Fully Funded PhD in Economics – RGS Econ 2026 Looking for rigorous training, strong placements, and full funding? The Ruhr Graduate School in Economics (RGS Econ) has opened applications for its 2026 PhD cohort. Application Deadline: March 23 Read more here: theeconomicmisfit.com/2026/02/28/c...

Did you know submitting authors are welcome to suggest a particular Coeditor best suited to handle their manuscript? Add it to your cover letter. Submit at: jhr.msubmit.net JHR Editorial Board: jhr.uwpress.org/content/edit...

The inability of Germany to create a decent private pension product for the masses is mind-blowing. In the 2000s, *maybe* we didn't know how, not enough precedents. But now? Literally next door. 🇳🇱🇸🇪

Anyone switched from Outlook to Thunderbird (or sth else) in an Outlook dominated organization? Strongly considering it.

This could be a fun paper to replicate for a master student. German data is openly available: unfallatlas.statistikportal.de

Are you a PhD Student curious about working in topics of health and aging? Do you feel like you may need extra support? I have a program for you! A one-day mentoring workshop hosted by yours truly and Jetson Leder-Luis (BU) through @nber.org www.nber.org/calls-papers...

Except literally every data analysis or model I've ever asked AI to build has contained at least one error: www.nature.com/articles/d41... Common response: "But someone just needs to give AI detailed instructions..." But who is the "someone" in that sentence? And how did they get their expertise?

Aus dem Alltag als Prüferin in Zeiten von ChatGPT: - Studi zitiert A um B zu belegen - B steht nicht in A - Wir bitten um Nachweis, dass B in A steht - Studi schickt Screenshots - Wir stellen fest, Screenshots stammen aus C -Studi fällt durch (Täuschungsversuch, es handelt sich um mehrere Fälle)

Super excited about this... I'm hiring a video editor to help bring economics to a mass audience (yes, really). If you're thoughtful, creative, and want to make complex ideas accessible, I'd love to see your work. Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Or share with your most amazing mates!

Saperstein and Penner (2012) vs Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model (2026)

Good morning. If you teach economics at a European institution and are running an engaging teaching project, or would like to nominate a colleague doing excellent work, we would be very pleased to receive nominations and applications for the EEA Teaching Awards. #TeachEcon

Seit September 2024 zahlen Krankenkassen die RSV-Impfungen bei Neugeborenen. Hamburg hat nun Daten geteilt: RSV-Infektionen bei Säuglingen sind um 80% gesunken 💉💉💉 Es gibt zu viele negative News, deswegen poste ich jeden Tag eine #guteNewsdesTages.

Coauthor update: we're now on Firefox! 🦊 Help make the academic publishing world a little more transparent by using our research lab's plugin. It's automatic: once you sign in, the software takes care of the rest. The app will even calculate your publishing stats for you! coauthor.fly.dev

Do you teach economics at a European university? I am sure you know an outstanding teacher at your institution who inspires students to enjoy economics. If so, please nominate them through your department for the EEA Teaching Awards. #TeachEcon eeassoc.org/news/eea-edu...

Come work with me! I'm hiring for a post-doc position with expertise in health economics, to work on projects about healthcare markets and organizational form. Apply at academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31702

We’re very excited to be headed back to the Economics of Mental Health Workshop this June—this year as sponsors! Stay tuned 👀

So, bis später. Wir Frühstücken jetzt und dann wartet eine Prüfung auf mich. Denkt daran: Wissenschaft rettet Leben! 😁

We are very happy to support the new edition of this workshop! We will also give a short presentation on common mistakes when writing economics papers, and we will award a prize for the best paper

The Karneval parade in #Düsseldorf is the only major one with a satirical float on Putin this year. The chief designer of the floats is under investigation in Russia. "You cannot kill satire," is his response.

Care about child well-being, schools, &/or mental health? Great discussion between Ezra & @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social on Probable Causation probablecausation.podbean.com/e/episode-12...

Excellent productivity advice from (perhaps surprisingly) maths supremo Terence Tao: batch up the small tasks & do them all together when you need a break. That frees time to focus uniquely on the high-intensity difficult stuff: terrytao.wordpress.com/career-advic...

