📢 We are proud to share a new publication by @karinmayrdorn.bsky.social, @gaianarciso.bsky.social, Duc Anh Dang, and Hien Phan in the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄! 🥳 "Trade diversion and labor market adjustment: Vietnam and the U.S.-China trade war" (open access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📢 We are excited to share a new JKU Linz Working Paper: "End-of-life medical spending: Patterns and household spillovers" by @ahammeralex.bsky.social and Lea-Karla Matic Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp...

🎓 Glückwunsch zur Habilitation an der JKU! @danielschaefer.bsky.social habilitierte mit „On the structure of wages and aggregate wage dynamics“. Die Arbeit analysiert Lohnanpassungen, nominale Lohnrigidität sowie deren makroökonomische Folgen. Ein wichtiger akademischer Meilenstein! 👏 Credit: JKU

Großes Danke an das Department of Economics und vor allem an meine Kolleg:innen, Koautor:innen und Mentor:innen für die vielen Gespräche, Feedback und Support auf dem Weg zur Habilitation. Ich freue mich sehr auf alles, was in Forschung & Lehre an der JKU noch kommt!

🎓 Future economists outside the EU/EEA Two international MSc (entry in October): 🔹Economic & Business Analytics 👉 lnkd.in/dTRqDGds 🔹Economics (Policy Analysis) 👉 lnkd.in/dQ57rNkf 🗓 Apply Feb 6-Mar 31 | 📍 Linz, Austria ⏰ Early application strongly recommended (for admission & visa processing!)

📢 We are excited to share a new JKU Linz Working Paper: "Unequal Hiring Wages and their Impact on the Gender Pay Gap" by Tho Pham, @danielschaefer.bsky.social, and @singletonecon.bsky.social Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp...

📆 Join us on January 21 at our economics research seminar with Amanda Dahlstrand (Uni Zurich, @econ.uzh.ch), who will present "Does Division of Labor Increase Productivity? Evidence from Primary Care." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen...

We are happy to announce that the inaugural Bern/Linz Innovation & Knowledge (BLInK) Workshop will take place next week at the University of Bern. Many thanks to @igorletina.bsky.social and @jsndr.bsky.social for putting together a fantastic program.

📆 Join us on January 14 at our economics research seminar with Florian Englmaier (LMU Munich, @econmunich.bsky.social), who will present "Management and performance in the public sector: Evidence from German municipalities." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/institut-fue...

🎓 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 für JKU Dissertation⁣ ⁣ Herzliche Gratulation an @florastiftinger.bsky.social! Ihre Dissertation “𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺“ wurde mit dem Award of Excellence ausgezeichnet, einem Staatspreis für herausragende Dissertationen in Österreich.

Von chronischen Lebererkrankungen bis zu rechtlichen Folgen maschinellen Entscheidens: Die DFG richtet 10 neue #Forschungsgruppen ein. Eine der neuen Forschungsgruppen wird im Rahmen der D-A-CH-Zusammenarbeit mit dem Schweizerischen Nationalfonds @snf-fns.ch gefördert. Einzelheiten: sohub.io/5e3j

📆 Join us on November 26 at our economics research seminar with Heather Sarsons, who will present "Measuring Gender Attitudes."

🚨JOB OPENING🚨 JKU Linz is hiring an Assistant Professor in Microeconomics (non-tenure track, 6 years). The target date for applications is Nov 15, the hard deadline Nov 20. Please share within your network! Job ad and application (requires EJM login): econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

We’re excited to host Simon Jäger (Princeton University, @simonjaeger.bsky.social) for the 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗪. 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: “Varieties of Collective Bargaining: An International Perspective.” December 10, 2025, at @jku.at Details & registration: www.jku.at/kurt-rothsch...

📆 Join us on November 12 at our economics research seminar with Julian Hinz (@julianhi.nz), who will present "To russia with Love? The Impact of Sanctions on Regime Support." More info and abstract: julianhinz.com

Beautiful Autumn colors at our JKU campus 🍂🦆

#EconJobMarket💼 Meet Jonas Casper, JM-candidate @econmunich.bsky.social 🎓JMP: Unproductive Exporters 🔍Research topics: International Trade, Spatial Economics 🌐 Website: jonascasper.github.io

Shoutout to the trade community – trade is likely to be one of our focus areas! Make sure to apply if you work on international trade.

🥁2nd Call for Papers for @centrefiw.bsky.social Research Conference ‘International Economics’. DL: shorturl.at/XRmyC ❗️Extended Deadline: Nov 16, 2025. Conference Date: Feb 19–20, 2026, WU Vienna. #internationaleconomics #callforpapers Submit your papers here: conference2026.fiw.ac.at

📆 Join us on November 5 at our economics research seminar with Paolo Zacchia (CERGE-EI, @cerge-ei.bsky.social), who will present "The Heterogeneous Consequences of Reduced Labor Costs on Firm Productivity." More info and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen...

