Until the end of July, this was the 2nd worst wildfire year since 2006 for the EU. But: "Many countries in Western Europe are having a bad wildfire year. Those in the Balkans and Southern Europe, a comparatively quiet one." Once again, @hannahritchie.bsky.social putting the numbers in context! ⬇️

Is Europe having a bad wildfire year?

Several countries in Europe are having a very large wildfire year; this is offset by lower burn in the Balkans

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In a new(ish) paper w/ Markus Gehrsitz ( @unistrathclyde.bsky.social) we study how vehicle taxation shapes 🚗 fleet exit. @cesifo.org Working Paper👉 ideas.repec.org/p/ces/ceswps... Thread👇 (1/5)

Klingbeil will Steuerhinterzieher jagen und klaut dafür bei NGOs. Thread (1/8)

In einem gemeinsamen Beitrag mit @maandor.bsky.social sprechen wir uns für einen Feldversuch (aka Experiment) zur Evaluierung eines #Tempolimit s auf Autobahnen aus (€) www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/tempo...

Tempolimit 130 für die Autobahn: Vielleicht erstmal erproben, bevor man es ablehnt?

Freie Fahrt auf der Autobahn: Das ist vielen Deutschen heilig. Dabei hätte ein Tempolimit von 130 einige Vorzüge – nur nicht die, die in der Debatte oft eingebracht werden.

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"Bist du deppert!" Daniel Warmuth beim 3:3 #ALGAUT

Absolutely stunning climbing performances and incredible consistency over 3 weeks🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️🚴‍♀️. Kudos Felix #Gall. First 🇦🇹 to finish a grand tour GC at #2! #GirodItalia www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/gall...

My post below aged well (though unliked;-) ). Grande, Felix, grande! #GirodItalia

Christian Traxler@chtraxler.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Outstanding climbing performance by Felix Gall 🚴‍♀️ Looking fwd to see more of that #GirodItalia

Outstanding climbing performance by Felix Gall 🚴‍♀️ Looking fwd to see more of that #GirodItalia

Domestique@domestiquecycling.com · 3mo ago

🇦🇹 Gall pushes 🇩🇰 Vingegaard surprisingly close at 🇮🇹 Giro but downplays pink jersey talk “At first, I was a bit annoyed that I couldn’t follow Pellizzari and Jonas, but then in the end it was the right choice. It was good that I did my own pace” 📰 www.domestiquecycling.com/en/news/gall... 📸 Cor Vos

My colleague Felix Weinhardt @bsoeberlin.bsky.social just released a short but important note that might make you rethink how you interpret your OLS estimates. Worth a look @paulgp.com @p-hunermund.com @ariannaornaghi.bsky.social @conjugateprior.org 👇 opus4.kobv.de/opus4-hsog/f...

Delighted to see "Swiftness & delay of punishment" (joint w/ @libordusekeu.bsky.social) published online @theeconjournal.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ej/advance-a... Open access 👉 www.hertie-school.org/fileadmin/5_... Longer thread with summary👇

Swiftness and delay of punishment

Abstract. We study how the swiftness and delay of punishment affect behaviour in the context of speeding offences. Using rich administrative data from auto

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Christian Traxler@chtraxler.bsky.social · 2y ago

"The more immediately a punishment is inflicted, the more ... useful it will be." Beccaria (1764) In a new paper with Libor Dusek, we estimate the effects of a swift & delayed punishment on subsequent behavior in a straightforward context: speeding tickets Thread🧵 ideas.repec.org/p/bdp/dpaper...

📢 Call for papers 9th Economics of Media Bias Workshop Keynotes: Ruben Durante (NUS) and Pinar Yildrim (Wharton) 🗓️ May 28th-29th 2026 📍 Berlin, Germany ⏰ Deadline: January 31st 2026 Full CfP and information on how to submit: tinyurl.com/2s3f6tar Please circulate!

The #IIPF2026 Call for Papers is out! 👉 www.iipf.org/papers/Call%... Submit your public finance paper by Feb. 15, 2026. Further information on the congress at www.iseg.ulisboa.pt/en/event/iipf/ Organizers at ISEG 👇 and Scientific Chairs Naomi Feldman and @dforemny.bsky.social #EconConf #EconSky

António Afonso@theiiiman.bsky.social · 8mo ago

iipf.org/cng.htm The 82nd Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance (@iipf.bsky.social) will be held at ISEG Lisbon, Portugal, from August 24-26, 2026. Local organization: António Afonso, José Alves and João Pereira dos Santos (all ISEG Lisbon).

