more about life in a Nordic utopia feel free to dm me www.oslomet.no/en/work/job-... 065
Reposted by Vincent SomvilleRita Ginja @rginja.bsky.social · 01/11/2023🚨Job Alert: Associate Professor TT at Department of Economics - University of Bergen @UiBsamfunn Deadline Nov 24! Specially for those working in Macroeconomics, Finance, Empirical Industrial Organization or Energy/Resource/Environmental Economics! econjobmarket.org/positions/10... 041
Reposted by Vincent SomvilleSandip Sukhtankar @sandipz.bsky.social · 03/10/2023Some news: I have joined the Board of Reviewing Editors (BoRE) at Science. Part of the remit is to encourage more high-quality economics submissions. So here’s a long-ish thread on why, what, and how you should submit to Science, as well as some details on the editorial process 1/n 34525