🚨New Paper 🚨 Proud that @monicabeeder.bsky.social contributed to a major reproducibility project in economics & political science, now published in Nature. A key step toward more robust, trustworthy social science. #Reproducibility #EconTwitter #PoliSci #Econsky Link: tinyurl.com/3b9x344u

🎓 Great internal seminar this week with our colleague Adrian Chadi, who presented “ #Television and the #LaborMarket: Evidence from Natural Experiments in West and East #Germany.” Insightful discussion on media exposure and labour outcomes. #econtwitter #LaborMarket #applied #econsky

For further reading, please see the @rfberlin.bsky.social Discussion Paper 'Host country language and school integration of immigrant students' by Yu Qin, @mvlass.bsky.social and Jackie Wahba @sotonecon.bsky.social: www.rfberlin.com/network-pape... @eapsmigranthealth.bsky.social

Great seminar yesterday by Roger Farmer ( @warwickecon.bsky.social & UCLA) on “Overlapping Generations with Complete Markets”. Fascinating insights on incorporating realistic demographic structure into macroeconomic policy analysis in #OLG models. #econtwitter #macro #ResearchSeminar #econsky

📢 Great seminar today! Our #PhD student Libo Chen presented his #JMP, “Artificial Intelligence and Worker Reallocation: Evidence from Linked Patent and Microdata in the US.” A sharp look at how #AI shapes labour demand and worker mobility. #LaborEconomics #econtwitter #EJM

Great presentation yesterday by our colleague Foivos Savva on “Mutual Support and the Implementation of Collective Decisions”, joint with M. Lombardi ( @liverpooluni.bsky.social ). Fascinating insights into the role of #BergeEquilibrium in #CollectiveDecisionMaking. #econtwitter #econsky #economics

Excited to be co‑teaching the C‑BEAR Interdisciplinary Summer School at the University of Southampton!A great opportunity for researchers who want a practical introduction to experimentation in the social sciences — no prior experience required. 📅 29 June–3 July 🔗 www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/sho...

📢 Great seminar today! We were delighted to welcome back Christos Ioannou ( @sorbonneparis1.bsky.social ) for his talk “Non‑Parametric Strategy Inference in Repeated Games,” co‑authored with L. Mathevet, J. Romero, and H. Zhang. #GameTheory #econtwitter #ExperimentalEconomics

📢 Great seminar today! Our colleague João Ferreira presented “When Does Mediation Work? Evidence from the Lab”—a sharp experimental investigation into the impact and effectiveness of third‑party mediation. #ExperimentalEconomics #ConflictResolution #EconResearch #econtwitter

📢We were delighted to host today @aledinola.bsky.social ( @unibirmingham.bsky.social ), presenting “Wealth Tax, Entrepreneurship and the Legal Form of Business Organisation”. A fascinating talk on tax policy and the entrepreneurial landscape. #econsky #Entrepreneurship #TaxPolicy #Macroeconomics

📢 Great seminar today! Our colleague David Kreitmeir presented “The Political Economy of Socioenvironmental Conflict: Evidence from #Peru”. Insightful discussion on resources, protest, and accountability. #PoliticalEconomy #EnvironmentalEconomics #ConflictStudies #econtwitter #econsky

📢 Great seminar this week by Xavier Mateos‑Planas ( @qmul.bsky.social ) on “Trade Credit Default.”A very insightful talk on how trade‑credit defaults shape macroeconomic shocks. Plenty of thought‑provoking ideas! #Research #AcademicTalks #econtwitter #FinancialFriction #TradeCredit

📢 Great seminar this week by our Jiekai Zhang on "Optimal Retail Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy", joint with Markku Siikanen and Mikko Vanhala. Insightful look at how pharmacy incentives affect pricing and patient costs in #Finland. #econtwitter #econsky #HealthEconomics #PharmaceuticalMarkets

📢Great seminar last Thursday with Santiago Oliveros ( @bristoluni.bsky.social ) on "Active Product Development".The work examines how an intrinsically motivated developer improves a product and decides when to launch, balancing progress, setbacks, and timing. #EconTwitter #EconomicTheory #EconSky

Great seminar yesterday with @astridkunze.bsky.social ( @nhhnor.bsky.social ) on "Boss Effects in the Labor Market" with N. Agikyan & @gathmannch.bsky.social Key insights: 💼 Able bosses raise wages 🚀 Boost promotions — but also turnover 🎓 Strongest effects in high‑skill roles #EconTwitter #EconSky

New piece by our @monicabeeder.bsky.social in @uk.theconversation.com. How safety concerns shape working women’s everyday choices in Ethiopia, including why some adapt how they present their ethnic identity when entering employment. Link: tinyurl.com/37aedb2p #Ethiopia #Gender #Work #econsky

