Looks like we picked the ideal time to migrate from Blackboard to Canvas

A great thread on the evidence regarding human capital vs. signaling explanations of the return to higher education.

my epitaph will read "yes the exam will be written in English and Norwegian"

🚨Political economy workshop at BI - May 28 🚨 👉 send me an email if you would like to attend Presenters: Sophie Hatte, @siggi-econ.bsky.social, Laura Barros, Nicola Mastrorocco, @moritz-marbach.com, @bcegerod.bsky.social, @oskorge.bsky.social, @alicirone.bsky.social, @maxemilking.bsky.social

Up to 23 percent of papers published in conference proceedings with a leading publisher had coauthorships for sale at some point

Submission deadline for the Workshop on Education Economics and Policy (WEEP) in Trondheim is *this Friday* This is always high-quality with interesting papers and thoughtful discussants - there are no registration fees thanks to funding from our new EduGAP project sites.google.com/site/prgreen...

Peak Norwegian news - a Garage shook slightly in Oslo

Reminder: Call for Papers for the 4th Workshop on Education Economics and Policy (WEEP) closes on May 1st sites.google.com/site/prgreen... Come to Trondheim in September Keynotes: Elizabeth Cascio (Dartmouth) and Björn Öckert (IFAU)

The wonder of having an exceedingly common name Hi Colin, I wanted to personally reach out after coming across your latest novel, RESOLVE.

Spam publishers starting to use negging tactics? "Congratulations on your recent publication entitled “Immigrant peers and English language skills” the article is quite interesting and informative."

You'd really think I could draw a well-behaved indifference curve freehand by now

None of this is surprising, including that he charges only 150 pounds for a video. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

Dear author, thank you for your submission.. Education Economics only publishes research on the Economics of Education...not for instance broader theories of moral justice.

Hanne Daguman said she "genuinely feared for [her] health" after being denied insulin, causing her to lose vision and collapse.

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

Deadline for submissions the 16th International Workshop on Economics of Education (IWAEE) is tomorrow!

When emailing German co-authors - I like to play the game "How many out-of-office replies will I get?"

2 weeks to submission deadline for 16th IWAEE Submissions via www.iwaee.org

We have a vacant position as Associate Professor in Political Science (International Relations). Deadline April 29. Please apply or distribute. www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

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/

"US Economics Textbook: INTERNATIONAL EDITION!".. Example 1.1 Gasoline Taxation and the New Hampshire Sewage Works

We’re hiring @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social! Come and join our team of researchers to work across two cool projects with really exciting, unique data. This role involves engaging with practitioners and employers regularly for high impact research. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQK316/p...

Call for papers now open for WEEP 2026 See sites.google.com/site/prgreen... for details on how to submit

Jeg kan aldri bli ekte norsk. God nyheter! Hvis mine etterkommere gifter seg ordentlig, har mine tippoldebarn en sjanse. FRP er jo et etnonasjonalistisk parti. www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/etni...

Vacant PhD positions at NMBU in Norway! Up to two will join our research center TRANSPLAN and study topics like 📈 Modeling scenarios for low-emission transport 🚗 Traveler and household behavior and adaptation 🧪 Experimental evidence on effects of transport policies www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

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

How I long for the times of yesterday when only the references were fake. Just handled a paper that I am sure is 100% AI generated nonsense research.

📣 Thrilled to announce our 5th Workshop on Field Experiments in Economics and Business, 7-8 Sept 2026, @tum.de, Campus Heilbronn. Keynotes: @peterbergman.bsky.social (University of Texas at Austin) & Esther Duflo (@mit.edu, University of Zurich) 🫶🏻 Submission deadline May 15, 2026 🚨 #EconSky

Annoying that checking the references are real has become part of an editor's job

Greenland, Iceland, it will be New Zealand by the end of this speech

#CFA: We are hiring 2 Postdocs and 1 PhD to study how first names convey information about parental values and beliefs in historical Europe (c.1750-1950). Join us in Trondheim! 2 Postdocs: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... 1 PhD: www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... (deadline for applying: March 15)

Just had my first (I hope!) editorial experience of AI generated references in a submitted paper. Broken DOI links, DOI links to wrong papers. In all these cases the references were hallucination.

IWAEE 2026 (16th) Meetings - Call for Papers now open! Submit your papers on education economics via iwaee.org/new/ Deadline for submissions 27th February 14th to 16th June 2026, Catanzaro, Italy Keynotes: Esteban Aucejo, Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch and @marirege.bsky.social #EconSky

I would like to congratulate the New Zealand University sector for having the worst PhD reference system in existence.

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 We are hiring tenure-track assistant/associate professors in Economics at the University of Oslo. Fields: macro, micro theory, international trade, development Application deadline: November 30! More info at: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

Very sad to hear of Jack Dejohnette's passing. Not his most famous recording - but his playing on Straight Life is unbelievable youtu.be/k5CNYsmAJwI?...

IWAEE News - Keynote line-up for 2026 (16th) Meetings: Esteban Aucejo (U. Arizona), Hannah Schildberg-Hörisch (U Düsseldorf) and @marirege.bsky.social (U. Stavanger) 14th to 16th June 2026, Catanzaro Italy Call for papers opens soon - deadline end February. iwaee.org/new/ #EconSky

Our project, EduGap, is one of the funded projects. Myself, Jon Marius Iversen (CI), @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, @gillwyness.bsky.social, and Richard Murphy (UT-Austin) will look at the effects of assessment forms on student outcomes in Norway and England. www.forskningsradet.no/nyheter/2025...

The Department of Economics at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social has two junior positions open. Join us in Stockholm: lots of economists, a beuatiful city, and great data! econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

Spennende tider, men "if" trump vinner ikke prisen? Seriøs? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

📢 Call for papers: 🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩 30-31 March 2026, Munich Keynote: Michela Carlana (Harvard) PhD students & early postdocs, please apply! www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev... Deadline: 11 Jan 2026 @caterinapavese.bsky.social @mtotarelli.bsky.social

Just signed off as Associate Editor on my final paper at JEBO after 11 years in post. A very good and worthwhile experience - can recommend. Thanks to everyone who's work I have been able to read and consider.

Norge trenger naturregnskap, Statistisk sentralbyrå trenger deg! Bli vår nye kollega: 21090000.webcruiter.no/Main/Recruit...

I don't think enough people know what Quidditch is called in Norway

One week left til Deadline - come work with us at NTNU Economics department. Tenured Associate Professor position.

Conference Announcement: 16th International Workshop on Applied Economics of Education (IWAEE - www.iwaee.org) will be held on the 15th and 16th of June, 2026. More information, including call for papers, to follow

One-year visiting position for advanced female postdocs in Dresden. I am happy to host anyone broadly interested in applied micro. Salary within the German public sector's pay scale (TV-L, E13-E15). Deadline: Sept 15, 2025. Please share widely! 👇

Cutting a 200 word abstract down to 100 words....sigh

We are hiring an Associate Professor (open field) at the Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Feel free to message me / email for any further information. Please share! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Day 1 sessions done at IWAEE