In the last decades, the world has made fantastic progress against extreme poverty. In 1990, 2.3 billion people lived in extreme poverty. Since then, the number of extremely poor people has declined by 1.5 *billion* people. 🧵

I am hiring a 2-year post-doc, starting Sep 1 2026 econjobmarket.org/positions/12... If you are interested in culture, gender and masculinity, please apply and join me in Sydney!

Si ce graphique du #ClimateInequality Report du ‪@wid.world vous interpelle, joignez-vous à nous le 26 octobre pour la prochaine édition du management. C'est gratuit et ouvert à toutes et à tous mais vous devez penser à vous inscrire.👇 @ulbrecherche.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/billets-mi...

The growth incidence curve: The upward sloping curve implies that the relative (percentage) gains were greater for the rich than the poor, chart @brankomilan.bsky.social

Publication bias is greater at the top five journals: "56% of statistically significant results [in leading econ journals] were selected to be statistically significant. Selection bias is greater at top5 journals, where 66% of significant results were selected to be significant."

Only 4 weeks to go before the submission deadline to the EPCS conference in Madrid! www.epcsmadrid2026.es

🚨NEW REPORT: The Climate Inequality Report 2025 reveals how wealth inequality and the climate crisis drive each other. What's new in the report? — A thread🧵 Download the report▶️ wid.world/news-article... #cop30 #climatejustice #inequality

Does #equality promote #inclusion and #productivity, or hinder #growth❓ 🔴Our new study revisits this long-running debate — finding a strong positive link between equality and development over the long run. Read more▶️ wid.world/news-article...

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Yes! Yes, we are hiring! Two positions are opened, one in International Trade. The other one in Microeconomics. Full time. Great colleagues. Great location. Have you already applied ? www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing.... #job #economics #professorship @ulbruxelles.bsky.social

(1) banger (2) i wish non-economists would realise just how much time each economics paper takes to write (because of our norms about how thorough each paper has to be)

Two full-time academic positions are up for grabs at my faculty this year, one in international economics the other in microeconomics. Would you be interested? www.ulb.be/fr/vacances-...

Nous mettons en accès public un document de travail (« working paper ») qui reprend et étend la note 92 de l’IPP sur l’imposition des milliardaires (1/10) www.ipp.eu/publication/...

WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you. Apply by: 10 Oct www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

🎉You can now pre-order a copy of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice, edited by Christian Bjørnskov (@au.dk) & Richard Jong-A-Pin (@rug.nl), who kindly asked me to contribute three entries.👇 @elgarpublishing.bsky.social www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/elg...

Together with @lennartkaplan.bsky.social, we are looking for a student assistant to support our @3dseminar.bsky.social. This is a great opportunity to get in touch with influential researchers and practitioners working in the field of development from around the globe. See below for more details.

Two ways of measuring 160 years of economic growth in the United States

Donald Trump is attacking our colleges and universities to score political points. Understand this: It’s hurting our economy—and threatening our global leadership.

Learn the answers to these questions and explore data on life expectancy in our article by @eortizospina.bsky.social: ourworldindata.org/life-expecta...

Yes, our paper "Connections During Democratic Transitions: Insights from the Political Purge in Post-WWII France" with Toke Aidt and @jeanlacroix.bsky.social is forthcoming in the AEJ: Economic Policy (@aeajournals.bsky.social)!🎉 It investigates a little-known process of Post-WWII France.

Two Research Assistants (m/f/d) - Financial Stability / Empirical Macroeconomics - part-time (50%) #Econsky

Global inequality is the result of two centuries of uneven economic growth

An important point by @drodrik.bsky.social on the role of ideas and narratives -in a nutshell ideology- vs. self-interest in political economics. Beliefs, identities, norms etc. matter. Let's work on it.

Our paper with @nicolaslagios.bsky.social & @ilantojerow.bsky.social is now out in the Economic Journal ( @resmedia.bsky.social). It shows that demonstrating against the far-right in France had the intended effect. 1/18 academic.oup.com/ej/article-a... 1/18

How to convey a research article to students. A great job by @s-stantcheva.bsky.social for @coreecon.bsky.social . www.youtube.com/watch?v=orXT...

"la soutenance est le seul examen où le jury en sait moins sur le sujet traité que la candidate ou le candidat." theconversation.com/a-quoi-sert-...

