1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health

📆 Join us on March 4 at our economics research seminar with Davide Dragone (@davidedragone.bsky.social), who will present "Restricting Access to Addictive Goods Can Backfire: Theory and Evidence from Slot Machines." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/institut-fue...

📢 We are proud to share a new publication by @karinmayrdorn.bsky.social, @gaianarciso.bsky.social, Duc Anh Dang, and Hien Phan in the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄! 🥳 "Trade diversion and labor market adjustment: Vietnam and the U.S.-China trade war" (open access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#EconSky: Registration for "The Craft of Publishing in Economics" is now open! March 9, 12-1:30 EDT. Three fantastic editor will give suggestions for how to navigate the publication process w/ plenty of time for Q&A. More info & registration form below. econ4ua.org/the-craft-of...

Such a powerful image in Le Monde. (The writing on the plane says "Neutral athletes") Cartoon by: Letton Gatis Sluka

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Großes Danke an das Department of Economics und vor allem an meine Kolleg:innen, Koautor:innen und Mentor:innen für die vielen Gespräche, Feedback und Support auf dem Weg zur Habilitation. Ich freue mich sehr auf alles, was in Forschung & Lehre an der JKU noch kommt!

🎓 Future economists outside the EU/EEA Two international MSc (entry in October): 🔹Economic & Business Analytics 👉 lnkd.in/dTRqDGds 🔹Economics (Policy Analysis) 👉 lnkd.in/dQ57rNkf 🗓 Apply Feb 6-Mar 31 | 📍 Linz, Austria ⏰ Early application strongly recommended (for admission & visa processing!)

Der SVR Wirtschaft sucht für den neuen Standort Berlin eine Ökonomin oder einen Ökonomen mit einem großen Interesse an Wirtschaftspolitik - Schwerpunkt „Öffentliche Finanzen“. 👉 Reposts willkommen! Hier die Stellenausschreibung: www.sachverstaendigenrat-wirtschaft.de/karriere.html

📢 We are excited to share a new JKU Linz Working Paper: "Unequal Hiring Wages and their Impact on the Gender Pay Gap" by Tho Pham, @danielschaefer.bsky.social, and @singletonecon.bsky.social Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp...

📢 We are excited to share a new JKU Linz Working Paper: "Reintegrated Older Long-Term Unemployed Workers: The Impact of Temporary Job Guarantees" by @ahammeralex.bsky.social @mhalla.bsky.social @piaheckl.bsky.social @winterebmer.bsky.social Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp...

happy to hand out 2025 publication premia at @jku-economics.bsky.social‬ to @ahammeralex.bsky.social, S Finster, D Pennerstorfer, G Andreottola, G Pruckner, K Zocher, ‪@uglogowsky.bsky.social‬, ‪@florastiftinger.bsky.social‬, ‪@b-kasberger.bsky.social‬, ‪@michaelirlacher.bsky.social‬

📆 Join us on January 7 at our economics research seminar with Lisa Windsteiger (@lisawindsteiger.bsky.social), who will present "Speaking of Debt: Framing, Guilt, and Economic Choices." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/institut-fue...

🎓 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 für JKU Dissertation⁣ ⁣ Herzliche Gratulation an @florastiftinger.bsky.social! Ihre Dissertation “𝘌𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺“ wurde mit dem Award of Excellence ausgezeichnet, einem Staatspreis für herausragende Dissertationen in Österreich.

📆 Join us on December 17 at our economics research seminar with Marco Fongoni (@marcofongo.bsky.social), who will present "Costly Wage Cuts, Relative Wage Comparisons, and Unemployment Hysteresis." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen...

We’re excited to host Simon Jäger (Princeton University, @simonjaeger.bsky.social) for the 𝟮𝟳𝘁𝗵 𝗞𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗪. 𝗥𝗼𝘁𝗵𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: “Varieties of Collective Bargaining: An International Perspective.” December 10, 2025, at @jku.at Details & registration: www.jku.at/kurt-rothsch...

The American Economic Association's Committee on the Job Market surveyed Economics Departments in the U.S. regarding their plans to hire assistant professors this cycle (2025-26). 29.7% said that their department was under a hiring freeze. 1/3 #EconSky #EconJobMarket

📆 Join us on December 3 at our economics research seminar with Martin Salm (Tilburg University, @tilburg-university.bsky.social), who will present "Does market power increase income inequality? The effect of hospital mergers on physicians' income." Details and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen...

In the 1970s, factory robots hammered blue‑collar jobs and made cars cheaper for professionals. Many white‑collar folks shrugged. Now AI threatens office work, making services cheaper for blue‑collar consumers. Same movie, different cast. Fairness means seeing both sides.

📆 Join us on November 26 at our economics research seminar with Heather Sarsons, who will present "Measuring Gender Attitudes."

Mein 1-Punkt Friedensplan: Russland kehrt in seine Grenzen zurück und bleibt dort. Danke für die Aufmerksamkeit.

📆 Join us on November 19 at our economics research seminar with Johannes Buggle (@jcbuggle.bsky.social), who will present "Henry Ford and Antisemitism."