Thanks to Prof. Andrew Ellis ( @lsepress.bsky.social ) for a great seminar on “Equilibrium Effects of Machine Learning” (with Michele Piccione and Shengxing Zhang). Clear insights on how ML can shape information aggregation in markets. #Economics #MachineLearning #Research #EconTwitter #Econsky

✨ Econ Job Market Spotlight: Xuefeng Yang (Univ. of Southampton) 📷 PhD ’25 | JMP: Time-varying Probability Weighting in Non-Expected Utility Models and Investor Sentiment Toward Tails. #econjobmarket #EconTwitter #JobMarket2026 #macro #Finance 📷 Website tinyurl.com/xuefengyangjmc

✨ Econ Job Market Spotlight: @rupalivashisht.bsky.social (Univ. of Southampton) 🎓 PhD ’26 | JMP: Asymmetric Impact of ESG on Credit Risk. #econjobmarket #EconTwitter #JobMarket2026 #JobMarket2025 ➡️ JMP Paper: tinyurl.com/tjn58rrm ➡️ Website tinyurl.com/544ctv89

Thanks to Alessandra Luati ( @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social ) for today’s seminar on “Unobserved Component Models, Approximate Filters, and Dynamic Adaptive Mixture Models.” A clear and engaging talk on state estimation under parameter uncertainty! #Econometrics #TimeSeries #EconTwitter #HighEd

⏰ PhD deadline: 31 Jan 2026 Final call for our PhD “Tracking the Global Story of Khat: From Banned Stimulant to Hidden Economy” at the University of Southampton, using AI and satellite data to study post-ban khat economies in Ethiopia and Kenya. More information: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

🚨New research alert! Higashi, 0zbek, & Takeoka:“Axiomatic Foundations of Bayesian Persuasion.”A work about axiomatic foundations of Bayesian persuasion, where a principal informs a biased agent about uncertain payoff and delegates choice-making. #econresearch #econtwitter link: bit.ly/4pEFBzl

🎓 Celebrating a successful Winter School in Advanced Causal Inference & Machine Learning (Dec 2025–Jan 2026)! Led by EmanuelaLotti with Thomas Gall & Chaowen Zheng, it brought together 40+ PhD students across disciplines and UK institutions. #CausalInference #MachineLearning

Considering a PhD with us? ⏰ The SCDTP funding application closes at 16:00 GMT on 16 January — apply soon!

Thanks to Diego Zambiasi (@newcastleuni.bsky.social) for yesterday’s seminar on “Gangs of London: What Online Gang Territory Maps Reveal About Crime and Policing” (joint with @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social). A fascinating talk on crime and urban dynamics! #Economics #Policing #econsky #econtwitter

Brilliant to see our students diving into a lively discussion on the #Budget2025. Huge thanks to our panellists — Jessica Smith, Dan Devine (PAIR), Thomas Gall, and Alex Menunni (Economics) — and to Siwei Han and Maximiliano Deere for their fantastic work! #Economics #StudentEngagement #HigherEd

Great seminar this week by our colleague Kemal Ozbek on “Optimal Auction Design under Flexible Learning.” A very insightful talk with plenty of thought-provoking ideas! #Research #AcademicTalks #Economics #econtwitter

Our Head of Department, @anonimomilanese.bsky.social , is back from an outstanding week in India! Big thanks to everyone for the amazing welcome and great conversations! #UniversityOfSouthampton #GlobalEngagement #HigherEducation #WeAreUoS #RussellGroup

🎓 Continuing our introductions for the job market season, we're pleased to feature Libo Chen (lnkd.in/dmJGKYkD) from the University of Southampton! #econjobmarket #econjobcandidate #Academic #AI #LabourEconomics #JobMarket2025

Huge shout-out to our PhD students presenting their research at the @unisouthampton.bsky.social ’s Doctoral Research Poster Showcase this week! 🎓 #PhDLife #ResearchExcellence #PhD #DoctoralResearch #Southampton #AcademicShowcase

Our department hosted a great seminar this week by my colleague @tfwerner.com titled "Experimental Evidence That Conversational AI Can Steer Consumer Behavior Without Detection". Eye-opening insights into conversational AI and consumer choices! #AIResearch #BehavioralEconomics #AcademicResearch

Thanks to @profhjalmarsson.bsky.social (@gothenburg-econ.bsky.social) for today’s seminar on "Job Sorting and the Labor Market Effects of a Criminal Record". Fascinating evidence on how criminal records shape labour market outcomes! #Economics #LaborMarkets #EconSky #CriminalJustice

