Hans Henrik Sievertsen
@hhsievertsen.bsky.social
📤 2063
📥 628
📝 235
Economist at VIVE Co-editor at Economics of Education Review. Website: www.hhsievertsen.net
Hi
#EconSky
📢 New paper accepted at
#EconomicsofEducationReview
by Christopher Avery &
@abacherhicks.bsky.social
: "Inequality and within-school student-teacher assignment patterns" They use US-data to analyse within school matching of students and teachers. 1/3
11 days ago
1
14
5
Hi
#EconSky
📢 New paper accepted at
#EconomicsofEducationReview
by Landaud & Maurin:"Tracking when ranking matters" 👩🎓 The paper studies the effects of grouping students by prior achievement in a 2y program that prepares students for the competitive entrance exams
@ckcarruthers.bsky.social
1/N
18 days ago
1
4
1
Hi
#EconSky
📣 Introducing "Applied Econ Collective" 📣 Academia is full of fees: for submissions, workshops, software...😔
@yajnagovind.bsky.social
,
@ckronenberg.bsky.social
& I created an initiative to cover these costs Read more, apply or donate here:
opencollective.com/applied-econ...
loading . . .
Applied Econ Collective - Open Collective
We are a collective of applied economics researchers providing financial support for early-career colleagues to cover journal submission fees, conference fees software licenses and similar costs.
https://opencollective.com/applied-econ-collective
about 1 month ago
1
21
14
📢 New paper accepted at
#EconomicsofEducationReview
by De Benedetto, Silipo, and Ciccarelli: "Bridging the gap: The effect of National Operational Program (PON) on primary school performance" 1/N
#EconSky
@ckcarruthers.bsky.social
@tyleransom.bsky.social
@sandramcnally.bsky.social
2 months ago
1
5
0
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Colin Green
3 months ago
2 PhD positions at the Department of Economics at NTNU available 1. Open field
shorturl.at/dm9kH
2. EduGAP. Work with Jon Iversen, myself,
@lindseymacmillan.bsky.social
,
@gillwyness.bsky.social
, and Richard Murphy to understand assessment effects on student outcomes.
shorturl.at/1h74L
loading . . .
PhD in Economics (295348) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Job title: PhD in Economics (295348), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Thursday, April 2, 2026
https://shorturl.at/dm9kH
1
8
8
📢 New paper accepted at Economics of Education Review by Bedoya, Hoyos & Estrada: "Rule-based civil service: Evidence from a nationwide teacher reform in Mexico"
#EconSky
#EconomicsOfEducationReview
@ckcarruthers.bsky.social
@tyleransom.bsky.social
@sandramcnally.bsky.social
1/N
3 months ago
1
10
2
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Oskar Nordström Skans
3 months ago
Call for papers -- Wages, Employment and Inequality, part IV. Uppsala Sep 4-5. Keynotes
@simonjaeger.bsky.social
& Anna Salomons. Also confirmed Alexander Willén and Lena Hensvik. Its the 4th time I do this with
@tuomaskosonen.bsky.social
, great fun every time - join us!
verotutkimus.fi/en/wei-2026/
loading . . .
» Call for Papers: Workshop in Labor Economics: WEI IV in Uppsala on 4 – 5.9.2026
<p>The fourth Workshop in Labor Economics: Wages, Employment and Inequality (WEI IV) will be organized in Uppsala, Sweden, on September 4 – 5, 2026. The workshop has secured an outstanding lineup of s...
https://verotutkimus.fi/en/wei-2026/
1
4
5
📢 New paper accepted at Economics of Education Review! Assaad, Aydemir, Dayıoğlu and Kırdar: “Wage returns to human capital resulting from an extra year of primary school: Evidence from Egypt” 1/N
#EconSky
#EconomicsOfEducationReview
3 months ago
1
6
0
📢 New paper accepted at Economics of Education Review!
@simonbriole.bsky.social
“From teacher quality to teaching quality: Instructional productivity and teaching practices” 1/N
#EconSky
#EconomicsOfEducationReview
4 months ago
2
22
8
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Colin Green
4 months ago
4th Workshop on Education Economics and Policy (WEEP) to be held 7th-8th September in Trondheim, Norway.
sites.google.com/site/prgreen...
Keynotes: Elizabeth Cascio (Dartmouth) and Björn Öckert (IFAU) Call for papers open soon Funded by EduGAP project
samforsk.no/prosjekter/e...
#EconConf
loading . . .
WEEP 2026
The Department of Economics at NTNU and NTNU Samfunnsforskning are pleased to announce the 4th Workshop on Education Economics and Policy (WEEP) in Trondheim, Norway 7th-8th September 2026. We invite...
https://sites.google.com/site/prgreenc/weep-2026
0
15
9
Female presenters are interrupted 10% more I wrote about the new seminar dynamics paper in the AER here:
open.substack.com/pub/hanshenr...
#econsky
loading . . .
