📢 Call for Papers: 4th Diversity & Human Capital Workshop (@exeter.ac.uk @uofebusiness.bsky.social) 9–10 June 2026. Organizers: Javier García-Brazales, @vatsalecon.bsky.social, Sonia Oreffice, @sanchariroy.bsky.social 📅 Submission deadline: 16 MAR 2026 🔗 More info: sites.google.com/view/diversi...

New in the Oxford Bulletin of #Economics and #Statistics: "Religiosity and Vaccine Hesitancy: Evidence From COVID-19 Vaccination in Poland" (by Piotr Matuszak) ⛪ 💉 🦠 😷 🔗 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

We’re delighted to announce that Prof Sir Richard Blundell has been awarded this year’s RES Medal for Services to the Economics Profession. The medal recognises outstanding and lasting contributions to #economics. Read more: bit.ly/4qcdHLh

Should you control for X? 📊 The "Biscuit Rule" 🍪 BEE3072 Econometrics: Cause and Effect @uofebusiness.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk #regression #badcontrols

New in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics: "Quantifying the Relationship Between Climatic Conditions and Personal Financial and Health Well‐Being" (by Georgios Marios Chrysanthou & Panagiotis Tzouvanas) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #climate #weather #economics #health

We were deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr Jonathan Temple this month. Jon was a much-valued friend of the RES, serving in many roles including Newsletter Editor, Council member, & Associate Editor of The Economic Journal. Our full statement: bit.ly/3YOJS8n

📢 Call for Papers 4th Diversity and Human Capital Workshop, June 9–10, 2026 @exeter.ac.uk @uofebusiness.bsky.social We welcome papers in applied microeconomics, including health, labour, education, development, and public economics. Submit your paper by 16 March: bit.ly/3YRaYMa

WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to: * 8 people shot * 5 of which were U.S. citizens * 2 died * no victims drew a weapon The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...

Our research with @derciodeassis.bsky.social, @arpitaghosh.bsky.social & Sonia Oreffice is informing today's Scottish Parliament debate on non-fatal strangulation laws and intimate partner homicides. @uniofexeternews.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @uofebusiness.bsky.social #CriminalJustice #IPV #IPH

In her Members’ Business today, Claire Baker MSP will lead a debate on non-fatal strangulation laws and their potential impact on preventing intimate partner homicides. 📑 Full motion: https://ow.ly/x2f750XS4Nh 📺 Watch live from 12pm: https://ow.ly/S49q50XS4N5

Our research with @derciodeassis.bsky.social, @arpitaghosh.bsky.social & Sonia Oreffice is helping inform today's debate in the Scottish Parliament, with Claire Baker MSP @clairebakermsp.bsky.social speaking on non-fatal strangulation laws and intimate partner homicides @uniofexeternews.bsky.social

New article in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics: "Breaking Bad or Making Amends? The Dynamics of Internal Conflict After Democratisation" (by Antonis Adam & Sofia Tsarsitalidou) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New article in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics: "Preschool Duration, Family Background and Long-Term Outcomes: Evidence From the Expansion of École Maternelle in France" (by Francesco Andreoli, Arnaud Lefranc & Vincenzo Prete) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

As we get back to our desks, we would like to remind everyone that our Call for Submissions is closing on Monday 19th January for anyone wishing to present in a General Session at this years RES Annual Conference. For more information, visit our website: https://bit.ly/49iKLfl

Our research with @derciodeassis.bsky.social, @arpitaghosh.bsky.social and Sonia Oreffice on non-fatal strangulation laws and IPH is cited as core evidence in a Members' Business Motion that will be debated before the @parliament.scot this Thursday, 8 Jan 2026: www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-...

On this day in 1895, federal authorities imprisoned 19 Hopi leaders at Alcatraz Island on sedition charges for opposing the U.S. government's forced education and assimilation of Indigenous children.

Happy New Year! Feliç Any Nou! Felice Anno Nuovo! 2026

With only a couple of days left in 2025, here are some stories we wrote @sciam.bsky.social looking back at some of the fun and exciting scientific news from the year, starting with the brain: (by @parshallison.bsky.social)

Preparing a reading list you want to share? You can use MyIDEAS to build a bibliography and then make it public. ideas.repec.org/cgi-bin/myid... #RePEc #EconSky

Time flies! Grateful for the opportunity to have served as Editor of the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (@oxfordecondept.bsky.social @wileyeconomics.bsky.social), 2018-2025.

Part two of this year's RES Summit explored the teaching of economics of justice and crime in the classroom. The RES would like to thank the Nuffield Foundation for supporting this event and for hosting our panel in their London offices. Click here to watch on-demand: bit.ly/4rRaGSP

The recording is now available of this month’s RES Summit, the theme of which was Economics of the Justice System. Watch the 2025 RES Summit on-demand here: bit.ly/4rRaGSP The Summit was kindly sponsored and hosted by the Nuffield Foundation.

Encouraging to see our research on non-fatal strangulation laws cited in the @parliament.scot #VAWG debate, noting US legislation has made strangulation a serious stand-alone criminal offence, which has been linked to reduced intimate partner homicide rates. www.parliament.scot/api/sitecore...

Big new blogpost! My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more. --> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful. www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...

