🚨We are hiring a two-year postdoctoral researcher (80%) at the University of Zurich within the new Horizon Europe project WELFAIR on the political implications of technological change, demographic ageing and rising inequality. The full job ad is here: tinyurl.com/3b6ddm25 Apply by August 9, 2026.

Long-term unemployment is a policy choice, not an individual failing. Evidence from the #Marienthal #JobGuarantee shows we can end it, and at a cost public budgets can afford. I am glad to see my work in this area recognized by the #WileyResearchHeroes Prize, in the Impact Beyond Academia category.

#Walmart #Supercenter openings are associated with a 2.2 percentage point (18%) rise in #poverty, and the increase persists for at least a decade. Our article is now published in #LabourEconomics, with @zparolin.bsky.social, Clemente Pignatti & Rafael Pintro-Schmitt.

#BasicIncome and #JobGuarantee are often pitted against each other. In our @econfip.bsky.social brief with @maxkasy.bsky.social, we argue they can be complements: Cash gives autonomy & security; Guaranteed jobs add latent benefits of work that cash alone doesn't deliver econfip.org/wp-content/u...

The American Sociological Review issue with our paper on labor unions and Walmart's buyer power, with @joshuachoper.bsky.social and @zparolin.bsky.social, is now out alongside several other articles that are worth checking out: journals.sagepub.com/toc/asra/91/3

Heute diskutieren wir konkrete Möglichkeiten zur Umsetzung des Rechts auf Arbeit im Rahmen der #Marienthal #Jobgarantie und deren Übertragbarkeit auf Deutschland bei der G.I.B. – Gestaltung, Innovation und Beratung in der Arbeits- und Sozialpolitik GmbH in Nordrhein-Westfalen.

#Marienthal wurde 1933 zum Synonym für die Zerstörungskraft von #Arbeitslosigkeit. Nun hat die Gemeinde gezeigt, dass eine #Jobgarantie funktioniert. Für @surplusmagazin.de beleuchten @maxkasy.bsky.social & ich die Ergebnisse: Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit abgeschafft, höhere Einkommen, besseres Leben.

What I am particularly excited about is my methodological toy project: We provide a template and replication package for single-case studies in cross-national comparative research: reproducible, easy to update and adjustable to other countries and periods: doi.org/10.17605/OSF...

Join us in Vienna to discuss inequality, economic mobility & labor markets! With @franziskadbacher.bsky.social and @izmartinez86.bsky.social I'm stoked to announce this workshop, keynotes by @emilynix100.bsky.social and @natewilmers.bsky.social. Nov 19-20, submit by June 30: www.wu.ac.at/ineq/ws26

New paper with @philiprathgeb.bsky.social in Journal of European Social Policy: #SocialInsurance is blamed for entrenching insider-outsider divides & weakening redistribution. Drawing on #Austria, we show it can be more solidaristic and resilient than means-tested benefits. doi.org/10.1177/0958...

Just accepted at #LabourEconomics Our full paper: docs.iza.org/dp17323.pdf

🚨 Out now: Die neunte Surplus-Ausgabe »Der Preis des Krieges« ist da. Der nächste Preisschock ist da. Statt Kürzungen brauchen wir Entlastungen. In den nächsten Tagen im Briefkasten, am Kiosk oder sofort online auf: 👉 www.surplusmagazin.de/surplus-9-de...

That's how I like to start the week. @philiprathgeb.bsky.social and I show, on Austria's case, that social insurance systems are a viable tool to reconcile strong deservingness conceptions with large-scale redistribution: they can promote solidarity while remaining politically resilient.

Danke für deine Inspiration, Jean! R.I.P. Foto: Genf, 2016.

Out now at American Sociological Review: "Countervailing Powers: Labor Unions Against the Buyer Power of Walmart Supercenters" with @joshuachoper.bsky.social & @zparolin.bsky.social We find that unions deter Walmart but where Walmart opens, it harms union members journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

With @joshuachoper.bsky.social & @lukaslehner.bsky.social in the American Sociological Review, we ask: What happens to organized labor when Walmart Supercenters enter a local labor market? Broadly, how do worker power and buyer power interact to shape inequality? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Ein Teil langzeitarbeitsloser Personen hat keine Chance einen stabilen Job zu finden, trotz gut ausgebauter Arbeitsmarktpolitik. Ihnen hilft dauerhafte, öffentlich geschaffene Beschäftigung die über kurze Transitjobs hinausgeht, wie mehrere Evaluierungen zeigen. burgenland.orf.at/stories/3352...