You want to know more about a sadly topical issue? Join us for the "Divided Societies at War" session at #EPSA2025 (room -1.A.03). Chaired by @emmylindstam.bsky.social. More info: coms.events/epsa2025/dat...

📣Join us for the 8th Workshop on Economics and Politics at Sciences Po Grenoble on December 16-17, 2025. It brings together scholars from economics and political science. To submit a paper, fill out the form forms.gle/36123cbB5VCh... & submit an extended abstract or paper by September 15.

Je suis ravi de participer à la prochaine table ronde de la Société Royale d'Economie Politique qui portera sur Les conséquences de la corruption en Belgique, le 23 juin. www.economie-politique.be/actidetail.p...

Il est préoccupant que la perception de la science se soit politisée. Que le phénomène soit concomitant d'attaques sur les universités et la recherche -certaines disciplines comme les sciences du climat ou les sciences sociales en particulier- n'est sans doute pas un hasard. #academia #université

Pour que les Français acceptent la nécessaire consolidation des finances publiques, il faut que la charge en soit équitablement répartie. Ma tribune @lemonde avec O. Blanchard et G. Zucman. www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl...

Version 2.0 of the National Elections Database is online! nationalelectionsdatabase.com We cover presidential and parliamentary elections 1789–2023, extending the post-1945 data of Electoral Turnovers @reveconstudies.bsky.social (academic.oup.com/restud/advan...) w/ Benjamin Marx and Vincent Rollet

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 2 exciting PreDoc positions in my team at the University of Bern, starting late summer/early fall! Collaborate on cutting-edge research in Political Economy, Development &Behavioral Economics, using experimental and quasi-experimental methods.

How economics has changed

If I were to learn how to do research on political economy and development economics, I'd definitely consider doing it with @kaigehring.bsky.social .

Families' wealth in 1427 predicts their wealth in 2011.

Really glad to see this edited volume out! And huge thanks to Val, Ken, Tom, and Rachel for shepherding it post-pandemic. I have a chapter on social media and elections!

It's time to make European universities as attractive as possible.

When thinking about the academic pension reform, it is crucial to bear in mind the specificities of academic careers: They start late and after a period of precariousness and international mobility. 👇 www.rtbf.be/article/jeun...

If you want to know how Belgian academics' pensions could be affected by the pension reform, a group of representatives from all of Belgium's French-speaking universities has just published a simulator that allows anyone to test out a series of scenarios. 👇 public.pension.uni-fra.org/simulation

Si vous êtes inquiets au sujet de l'avenir des universités en Belgique, vous pouvez le faire savoir en signant et en diffusant cette carte blanche. 👇 If you are concerned about the future of universities in Belgium, you can sign and share this column. 👇 uni-fra.org #université #university #FWB

Just learned something new. You can buy spurious citations that will show up on Google Scholar -- and people do.

After the trade talks with the UK and China: 1. The average tariff rate in the U.S. is 17.8%, the highest since 1934 2. The Trump import tariffs will cost the average family around $2,800 per year 3. It's a bigger share of the budgets of low-income folks budgetlab.yale.edu/research/sta...

On voudrait démotiver les académiques et rendre nos universités moins attractives pour les chercheuses et chercheurs qu'on ne s'y prendrait pas autrement. Le communiqué du #Cref est très instructif. Faites-le circuler. actus.ulb.be/fr/actus/ins...

We cannot take democracy for granted. The turn towards more democracy is a huge human achievement. It is more recent than we often realize. Only 9 countries have had an electoral democracy for over 91 years - and even fewer for liberal democracy. Let's take care of these important institutions.

Global air travel collapsed in 2020 as lockdowns and travel restrictions took effect. With fewer flights, CO₂ emissions from commercial aviation fell sharply. The chart shows Egypt as an example, where they dropped by more than half.

EU countries most exposed to the already announced new US tariffs on cars, pharma, and steel exports: Ireland, Belgium, Slovakia, Germany, Austria. via @danielkral.bsky.social

The world is getting more of its electricity from renewables but less from nuclear power

"National Elections Database," including the results of 1,023 presidential and 2,962 parliamentary elections conducted worldwide since 1946! From @vinpons.bsky.social, Marx and Rollet. The companion paper: www.restud.com/electoral-tu... #EconSky #Elections