📆 We're pleased to invite you to the next RES Diversity and Inclusion Network event, kindly hosted by Frontier Economics, on Wednesday 21 January 2026. The event will focus on “Embedding Inclusivity in the Workplace”. Register and secure your place here: bit.ly/48zObJ9

We're pleased to have opened applications for our annual training school, and we're delighted to have Professor Michael McMahon and Professor Alessandra Bonfiglioli as our visiting guest lecturers. Apply by Monday 5 January 2026: bit.ly/4otw1i4

70 years ago today, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. Days after Rosa Parks was arrested on December 1, 1955 for violating the ordinance requiring Black residents of Montgomery to accept second class treatment, the Black community organized and boycotted the city’s buses for over one year. 1/3

As a Council member of the Royal Economic Society (@resmedia.bsky.social), I would like to remind RES members to consider nominating deserving colleagues and sharing this call within your networks. 🗓 Deadline: 9 Dec 2025 (5pm) res.org.uk/res-prizes-a... #Economics #Support #Promoting #Diversity

Women's power at home (by @seema.bsky.social and Alessandra Voena) www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbLw... #intrahousehold #allocation #resources #inequality #gender #norms #efficiency #development #measurement #process #outcomes #distribution #decisions #preferences #agency #policymaking #identity

"On the (Mis) Use of the Fixed Effects Estimator" (by @dlmillimet.bsky.social and Marc F. Bellemare) published in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics & Statistics. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

RePEc sites have served over 600 million abstract views (TBH, the last couple millions came from AI tools, and we are not sure they were triggered by humans) logec.repec.org #RePEc #EconSky

4th Diversity & Human Capital Workshop, June 9-10, 2026! Flagship event at the #Economics Department @uofebusiness.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk: 🎙️ Keynote Speakers: Sascha Becker (@essobecker.bsky.social) Cynthia Kinnan (@cynthiakinnan.bsky.social) Helmut Rainer 🔗 sites.google.com/view/diversi...

Applications are now open for the RES’ annual training school. We are delighted to have Professor Michael McMahon and Professor Alessandra Bonfiglioli as our visiting guest lecturers. Apply by Monday 5 January 2026: bit.ly/4otw1i4

📄 Job-Market Paper: Q: What is the causal impact of crisis-responsive health spending? A: @ye-yuan.bsky.social shows that England’s £700m #NHS Discharge Fund sharply reduced emergency-care bottlenecks and increased 30-day survival by 3.6%. 🔗 cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/YYuan4031...

Non-fatal strangulation laws may have saved more than 1,500 lives by reducing intimate partner homicides in the US Press release news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e... cc @scotsman.com @newyorker.com @theguardian.com @the-independent.com @theguardian.com @nytimes.com @economist.com @financialtimes.com

[1/2] On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, I am sharing this piece about research I co-authored with Dercio de Assis, @arpitaghosh.bsky.social & Sonia Oreffice on non-fatal strangulation laws and intimate partner homicides. 🔗 www.scottishlegal.com/articles/us-...

Thrilled to recommend Ye Yuan @ye-yuan.bsky.social, an outstanding economist whose research is sharp, creative, & methodologically rigorous. He is a generous colleague and an excellent teacher. Anyone hiring in #AppliedMicro should take a close look at his work: sites.google.com/view/ye-yuan/

Non-fatal strangulation laws may have saved more than 1,500 lives by reducing intimate partner homicides in the US Press release news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e... cc @scotsman.com @newyorker.com @theguardian.com @the-independent.com @theguardian.com @nytimes.com @economist.com @financialtimes.com

Bridging Research and Policy for Gender Equality: From Insight to Impact @uniofreading.bsky.social ‬ 🔗 research.reading.ac.uk/global-devel... cc: @uofebusiness.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @resmedia.bsky.social @iza.org @hceconomics.bsky.social

Our research on strangulation laws & intimate partner homicides (shorturl.at/KtllH) is cited in a cross-party @parliament.scot motion for a standalone non-fatal strangulation offence (shorturl.at/4cdRs). @scotwomensaid.bsky.social @institutefas.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

CSWEP strongly condemns Larry Summers’ behavior as revealed in the email correspondence with the late Jeffrey Epstein. While abuse of power in the economics profession is not new, rarely has the intent behind such abuse been so clearly stated.

Revised WP: -Non-fatal strangulation laws ⬇️ both female- & male-victim IP homicides (IPH). -US states that adopt NFS laws: ⬇️ IPH rates (14–27%), ⬆️ IPV assaults classified as aggravated, ⬆️ arrests. -Clearer legal framework stops escalation & save lives. 🔗 exetereconomics.github.io/RePEc/dpaper...

Reminder, last couple of weeks to get your papers in for a special issue of the WBER on migration and development.

Thrilled to recommend Ye Yuan @ye-yuan.bsky.social, an outstanding economist whose research is sharp, creative, & methodologically rigorous. He is a generous colleague and an excellent teacher. Anyone hiring in #AppliedMicro should take a close look at his work: sites.google.com/view/ye-yuan/

A real pleasure to give a keynote at the 3rd Workshop on #Gender Issues & #Development at the Uni of Reading & to learn about impactful #research. I spoke on "Disrupting Violence, Protecting Lives: Strangulation Laws & Intimate Partner Homicides": shorturl.at/QCaA0 Many thanks to the organisers!