📢 We are excited to share a new JKU Linz Working Paper: "The Color of Knowledge: Impacts of Tutor Race on Learning and Performance" by @vojtabartos.bsky.social, @uglogowsky.bsky.social, and Johannes Rincke Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp... #EconSky

🧵 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. 👇

👋 A big LISER welcome to Prof. Martin Halla (@mhalla.bsky.social) who is presenting at our FLARE LISER Research Seminar Series 🗣️ Today, Martin presents "Son Preferences and #MentalHealth of Fathers”, co-authored w/ @uglogowsky.bsky.social & Johanna Reuter ℹ️ Learn more: www.liser.lu/events//RSS_...

📢 We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Employment Research (@iabnews.bsky.social) for our research project on the gig economy! #EconSky Link: econjobmarket.org/positions/11... start date: October 2025 Some German knowledge is required.

The rising cost of motherhood in Germany cepr.org/voxeu/column... via @voxeu.org @dominiksachs.bsky.social, Emanuel Hansen, Holger Lüthen

„The Parenthood Penalty in Mental Health: Evidence from Austria and Denmark”: On 14 May 2025, @uglogowsky.bsky.social (@jku.at) spoke at a #WIFO Research Seminar about parenthood and mental health. 🔽 Watch the video here buff.ly/QRbuX5k

Linz is a great city and a great econ department!

📢 WE are hiring a Professor in Labor Economics at JKU Linz! Come and join us! We are a young and active department with a strong focus in applied econ. Link: tinyurl.com/jkulabor Please help us spread the word and RT.

💫💫💫 We invite applications for a full Professorship in Labor Economics. Apply by June 18, 2025 More info: www.jku.at/en/the-jku/w... Please share widely! #EconSky #AcademicJobs #EconJobs #LaborEconomics

📢Heavily revised working paper on AI + Zoning — with @alexbartik.bsky.social and Dan Milo, we have a new draft of our paper which expands on our method to understand housing regulations with AI. Incudes a new public data release with more housing regulation data:

Grundsicherung, aber wie? Ein neues Experiment belebt den Traum vom bedingungslosen Grundeinkommen. Doch es führt in die Irre, stattdessen braucht Deutschland endlich eine bedarfsorientierte Grundsicherung, die Arbeit nicht bestraft. Eine Anleitung zur Reparatur zeitung.faz.net/faz/wirtscha...

This is getting out of control #econsky

Just finished teaching a class on taxation in the Economics and Public Policy master's at @sciencespo.bsky.social. My slides, heavily inspired by courses by Charles Brendon, @gabrielzucman.bsky.social, and Emmanuel Saez, are here: 👉 wouterleenders.eu/KAFP3355/06_... Feedback very welcome!

📢 New publication by @uglogowsky.bsky.social, E. Hansen, @dominiksachs.bsky.social, and H. Lüthen in the European Economic Review! Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Also, check out the great thread 🧵 below 👇 #EconSky

Markus Nagler @fau.de delivering the keynote at our JKU Linz staff retreat.

📢 Another new JKU Linz Working Paper by @rboheim.bsky.social, @dapichler.bsky.social, and Christine Zulehner (WIFO, @wifo.bsky.social): "Gendered labour market dynamics across generations: Parental and local determinants of the daughter-son pay gap" Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp... #EconSky

We had a great couple of days with many engaging presentations at our annual staff retreat. Many thanks to @michaelirlacher.bsky.social for the organization!

🚨 New #Publication: We tracked how policy and parenthood reshaped gender inequality in Germany from the 1960s to today. In early decades, only 14% of the gender gap was due to kids—now it's 64%. How did children become the biggest factor? Thread🧵 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 with Hansen, @dominiksachs.bsky.social & Lüthen

📢 New Research Publication 📢 The paper “The evolution of child-related gender inequality in Germany and the role of family policies, 1960–2018” by @uglogowsky.bsky.social, E. Hansen, @dominiksachs.bsky.social, H. Lüthen, is now published in the European Economic Review! lmy.de/nuizl #EconSky

Die Steuerpläne der Parteien laut Wahlprogrammen:„Hier wie da wirft das Fragen auf.“ (FAZ) Und die Wende der USA zu Russland ist noch nicht berücksichtigt. (Quelle: Daten des Instituts der deutschen Wirtschaft IW, 18. Februar 2025 in Berlin)

The new semester is approaching, and we are thrilled to welcome the speakers for the Econ Spring 2025 Seminar Series in Lugano! 📅 Check out the full schedule below and join us if you're interested: idep.usi.ch/storage/app/... #USIEcon #econbluesky

🚨JOB OPENING🚨 JKU Linz is hiring! The fixed-term position (6 years) is in micro theory or IO. Ideally, candidates are interested in energy and environmental economics. Deadline Jan 31. Please share. #EconSky Ad (requires EJM login): econjobmarket.org/positions/11396

📢 Peter Öhlinger (@peteroehlinger.bsky.social) developed an R Shiny Web App that allows students to actively engage with macroeconomic models, visualize their dynamics, and experiment with variables in real-time. Check out the App website here: peteroehlinger.shinyapps.io/intro-macro/ #Econsky

We have a 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐡𝐃-𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 in our PhD program available for someone interested in applied microeconomics/labor economics. Limited teaching load. Please spread the word and RT! #EconSky #EconSkyD Any questions about the position feel free to contact me. More information here 👇

Submit your papers to the next @cepr.org Public Economics Annual Symposium, taking place in Cologne on June 5-6, 2025. Co-organized with @sigginho.bsky.social and Johannes Spinnewijn, keynotes by Cecile Gaubert and @omzidar.bsky.social! cepr.org/events/cepr-...

🚨 8th Economics of Media Bias Workshop 2025 🚨 Working on media economics? Check out the call, help spread the word to your colleagues and submit your exciting work! Frankfurt, May 8-9 Keynote by Elliott Ash More infos: mediabiasworkshop.org/event/8th-ec... #EconSky #MediaBias

Tom Costello ( @tomcostello.bsky.social ) has made freely available tools that let you build LLM interaction into Qualtrics publish.obsidian.md/qualtrics-do...