New Paper Alert!📢 "Intersecting Shocks: The Combined Labor Market Impacts of Automation and Immigration" ✍️ Patrick Bennett & @julianjohnsen.bsky.social Find out more in the latest CESifo Working Paper! 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Lea Nagel as a new network member! 👋 She is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Harvard University working on economic theory and behavioral & experimental economics. 📝More on her studies: sites.google.com/view/lnagel 🔎 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

We’re excited to introduce @mariasavona.bsky.social as a new network member! 🎉 Her research focuses, among other things, on the economics of innovation and the effects of technical change on employment. 🏠 profiles.sussex.ac.uk/p100780-mari... 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

New 📄 "Household Inflation Uncertainty and Wage Growth Expectations" ✍️ @pschnattinger.bsky.social @prachisrivas.bsky.social This paper investigates how household inflation uncertainty around future prices shapes employed individuals’ expectations of nominal wage growth. 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

Welcome @xshan.bsky.social! 🎉 We’re excited to introduce her as a new network member. She studies topics related to gender disparities, discrimination, social interactions, and skill development. 👩‍💼🌍 🏠 www.xiaoyueshan.com ℹ️ www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

A warm welcome to Prof. Dr. Andreas Grunewald! 🌟 Thrilled to have him in the network! His primary research fields are Behavioral Economics, Organizational Economics, and Industrial Organization. 📊 🔍 His research: sites.google.com/site/gruni06/ 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

🚨Working Paper Alert! "The Rise of Refinery Margins: The Case of the Energy Tax Cut in Germany" ✍️ Leonard Gregor & @haucap.bsky.social This paper evaluates the temporary reduction in energy taxes implemented by the German government between June and September 2022: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

📢 Kicking off today: @rbluhm.bsky.social joins us as a guest researcher from November 3rd to 11th! His research interests lie at the intersection of macroeconomics, development and political economics, and urban and regional economics. 📈 🔍 www.richard-bluhm.com 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

🚨 Official! Professor Björn Öckert will be our guest from November 3rd to 8th! His research focuses on economics of education and labor economics.🎓💼 ℹ️ www.ifau.se/en/About-IFA... 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

New Paper 📝📢 "The Impact of Cellphone Bans in Schools on Student Outcomes: Evidence from Florida" ✍️ David N. Figlio @uozek.bsky.social The study highlights that cellphone bans have a greater effect in middle and high schools, where smartphone ownership is more common. 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

🚨Working Paper Alert! "Generative AI and Firm Productivity: Field Experiments in Online Retail" ✍️ Lu Fang, Zhe Yuan, Kaifu Zhang, Dante Donati, Miklos Sarvary Find out more about the impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) on firm productivity: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

New Working Paper 📝 “Climbing the Ladder: The Intergenerational Mobility of Second-Generation Immigrants in France” ✍️ @simori.bsky.social Mikaël Pasternak, Ahmed Tritah & Nadiya Ukrayinchuk The study documents a robust mobility premium for second-generation immigrants. 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

📣 Call for Papers out now: CESifo Area Conference on Global Economy 2026 📆22 - 23 May 2026 ⏳Submit by 15 January 2026 Organizer: Peter Egger @ethz.ch Keynotes: @meredith-crowley.bsky.social (Cambridge) & Felix Tintelnot (Duke University) More info & submission link 👉 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...

What a super Area Conference on Behavioral Economics! Great talks, top research & inspiring keynotes by Gilat Levy (LSE) and Ben Enke @harvard.edu. Congrats to Lea Nagel (Harvard) for winning the Distinguished CESifo Young Affiliate Award - well-done! Thanks to all who joined and contributed! 🎉

We’re excited to welcome Prof. Emily Breza from Harvard University as a network member! 👋 She works on development economics, with a focus on financial markets, labor markets, and social networks. 📝 sites.google.com/view/ebreza/... 💼 www.linkedin.com/in/emily-bre... ℹ️ www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

A warm welcome to Prof. Marcelo Bergolo! 🌟 Thrilled to have him in the network! His primary research interests lie at the intersection of public, labor, and development economics. 📊 🔍 His research: www.marcelobergolo.com 🔗 More info: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

New Paper Alert!📢 "Bend It like Bolsonaro: Global Evidence on the Effect of Populism on Constitutional Compliance" by @jerggutmann.bsky.social & Martin Rode Find out more in the latest CESifo Working Paper! 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

