New📝 Political Views and College Choices in a Polarized America ✍️Riley K. Acton, Emily Cook, Paola A. Ugalde Findings show that US students prefer institutions with more like-minded peers, especially, with fewer students from the opposite side of the political spectrum. www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

🚨We’re pleased to welcome @cipriandomnisoru.bsky.social ! Ciprian Domnisoru joins us this week as a guest researcher, from September 22nd to 27th! His research areas are Labor Economics, Applied Microeconomics and the Economics of Education. ℹ️ www.cipriandomnisoru.net 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

We are glad to announce that the 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 has been awarded to Nathaniel Hendren (MIT) by #CESifo and @iipf.bsky.social. He will deliver the 18th CESifo and IIPF Richard Musgrave Lecture on Wednesday, 15 April 2026 in Munich. ℹ️ www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ri...

New Working Paper! 😀📢 “Demand for Green Skills in an Evolving Landscape” by @estherarenasarroyo.bsky.social Jacob Fabian, Friederike Mengel, Bernhard Schmidpeter and Michel Serafinelli This paper analyzes how hurricanes impact the demand for green skills. 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

🚨Working Paper Alert! "What Works for Working Couples? Work Arrangements, Maternal Labor Supply, and the Division of Home Production" ✍️ Ludovica Ciasullo @martinauccioli.bsky.social Find out more in the latest CESifo Working Paper! 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

New Paper! 📢 “Unfair Chances and Labor Supply” ✒️ Nickolas Gagnon @kristbos.bsky.social Arno Riedl The study finds that at a given wage, disadvantageous wage inequality reduces labor supply, but whether this inequality stems from fair or unfair chances does not matter. 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

Welcome, Dr. Martin Christopher Hänsel! 👋 We are delighted to announce him as our new network member. His research focuses on the economics of climate change and the sustainable management and valuation of natural resources.🌍 🏠 www.uni-leipzig.de/en/profile/m... 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

🗣️📣 New Working Paper "Too Hot or Too Cold: Effect of Extreme Temperatures on Self-Reported Mental Health Outcomes in South Africa" ✒️ Odunola Oladeji and Ilan Noy For further information, read the full paper: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

📣New Working Paper “Should I Mail or Should I Go: Voting Behavior After a One-Time All-Postal Election” ✒️Marius Kröper @lindlacher.bsky.social To see the results, read the full paper here: 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

🚨Working Paper! "Antidepressant Treatment in Childhood" ✍️ Sonia Bhalotra @meltemdaysal.bsky.social @tramir.bsky.social The paper’s findings underscore the potential of early mental health treatment to improve longer term economic outcomes and reducing inequality. 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

📢 We are excited to announce that Eya Hanefi will join us as a guest researcher this week from September 8th to 15th! 🔍 She is a member of the MASE Research Center, whose research focuses on the intersection of gender, climate change, and labor market dynamics. 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

👏Congrats @anaisfabre.bsky.social on winning the 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗶𝗳𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 for her paper "The Geography of Higher Education and Spatial Inequalities" and to runners-up @mikkelhoumark.bsky.social & Genia Rachkovski for great presentations! @ifoeducation.bsky.social

🌟 We have an exciting guest this week! Amira Bouziri will be at the ifo Institute from September 8th to 15th! 🎉 Her research interests are, for example, within the field of international trade and labor economics. 🔍Her website: www.smu.tn/msb/faculty-... More info: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

Day 2 of our 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, the 16th edition, has started. Great presentations, lively discussaions and many familiar faces. Looking forward to @raffasadun.bsky.social keynote speech this afternoon! www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev... @ifoeducation.bsky.social

Welcome Alessandra L. González, Ph.D.! 🎉 We’re excited to introduce her as a new network member. Her research centers around three topics: gender, development, and organizations 📚 #Welcome Learn more about her work: www.alessandra-l-gonzalez.com/about-me More details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

New Paper Alert!📢 "Virality: What Makes Narratives Go Viral, and Does it Matter" by @kaigehring.bsky.social ‬& Matteo Grigoletto This paper finds that political narratives are consistently more viral than neutral messages. Check out the whole paper here: 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

🎓 Say hello to our newest network member, Prof. Despoina Alempaki, Ph.D.! Her research interests lie within Behavioral and Experimental Economics. 📊 🔍 Learn more about her work: sites.google.com/site/despoin... More Details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

