Very interesting work findings on how to make school choice work better.

*Have new WCA claims exploded in the last year?* My new blog post on (another) mess in DWP statistics... inequalities.substack.com/p/have-new-w...

🚨 NEW🚨 We’re really excited to launch ‘Tax Reforms for Growth’ today along with experts from across the political spectrum. Consensus on tax policy is rare, but we have a joint plan for fair, pro-growth tax reform in the UK🧵 centax.org.uk/tax-reforms-...

NEW REPORT: Modelling and reforming school choice By Ellen Greaves, @estellecantillon.bsky.social, @mariagraziacavallo.bsky.social and me. Blog economics.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/11/06/a... Policy briefing www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar... #EconSky #EduSky 1/9

Aces!

Super important work by @profsimonb.bsky.social and the team 👍 How do we make sure kids get access good school? Check this ⬇️ work analysing policy alternatives!

Banca d'Italia: 6 Fellowship to Tenure-Track Positions for Research Economists. Further information is available at www.bancaditalia.it/chi-siamo/la...

Job! A vacancy at the @eui-eu.bsky.social for a postdoc joining the @learnineq.bsky.social project, for 13 months, starting mid January. We study inequalities in school careers, and we engage with policy makers. The vacancy is here, please forward. DEADLINE 24 NOVEMBER. www.eui.eu/Documents/Se...

🚨Job alert!🚨 We are looking for a 🧮 quant postdoc researcher to join the AMAZING Jay Das-Munshi @jdasmunshi.bsky.social George Ploubidis @georgeploubidis.bsky.social & myself at @kingscsmh.bsky.social in collab with @clscohorts.bsky.social All info: my.corehr.com/pls/kclrecru... Closes 18 Nov!

🚨 Applications Now Open for the EUI PhD Programmes 2026-2027! 📊 Economics |⚖️ Law |📘 History | 🏛 Political and Social Sciences Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort! Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd #EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity

📆 Upcoming III seminar: Join us on 11 November, as Louis Sirugue provides a meta-analysis of intergenerational income mobility around the world. 💻 Attend online: buff.ly/ELpNRMY 🎟️ Attend in-person: buff.ly/ONQn6aR

📣 Vacancy alert: We are seeking to recruit a Research Officer (post-doctoral researcher) for a 24-month period to conduct original research on topics related to inequality, intergenerational mobility, and inequality of opportunity. Apply by 20 November ⬇️ buff.ly/M23KHL9

[email protected] has a number of vacancies for Assistant Professors (Macro & Development) Coventry has canals, an amazing cathedral etc. ... is one hour from London, 20 mins from Birmingham 90 mins from the Peak District National Park Apply here: 👉 econjobmarket.org/positions/12...

Time to submit a paper to the Fifth Annual Scotland and Northern England Conference in Applied Micro! Steve Machin (LSE) will deliver the keynote. 5-7 May, submit papers here: www.tinyurl.com/FifthSaNESub...

Please spread the word word 👇

Join my team in beautiful Berne! ☀️🏔️

⏰ We are hiring on the junior market! ⏰ Multiple open positions at the Oxford Department of Economics: econjobmarket.org/positions?sh... 2 positions associate professor open field, 1 position development econ. cc @oxfordecondept.bsky.social

We're pleased to be welcoming nominations for the RES Medal for Services to the Economics Profession. This annual award recognises an individual who has made an outstanding and lasting contribution to the profession. 🏅 You have until 9 December to make your nomination: bit.ly/42SZvy3

📄 The Inequality (or the Growth) We Measure: Data Gaps and the Distribution of Incomes New paper by Facundo Alvaredo, Mauricio De Rosa, @ignacioflores.bsky.social and Marc Morgan Read it now ⬇️ buff.ly/9GwqB3v

I'd love to help make BlueSky one of the places where young scholars introduce themselves and their work to the world. If you're a PhD student whose work at least partially focuses on economics of education or education policy, reply to this thread and I'll highlight your work.

Hire Margaux! Learn more about her and her work in the thread following her post below

Next week! We are hosting the first launch of Branko Milanovic's new book The Great Global Transformation, which reveals the seismic shifts that are shaping our world today. The event will be followed by a book signing 📖 Register now ⬇️

Deadline: Monday (Nov 3). The Stone Center at the Graduate Center, City University of New York, is hiring. Applications are open for two postdocs - one focused on #mobility and #poverty; the other on #wealth. Consider spending two years with us in🎶"New York New York (So Nice they Named it Twice)"!

