📢 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...

📢 Here comes already the next, brand new JKU Linz Working Paper: "Multinational firms, internal borrowing, and domestic bank loans" by Kujtim Avdiu, Jochen Güntner, @karinmayrdorn.bsky.social, and Esther Segalla. Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp...

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...

Thanks to everyone for making the 4th @centrefiw.bsky.social workshop @jku-economics.bsky.social a great success again! @ho2604.bsky.social @ineshelmecon.bsky.social @karinmayrdorn.bsky.social

When I got tenure, I decided to use it start a new research agenda, studying US science in the 20th century, how it became dominant, what held it back, and what we can do better. Here's the first pub (with Scott Kim).

📢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...

🧵 1/ 🚨 Job Opening: Join us at Johannes Kepler University Linz! I'm hiring a Pre-Doc / PhD-track Research Assistant in microeconomic theory with a focus on market design & game theory. Perfect for those considering a PhD or looking for a 1–2 year RA position. 👇

Professorship for Labor Economics #Econsky

Fantastic opportunity to join our young(-ish) economics department. We offer access to great admin data, a cheerful and friendly department, quality of life that tops global rankings, and all that right in the heart of Europe!

Only a few days left to hand in your application for the 24th Summer School in International and Development Economics! 👉A great opportunity for graduate, doctoral, and post-doctoral researchers to further develop their skills through an intensive training course. cepr.org/events/twent... #EconSky

But of course this equation and calculation are a travesty. It is a silly attempt to provide a veneer of respectability to a nonsensical, arbitrary, and ad hoc political decision. Whoever produced this (and indeed all the economists working for Trump) should be embarrassed of themselves.

This is what Trump's "economists" say about how they calculated the "reciprocal" tariffs. Don[t be fooled by the equation. They commit countless crimes against economics. ustr.gov/issue-areas/... +

Always excited to hear Elhanan Helpman. If you're in Vienna, come by. events.ceu.edu/2025-05-07/p...

The 2018 steel tariffs just called to remind you that steel is produced by a tiny sliver of the economy, but used as an input by a much broader swathe of manufacturers. https://buff.ly/42ReSrr

🚨JOB OPENING🚨 JKU Linz is hiring! The fixed-term position (6 years) is in micro theory or IO. Ideally, candidates are interested in energy and environmental economics. Deadline Jan 31. Please share. #EconSky Ad (requires EJM login): econjobmarket.org/positions/11396

📢 Peter Öhlinger (@peteroehlinger.bsky.social) developed an R Shiny Web App that allows students to actively engage with macroeconomic models, visualize their dynamics, and experiment with variables in real-time. Check out the App website here: peteroehlinger.shinyapps.io/intro-macro/ #Econsky

Was wollen wir im neuen Jahr erreichen? Ev. auch Frauen? (Foto: @dersenn.bsky.social)

16 hours in the train from Florence. And that's only to Vienna. Nightjet traveling is good in theory but not always in practice.

Kick off for the 10th FSR Annual Climate Conference 2024! 🌍 📍EUI Florence | 🗓️ 28–29 November #FSRClimate #NetZero #Climate #Economics