Happy to see my paper with @t8el.bsky.social on the Combinatorial Multi-Round Ascending Auction out in print at AEJ: Micro. It's the first equilibrium analysis of the CMRA, a format already used in several European spectrum auctions. @jku-economics.bsky.social @wifo.bsky.social

The Combinatorial Multi-Round Ascending Auction

(August 2026) - The Combinatorial Multi-Round Ascending Auction (CMRA) is a new auction format used in recent European spectrum auctions. We show that an auction-specific version of truthful bidding l...

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AEA Journals@aeajournals.bsky.social · last wk.

The August 2026 issue of AEJ: Microeconomics (18, 3) is now available. aeaweb.org/issues/854

1/ In EU day-ahead electricity markets, CO2 allowance costs are largely passed through into the uniform clearing price. Result: higher consumer expenditure and large inframarginal rents (“windfalls”) for non-fossil generation.

Gabriel Felbermayr@gfelbermayr.bsky.social · 4mo ago

A Market Design Proposal for Decoupling Carbon and Electricity Prices by @wifo.bsky.social colleagues @b-kasberger.bsky.social , Simon Finster, and Simon Rütten. A rules-based system rather than ad hoc taxation of "excess profits". www.wifo.ac.at/publication/...

More great news! Simon Finster joined us as Assistant Professor of Economics this semester 🎉 His research focuses on Economic Theory and applications to: - Auctions - Market Design - Energy Economics - IO Simons's website: www.simonfinster.com

#econsky marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/08/mark...

I have leftover funding for a PhD student for one year (ideally Sept '25 - Sept '26). Might be a good fit for someone wanting to delay going on the market. Please send interested students my way!

@franzsinabell.bsky.social und ich haben ein Kommentar über dynamische Netzentgelte im @derstandard.at geschrieben www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Mehr Sonnenenergie? Mehr Marktwirtschaft wagen!

Das günstige Angebot von PV-Anlagen und attraktive Förderungen haben den erwünschten Boom ausgelöst. Es braucht nun leistungsfähigere Netze und Stromspeicher. Marktkonforme Anreize bieten Lösungsansät...

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🧵 1/ 🚨 Job Opening: Join us at Johannes Kepler University Linz! I'm hiring a Pre-Doc / PhD-track Research Assistant in microeconomic theory with a focus on market design & game theory. Perfect for those considering a PhD or looking for a 1–2 year RA position. 👇

The Hausdorff Center at Bonn will host the Trimester Program on “Advances in Mechanism Design” next summer. Students and postdocs are invited to apply for extended stays during the program or summer school participation. Funding for travel and accommodation is available.

Be a theorist. At worst, your theorem is wrong and everyone thinks you're a moron... Still better than everyone discovering you're a fraudster and a cheat.

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We're hiring! The Econ Department in Linz is looking for a full professor in Labor Economics. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions about the position or our department! @jku-economics.bsky.social

JKU Department of Economics@jku-economics.bsky.social · last yr.

📢 Come and work with us! The Department of Economics at JKU Linz invites applications for a full 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀. Apply by June 18, 2025. Details: www.jku.at/en/the-jku/w... Please share with your network! #Econsky #Academicjobs

Excited to join JKU Linz and WIFO Vienna as a Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics! Looking forward to connecting with colleagues and sharing new ideas. @jku.at @jku-economics.bsky.social @wifo.bsky.social

JKU Department of Economics@jku-economics.bsky.social · last yr.

Exciting news! As of May 1st, @b-kasberger.bsky.social has joined our department! Bernhard is Professor of Energy & Environmental Economics at JKU and WIFO. His work dives into: ⚡ Market & auction design 🌿 Energy + environmental econ 🏭 Industrial org 🎲 Game theory Website: kasberger.github.io

Exciting news! As of May 1st, @b-kasberger.bsky.social has joined our department! Bernhard is Professor of Energy & Environmental Economics at JKU and WIFO. His work dives into: ⚡ Market & auction design 🌿 Energy + environmental econ 🏭 Industrial org 🎲 Game theory Website: kasberger.github.io

🧵1/ 🚨 Excited to share a new paper just out in Journal of Economic Theory: "Bidding in Multi-Unit Auctions Under Limited Information" by @B_Kasberger & Kyle Woodward. What happens when bidders in multi-unit auctions don’t know what others might bid? Let's break down our approach 👇 #EconSky

BBVA Foundation award to Olivier Blanchard, Jordi Gali, and Michael Woodford. Congratulations! www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/fro...

The Frontiers of Knowledge Award goes to Blanchard, Galí and Woodford in recognition of their profound influence on modern macroeconomics and the design of monetary and fiscal policy rules

The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards in Economics, Finance and Management has gone in this seventeenth edition to Olivier Blanchard (Paris School of Economics and MIT), Jordi Galí (CREI a...

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Thrilled to announce our return next Monday! We have an exciting line-up of speakers: Andrea Galeotti (LBS), Ravi Jagadeesan (Stanford), Mallesh Pai (Rice University), Lea Nagel (Stanford) and Peter Troyan (University of Virginia). All information is here: virtual-md-seminar.com 📉📈 #EconSky

Only a few days left to apply for our postdoc position 👇

JKU Department of Economics@jku-economics.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨JOB OPENING🚨 JKU Linz is hiring! The fixed-term position (6 years) is in micro theory or IO. Ideally, candidates are interested in energy and environmental economics. Deadline Jan 31. Please share. #EconSky Ad (requires EJM login): econjobmarket.org/positions/11396

🚨JOB OPENING🚨 JKU Linz is hiring! The fixed-term position (6 years) is in micro theory or IO. Ideally, candidates are interested in energy and environmental economics. Deadline Jan 31. Please share. #EconSky Ad (requires EJM login): econjobmarket.org/positions/11396

📢 Job opening: Paid position in our PhD program (4 years fixed-term) with a very manageable teaching load. Fields: Applied microeconomics, particularly labor economics. Deadline 2025 Jan 29. Please share with your students and RT. #EconSky Details: karriere.jku.at/hcm/jobexcha...

Next Monday we are excited to host Simon Finster from Crest & Ecole Polytechnique, who will talk about 'Equitable Auctions' w/. Patrick Loiseau, Simon Mauras, Mathieu Molina & Bary Pradelski. ➡️ Paper: simonfinster.github.io/papers/equit... Looking forward! #EconSky 📉📈

I am looking for a 6 year Postdoc in Micro, preferably Theory at Freie Universität Berlin! fu-berlin.de/universitaet... Please apply through the Berlin School of Economics, berlinschoolofeconomics.de/programs/res... Berlin offers a vibrant, fun and super collegial community! Join us! #econsky 📈📉

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