⌛ Only three days left to apply (deadline: 20 Nov 2025 midnight UTC) 👇

Not much time left to apply 👇

📆 Join us on November 12 at our economics research seminar with Julian Hinz (@julianhi.nz), who will present "To russia with Love? The Impact of Sanctions on Regime Support." More info and abstract: julianhinz.com

Beautiful Autumn colors at our JKU campus 🍂🦆

📆 Join us on November 5 at our economics research seminar with Paolo Zacchia (CERGE-EI, @cerge-ei.bsky.social), who will present "The Heterogeneous Consequences of Reduced Labor Costs on Firm Productivity." More info and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen...

Pete Klenow on "Sustained growth through creative destruction: Nobel laureates Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt" cepr.org/voxeu/column...

📆 Join us on October 22 at our economics research seminar with Christine Zulehner (Uni Vienna, @uvienna-econ.bsky.social) who will present "Empirical assessment of merger remedies in the European Union." More info and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen...

📢 We are hiring!! 📢 👩‍🏫The Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is offering tenure-track positions at the level of assistant professor, starting Sep 2026. 👨‍🏫 📝Apply by Nov, 30. 📅 econjobmarket.org/positions/11... 👉More details here: www.uab.cat/en/applied-e...

Heute findet im Kepler Salon die Veranstaltung "Nobel erklärt. Frieden und Wirtschaftswissenschaften" statt. Professor Johannes Schneider (@jsndr.bsky.social) wird einen Impulsvortrag zum diesjährigen "Nobelpreis für Ökonomie" halten. Infos und Livestream (ab 19:30 Uhr): www.jku.at/kepler-salon...

We are thrilled to welcome Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as the new Lemann Foundation Professors to our department, beginning in the summer of 2026.

📢 Last but not least: Carola Stapper (@cstapper.bsky.social) joined us as Assistant Professor this semester! 🎉 Carola uses history as a laboratory to study questions of labor economics and political economy using microeconometric methods. Carola's website: sites.google.com/view/carolas...

More great news! Simon Finster joined us as Assistant Professor of Economics this semester 🎉 His research focuses on Economic Theory and applications to: - Auctions - Market Design - Energy Economics - IO Simons's website: www.simonfinster.com

We are pleased to announce the addition of @jsndr.bsky.social to our faculty! 🎉 Johannes is the new Professor of Microeconomics at @jku.at. His research focuses on Economic Theory and applications to: - Innovation - Technological Change - Law Johannes's website: jsndr.com

📣 The Department of Economics is hiring! Check out our open position for 1 Assistant Professor in Macroeconomics and apply by 3 November 2025 ⏰ www.eui.eu/About/JobOpp...

Irgendwann sollte jemand erforschen, wie aus einer feministischen Zeitschrift eine Dreckschleuder für ekelhafteste Kreml-Propaganda wurde. New low selbst für #Emma: der Genozid Russlands (UN-Konvention 1948, Artikel II, e) in der Ukraine wird zum humanitären Akt umgedeutet.

Polish PM Donald Tusk says he opposes holding Zelensky-Putin talks in Hungary, calling it a “historical irony.” “In 1994, Ukraine already got security guarantees in Budapest. Maybe I’m superstitious, but I’d choose a different place,” he said.

I have leftover funding for a PhD student for one year (ideally Sept '25 - Sept '26). Might be a good fit for someone wanting to delay going on the market. Please send interested students my way!

I’m very happy to share our latest publication on how mergers reshape multiproduct firms—below is a short thread summarizing the key insights. Joint work with great friends and coauthors Jackie M.L. Chan and @michaeljkoch.bsky.social (@aarhusbss.bsky.social‬)

📢 We are proud to share a new publication by Jackie Chan, @michaelirlacher.bsky.social, and @michaeljkoch.bsky.social in the 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬! 🥳 Link: direct.mit.edu/rest/article... Also, check out the great 🧵 about the paper below 👇 #EconSky

📢 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

The world must clearly show to Russia and other authoritarian regimes that nuclear blackmail does not work - writes @tderyugina.bsky.social in her new op-ed voxukraine.org/en/if-we-wan...

To understand what triggered the protests and the unexpected reaction in Ukraine, it’s essential to know the context - especially for those who don’t follow Ukraine’s internal politics. 🧵Thread: 1/ First, the protest isn’t aimed at the President personally, but at a specific law passed yesterday.

WTF! 20 Jahre bleibt ein Programmierfehler in einer Software im Kultusministerium BaWü... u soll der Grund für 1.400 unbesetzte Lehrerstellen sein, für die es Geld im Haushalt gab, aber irgendwie merkte das keiner, 20 JAHRE LANG!!! Bis zum Computer Update!

Hello #econtwitter community: if any of you has been teaching any of my papers, would you mind shooting me a DM? I would hugely appreciate that 🙏 and thanks in advance!

📆 Join us on June 25 at our economics research seminar with David Chan (UC Berkeley Haas, @berkeleyhaas.bsky.social), who will present "Are Guidelines Worth Following? Treatment Decisions Under Scientific Uncertainty." More info and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen... #EconSky

📆 Join us on June 24 (Tuesday) at our economics research seminar with Giovanni Peri, who will present "The Contribution of Foreign Master's Students to US Start-Ups." More info and abstract: www.jku.at/en/departmen... #EconSky

📢VACANCY @b-kasberger.bsky.social is hiring a Pre-Doc on his DFG project “Strategic Uncertainty in Market Design.” Candidates are expected to conduct their own research in (applied) micro theory, with an interest in writing a PhD thesis. Deadline: July 9 Details: karriere.jku.at/hcm/jobexcha...