The sheer size of the child penalty in labor markets (worldwide) makes it so important. Here's a new study digging deeper. @jonasjessen.bsky.social @kinnelavinia.bsky.social

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But we hear all the time that GDP is growing 2% or 3%, so how is that possible? That’s because the US population is growing (especially the adult population, age 20+) GDP has grown 2.3% a year since 2010 But GDP per adult only 1.3%

Freedom versus externalities

📢 Very happy to see our paper "Child penalties in labour market skills" (w/ @jonasjessen.bsky.social & @michelebattisti.bsky.social) out in the special issue on "Education, Health, and Gender: A Family Perspective" of the European Economic Review. Link (open access): doi.org/10.1016/j.eu... More ⤵️

It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US This view is wrong A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵

🚨 New paper alert: Exclusionary political rhetoric alone can drive people to leave their hometowns In Poland, anti-LGBTQ resolutions by 100 local governments caused a rise in migration intentions, reflected in job search Here’s what @jangromadzki.bsky.social and I found: 🧵

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The lack of spines among tech CEOs is pathetic... 🤮 Of course, the European leaders did the same to some degree, but at least this was to save Ukraine 💙💛

In January 2026 the excellent Perspectives on (Un-)Employment PhD Workshop is taking place, organised by @iabnews.bsky.social & @fauwiso.bsky.social 🏗️ Keynotes: Paula England & David Dorn 💡 Deadline: 30 September 2025 Aimed at: PhD Students in economics & sociology More info: shorturl.at/jATG3

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It's fantastic that the network is saved. But IZA as an institute closing down is still a tremendous loss

Amazing masterclass with Barbara Petrongolo on her Handbool chapter at @rfberlin.bsky.social in September ⚖️ 4 days left to apply 👇

Incredible feeling to finally see it published 🤩 What are the macro effects of making UI more generous? In this paper we seek to answer this contentious question 📝 We find increases in aggregate unemployment, driven by both longer UI durations & increased inflows 💡

Now only 3 days left to apply to the workshop on Economics of Ageing and Pensions ⌛

[email protected] & IfW Kiel are jointly 🚨 recruiting a Professor of International Economics🚨 (Associate/Full). 👉 apply.interfolio.com/169770 Great opportunity to join Berlin's thriving econ community. No kings here. Deadline: Sep 30, 2025 Please share widely! #EconSky

10 days left to apply for our workshop on Economics of Ageing and Pensions 👇 📆 Deadline: July 31 💸 Travel and accommodation will be covered

Russian attacks on Ukraine just this past night. Crazy to see this constant barrage and then see some question whether getting Russian oil and gas is indeed the right step Via @anastasiarodi.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/anas...

A lot of attention is rightfully on gender inequalities in the labour market and, to a lesser degree, on inequalities in unpaid work ⚖️ But men falling behind in education and the lack of debate around this is also a big societal problem. Great paper 👇

Ich hab keine Ahnung wie man das Berliner Urteil einordnen soll/muss. Ob die Bundesregierung Recht hat oder nicht. Aber die Art wie jetzt von vielen die Justiz oder einzelne Richter angegangen/delegitimiert werden, ist nicht weit von dem entfernt was gerade in den USA passiert.

We're hiring a postdoc in labor economics at IAB Nuremberg! Join @ineshelmecon.bsky.social, @jnimczik.bsky.social & me on a project about gig work. 🗓️ Start: 1 Oct 25 💶 Salary ≥ €5200/month
 🌱 Possibility to apply for tenure track program Apply here until 17 June: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

headline construction masterclass

Es wird knapp, es wird reichen - hoffentlich.

📣CALL FOR PAPERS 📣 Workshop on the economics of ageing and pensions tinyurl.com/2wez4wp7 Where? Berlin @wzb.bsky.social 🐻 When? November 20-21 November 🍂 For whom? Researchers at all stages in their career Anything else? Accomodation & travel cost will be covered 🚅🏨 Please circulate!

Zwei von zehn Beschäftigten berichten von sexueller Belästigung im Arbeitsumfeld. Der aktuelle #IABKurzbericht zeigt, welche Auswirkungen infolgedessen erwartet werden und welche Maßnahmen Betriebe ergreifen, um solche Vorfälle zu verhindern oder darauf zu reagieren ➡️ doku.iab.de/kurzber/2025...