📢 We are excited to announce that Dr. Andreas Tischbirek will join us as a guest researcher from October 27th to November 1st! 🔍 More info on his research in Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Macro-Finance, and Household Finance: sites.google.com/site/tischbi... 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

New Working Paper! ⏰ “Fiscal Policy and Politicians’ Term Length” 👨‍💼👩‍💼 by Davide Cipullo, Federico Franzoni, Jonas Klarin Insights on the causal effect of the term length of political executives on economic policy outcomes: 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

New Paper Alert! 📢 "Inequality and Market Power: Evidence from the United States and China" ✍️ by Yumin Hu, Luca Macedoni & Mingzhi (Jimmy) Xu Find out more in the latest CESifo Working Paper! www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

🚨Working Paper Alert! "Drivers of New Business Creation in the OECD: The Role of Education and Taxation" ✍️ @theiiiman.bsky.social M. Carmen Blanco-Arana & Ana J. Cisneros-Ruiz Find out how education and taxation drive new business creation in OECD countries 🌍: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

🌟 We have an exciting guest this week! Katharina Erhardt will be at the ifo Institute from October 20th to 30th! 🎉 Her research focuses on the intersection of international trade and economic geography. Learn more: 🔍 sites.google.com/view/kathari... ℹ️ www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

New Paper Alert!📢 "The 2025 Trade War: Dynamic Impacts Across U.S. States and the Global Economy" ✍️Andrés Rodríguez-Clare @feodorateti.bsky.social Mauricio Ulate, Jose P. Vasquez & Roman D. Zarate Find out more in the latest CESifo Working Paper! 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

We’re excited to welcome Mr José Montalbán Castilla, Ph.D. as a network member! 👋 He specializes in economics of education, labor economics and applied econometrics. 🎓💼 📝More on his studies: sites.google.com/site/josemon... ℹ️Further info: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

A warm welcome to @andydebarros.bsky.social! 🌟 Thrilled to have him in the network! His research focuses on program evaluation and evidence-based education policy in less-developed countries. 🎓 🔍 Research: de-barros.com 🔗 More: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne... 💼 LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/evaluate/

New working paper!⏰ “Not All Leisure Is Created Equal: Income-Induced Constraints on the Enjoyment of Leisure” ✍️ @leilagautham.bsky.social Clemens Hetschko & Peter Howley The paper demonstrates that higher income enhances the enjoyment individuals derive from leisure. 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

We’re excited to introduce @anaisfabre.bsky.social as a new network member!🎉 She primarily works on labor economics and econometrics, with a particular focus on inequalities in access to higher education. 📚 #Welcome 💼Her work: www.anaisfabre.com ℹ️More details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

New Paper 📢 “A Tale of Two Startups: The Loss and Gain of Startups in the U.S. Economy in the Pandemic” 📈 by Robert Fairlie, Frank M. Fossen & Ke Lyu Explore the first official data on how the pandemic has impacted employer and nonemployer startup dynamics in the U.S. 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

@clemensfuest.bsky.social, praises the 2025 Winners in Economic Sciences: Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion & Peter Howitt. “The research honored with the Nobel Prize is highly topical”, he comments. Philippe Aghion & Peter Howitt are CESifo Network members. Aghion is also a Distinguished CES Fellow.

Welcome, Genia Rachkovski, Ph.D.🎉 We’re excited to introduce him as a new network member. His research focuses on the economics of education, labor and environmental economics. 👷‍♀️🌍 🏠 His homepage: sites.google.com/view/genia-r... ℹ️ More details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

New Working Paper🚨🔊 "Data, Power and Emissions: The Environmental Cost of AI" ✍️ Alessandra Bonfiglioli, Rosario Crinò, Mattia Filomena & Gino Gancia Find out more about the environmental impact of artificial intelligence: 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

🚨 We’re pleased to welcome Sébastien Houde! He will be with us as a guest researcher from October 13th to 18th. His research focuses on environmental, energy, and climate issues. 🧐 Learn more about his research here: sebastien-houde.com 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

🎓 Say hello to our newest network member @mikkelhoumark.bsky.social His research focuses on human development, including genetics, skill formation, education, and well-being. 🌞 Learn more about his work: sites.google.com/view/mikkelh... More Details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

We’re excited to welcome @katharinawedel.bsky.social as a new network member! 👋 🔍 Her main research interests are economics of education and labor economics. 👷‍♀️ Her homepage: sites.google.com/view/kathari... More Details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

New Paper 📢📝 "Asylum Seekers, New Businesses, and Job Creation" by @zohalhessami.bsky.social @sebastianschirner.bsky.social & Clara Wobbe Have a look at how asylum seekers affect host-country economies from a supply and demand perspective. 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

A warm welcome to Dr. Sebastian Schirner! 🌟 We're thrilled to have him in the network! He conducts research in the fields of local political economy, political selection, and migration. 📊 🔍 schirnersebastian.github.io 💼 www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian... 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne...