🎓 Job market season has begun! We're proud to introduce our job market candidates from the University of Southampton. Featured today: Dingzhi Chen (dzchen19.github.io) #econjobmarket #econjobcandidate #EconTwitter #AcademicTwitter #econsky

Thanks to Prof. Karim Chalak ( @uomsoss.bsky.social ) for today’s seminar on “Estimating the Firm Investment Equation: Tobin's q with Mismeasurement and Feedback.” Great insights into new econometric approaches! 📊📈 #Economics #Investment #Research #EconTwitter

Today’s internal seminar featured our colleague, Dr Marco Alfano, presenting “Temperature and Confidence in Government in Africa,” a joint work with Gabriel Aboyadana. Fascinating insights into climate and governance! #Research #econtwitter #econresearch #AcademicTwitter

Thanks to Daniel Garrett ( @universityofessex.bsky.social )) for presenting “Sorry, the Cost Has Gone Up”—a thought-provoking discussion on microeconomic theory! #Economics #Research #econtwitter

Big thanks to Deniz Kattwinkel ( @ucl.ac.uk) for presenting “The Division of Surplus and the Burden of Proof” at today’s seminar. Fascinating discussion on key debates in microeconomic theory! #Economics #MicroTheory #Research #AcademicDebate #econtwitter #econsky

Big thanks to Larissa Marioni ( @niesrorg.bsky.social ) for today’s seminar on “Using New Sources of Data to Understand Skill Demand and Supply: A Regional Analysis.” Insightful discussion on regional skill dynamics and data innovation! 👏📊 #Skills #LabourMarket #Econtwitter #Research #Econsky

Thinking about a PhD in Economics? 🎓 Join Southampton for research in applied, theoretical, experimental econ & econometrics. 💰 Fully funded via SCDTP 🗓 Apply by 16 Jan 2026 📩 [email protected] 🔗https://linktr.ee/UOSEconPhd Tag someone who should see this! #econsky#econtwitter#econresearch

Our #EconSeminar series continues with Prof. Abhimanyu Gupta ( @universityofessex.bsky.social) presenting “A Nonparametric Test for Social Spillovers and Interference” (joint with Margherita Comola and Camila Comunello). Thank you to Prof. Gupta for an insightful and engaging talk!

Today, we were delighted to host our PhD student, Amruta Bagwe, who presented her Job Market Paper, “Tied Too Soon: The Limits of Legal Reform in Empowering Underage Girls in India.” #EconSky #EconTwitter #EconSeminar #JobMarketPaper

Kicking off the year with an inspiring seminar! Huge thanks to @gavazza.bsky.social (LSE) for sharing his fascinating research yesterday on ‘Bank Deposit Pricing in the Euro Area’ (joint with Ugo Albertazzi, Finn Faber, Oana Maria Georgescu, and Ernest Lecomte)

Check out the latest work by our colleague @aforesta.bsky.social (together with Adelaide Baronchelli and Roberto Ricciuti) on the relationship between languages and accountability, published in Journal of Institutional Economics #econresearch #econtwitter #econsky #research shorturl.at/YmC2g

New term, new seminars 🎓✨ See the (updated) attached list for what’s coming up! #AcademicLife #Seminars #econtwitter #econresearch #research

✨ Great energy at our department away day! A great start to the year — planning, laughter & well-earned prizes for our colleagues! 👏

New term, new seminars 🎓✨ See the attached list for what’s coming up! #AcademicLife #Seminars #econtwitter #econresearch #research #econsky

Congratulations to our academics Dr Stefania Parendes Fuentes and Professor Bryony Whitmarsh who have been awarded National Teaching Fellowships from Advance HE in recognition of the outstanding impact they’ve had on higher education. Read more 👉 https://tr.pulse.ly/n2msdnosl6 #NTFSawards2025

We are pleased to extend a warm welcome to Chitrakalpa Sen, Head of Economics at the University of Southampton Delhi. His visit marks the beginning of our wonderful collaboration between the two campuses. #UoSDelhi #transnationaleducation #Globaleducation #August2025

Our newly elected trustee ‪jackiewahba.bsky.social‬ is Prof of Economics at @unisouthampton.bsky.social‬. An applied labour economist specialising in international migration & displacement, Jackie is a Founding Fellow of @resmedia.bsky.social‬. bit.ly/4e6sBhM

🔬 Curious about experimental methods in the Social Sciences? Join our upcoming five-day summer school to master lab, field, and survey experiments with hands-on training! No prior experience required. 🎓✨Apply here: shorturl.at/Y1QLX #ExperimentalMethods #socialscience