Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law. They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.

Open call for applications, Fiscal and Monetary Policy Boot Camp for Doctoral Students. Boot Camp to be held in Cambridge, MA on May 7–8, 2026. Submit applications by 11:59pm EDT on February 4, 2026. More information: www.nber.org/calls-papers...

In today's job market post, Sneha Nimmagadda shows in India that mothers misperceive how stunted their kids are, because so many other kids around are also stunted. Correcting this perception changes beliefs and feeding practices, increasing weight for age blogs.worldbank.org/en/impacteva...

Muy feliz y honrada de contribuir a esta gran iniciativa de la Facultad de Economía - Uniandes! economia.uniandes.edu.co/voces/mas-al... En esta entrada resumo un nuevo documento de trabajo co-autorado con mis increíbles colegas @chrambrosio.bsky.social y Juliana Quigua: www.iza.org/publications...

This is me right now

I've spent a lot of time thinking about this fascinating exchange Colbert had with Dua Lipa, when she asked him about the role his faith plays in his comedy.

Likely for the first time in history, in April 2025, the U.S. imported more wine from Canada than it exported (by value), resulting in a US$1.99 million wine trade deficit.

What happened when the U.S. forcibly sent 400,000 Mexican workers back to Mexico in the 1930s? The employment rate of native workers *went down* noticeably as a direct result. (You read that correctly) Why? Forced repatriation destroyed low-skill markets. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Call for Papers for the 4th meeting of LACEA's Urban Economics Network is out! FGV São Paulo, Dec 5-6, 2025 Keynotes: Gilles Duranton (Wharton) & Ingrid Gould Ellen (NYU) Deadline for submission: Jul 15th @urbaneconomics.bsky.social @fgvoficial.bsky.social

I am excited to share that our paper "Responses to Extreme Temperatures: Migrant Networks and International Migration from El Salvador" with @anamibanez.bsky.social, Juliana Quigua and @jimenaromero.bsky.social has been conditionally accepted at the AEJ: Economic Policy! #econsky #academicsky

Pope Leo's first sermon and, uh, his using the phrase "be ever more fully a city set upon a hill" and cf'ing it to Rev 21:10 instead of any of the others before saying "many baptized Christians" are "living in a state of practical atheism" is. Well. Shots fired! www.npr.org/2025/05/09/g...

Quite the quote.

"This paper studies whether working from home (WFH) affects workers' performance in public sector jobs... we find that WFH increases productivity by 12%." @afenizia.bsky.social Evidence that administrations that reject WFH harm efficiency. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

You: "I should really submit that abstract on wealth inequality." Also you: waits until the last possible second. 🔥 THE LAST POSSIBLE SECOND IS NOW 🔥 CfP for our Wealth Conference closes APRIL 28. Submit or regret it! www.lmu.de/isi/en/lates...

Newest Gender & Politics Elements on how romantic partners shape politicians careers is available for free download. Congrats @ollefolke.bsky.social @johannarickne.bsky.social & Moa Frödin Gruneau 🔥🔥🔥 @dzobrien.bsky.social @rblaifeder.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/element...

It was so great seeing you @chrambrosio.bsky.social in such a great conference! #econsky

Me, working on my little articles and book projects in February 2025:

"I don't know, I was kinda picturing the future as having more flying cars and less fascism. But I guess A.I. is kinda like, you know, a mixture of the two?"

With @jeromevalette.bsky.social & Simone Bertoli, we are thrilled to announce the Call for Papers for the 3rd edition of the Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration on 23-24 June 2025 @CERDI, Clermont-Ferrand, France. Submit until 23 February 2025 on economig2025.sciencesconf.org

If working on migration, send your papers to our 3rd Humans LACEA. The call closes today @voxlacea

The call closes today! Send your papers!!

HUGE AMAZING news. Please share!!! EGEN, the Empirical Study of Gender Research Network, announces its 2025 prize competition, up to $5000, for cutting edge research on gender and politics. Due Feb 1, 2025 www.egenpolisci.org #gendersky #polisky @egenpolisci.bsky.social @mirya.bsky.social

For those who are interested, here are the Nobel prize lectures in economics. Thank you. www.youtube.com/live/YcuxbYU...