Heute erscheint unser IAB-Kurzbericht zu sexueller Belästigung am Arbeitsplatz: iab.de/publikatione... (mit Valentina Goetz, @ingoisphording.bsky.social und Stefanie Wolter) 💡 Die wichtigsten Ergebnis im Überblick: 👇

I'm very font of these discussions

I don’t know about the paper but agree with this being a *super* important open issue and the statement that worst case use is happening in schools. It will be key to promote the willingness to learn & think (which LLMs can help with) and not laziness (which LLMs currently seem to often do).

Heute vor 80 Jahren hat das NS-Regime kapituliert. Nach einem Weltkrieg mit 60 Mio Toten und dem Menschheitsverbrechen Shoa. Warum nach den Erfahrungen des 19. und 20. Jh noch irgendwer glauben kann, Nationalismus, Rassismus und Extremismus wären eine super Idee, wird mir immer unbegreiflich sein.

Harvard's Stefanie Stancheva has won the 2025 John Bates Clark Medal, given to an economist under 40 "judged to have made the most significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge." www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Thanks for welcoming me in the network 🙂

Somewhat unimpressed by this Italian hotel breakfast 🤔

Sehr begrüßenswert, dass es ein Modellprojekt zu dem Thema Grundeinkommen gibt! Allerdings habe ich auch Zweifel am Erkenntnissgewinn der Studie: Ein "Grundeinkommen" für 3 Jahre ist einfach ein niedriger Lottogewinn (€42,200). Effekte eines permanten Grundeinkommens könnten sehr anders sein.

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Reversal of fortune: 1423 days after its initial submission our paper got accepted after all 🥳

I do not like when the nerds who post graphs on here are all going "oof" and "jesus christ" at the same time

Great to see our paper “Unemployment insurance reforms and labor market dynamics” out in The Review Economic Studies. With @macrophilip.bsky.social & Benjamin Hartung, we revisit the old question of labor market research of the effects of unemployment insurance reforms on unemployment rates. 1/10

Yesterday (March 25) evening first footage from huge marches in Gaza begin to appear, protests precisely against hamas rule. There were protests before the Oct 7 war, and small ones afterwards, but nothing of this scale as of recent. x.com/ihabhassane/...

❗️We are looking forward to receiving your submissions for the 16th #TWEC Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of crime. @chtraxler.bsky.social ⏳ Deadline: May 02 - five weeks from today. See details in the thread below 👇

Mit A. Schiersch habe ich aufgeschrieben, warum ein vermeintliches Nischenthema wie das ausgebremste #Forschungsdatengesetz bei den aktuellen #Koalitionsverhandlungen unbedingt auf den Tisch kommen sollte. Mit schöner Evidenz von Nagaraj & Tranchero (2024). Fakten helfen Politik & Geselschaft.

Our research unit is finally kicking off 🔥 Join us for the kick-off event and also stay tuned for other upcoming workshops 🙂

We are glad to announce that we'll host the 2025 Richard Musgrave Lecture with @iipf.bsky.social 🎉 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗶𝗸𝗮 𝗗𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮, 𝗨𝗖 𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘆, will give his lecture on 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗮𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 📅 19 March, 6pm CET, ifo Institute 📹 www.ifo.de/en/live @clemensfuest.bsky.social

UNICEF yesterday: 130 children reportedly killed by Israel is “the largest single-day child death toll in the last year.”

Keine Sondersitzungen, keine Talkshows, kein 5-Punkte Plan. Es ist klar, welches Ungleichgewicht in medialer und politischer Reaktion herrscht. Dennoch reagieren Medienvertrer:innen und Politik auf Kritik mit der plumpen Rückfrage ob sie denn über die realen Probleme der Menschen schweigen sollten.

The catastrophic impact of starvation crimes in Sudan.

So you're still on the upward trajectory? 🤔

Support for Ukraine at "Your contribution squared" is up and up ↗️: 100 people who each give at least 100€. The bang for the buck, ↗️ even more: only a single step (e.g., to 101) moves the total by more than 200€. An opportunity to be effective. Please pass it on. yourcontributionsquared.eu

In unserem @diw.de Wochenbericht untersuchen wir Unterschiede in Kompetenzen zwischen Männern und Frauen anhand von PIAAC Daten ⚖️ Männer haben im Schnitt höhere Rechenkompetenzen 📐, während Frauen bessere Lesekompetenzen haben 📖. Den Gender Pay Gap erklären diese Unterschiede jedoch kaum 💸 ⤵️