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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

It was a pleasure to host the Southampton-Essex-Surrey-UCL Macro Workshop yesterday. We are grateful to all presenters and participants for their insightful contributions and stimulating discussions. Programme details: sites.google.com/view/soton-e...

🚨 New paper alert! Our colleague @aforesta.bsky.social has just published a fascinating study in the European Journal of Political Economy on how judges' gender influences trial outcomes. #econresearch #econtwitter #econsky shorturl.at/qyePA

Check out the latest work by our colleague @aforesta.bsky.social on the impact of jurors' political affiliation on trial verdicts, published in the Journal of Law & Economics #econresearch #econtwitter www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/epdf/10....

🚨Job Opportunity!🚨 @sotonecon.bsky.social is hiring a Professor of Economics. Join a dynamic, growing team incl. new hires: Alex Gershkov, Oliver de Groot @francescafolia1.bsky.social, Marco Alfano & @tfwerner.com 📅 05/06/25 #econjobmarket #econsky Apply here: jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

🎓 Tuesday’s PhD workshop at the Department of Economics showcased excellent research by our PhD students. Their presentations sparked rigorous discussion and reflected strong scholarly potential. #PhDLife #EconTwitter #EconSky #AcademicWorkshop

Check out the latest work by our colleague Joao (together with Nobuyuki Hanaki, Fabrice Le Lec, @schokkaert.bsky.social, Benoit Tarroux) on the intrinsic value to freedom, published in European Economic Review #econresearch #econtwitter #econsky www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Just wrapped up an amazing workshop on Network Economics today! 🚀💡 Great insights, engaging dialogue, and lots to think about. Big thanks to everyone who made it happen! #econresearch #econtwitter #workshop #econsky

Our departmental seminar list

Huge thanks to Robert Sauer (Royal Holloway) for presenting his fascinating work "How Do Mental and Physical Health Influence Career and Family Choices?" at today’s weekly seminar! #econsky #econtwitter

Good luck to our amazing team at the Econometrics Games! 💼📊 We’re cheering for you! 💪🍀 #EconometricGame #GoodLuckTeam #EG2025 tinyurl.com/3bzvk8mw

Check out the latest work by our colleagues Joao Ferreira & Foivos Savva, exploring social welfare criteria with wealth limits, published in Economics Letters #econresearch #econsky #econtwitter www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Thrilled to host Maurice Kugler from @georgemasonu.bsky.social yesterday as he presented his paper, "U.S. Robot Impacts in Developing Countries: Evidence from Colombian Workers"!

Just in - our experts have been reacting to today's #SpringStatement. Here's Dr Joao V Ferreira from our School of Economic, Social, and Political Sciences👇👇 #PMQs #PoliticsLive @sotonpolitics.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @sotonecon.bsky.social

🚨 Job Opportunity! 🚨 @UoS_Economics is hiring 3 Lecturers in Economics, prioritizing expertise in: ✅ Applied Economics (health, labor, IO, migration) ✅ Data Science ✅ Microeconometrics ✅ Financial Econometrics 📅 21/04/25 #econtwitter #econjobmarket #econsky www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMJ163/l...

Huge thanks to our colleague Adrian Chadi for presenting his fascinating new project, Inequality by Selection: The Case of Consistency, at yesterday’s weekly internal seminar!

Delighted to host @zachporreca.bsky.social from Bocconi today as he presented his paper, "The Departed: Origins and Persistence of Organized Crime in the United States" joint with Massimo Anelli & Paolo Pinotti! #econresearch #econsky #econtwitter

Delighted to host Jean-Marc Tallon from PSE yesterday as he presented his paper, 'Sharing Model Uncertainty', joint with Chiaki Hara (Kyoto U.), Sujoy Mukerji (QMUL), Frank Riedel (U. Bielefeld)! #econresearch #econtwitter #econsky

Excited to have our colleague @monicabeeder.bsky.social presenting her new project on exploitation at today’s weekly internal seminar! #EconTwitter #econresearch #econsky

Delighted to host Luca Macedoni from the University of Milan today as he presented his paper, "Tariffs Tax the Poor More: Evidence from Household Consumption During the US-China Trade War," joint with Hong Ma, Jingxin Ning, and Mingzhi Xu! #econresearch #econsky

I was excited to have Yu Qin, a final-year PhD, present his job market paper "Breathing Easy, Retiring Early? Effects of Air Pollution on Retirement Age Expectations: Evidence from China" at yesterday’s seminar! #EconSky #econtwitter #EconJobMarket

Exciting news! The SWEETS summer school, organized by Annika Johnson (Bristol) and Jana Sadeh (Southampton), is going live thanks to support from NCRM and C-BEAR! If you're interested in developing your scholarship of education portfolio, join us in Southampton (June 9-11). 👇Thread 🧵

We were delighted to host Christina Felfe from the University of Konstanz today as she presented her paper, "Building Capacity for Unity in Diversity: A Large-Scale Intervention among Youth in India (joint with )," co-authored with May Farid, Prashant Loyalka, Dinsha Mistree.

Today, we had the pleasure of hosting Christos Genakos from Cambridge, who presented his paper 'Cultural Exception? The Impact of Price Regulation on Prices and Variety in the Market for Books' (co-authored with M. Pagliero, R. Sabatino, and T. Valletti).