Welcome Dr. Sven Arne Simon🎉 We’re excited to introduce him as a new network member. His work focuses on microeconomics, public finance, experimental economics, and compliance. His work: www.tax.mpg.de/de/finanzwis... Details: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ne... LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sven-simo...

New Working Paper! 😀📢 “Workplace Peer Effects in Fertility Decisions” by Maria De Paola @rnistico.bsky.social Vincenzo Scoppa The findings highlight how changes in employment protection may have unintended fertility spillovers through workplace social interactions.💼👶 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

📣 Call for Papers out now: 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗶𝗳𝗼 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. 📆30 - 31 March 2026 ⏳Submit by 11 January 2026 Organizers: @woessmann.bsky.social, @mtotarelli.bsky.social, @caterinapavese.bsky.social Keynote: Michela Carlana @harvardkennedy.bsky.social tinyurl.com/h4vckkb2

🌟We have an exciting guest this week! Gloria Moroni will be at the ifo Institute from October 6th to 11th! Her research interests lie in the fields of labor economics, family economics and gender economics. 🔗 Her Website: gloriamoroni.wixsite.com/gloriamoroni 🔎 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

🚨Working Paper Alert! "Social Risk, Fairness Types, and Redistribution" ✍️ @bortolotti.bsky.social @felixkoelle.bsky.social Ivan Soraperra & Matthias Sutter Findings show significantly less inequality acceptance, and thus much more redistribution, under social risk. 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

📢New Working Paper! "News Customization with AI" ✍️ @felixchopra.bsky.social , Ingar K. Haaland, Fabian Roeben, Christopher Roth and Vanessa Sticher The paper finds most users display a high and persistent demand for less opinionated and more fact-driven news. 🔎 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

Approval of Government Debt in Germany Rises When the Term “Kredite” Is Used Instead of “Schulden” Press release on our new @cesifo.org WP w @mathiasdolls.bsky.social @lisawindsteiger.bsky.social + Cevat & Justyna: www.ifo.de/en/press-rel...

New Paper Alert! 📢 "Trade and the Scopes of Pollution: Evidence from China’s World Market Integration" ✍️ Stefano Carattini, Hanwei Huang, Frank Pisch and Tejendra Pratap Singh Find out more in the latest CESifo Working Paper! 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

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📣 We invite submissions to the 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗶𝗳𝗼 𝗔𝗿𝗲𝗮 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲. Papers may deal with any topic in public economics, with a preference to complete papers. Organizer: 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝘀 𝗧. 𝗞𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 (Copenhagen) Keynote: 𝗝𝗼𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗿𝗼𝗱 (University of Michigan) ℹ️ www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...

📣New Working Paper “What Drives Refugees' Return After Conflict?” ✒️ @jopieboy.bsky.social @lchargaziia.bsky.social Yvonne Giesing, Sarah Necker & Panu Poutvaara Insights into how conflict resolution, security, economics, and corruption influence return decisions. 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

New📝 Political Views and College Choices in a Polarized America ✍️Riley K. Acton, Emily Cook, Paola A. Ugalde Findings show that US students prefer institutions with more like-minded peers, especially, with fewer students from the opposite side of the political spectrum. www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...

🚨We’re pleased to welcome @cipriandomnisoru.bsky.social ! Ciprian Domnisoru joins us this week as a guest researcher, from September 22nd to 27th! His research areas are Labor Economics, Applied Microeconomics and the Economics of Education. ℹ️ www.cipriandomnisoru.net 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/gu...

We are glad to announce that the 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 has been awarded to Nathaniel Hendren (MIT) by #CESifo and @iipf.bsky.social. He will deliver the 18th CESifo and IIPF Richard Musgrave Lecture on Wednesday, 15 April 2026 in Munich. ℹ️ www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ri...