PhD slots in health econ at Hamburg Center for Health Economics, University of Hamburg Germany Just came back from a visit and it's a vibrant city and Center. www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...

The 5th Ireland Masterclass in Health Economics will take place at @uniofgalway.bsky.social in Galway, Ireland, March 18-20, 2026. For info and to register, visit: blogs.cornell.edu/ireland-mast... Cc: #Econsky @ashecon.bsky.social @healtheconall.bsky.social

🚨 Rethinking Moral Hazard: Moral hazard in health insurance—the increased spending that comes when you get insured—is usually seen as wasteful due to insurance’s price distortion. This paper challenges that view.

Excited to share that my job market paper "Does Getting Forecasts Earlier Matter? Evidence from Winter Advisories and Vehicle Crashes" is forthcoming in AEJ Policy!

No wonder retailers ignore left digit bias. Indoctrination against it starts in school! Cc: @justinsydnor.bsky.social @nicolacetera.bsky.social

My department, Risk and Insurance at the Wisconsin School of Business, UW Madison is hiring for two positions (open rank) as part of a campus-wide hiring initiatives on AI and Climate/Environmental Challenges. Position links with full descriptions below. Please help spread the word.

Vanguard just announced a $100 account closure fee... for people who already hold accounts. Is this legal? What if they announced a $1 million account closure fee? Hard to have competition on fees if you can ex post assess new fees on customers for leaving!

New NBER WP: What is the objective of the firm? Shareholders want firms to set prices lower than the profit-maximizing price. 1/n www.nber.org/papers/w32064