Today @maxposch.bsky.social @uofebusiness.bsky.social presented "Doux Commerce: Markets, Culture, and Cooperation in 1850-1920 U.S." With Itzchak Raz (Hebrew University), they study how rising market integration fostered universalism and trust, shifting cooperation beyond kin-based ties.

Today at @usiidep.bsky.social we host the 7th Swiss Workshop on Local Public Finance and Regional Economics. Sessions cover: corporate taxation, efficiency costs of inheritance/income taxes & the BioNTech fiscal/economic effects, urban-rural productivity, skill sorting, and political budgeting.

🔍New research highlight! A new paper by our graduates @g-digiacomo.bsky.social (ifo Institute) and Benjamin Lerch (FFA) is finally out on ILR Review. They investigate how displaced workers adjusted to the introduction of #robots in local #labor markets in the US. #EconTwitter #USIEcon

Davide Cantoni (@econmunich.bsky.social) presented “Identity and Institutional Change: Evidence from First Names in Germany, 1700–1850." With Matthias Weigand & Cathrin Mohr, he shows that the 1789-1815 collapse of hegemonic powers shifted local identities from ruler-aligned to religious & national.

Happy to share that the new Econ Seminar Series in Lugano is ready to begin! Find hereby our speakers for the #Autumn25 Series! 📆Check out the full schedule below! idep.usi.ch/storage/app/... If interested, please contact us here or via our email: [email protected]

Congrats to Nicole Venus (@n-venus.bsky.social) on defending her PhD “Essays in Labour and Gender Economics” at @usiidep.bsky.social. Her research explores gender, labour & household economics. She will soon join the University of Bern (@unibe.ch) as a Postdoctoral researcher!

Congrats to Giuseppe Di Giacomo (@g-digiacomo.bsky.social) on defending his PhD at @usiidep.bsky.social. His work studies how shocks like automation and tourism reshape local labor markets and education. Next stop: Ifo Institut in Munich!

🇺🇸🇨🇭 A 39% US tariff on Swiss exports: what does it mean for Switzerland? @fabricolella.bsky.social (‪@usiidep.bsky.social‬) with ‪@rlalive.bsky.social‬ & S. Schroeter (UNIL‬) examine the impact on cantons & firms, and discuss possible policy responses about it. Read more: www.eco.usi.ch/en/feeds/9993

Congrats to IdEP PhD candidate Alda Marchese on being awarded the USI Doc-Mobility grant. She'll be visiting ‪@uclaanderson.bsky.social, hosted by Ricardo Perez-Truglia 🇺🇸🌴 Alda’s research examines how #socialnorms impact the #gendergap in voter turnout and if easing social pressure can reduce it

📣 Now open: Associate or Full Professor in Economics and Director of the Institute for Economic Research (IRE) at USI Lugano🇨🇭 IRE is looking for candidates with an international research profile in applied economics. Deadline: 31/08/2025 More info: shorturl.at/K5Njz

@mikkelmertz.bsky.social (@rockwoolfonden.dk) presented “Effects of a Housing Policy on Neighborhoods, Residential Mobility & Inequality”. With C.Dustmann (@ucl.ac.uk) & @rlandersoe.bsky.social (Rockwool), he finds that private coop ownership attracted affluent residents & widened areas inequality

📈 Francis Kramarz (Bocconi University, @college-de-france.fr, @uu.se) taught a PhD course on AKM models and the microeconometrics of matched employer-employee data. Topics included wage decomposition, firm/industry effects, and the role of networks.

Today, Andreas Kotsadam (@UniOslo) presented his joint work with S. Dahlum, T.Hanson, Å. Johnsen, and A. Wuttke on whether support for authoritarian rule is contagious. Using field & survey experiments in the Norwegian Armed Forces, they showed that it spreads via peer influence.

🎓 Apply for the Master in Economics at USI – Deadline: 30 June 2025! 👇 See program highlights & links below. #USIEcon #EconBluesky

Today @uglogowsky.bsky.social (@jku.at) presented “The Parenthood Penalty in Mental Health”, joint w. @ahammeralex.bsky.social (JKU Linz) @mhalla.bsky.social (@wuvienna.bsky.social) & T. Hener (@au.dk). They find parenthood imposes greater mental health burdens on mothers, leading to long-run gaps

Today, Manuel Bagues (@warwickecon.bsky.social) presented “Friends in Childhood and the Gender Equality Paradox”, coauthored with N. Zinovyeva (Warwick). They show that children in richer, more equal societies have fewer opposite-sex friends. Evidence suggests household income as the key driver.