🚨NEW REPORT: The Climate Inequality Report 2025 reveals how wealth inequality and the climate crisis drive each other. What's new in the report? — A thread🧵 Download the report▶️ wid.world/news-article... #cop30 #climatejustice #inequality

📣 New vacancy: The post-holder will help establish the new research programme on the Economics of Environmental Inequality. They will conduct research on how climate change and policy interact with and reinforce existing social and economic disparities. Apply by 13 November ⬇️ buff.ly/zs3T0hj

Great lecture. Thank you, Hilary

📢 Event Announcement! Join us on December 3rd afternoon at King’s College London for our upcoming London Inequality Workshop. We’ll have three excellent speakers, followed by informal drinks nearby! ✅ Planning to attend? Please register here: tinyurl.com/LINWorkshop12

🚨 New LSE job in political science 🚨 We're looking for a *Full or Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Policy* to join the LSE School of Public Policy Please share! jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

After submitting a FOIA request UKRI, I obtained success rates by three grant call scheme and I can only say that I am disheartened by the results: - AHRC Responsive Mode 2025: 2% - ESRC New Investigator Grant 2025: 1% - ESRC Research Grant Round 2025: 1%

Deadline approaching - November 3! Two postdoc positions at the GC-CUNY @stone-lis.bsky.social center in New York City. One position is focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth #inequality. Info and link below. #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky 👇👇👇 bit.ly/40TZR6J

Two weeks! Apply by Nov. 3 to our postdoctoral scholars program. Two positions starting in Aug. 2026: one focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Learn more at the link below! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky

🚨 We are hiring! ‼️‼️ tenured track assistant or associate prof in economics at university of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social welcome applications from all fields (but especially from econometrics) econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...

honestly we think these four pictures alone are enough of a solid argument for anyone to apply to UNSW!

We are really excited to have one or more slots this year. I'm personally very aware of how much incredible talent is coming up on the market -- the fact that we can make one or more hires this round is great news for us. Juniors are what make a department exciting, relevant and good. Apply!

📢𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻!📢 We’re now accepting applications for the 𝗞𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗶 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center @wzb.bsky.social Apply via our online portal: kohlifoundation.eu/programs-koh... 📆 Deadline 16 November 2025

A much needed corrective by @chrisgiles.ft.com to the "welfare is out of control" narrative, drawing on research by my colleague @benbgeiger.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/ee67...

Great opportunity to come and help shape our work here @resfoundation.bsky.social: www.resolutionfoundation.org/about-us/opp... (although you will have to work with me....)

Fun fact: you can estimate a conditional logit by running a fixed effects Poisson. They yield the same estimates and standard errors - they maximize the same likelihood. Poisson regression forever!

The Department of Economics at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social has two junior positions open. Join us in Stockholm: lots of economists, a beuatiful city, and great data! econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

Sociologists! Consider applying for the Kohli Fellowship for Sociology, which provides financial support for a two-year postdoctoral stay at the WZB in Berlin. Deadline is Nov. 16. bit.ly/4opl1ms

🚨 2-Year Postdocs in Dev Econ at Uni Copenhagen 🚨 Come work on some exciting experimental projects😀! Dedicated time for your own research. Reach out to hear more! ** PLEASE REPOST **🙏 Application deadline 🗓️: Nov 11 👉http://bit.ly/4q2Uehf #EconSky

Sociology professor jobs in Copenhagen 🇩🇰! Repost: We're hiring! Open rank. At least 2 profs. More details 👇

Congratulations!

⏰ The deadline to apply for #EUI postdoctoral fellowship programmes is fast approaching! Don't miss out on the chance to become part of a world-class academic community 👥📚 Apply now at: https://loom.ly/WmotZrE

🚨 New research published today 'Before the fall' looks at what has happened to the distribution of household wealth in Britain and the impact on families. Read it here 👉 buff.ly/Ya8kInK

Great opportunities for post-doc and RAs to work on important topics of our age

📣 This week, Prof Kirsten Sehnbruch @lseinequalities.bsky.social will discuss how and why the Capability Approach is suitable for thinking about the capabilities that employment conditions can generate for individual workers. 📆 Join us on Thursday 9 Oct, 1.00pm-2.30pm ➡️

📣 IRP is seeking a Research Analyst with an applicant deadline of October 20, 2025. View the full position posting and instructions to apply here: wisconsin.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UW_Madison/j...

Tenure-track assistant prof post in LSE's Department of Social Policy: www.lse.ac.uk/social-polic... . "Outstanding candidates whose core research examines crime and/or criminal justice with a demonstrable research interest in international social and public policy, are invited to apply. ..."

⭐WE ARE HIRING! ✨ Research Associate (Post-doc, f/m) in Social Sciences - Ref: 25-35 ℹ️ Learn more: shorturl.at/YrzIh 📧 Work-related questions: Contact Dr. Magdalena GORCZYNSKA-ANGIULLI | [email protected] 📧 Administrative matters: Contact Mrs. Vanya KIROVA | [email protected]