Paper with Alessandro Lizzeri and @vkecht.bsky.social can be found here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3sje7...

Our explanation: they are generalists, and that skill set is in high demand given high industry uncertainty. Generalists are good at curbing volatility, but tend to be old unless they come from a consulting background. Consultant CEOs‘ young age may thus be a contributing factor to firm growth.

Trump has made clear: the EU is on its own to defend itself & support 🇺🇦. But the EU controls an important asset: foreign reserves by the 🇷🇺 Central Bank. It is imperative not to give this asset up in a lopsided deal on Trump’s & Putin’s terms but to use it for rebuilding 🇺🇦. www.ft.com/content/3cab...

One week left to apply for our PhD Workshop in June 2025 at @iza.org, but why wait? We will bring together a group of outstanding PhD students working in applied behavioral and labor economics! conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh...

🚨 We are hosting the 1st IZA PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics in Bonn (June 12-13, 2025)🚨 🗣️ Keynotes by @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) and Chris Roth (U Cologne) 👉 Submissions (Jan 31) conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh... Please share and apply!