Beschäftigungsprojekte wirken; besonders dann, wenn sie längerfristig angelegt sind. Mit dem ORF (@romygreiner.bsky.social) habe ich über die Dringlichkeit gesprochen, Angebote für jene Personen auszubauen, denen bestehende Arbeitsmarktprogramme nicht helfen. on.orf.at/video/143237...

Congratulations @atanaspekanov.bsky.social on being proposed as Deputy PM of Bulgaria, with the EU funds portfolio. All the best for what will be a challenging job, and an encouraging sign for Bulgaria and Europe.

Love employment research and policy? We do too! @upjohninstitute.bsky.social is hiring a full-time research analyst. Our current RAs' degrees range from BA to PhD, so give the opening a look. #econ_ra #EconSky #sociology #policysky

The Atkinson Conference on Economic and Social Inequality will take place on 10-11 September at Nuffield College (Oxford). ▶️Plenaries: Philippe Aghion, Janet Gornick & roundable moderated by FT's Sarah O'Connor. 🚩CfP Deadline: 22 May. Join us in Oxford! Details here: atkinsonconference.github.io

We're hiring! @ineq-wu.bsky.social (@wuvienna.bsky.social) is looking for a Pre-Doc Researcher to study wage inequality using Austrian administrative microdata alongside @lukaslehner.bsky.social and me. Details and application: wirtschaftsuniversitaet-wien-portal.rexx-systems.com/Project-staf...

Heute Abend diskutieren wir #Grundeinkommen und #Jobgarantie im Rahmen der Buchpräsentation von "Soziale Sicherung, Arbeit und Teilhabe". Uni Wien 18:30, Eintritt ohne Anmeldung.

A postdoc position is now available in my project Markets and Mobility: How Employers Structure Economic Opportunity. Start date flexible within the next 12 months, apply by 9 May. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Excited to share this soon: @socsci.ox.ac.uk is releasing a film on impact in the social sciences. Stay tuned. #OxSSIC26, #ImpactInMotion

Evidence has come under threat around the world but universities are pushing ahead to contribute to solving some of the world's largest problems (climate change, unemployment...) We discussed pathways ahead for social sciences at the Impact Conference of @socsci.ox.ac.uk. #OxSSIC26 #ImpactInMotion

A new Economics for Inclusive Prosperity policy brief on basic income and job guarantees, by Max Kasy and Lukas Lehner econfip.org/policy-brief...

Unsere Evaluierung der #Jobgarantie #Marienthal #MAGMA ist nun auf Deutsch via #AMS verfügbar Das Projekt wurde 2020 von @svenhergovich.bsky.social ins Leben gerufen und von @maxkasy.bsky.social und mir evaluiert. Die Jobgarantie hat die Langzeitarbeitslosigkeit lokal de facto abgeschafft. 1/5

Young Economists Conference 2026: call for papers is now online, keynotes confirmed! 📆 #yec2026 in Vienna on September 17 and 18, 2026 📣 Keynotes by @ceciliarikap.bsky.social and @izaskunzuazu.bsky.social ✉️ Submit your work until May 10: wien.arbeiterkammer.at/yec2026

Join us today online for Alexandra Roulet's talk on "Making Labor Markets Work for Workers and Businesses", hosted by @zparolin.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social @oxmartinschool.bsky.social. I'll be moderating the event and look forward to a vibrant discussion. www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/makin...

Wenn Arbeitskräfte knapp sind, müssen Löhne steigen und Arbeitsbedingungen besser werden. Mit Bruno Jaschke vom @falter.at habe ich über Mangelberufe und die Situation am österreichischen Arbeitsmarkt gesprochen.

Excited to join Economics for Inclusive Prosperity @econfip.bsky.social, an initiative whose members and goals I have looked up to since its foundation. Also excited that our #EfIP policy brief (with @maxkasy.bsky.social) on #JobGuarantee and #BasicIncome is now out: econfip.org/policy-brief...

Employment is an effective integration tool, so early labour market access matters for asylum seekers. Long periods of inactivity reduce integration prospects and increase fiscal costs. @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social and I spoke about this to ORF: orf.at/stories/3421...