Junior seminar today by Elodie Andrieu (@pse.bsky.social), presenting “Can Firm Subsidies Spread Growth?”, coauthored with John Morrow (PSE Paris). The results show that R&D support boosts firm hiring (especially technical workers) and triggers sectoral spillovers beyond the direct recipients.

A.Chevalier (@royalholloway.bsky.social) presented "When Parents Work from Home", joint work w. P.Achard (@crestsociology.bsky.social) & @michelebelot.bsky.social (@cornelluniversity.bsky.social). They find a positive effect of parental right to work from home on children's educational attainments.

Today, Matthias Weber presented a joint work with his @unisg.ch colleague I. Lampe: “Prospect Theory for Intertemporal Choice.” In a pre-registered experiment on a representative sample, they find decisions are best predicted by probability-weighted discounted utilities. #econbluesky #USIEcon

Today, Federica Meluzzi (CREST Paris) presented “The College Melting Pot: Peers, Culture and Women’s Job Search” at our junior seminar series. The study shows that exposure to college peers coming from more egalitarian areas shifts job preferences reducing early-career gender earnings gap. #USIEcon

Il turismo sta cambiando il mercato del lavoro e la vita in molte città. In questo articolo su Lavoce.info con @benjaminlerch.bsky.social raccontiamo come il suo impatto possa andare oltre a ristoranti pieni e piazze affollate, arrivando a influenzare le scelte educative dei giovani italiani.

@slaffitte.bsky.social (CYCergy & @taxobservatory.bsky.social) presented his research w. @manonf.bsky.social (Stanford), Malgouyres (@crest-research.bsky.social) & @mathieupar.bsky.social (@pse.bsky.social). They analyse 🇫🇷 Corporate Income Tax showing distributional impact & effects on factor prices

Today @ulrichkaiser.bsky.social (University of Zurich) presented "Persistent gender attitudes and women entrepreneurship". Using 1981 gender equality vote as a proxy, this joint work with José Mata shows that persistent gender norms positively affect women's current startup activity.

Francis Kramarz (@collegedefrance.bsky.social & Bocconi University) presented his work w. P.Choné (@crestumr.bsky.social) & O.Skans (Uppsala University) on skill bundling in labor markets, examining how firms match workers’ skills and how wages reflect comparative advantages in cognitive abilities

🗞️ Check out our Dean Giovanni Pica (@usiidep.bsky.social) discussing, in an interview for Corriere del Ticino, how USI’s Economics School prepares students for global challenges, combining research and policy to stimulate critical thinking. Access the full article at: www.usi.ch/en/feeds/31347

@usiidep.bsky.social is offering a block PhD Course on the Economics of Aging (covering topics on aging, retirement & health) taught by J.Skinner (DartmouthEcon, @nber.org)&F. Mazzonna (@usiidep.bsky.social). 📍@usi-en.bsky.social, Lugano 🗓June 17–20 2025 Last week to apply: sggoe.ch/course-list....

Josef Zweimueller (@econ.uzh.ch) presented his joint work with J. Voth (@econ.uzh.ch) and A. Steinhauer (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social) on parental selection & the long-term effects of post-Anschluss fertility boom. The study finds these parents were more educated, carried over for their children.

Today @amoresi.bsky.social (University of Turin) presented “The Impact of the 2017 Women’s March on Female Political Representation” at our Junior Seminar Series. The paper shows that the 2017 Women’s March increased female candidacies in both parties, and Democrats’ representation in Congress.