Call for papers -- Wages, Employment and Inequality, part IV. Uppsala Sep 4-5. Keynotes @simonjaeger.bsky.social & Anna Salomons. Also confirmed Alexander Willén and Lena Hensvik. Its the 4th time I do this with @tuomaskosonen.bsky.social, great fun every time - join us! verotutkimus.fi/en/wei-2026/

@ratswd.bsky.social: Jetzt ins Wählerverzeichnis eintragen und an der Wahl teilnehmen! ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQDW... #Forschungsdaten #Evidenzbasierung

Major news outlets: Please consider prominently reporting what this all-star team of researchers has found. www.nber.org/papers/w34791

iDiv Leipzig is organizing a symposium for early career researchers from all fields interested in scientific integrity & reproducibility. Some good stuff, e.g.: @haesleinhuepf.bsky.social on generative AI for science, @rmcelreath.bsky.social on a guerilla approach to scientific workflow.>

Just learned about the most delightful domain name typo holding page for guthib dot com (catching up on old 99% Invisibles)

The Factbook survived the Cold War and became a hit online. It mixed quirky cultural notes and trivia with maps, data, and photos taken by CIA officers. But it was discontinued this week. n.pr/3Mq3Y6i

Nerds of #statsky, particularly #rstats, has anyone got package recommendations that can take a data frame and create a synth of it that maintains metadata (var names, class, etc) and variable distributions, but wipes associations so that you can finalise your analysis before peeking at the data?

Paper accepted - Happy weekend!

What really matters in volatile times Despite the volatility of some financial markets, it is the underlying economy that matters. Fundamentals should be the focus. www.ubs.com/global/en/we... #EconSky

#econsky et al. I am happy to announce the #call_for_papers for the 2026 Economics of Mental Health Workshop! The workshop is hosted by @peibich.bsky.social at Paris Dauphine and takes place from June 22-23. They keynotes are @jcmecon.bsky.social & Marco Bertoni. 1/n

🚨Happy to share our new working paper. 👇 Few patients with mental illness receive appropriate treatment. Increasing capacity helps, but the additional supply doesn't necessarily reach those most in need.

🧵 New WP with @kaimiele.bsky.social. We document 2 unsettling patterns in mental health care: 1) despite universal coverage, few individuals with mental illness receive guideline-consistent treatment, and 2) the more severe the illness, the lower the treatment uptake & the longer the wait times. 1/n

Fantastic day visiting @ckronenberg.bsky.social and colleagues in Essen. Very pretty city with heavy history.

You probably saw the wp, now it’s published at AER: “Within a seminar series, women are interrupted more than men. (…). Interruptions that are negative in tenor or tone or cut off the presenter mid-sentence increase for women presenters.“ www.aeaweb.org/articles/pdf...

For absolutely no reason, let me remind people of this banger of a paper by @caroartc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.jp...

🚨 Just two more days for the Essen Health Conference 2026 deadline! Last year's participants presented cutting-edge research on important and niche topics. We look forward to submissions in fields of health, labour and education by 🗓️ 31 January 2026! udue.de/ehc26

Wieso hat eigentlich der ehemalige Oppositionsführer Merz, der so eindringlich die Lieferung des Taurus-Marschflugkörpers an die Ukraine forderte, als Bundeskanzler Merz noch immer keinen Taurus an die Ukraine geliefert?

Okay I am willing to skill up from my current practice of copying code to and from the chat window (hey I like control!) to something more agentic. Anyone got a good tutorial/review of my options?? I'd prefer no vendor lock in and the ability to use local models to reduce energy use

Lifting up my city with a thread of songs about Minneapolis. "Minneapolis" by That Dog. I remember this from Rev105 in the mid-90s. Catchy tune. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9XR...

We are excited to host this workshop together with @ckronenberg.bsky.social in Paris this year! Please apply to enjoy French hospitality, pleasant views of Paris (Eiffel tower included) and of course some fantastic research!

#econsky et al. I am happy to announce the #call_for_papers for the 2026 Economics of Mental Health Workshop! The workshop is hosted by @peibich.bsky.social at Paris Dauphine and takes place from June 22-23. They keynotes are @jcmecon.bsky.social & Marco Bertoni. 1/n

I’m on a bus in Germany. As far as I know, it’s going to the right place but a woman just ran from the back of the bus to the front to talk to the driver. She’s agitated.

The word 'control', as in 'control group' apparently comes from counter-roll,” a duplicate register made to verify an official account. The term “control” entered scientific language in the 1870s [meaning] a standard of comparison to check inferences from an experiment. The main use of the term...

Wondering whether I am weird normalo for not having a newton meter torque wrench at home. I've now encountered the second manual that suggests I use one. These are regular DIY manuals for kids stuff.

What's the simplest and free way to schedule posts on here? I only need/want to schedule at most 10 posts per year.

#econsky ‼️ Seeking guidance on quantifying the tone of emails. Currently using a continuous score from RoBERTa 3-sentiment model (a transformer-based pre-trained language model) and human-RA labels.

Germany only second to the US in AI assisted code 👀🤯