📢The Barcelona Applied PhD Seminar is underway! On Friday, February 27th, we'll welcome PhD students from the @uab.cat & @upf.edu at @ubeconomics.bsky.social for an afternoon of research, feedback, and drinks 🥂 Thx to @coberhuemer.bsky.social, #LucianaManuali & @mynameisjoaco.bsky.social!

📢The Barcelona Applied PhD Seminar is underway! On Friday, February 27th, we'll welcome PhD students from the @uab.cat & @upf.edu at @ubeconomics.bsky.social for an afternoon of research, feedback, and drinks 🥂 Thx to @coberhuemer.bsky.social, #LucianaManuali & @mynameisjoaco.bsky.social!

📢#JobMarket Paper by Alejandra Rivera: 📑 "Heatwaves and Health at Birth" 🔹This paper studies how extreme heat during pregnancy affects birth outcomes in Spain. @assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼

🎓Eleven #PhD students in #Economics at @ub.edu#PhD#Economicsill present their latest research at the PhD in Economics Workshop 2025. 🔝A great opportunity to discover fresh insights, innovative approaches, and emerging talent in the field. 🔗Check out the full programme and join us: https://f.mtr.cool/ezvbteqlpr

📢#JobMarket Paper by @favredenoguera.bsky.social: 📑 "Do far-right mayors affect environmental policies? Evidence from Italian Municipalities" 🔹This paper examines how far-right municipal governments in Italy affect local environmental policy @assameeting.bsky.social @matteogamalerio.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼

Hacía muchos años que queríamos hacer algo así desde @ksnet.bsky.social, y gracias al trabajo conjunto con #Afi y la #SociedadEspañoladeEvaluación hoy se publica el primer número del Journal of Policy Evaluation #JPEVAL. ¡Si os interesa la evaluación y/o las políticas públicas no dejéis de leerlo!

Do individuals move ⤴️ or⤵️ the income ladder because of jumps in labor or capital income, or both? 👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org ▶️ wid.world/news-article...

☕ Research Ideas Coffee Talk turned 1! This season, we celebrated the one-year anniversary of this growing initiative! 🎉 Huge thanks to the organizers, @mengweilin.bsky.social and ‪@favredenoguera.bsky.social‬, who made this possible. #EconPhD #EconSky #PhDCoffees #AcademicCommunity #PhDLife 🧵👇🏼

Grateful to @o.simardcasanova.net and the @standarderror.bsky.social crew for the thoughtful conversation 🌈 For Pride Month, we talked about identity in research, charismatic leadership, and why diversity is an asset in academia

Last group meeting of the year! Grateful for our wonderful (local and visiting) students 🙏🤩

Last week was intense but super productive! I went to Codechella at @cunef.bsky.social, where I met and made many friends. I'll need to revise some of my DiD estimates tho :)

Today I presented my work on Education & Crime at @bsebarcelona.bsky.social's Jamboree. The atmosphere was great and I received very valuable feedback. Thanks Otta, @santiagogambas.bsky.social, Gerard and Carlos for making this event possible!

Lanzamos el @labdeoportunidades.bsky.social , un centro de investigación dedicado al estudio de la movilidad social y desigualdad en España usando big data Este Lab es fruto de una colaboración única entre el @oppinsights.bsky.social de Harvard, @wid.world,la FFG y @futurepolicylab.bsky.social

Han salido los nuevos datos de INCASOL sobre alquileres en Catalunya en los que se incluye la duración de los contratos (www.eldiario.es/catalunya/co...). Vamos a analizarlo SIN hacer afirmaciones causales tajantes, para eso hay que hacer una evaluación.

Yesterday I presented my work at the PhD Workshop on Public Policies organized by Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela and Javier Vazquez at @ubeconomics.bsky.social It was my first one, so still a lot of room for improvement, but feedback was great. I feel v lucky for being in such a constructive environment 😌

What happens when you increase the legal drinking age from 16 to 18? 🤔 We explore this question in the context of Spain. We find that the reforms decreased teenage alcohol consumption and improved educational outcomes📒🥂 - with Manuel Bagues @warwickecon.bsky.social #MLDA

🫂 Poder compartir una estona amb els voluntaris i voluntàries que estan aquests dies organitzant les aportacions fetes al Banc dels Aliments ha estat magnífic! 🩷 Gràcies per la vostra inestimable feina. Sou la viva imatge de la solidaritat de la societat catalana. #MenjatLesExcuses

Hi #econsky! J-PAL entered the chat room 😎. Follow them: @j-pal.bsky.social (J-PAL Global account) and @j-paleurope.bsky.social (J-PAL Europe account)!