Reform UK recently claimed that the UK’s benefits bill would be much higher than in other Western countries. That's simply incorrect. I spoke to @timharford.ft.com for #BBC More or Less about the actual cost of welfare. BBC: www.bbc.com/audio/play/p... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6WyJ...

Der Berufseinstieg für junge Studienabsolvent:innen ist derzeit schwierig. Gleichzeitig bleibt eine gute Ausbildung einer der wichtigsten Schutzfaktoren gegen Arbeitslosigkeit; gerade über den Erwerbsverlauf. Mit der Kleinen Zeitung habe ich darüber gesprochen: www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/2...

📢🚨 PhD position in my new "@welgain.bsky.social" project 🚨 📢 I am looking for a 🎓 PhD student 🎓 interested in impact evaluation, welfare programs, labor & public economics, social policy & inequality, to work with me at NTNU in Trondheim (www.ntnu.edu). (1/3) 👇

I’m hiring a postdoc! Flexible in terms of details, but I’m looking for someone to collaborate with on research about labor market inequality. I’ll review applications as they come in and the posting just went up here: apply.interfolio.com/178873

Aktuell subventionieren Branchen mit stabiler Beschäftigung jene mit instabiler Beschäftigung. Experience Ratings, wie in den USA, würden dies eindämmen. Mit dem ORF habe ich über die aktuell steigende Arbeitslosigkeit in Österreich gesprochen: on.orf.at/video/143022... noe.orf.at/stories/3332...

Excited to be part of this project, where we'll aim to improve cost-benefit analysis of social policies over the next four years. Thanks for leading the work, @robertoiacono.org!

Lukas Lehner Wins International Awards For Dissertation ➽ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/lukas-lehner-wins-international-awards-for-dissertation @lukaslehner.bsky.social has received two international awards for his dissertation completed @ox.ac.uk @dspi-oxford.bsky.social

Many congratulations to our alumnus @lukaslehner.bsky.social who has received 2 awards for his dissertation completed during his DPhil at DSPI: 'Beyond Unemployment: An Investigation of Social Policies to Empower Workers in a Changing World of Work' ⬇️ #Employmeny #SocialPolicy

Thrilled and honoured to receive the @upjohninstitute.bsky.social 2025 Dissertation Award 🏆 Congrats to @amyburnettcross.bsky.social & Omeed! Truly grateful to my mentors and collaborators, especially @simonjaeger.bsky.social & @maxkasy.bsky.social. Can’t quite believe it looking at past winners.

Just out in the New York Times: My op-ed on the limits of data-privacy and the need for democratic control in the age of AI. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o... @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Does deliberative democracy affect peoples’ political agency and redistributive preferences? A new WP by @franziskadbacher.bsky.social, Martin Haselmayer, @lukaslehner.bsky.social, @severinrapp.bsky.social & @frawin.bsky.social uses a field experiment to answer this question. bit.ly/4q4qq3P

🎖️ The Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt! Over the last two centuries the world has seen sustained economic growth. This year’s laureates explain how innovation provides the impetus for further progress. #PrizeinEconomicSciences #NobelPrize

In tomorrow's seminar at the @stone-lis.bsky.social I will be presenting my paper "The Good Council: Deliberating inequality in a field experiment" (w @frawin.bsky.social @lukaslehner.bsky.social @franziskadbacher.bsky.social and Martin Haselmayer). Join: stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/programs/mul...

New WP: We study how minimum wage increases affect poverty and food hardship in the U.S from 1981-2019. Different from recent work, we study the Supplemental Poverty Measure + two measures of food hardship, factor in cost-of-living differences, and more. www.iza.org/publications...

From the INEQ archive 📂 In INEQ Research Note 2024|02, @elist.bsky.social and @lukaslehner.bsky.social analyse the relationship between unionisation, works councils, and firm performance. 📄 Find all INEQ Research Notes here: short.wu.ac.at/ineq_rn (Only in German) #INEQ #INEQ_RN © List & Lehner

Die Wirtschaft strauchelt, die Arbeitslosigkeit steigt – und immer mehr Menschen finden auch über lange Zeit keinen Job. Doch es gibt erprobte und überraschend günstige Ansätze.

Heute besuchten Finanzminister @markusmarterbauer.bsky.social und #JobGarantie-Initiator Landesrat @svenhergovich.bsky.social Marienthal, wo ich ihnen neue Ergebnisse unserer Evaluierung vorstellen konnte. @derstandard.at hat den Besuch zusammengefasst: www.derstandard.at/story/300000...