Female economists face 10% more interruptions in econ seminars
New AER paper on seminar dynamics
https://open.substack.com/pub/hanshenriksievertsen/p/female-economists-face-10-more-interruptions?r=5lzvqe&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
5 months ago
0
25
8
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Josefine Bohr Brask
6 months ago
⭐New paper!⭐ About generative network modelling - a key approach for understanding network structures. First half: We give a general introduction to generative network models Second half: We consider their use in animal behaviour research
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
1
13
4
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Josefine Bohr Brask
6 months ago
🌟New paper!🌟 Very happy to have been part of this fun project with
@delphinedemoor.bsky.social
and coauthors.
add a skeleton here at some point
0
2
1
Super important work by
@profsimonb.bsky.social
and the team 👍 How do we make sure kids get access good school? Check this ⬇️ work analysing policy alternatives!
add a skeleton here at some point
7 months ago
0
4
2
This week I read the forthcoming paper in AEJ: EP by Bowden, Rodriguez, Weingarten studying how a more lenient grading policy affected student behavior and outcomes As the table shows - pre: min effort for D -> 69 points - post: min effort for D -> 60 points
#econsky
1/N
7 months ago
1
4
1
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Ludovica Gazze
7 months ago
🚨
@andrealanauze.bsky.social
& I are organizing the 2nd women & femme-id ppl in enviro econ workshop ♀️🌱📈
#EconTwitter
Key dates: submit full paper or long abstract by Dec 3 Workshop: 9-10 April, in Venice, Italy Thx to
@cagewarwick.bsky.social
for 💰 &
@cepr.org
for support Link in 🧵 👇
1
12
17
2 new papers on smartphone use First, a new NBER working paper on Florida, suggesting that phone bans in school in the short run lead to worse outcomes, but improved outcomes in the longer run 1/2
#EconSky
7 months ago
1
3
2
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
EEA
7 months ago
👇#EJME 25/26 Mock Interviews: Recruiters needed! ℹ️on how to sign up:
www.eeassoc.org/news/call-re...
@david-schindler.de
@eayeconomists.bsky.social
@ecqe.bsky.social
@resmedia.bsky.social
0
2
3
New Research I came across this week
#EconSky
1: Teaching negotiation skills to 8th graders in Zambia leads to better outcomes 10y later, with high returns! Paper:
www.nber.org/system/files...
1/3
7 months ago
1
5
1
New cool study by
@scandersen.bsky.social
and
@tsguul.bsky.social
in JPART on how teachers use information from school tests to adjust their teaching. See more here:
hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/do-teacher...
#econsky
@ingoisphording.bsky.social
loading . . .
Do teachers use test results?
New RCT (in a low stakes setting!) says yes!
https://hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/do-teachers-use-test-results
8 months ago
1
5
0
Do school meals work? No: according to a new meta study by Sara Ayllón and Samuel Lad summarizing results from 42 studies. I discuss that study in slightly more detail here:
hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/the-causal...
8 months ago
1
12
6
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Ludger Woessmann
8 months ago
Junior workshop 📢 Please spread the word:
@lergetporer.bsky.social
@dynarski.bsky.social
@joshua-goodman.com
@peterbergman.bsky.social
@imbernomics.bsky.social
@hhsievertsen.bsky.social
@cedr.bsky.social
@lindseymacmillan.bsky.social
@lnavarrosola.bsky.social
@gzamarro.bsky.social
1
1
1
Here is my favourite grant application trick: write the first drafts in British English. Now, the night before the deadline I can just change all the “ou” to “o” to be within the character limit🥳
8 months ago
0
9
0
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Cara Jackson
9 months ago
Anyone teaching Ed Policy or Econ of Ed this fall? Looking for ideas to keep the class current when everything is in constant flux.
4
19
8
My 3-hour blog post outperforms my 6-year papers New substack:
hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/effort-and...
#econsky
9 months ago
1
6
0
Last chance to set your
#FPL
team ! - here are some of today's biggest changes in ownership
9 months ago
0
2
0
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Robert Metcalfe
10 months ago
Any econs want to join our
#econsky
Fantasy Premier League season? Someone has to beat the two-time champion
@proflivingston.bsky.social
Signup here:
fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto...
League Code: vl9rhl
@hhsievertsen.bsky.social
@danielepaserman.bsky.social
@johnlist.bsky.social
loading . . .
Fantasy Premier League, Official Fantasy Football Game of the Premier League
Official Fantasy Premier League 2025/26. Free to play fantasy football game, set up your fantasy football team at the Official Premier League site.
https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/vl9rhl
0
17
8
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
John Holbein
10 months ago
In Denmark, new mothers are quasi-randomly assigned to mother groups by nurses. This new paper shows that being assigned to a group with a depressed peer decreases mothers self-reported mental health + increases mental health care uptake. Fascinating!
2
43
11
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Martin Weidner
10 months ago
Calling Econ PhD candidates: Applications open: Nuffield Postdoctoral Research Fellowships:
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
Deadline: September 30 Recent fellows include Claudia Noack and Christophe Gaillac --- tough acts to follow. If you're ready for a top-tier postdoc, please apply!
loading . . .