I am happy to be in Mexico for our 3rd LACEA’s #LAUrban at @Banxico starting now! Thanks to our local organizers and LAUrban members who have helped in making this a reality! Lorenzo Aldeco, @jorpppp, @guillermo_alves, @JDelaRocaUSC

Econ RA/Predoc Opportunity! Ben Feigenberg & I are looking for an RA to work with us on projects studying the impacts of restorative justice in schools. Apply here! uchicago.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern... @econ_ra @UChicago @thisisUIC @HarrisPolicy @BeckerFriedman #EconSky

This is legendary from @sarahjeong.bsky.social. I appreciate her drunkenly walking the world through a coup attempt and then writing it up. www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...

@andresmoya.bsky.social and others' work on how psychosocial support to caregivers in conflict-affect Colombia can improve maternal mental health and child development. www.jointdatacenter.org/wp-content/u...

"Under my leadership, we have instituted an assessment program where we assess how we assess what we already assessed, using learning outcomes that include all of the buzzwords someone in admin told us were important."

I've posted several times about the working paper, but the publication on "AER: Insights" is a good occasion to do it again: immigrants to the US have been less likely to be incarcerated for over 50 years **even without controlling for demographic characteristics.** www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

We are thrilled to have Jim Robinson visiting Universidad de los Andes for a tribute to his continuing alliance with the university and the country, and to hear insights about his motivations and trajectory. #EconSky

Contested boundaries: migration and citizenship regimes in comparative perspective Call for papers for the @mpc-eui.bsky.social @globalcit.bsky.social annual conference May 8-9 2025 EUI, Florence, Italy migrationpolicycentre.eu/call-for-pap...

With @ginvernizzi.bsky.social, @carloprato.bsky.social and Shigeo Hirano, we're thrilled to announce the inaugural Bocconi-Columbia Conference on Political, Social, and Economic Inequality. 📅 Mark your calendars: June 19-20, 2025 at Bocconi University!

How long would your commute take in 1680? Mine would be about a day and a half. @camunicampop.bsky.social has a brilliant tool for calculating travel times in Roman, 1680, 1830, 1911 and 2024. 🗃️ www.travelintimes.org/journey/52.2...

In LACEA with James Robinson and @afonsecagalvis.bsky.social

Our work with José Nuño-Ledesma on Workers, Workplaces, Sorting and Wage Dispersion in Mexico has been published in Economía LACEA! economia.lse.ac.uk/articles/10.... We measure the contribution of workers, firms, and sorting to wage dispersion in Mexico and its regions. #EconSky

IMHO as a corruption researcher, pundits seriously UNDERestimate crony capitalist Orbanseque turn in 🇺🇸 politics moving forward Similarly, pundits OVERestimate voter punishment of corruption Here’s why ⤵️ Based on 2017 research overview with @hectorsolaz.bsky.social: shorturl.at/HfNlU A 🧵 1/n

I started a starter pack of economists working on gender. It's sparsely populated, so please point out people I've missed. go.bsky.app/P6kvUEe

Another way in which I wish Americans were more familiar with actual authoritarian regimes: even an economic disaster won't necessarily displace an authoritarian government. I mean, just look at Venezuela!

I have just set up a starter pack for Latin Americanists. Please share it widely so we can develop a larger community of researchers engaged in Latin American Studies from a broad interdisciplinary perspective. Thanks go.bsky.app/UjzLMBx

We're hiring PhDs at @Banxico Econ Research! We have a position in Industrial Organization / Applied Econometrics: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.... and one in all fields: www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.... We have a large and diverse team and 🇲🇽 is great! #Econjobmarket #EconSky 👇

Missing workshop CfPs on #EconSky? Let me just (re-)post here my favorite recent ones on development/labor/migration/spatial. Credits go to all the organizers (who may not be on BS yet). Enjoy!