🥁 @centrefiw.bsky.social Research Conference International Economics 📍WU Vienna | 📅 Feb 19–20, 2026. Keynote Lecture: Lionel Fontagné 📝Reminder: Final week for submissions - we look forward to your contribution! Deadline: Oct. 31, 2025! ℹ️ fiw.ac.at/event/18-fiw... #CallforPapers #FIWConference

Join our team! We are hiring a Postdoc in International Economics at the University of Oldenburg: uol.de/job752en Happy to chat 🙂

Next year, we will host the VfS Annual Meeting in Innsbruck. I look forward to seeing many of you on our beautiful campus in the Alps. #VfS_Conf2026

Great fun als always. Many thanks for organizing this one @michaelirlacher.bsky.social @ineshelmecon.bsky.social @karinmayrdorn.bsky.social. 👏 👏 👏

Thanks to everyone for making the 4th @centrefiw.bsky.social workshop @jku-economics.bsky.social a great success again! @ho2604.bsky.social @ineshelmecon.bsky.social @karinmayrdorn.bsky.social

📢 @centrefiw.bsky.social announces its 18. Research Conference ‘International Economics’! 📅 February 19-20, 2026 📍 @wuvienna.bsky.social 🎙️ Keynote: @lionel-fontagne.bsky.social ((University Paris 1, PSE) 📝 Submission deadline: Oct. 31, 2025 CfP ➡️ www.fiw.ac.at/event/18-fiw... #CallForPapers

I had a lot of fun with great people at the @centrefiw.bsky.social research retreat last weekend.

🌟 A big thank you to all the participants of the @centrefiw.bsky.social -Retreat 2025 at Schneeberg! It was a pleasure to bring together brilliant Austrian trade economists to discuss ongoing research and exchange ideas for future activities! #FIW #Economics #Collaboration #Research

The @cep-lse.bsky.social @warwickecon.bsky.social Junior Trade Workshop will take place on Sept 22 @cep-lse.bsky.social. Come meet and provide feedback to six promising JMCs! UK-based trade/urban/spatial aficionados are welcome to register here: cep.lse.ac.uk/_new/events/...

I have leftover funding for a PhD student for one year (ideally Sept '25 - Sept '26). Might be a good fit for someone wanting to delay going on the market. Please send interested students my way!

📢 We are proud to share a new publication by Jackie Chan, @michaelirlacher.bsky.social, and @michaeljkoch.bsky.social in the 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬! 🥳 Link: direct.mit.edu/rest/article... Also, check out the great 🧵 about the paper below 👇 #EconSky

I’m very happy to share our latest publication on how mergers reshape multiproduct firms—below is a short thread summarizing the key insights. Joint work with great friends and coauthors Jackie M.L. Chan and @michaeljkoch.bsky.social (@aarhusbss.bsky.social‬)

Personal news: I will be joining the University of Oldenburg as a Professor of International Economics in August! I'm deeply grateful to all those who have supported me at the University of Tübingen and beyond along the path to tenure and I'm excited for the new chapter. Also: I am hiring... 1/2

Good news on trade. Arne, Mario, Philipp and I construct a dataset on ‘trade specialists’. We find that the trade costs for the specialists are four times lower than for non-specialists. The corresponding welfare gain from globally efficient trade is 80%!

So looking forward to our Global Ecoonomic Networks Workshop next week at Lake Como! The exciting program is now availbale via: sites.google.com/site/peterep...

in armenia with wonderful company @armecona.bsky.social

Nice to see our paper on China’s rare earth export restrictions featured on the NBER website: www.nber.org

📆 Join us on June 25 at our economics research seminar with David Chan (UC Berkeley Haas, @berkeleyhaas.bsky.social), who will present "Are Guidelines Worth Following? Treatment Decisions Under Scientific Uncertainty." More info and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen... #EconSky

📆 Join us on June 24 (Tuesday) at our economics research seminar with Giovanni Peri, who will present "The Contribution of Foreign Master's Students to US Start-Ups." More info and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen... #EconSky

We are hiring. @centrefiw.bsky.social PhD-Position in International Economics. ⬇️ #Econsky

Great view from the seminar room 🤩. Thanks for the invitation!

Join us for the next Kiel Trade Talk with @michaelirlacher.bsky.social! He’ll show how large multiproduct firms shape wages & what that means for labor markets in times of rising firm concentration 👉 www.ifw-kiel.de/institute/ev... @jku-economics.bsky.social @jku.at @julianhi.nz

🧵 1/ 🚨 Job Opening: Join us at Johannes Kepler University Linz! I'm hiring a Pre-Doc / PhD-track Research Assistant in microeconomic theory with a focus on market design & game theory. Perfect for those considering a PhD or looking for a 1–2 year RA position. 👇

📆 Join us on June 18 at our economics research seminar with Shahroo Malik (WU Vienna, @wuvienna.bsky.social), who will present "Export Quality and Trade: A Theoretical and an Empirical Analysis." More info and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen... #EconSky

Only one week left to apply 👇 - Minimum gross salary €92,460 (overpayment customary) - Generous leave: 5 weeks paid vacation minimum - High living standards: public transport, healthcare, safety - Access to EU funding, e.g., ERC, Horizon Europe

📆 Join us on June 11 at our economics research seminar with Anne Sophie Lassen (@ansolassen.bsky.social), who will present "Earmarking Parental Leave to Fathers: Effects on Beliefs, Norms, and Childcare." More info and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen... #EconSky

And we’re underway! @ahammeralex.bsky.social starts off the First Annual Fife Applied Microeconomics and Golf Conference! #FifeAMGolf

📆 Join us on June 4 at our economics research seminar with Alejandro Cuñat (U Vienna, @uvienna-econ.bsky.social) who will present "Trade (Dis-)Integration and the Trade Balance." More info and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen... #EconSky

Gravity Rules! ⏬️🍏✨️ Now, at the HS6 🔎 still does!