The 100K H-1B fee is the biggest opportunity for the UK yet to revive economic growth and business dynamism. Now let’s drop those visa fees and NHS surcharges right away to send a clear signal and reap the benefits!

We're hiring a research associate or research manager for a project in the DRC! This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in gaining very hands-on research and work experience in a low-income country in partnership with the local government. Also a great preparation for a PhD.

Auf Wiedersehen, Berlin!

The Beethoven of Mathematics: Leonhard Euler, Swiss polymath, died #OTD 1783, acknowledged by André Weil as attaining during his lifetime “undisputed leadership in all branches of mathematics, pure & applied”. Pastel portrait by Jakob Handmann, 1753 Kunstmuseum, Basel

Guten Abend, Berlin!

Very proud Papa (and Mama @alisonibeach.bsky.social) moment. @ecbjaeger.bsky.social defended her PhD dissertation at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social today and passed with distinction!

Another gorgeous New England day, another amazing liberal arts college! Awesome talking to Mount Holyoke students about the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social MPP

I’ve visited a bunch of amazing liberal arts colleges in the last few days. But it is a special pleasure to return to my alma mater, @williamseconomics.bsky.social From the Purple Mountains to the North Sea would be a great path… to study the MPP at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social !

So great to be back at @middecon.bsky.social (thank you @ecbjaeger.bsky.social 17 for the first visits)! Can’t wait to tell the fantastic student here about the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Master of Public Policy Programme!

Last stop of the day! Psyched to tell some great @bowdoincollege.bsky.social students about the Master of Public Policy at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social !

Great chatting with students and staff at @batescollege.bsky.social about the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social MPP!

Lovely (if brief) visit to @colbycollege.bsky.social today to promote the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Master of Public Policy programme.

Good morning, @wellesley.edu! Very excited (and a little nervous) to be telling the amazing students here about the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Master of Public Policy.

Good afternoon, Braemar

Good evening, Elie

Where‘d everybody go?

World's greatest conference... among those that I don't organize. 😉😆

I have been typing "program" so often in the last week that I can't keep straight when should use "program" or "programme" or "Programm". This morning I used "programm" in an English email (to a British recipient). Oops!

Really amazed at how much more traction posts to Linked in get than here.

I am very proud and pleased to announce that beginning in August 2026 @uniofstandrews.bsky.social will offer a Master of Public Policy degree, which I will direct. The focus will be on data analysis and policy evaluation. More info here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/eco... #EconSky

What a perfect time to limit immigration...

A very thought-provoking read on generative AI by @askitas.bsky.social -- highly recommended. www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...

Good evening, Dover!

The 1st Aarhus Workshop on Labor Markets (AWLM 2025) happens from Oct 22-24 at Aarhus University, Denmark. We are excited to receive papers that focus on understanding and analyzing labor market dynamics, policies, and outcomes. Both empirical research and structural work is highly welcome!

Just to answer @erdaltekin.bsky.social‘s question: ESPE 2026 will be held at Aalto University in Helsinki on 11-13 June 2026. Looking forward to seeing your submissions!!

Anyone else born in 1964 glad they were born in 1964 and not 20 years later? Wow things are fucked up right now.

So much to love in our little corner of Scotland. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/t...

Kevin Hassett is an embarrassment.

Guten Tag, Monschau!

It’s been a busy summer so far…

“Of course, if it were only some egghead economists scrambling to find work, that might be not be terribly consequential.” The rest of the article was good, if depressing. But c’mon… The Bull Market for Economists Is Over. It’s an Ominous Sign for the Economy. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/b...

Undeserved.

Good morning, Cambridge! Never get tired of that view.

PSA for those working through standard error differences between #RStats and Stata: To match Stata's OLS robust SEs in R, use fixest::feols() with se = "HC1"

My happiest place: Weingut Kloster Marienthal an der Ahr.

Guten Abend, Königswinter!

If you care about higher education in the UK, read the @britishacademy.bsky.social 's response to the Government's Immigration White Paper. It is well worth the time.

Wrapped up coediting with Astrid Kunze the @eale-office.bsky.social 2024 conference special issue for Labour Economics today. I think it will be an excellent issue -- thanks to all of the contributors!

🎉 Shout-out to the orgs & individuals making Economics more diverse & inclusive! Explore the RES D&I Resource Bank to see who's leading the way:🔗https://bit.ly/4kkNS8Q Got a D&I story to share? Email us: [email protected] #EconSky #Diversity

The decision to emigrate to the UK is looking remarkably prescient...

3 months, 8 conferences (3 I organized or chaired). 5 of the 8 in the last 3 weeks. Glad to be home…

Would be curious to get people‘s thoughts on the best IDE for teaching/doing econometrics with Python. Also, what’s the best GenAI for coding in Python? #EconSky

Good afternoon and good bye, Birmingham! #res2025

Proud advisor moment: @francescachiaradia.bsky.social on a panel on economics careers at @resmedia.bsky.social 2005!

There‘s going to be a lot of jet lagged labor economists at the @resmedia.bsky.social annual conference today…

Good morning, Toronto! #SOLE/EALE/AASLE

Good evening, New York! #LFGM!

Hey, Paso Robles! Checking out the vines at Niner Vineyards at AAWE 2025 (with Orley Ashenfelter).

Very pleased to announce our special issue on Gender Norms, edited by @emmatominey.bsky.social and @nikkishure.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Ciao, #IWAEE2025!