EJM - Econ Job Market
https://econjobmarket.org/positions/11677
0
6
3
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Pietro Biroli
10 months ago
Beautiful and simple thread on different ways of visualizing the distribution of one variable. Clear plots, beautiful examples.
add a skeleton here at some point
0
2
1
Fantastic opportunity!!
add a skeleton here at some point
10 months ago
0
1
2
😂
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
0
2
0
OLS estimation - 2 equally sized groups - But different slops - And different variance in X Who get's more weight? I wrote my second substack post
hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/ols-gives-...
#EconSky
11 months ago
1
6
0
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
INOMICS
11 months ago
One to Two Senior Lecturers in Economics
#Econsky
loading . . .
One to Two Senior Lecturers in Economics
The department of Economics at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics is looking for senior lecturers in economics.
http://dlvr.it/TLt4w7
0
1
2
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Tatyana Deryugina
11 months ago
What students think working with data looks like.
#EconSky
3
42
8
Heya
#EconSky
#DataSky
Moving from Stata to duckdb (thx
@alemartinello.com
for the push) Wrote my 1st substack post about it (and share code). Read for free and please suggest how I can make it faster. Thanks!
hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/moving-to-...
loading . . .
Moving to duckdb and sql
moving slowly to a faster and lighter world
https://hanshenriksievertsen.substack.com/p/moving-to-duckdb-and-sql
11 months ago
0
18
2
What is hot in Public Econ - emoji verison! ⚡👫 -> 👶 🔫🔫 -> 🧑⚖️ 🦊📰 -> 🗳️ 🧮✔️ -> 🙋♂️ 🖥️💶 -> 🧾 🙏🚪 -> ⚖️ 🔌🎥 -> 🚔 📏💰 -> 💦
#EconSky
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
0
3
1
Chloe does amazing work. Join the CEPEO lecture today if you can! I promise it will beat the Tour and the Tennis!
#EconSky
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
0
0
0
Cite the data and cite the programmers!
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
0
9
8
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
StataTex Blog
11 months ago
Tools like
#coefplot
and
#reghdfe
have quietly powered a huge share of empirical research. Citing them helps give credit where it’s due. What are some other packages or tools you think are widely used but might be undercited?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
loading . . .
Sage Journals: Discover world-class research
Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1536867X1401400402
1
3
3
What is hot in Public Econ? - Divorce -> child outcomes - Shootings -> gun policy - Fox news -> democracy - Fact checking ->fact. knowledge - E-invoicing -> reported sales - Affirmative action ->minority representation - Electronic monitoring -> recidivism - Min. wages -> wage spillover
#EconSky
add a skeleton here at some point
11 months ago
1
16
5
Heya
#EconSky
, has anyone read the recent
@nber.org
WP on "Uncertainty in Empirical" Econ by Shorfheide and You? Based on a quick look this morning - this is interesting! - I need more time to read it and someone to discuss it with 1/N
11 months ago
1
5
3
Just accepted in
#EconomicsOfEducationReview
: “Self-learning at the right level, COVID-19, school closure, and non-cognitive abilities” By Minhaj Mahmud, Yasuyuki Sawada, Mai Seki, & Kazuma Takakura
#EconSky
1/N
11 months ago
1
3
2
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Daniel Kuehnle
11 months ago
🚨 One spot just opened up for our Summer School in Health Economics! Top-notch lectures by
@jmwooldridge.bsky.social
and Stefanie Schurer, presentations, and a great social program are waiting for you. First come, first served – apply now!
#EconBluesky
#economics
@healtheconall.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
0
11
5
Just accepted in
#EconomicsOfEducationReview
: “The demand for data analytical skills by gender” By Menghan Shen, Xiangrui Zheng, Tong Wang, & Xiaoyang Ye
#EconSky
1/N
11 months ago
1
3
0
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Economics Observatory
11 months ago
0
2
1
Just accepted in the
#EconomicsOfEducationReview
, "The effect of compulsory education on non-cognitive skills: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries" by
@antoniaentorf.bsky.social
& Thomas Dohmen 1/N
#EconSky
11 months ago
1
5
2
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
Anna Bindler
11 months ago
Still time to apply to our 9th Potsdam PhD Workshop in Empirical Economics, incl. a lecture series by Jens Hainmueller (Stanford) + keynote lecture by Amanda Agan (Cornell )! We look forward to applications from PhD students & recent postdocs. 📅 Sep 24-25. ⏳ Deadline: June 30. Further details 👇
add a skeleton here at some point
0
7
8
reposted by
Hans Henrik Sievertsen
SIEPR
11 months ago
🚨New research from SIEPR Senior Fellow
@tomdee.bsky.social
finds that student absences rose amid intensified immigration enforcement, indicating lost learning opportunities. 👇
bit.ly/3I1vGDJ
add a skeleton here at some point
0
7
2
Load more
feeds!
log in