📢Are you interested in labor econ? Take a look to this #predoc opportunity and join our nice econ department in the beautiful Lugano! Please share with people that might be interested! Job Ad: bit.ly/PredocLaborL... Apply here: bit.ly/PredocLLCApply

We continue the session with @fabricolella.bsky.social sharing findings on the project on “Cross Border Workers”. #RFBerlinWorkshop

Beyond research, #WISE2025 was also about shared moments outdoor, sport, lively dinners, and great conversations. See more of this below 👇

👫 As a closing panel at #WISE2025, the final presentation session discusses researches about gender economics. More about the speakers and their work below. 👇

⚕️ Day three of #WISE2025 begins with Health Economics. Today’s first session focuses on questions about socioeconomic parental health's impacts on children, and on sustainable diet. See more details below in the thread. 👇

Following the roundtable, day two of #WISE2025 now features four research posters covering topics from gender economics to environmental economics and policy. Explore more in the thread below! 👇

The evening session at #WISE2025 starts with a roundtable on sustainability, hosted by Benjamin Lerch (Federal Finance Administration) who is presenting the Fiscal Sustainability Report. It projects public finances to 2060, highlighting fiscal action on ageing & energy transition.

🏛️ Next topic at #WISE2025: Political Economy! Check out more from this panel below. 👇

💼 The first panel session today at #WISE2025 is Labor Economics! Find below more of today’s discussions and research highlights. 👇

🌍 The Environmental Economics panel at #WISE2025 is now underway! Check out the speakers and their research below in this thread.

The first edition of the Workshop IdEP in Sustainable Economics #WISE2025 is officially starting at #Casadellasostenibilità in Airolo! Stay tuned for insights and discussions: follow this and the next threads for updates.👇 #USIEcon

Today, @ludogazze.bsky.social (@warwickecon.bsky.social) presented “Is Traffic Bad for Business? Evidence from the London Congestion Charge Zone”. The study, feat. M. Santamaria (Warwick), finds less firms in the CCZ-affected area initially, but growth in employment, size and retail sails over time.

📢 The 1st Workshop IdEP in Sustainable Economics is starting soon! 📍 Casa della sostenibilità (casasostenibilita.usi.ch/en), Airolo 📅 March 11-13 🗣️ @ludogazze.bsky.social (@warwickecon.bsky.social) Looking forward to seeing you in Airolo for #WISE2025! Full program: idep.usi.ch/events-news/...

Today, @kasingerj.bsky.social (Tilburg University) presented “The Pass-through of Retail Crime” (w/ @carlhase.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social). Using WA cannabis store data, they find robberies & burglaries drive a 1.8% price hike at victim stores & competitors, comparable to a hidden 1% tax.

Today we launched our Junior Seminars with Luca Bagnato (University of Milan). He presented a joint work with @venturinimiri.bsky.social (@ucriverside.bsky.social) and Yu Pan (UZH) on the long-term impact of rice weeders' historical presence on female political-economic empowerment in Italy #USIEcon

We are happy to launch our new Junior Seminar Series! This term, we’ll host promising young researchers presenting their original work to the #USIEcon department. idep.usi.ch/storage/app/... Check the full schedule below and join us in person in Lugano if interested!👇

Congratulations to @floramarchioro.bsky.social & Tai Lo Yeung, IdEP 4th yr PhD candidates, awarded the USI Doc-Mobility grant for a research stay abroad. They just left Lugano to spend this spring term at The Wharton School & Barcelona School of Economics. More on their visits 👇🏻 #USIEcon

In the latest issue of the Italian magazine ECO (rivistaeco.com), our Patricia Funk (with N.Iriberri) discusses the evolution of gender bias in women's representation in scientific institutions and how the gap has gradually narrowed. More here: rivistaeco.com/2025/01/18/q...

Can't wait to visit, meet new people, and perhaps get some time on the slopes. I'm so rusty!

The new semester is approaching, and we are thrilled to welcome the speakers for the Econ Spring 2025 Seminar Series in Lugano! 📅 Check out the full schedule below and join us if you're interested: idep.usi.ch/storage/app/... #USIEcon #econbluesky

📚 Check out the new textbook "An Introduction to Energy Economics and Policy" by @maxfil1963.bsky.social and Suchita Srinivasan, published by Cambridge University Press! Learn about the latest insights in #energyeconomics 📖 👉 www.cambridge.org/core/books/a...

⏳ Deadline Approaching! Last days to apply to fully funded positions in our PhD in #Economics and to join our team at USI_IDEP in Lugano. 🎓 👉 inomics.com/job/fully-fu... Deadline: January 15, 2025 #econbluesky #USIEcon