We’re excited to welcome Prof. Asen Kochov! 👋 He is an Associate Professor at @urochester.bsky.social. Asen’s research interests are Microeconomic Theory and Decision Theory. 📝More on his studies: sites.google.com/site/akochov... ℹ️Further info: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

📝Alert! “Speaking of Debt: Framing, Guilt, and Economic Choices” 🖋️ Cevat Giray Aksoy @mathiasdolls.bsky.social Justyna Klejdysz @apeichl.bsky.social @lisawindsteiger.bsky.social The paper shows that moral language influences economic behavior and is strategically used: 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

A warm welcome to @petermorrow.bsky.social‬! 🌟‬‬ Thrilled to have him in the network! He researches Economics at the University of Toronto, Canada. 🍁📊 🔍 His research: sites.google.com/view/petermm... 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

Welcome @dvdolder.bsky.social! 🎉 ‬‬ We’re excited to introduce him as a new network member. He is a behavioral economist at the University of Essex and Director of the Essex Centre for Behavioral Science. 🌍📚 #Welcome Learn more about his work: dennievandolder.com 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

Welcome, @manuelmenkhoff.bsky.social 🎉 We’re excited to introduce him as a new member. His research at University of Copenhagen focuses on Macroeconomics, Corporate Finance, Public Economics and Behavioral Economics. 🏠 His homepage: sites.google.com/view/manuelm... 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

📢 Working Paper! "Rising Inequality, Declining Mobility: The Evolution of Intergenerational Mobility in Germany" ✍️ Julia Baarck, Moritz Bode @apeichl.bsky.social This paper is the first to show that intergenerational income mobility in Germany has decreased over time. www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

📢 We are excited to announce that Professor Eric A. Hanushek from @stanford.edu will join us as a guest researcher from September 1st-7th! 🔍 His research focuses on Education and Public Economics. His website: hanushek.stanford.edu 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

Hello, Prof. Marc Kaufmann, Ph.D.!⭐ We’re pleased to welcome him to the CESifo network. He researches Micro-Based Behavioral Economics, Welfare Economics and Enviromental Economics at Central European University in Vienna, Austria. 🧐 His research: trichotomy.xyz 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

We’re excited to welcome Lukas Nord, Ph.D.! 👋 His research studies how heterogeneous households and firms interact in frictional goods and labor markets and how families make joint economic decisions. 📝More on his studies: lukasnord.eu ℹ️Further info: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

A warm welcome to Prof. Markus Poschke! 🌟 Thrilled to have him in the network! His research interests are in macroeconomics, including topics such as macro-development and structural change or inequality.📊 🔍 His research: markus-poschke.research.mcgill.ca/Index.html 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

New Paper Alert!📢 "Does Remote Work Reinforce Gender Gaps in (Un)Paid Labor?" by‬ @jvali.bsky.social Yes! Within-couple analyses confirm that the Big Shift to WFH intensifies gender gaps in paid and unpaid work, particularly caregiving. Find out more: 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

📣We will jointly organize the 1st Workshop on the 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 on 𝟱 - 𝟲 𝗗𝗲𝗰 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. Submissions are now open! Keynotes: @gathmannch.bsky.social & Tania Babina. ℹ️https://www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/event/2025-12-05/cesifo-transform-workshop-economic-and-societal-impacts-ai #TransforM

Welcome Prof. Santanu Chatterjee!🎉 We’re excited to introduce him as a new network member. His research focuses on Economic Growth, International Economics and Development Economics.🌍📚 #Welcome Learn more about his work: www.terry.uga.edu/directory/sa... More details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

Welcome,‬ @koenig-felix.bsky.social 🎉 ‬‬‬ We’re excited to introduce Prof. Felix Koenig, Ph.D. as a new network member. His research at Carnegie Mellon University focuses on labor markets and income inequality. 👛💶 🏠 His homepage: www.felixkoenig.com More details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

🌟 Welcome to the network, Prof. Vittorio Bassi, Ph.D.! Check out his website for more information on his primary research interests in the organization of production and labor markets in low-income countries: www.vittoriobassi.com/and + our website for more information: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

New working paper📝 “Losing Political Representation” ✍️ Aaron Günther, Niklas Potrafke, Felix Rösel, Timo Wochner We show that losing political representation reduces citizens’ satisfaction with democracy. More details: 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

🎓 Say hello to our newest network member, @jansteckel.bsky.social , from Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)! ‬‬ Learn more about his work in climate policy and economics: www.pik-potsdam.de/members/stec... More Details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

Salut et bienvenue, Prof. Kerstin Holzheu, Ph.D.! ⭐ We’re pleased to welcome her to the CESifo network. She researches Labor Economics, Applied Macroeconomics and Firm Dynamics at Sciences Po in Paris, France. 🧐 Learn more about her research: www.kerstinholzheu.com 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

We’re excited to welcome @hannawang.bsky.social!👋 Dr. Hanna Wang’s research interests are in Applied Microeconomics and Labor Economics.She focuses on topics around household labor supply, fertility, job search and child development. 📝 sites.google.com/view/hannawa... ℹ️ www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

🗣️📣New Working Paper “The Survival of the Royals” ✒️Alberto Batinti @jcosta-font.bsky.social Vasuprada Shandar Turns out, wearing a crown comes with some perks – like living 5.2 to 7.1 years longer than the rest of us! 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

A warm welcome to @lukasfreund.bsky.social! 🌟 ‬‬ Thrilled to have him in the network! His research focuses on macroeconomics, technological change, and labor markets. 📊 🔍 His research: www.lukasfreund.com 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

Welcome Prof. Christian Moser, Ph.D.!🎊 We’re excited to introduce him as a new network member. His research focuses on macroeconomics, labor economics, and public economics, with a focus on income inequality.📚 Learn more about his work: www.economoser.com More details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

Welcome, @rolandrathelot.bsky.social 🎉 We’re excited to introduce Prof. Roland Rathelot as a new network member. His research at Institut Polytechnique de Paris focuses on Labor Economics. 🏠 His homepage: rolandrathelot.com More details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

New Working Paper! 😀📢 “Tuition Increases and University Behavior: Theory and Evidence on Student Enrollment” by Katherine Cuff, Ana Gamarra Rondinel, A. Abigail Payne What happens to domestic and international student enrollment when domestic tuition increases? 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

🌟 Welcome to the network, Monica Morlacco, Ph.D.! Check out her personal website for more information on her research in international trade, macroeconomics, and market power: sites.google.com/view/monicam... and our website for more information: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

Buongiorno, @atavoni.bsky.social!⭐ We’re pleased to welcome Prof. Alessandro Tavoni to the network. He researches Environmental Economics at the Department of Economics at the University of Bologna. 🧐 Learn more about his research: sites.google.com/view/alessan... 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

🎓 Say hello to our newest network member, Prof. Chad Kendall, from University of Miami! Learn more about his work in the fields of political economy, experimental economics, and finance: sites.google.com/site/chadwke... More Details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

🚨Working Paper Alert! "Fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Interplay Between Policy, Culture, and Intra-Household Bargaining"👶👫 ✍️ @collinsmatthew.bsky.social @eleonoraguarnieri.bsky.social Helmut Rainer Read the full paper here: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

We’re excited to welcome Prof. Arnaud Maurel! 👋 He is a Professor of Economics at Duke University and his research interests are in Labor Economics/Education and Microeconometrics. 📝More on his studies: www.amaurel.net ℹ️Further info: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

A warm welcome to Prof. Dr. Lukas D. Schmid! 🌟 Thrilled to have him in the network! His research interests include political economy, labor economics, and applied econometrics. 📊 🔍 His research: www.unilu.ch/en/faculties... 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

📢New Working Paper! "Cash Transfers, Mental Health and Agency: Evidence from an RCT in Germany" ✍️ Sandra Bohmann, Susann Fiedler @maxkasy.bsky.social @jpschupp.bsky.social Frederik Schwerte For further information, read the full paper: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

Welcome @collinsmatthew.bsky.social! We’re excited to introduce him as a new network member. His research covers topics in applied microeconomics related to human capital, child development and inequalities. 📚 Learn more about his work: sites.google.com/view/matthew... 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

New Paper Alert!📢 "Are Bad Institutions Always Bad for Society? Trust and Cooperation in Times of Crisis" by Pierluigi Conzo @giammacco.bsky.social Andrea F.M. Martinangeli @willemsas.bsky.social ...not necessarily. Read the full study here: 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...