📣 Call for Papers Join us for the 2nd Berlin PhD Conference in Economics on July 6-8, 2026. 🗓 July 6-8, 2026 ⏰ Application deadline: 25 January 2026 🔗 Learn more & apply: berlinschoolofeconomics.de/event-detail... @wzb.bsky.social @hertieschool.bsky.social #phdconference

Hertie offers 2 PhD stipends in Media & Behavioral Economics, to work w/ my wonderful colleagues @ariannaornaghi.bsky.social & Egon Tripodi. #EconSky Details: www.hertie-school.org/en/phd/apply... Apply by Jan 15 via @bsoeberlin.bsky.social ▶️ berlinschoolofeconomics.de/phd-program/...

PhD at the Hertie School | Hertie School

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📢The #Fribourg #WinterSchool in #DataAnalytics & #MachineLearning is coming up (Feb 2–13, 2026)! On site at @unifr.bsky.social or online - covering data analytics, predictive & causal machine learning, and deep learning using Python, R, Julia & Knime. Register now: www.unifr.ch/appecon/en/w...

Looking fwd to our Polit Econ Lunch Seminar tomorrow, where @aalrababah.bsky.social will present co-authored work on the Political Consequences of the Tour de France🚴‍♂️ Drop (or cycle) by, if you're in town! Paper👉 osf.io/preprints/so... PELS program👉 www.hertie-school.org/fileadmin/2_...

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨 @cunef.bsky.social is hiring Assistant Professors in Economics and related fields. Application deadline: November 15 ⏰ More info: econjobmarket.org/positions/11... Apply to join one of Europe’s most dynamic Economics departments!

Congrats, @pnicolaides.bsky.social, great to see this published. Still recall when we discussed this figure for the first time;)

@itaxjournal.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Recently published in @itaxjournal.bsky.social "Characteristics and responses of winners in the Greek tax lottery" by Panayiotis Nicolaides Available at: rdcu.be/eJnj8

This was fun👇 #twec2025

DIW Berlin@diw.de · 10mo ago

Here are some impressions from the 16th Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime taking place at DIW Berlin. Thanks to all participants & the co-organizers @annabindler.bsky.social & Christian Traxler (@hertieschool.bsky.social). 🔗Event page: www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....

Later this week, @annabindler.bsky.social & I will host the 16th Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime #TWEC2025 in Berlin @diw.de We are very much looking forward to many exciting papers, discussions, and keynotes by Marie Rosenkrantz Lindegaard & Paolo Pinotti.

📯 On October 8, join our yearly Welcome Event with a lecture on the Economics of Women’s Rights✨ 📍 The event will be hosted by the @hertieschool.bsky.social, one of the founding members More details & Register👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev... @humboldtuni.bsky.social #welcome #newmembers

📢 Opening of the Berlin School of Economics Academic Year at the Hertie School! As a founding member, we're honoured to host the opening of the BSoE's new academic year on 8 October. 👉You can find more information here: bit.ly/42s8BBC

🚨NEW RESULTS (w/ Slattery & Nober) - When gov't engineers retire, highway projects cost more: the engineers pay for themselves 6 times over - Improving gov’t engineer quality from the 25th to 75th percentile reduces costs by 14%, equal to 3x avg. engineer pay Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

We're looking forward to hosting the opening of @bsoeberlin.bsky.social' acadmic year @hertieschool.bsky.social on October 8. To join us at this event, which includes (among others) a keynote by Michèle Tertilt on 'The Economics of Women’s Rights', register via👇 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...

🚨CfA🚨(Associate/Full) Prof of International Economics @hertieschool.bsky.social & @kiel.institute, based in Berlin, Germany - 3 more weeks to apply #EconSky 👉 apply.interfolio.com/169770 Pls share @bsoeberlin.bsky.social @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social @essobecker.bsky.social @mdoepke.bsky.social

Christian Traxler@chtraxler.bsky.social · last yr.

.@hertieschool.bsky.social & 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

If you watch closely, you'll also see Wallace & Gromit harvesting cheese #Mondfinsternis #eclipselunar

Very much looking forward to the Public Economics workshop @cunef.bsky.social in Madrid #MadPub2025 Many thx @cmtneztt.bsky.social @miguelalmunia.bsky.social @dforemny.bsky.social for putting together a great program 👉 madpub.eu

Excellent performance by the inimitable Felix Gall 🚴‍♂️& strong 4th in this surprisingly explosive stage. Looking fwd to week 2+3 of #LaVuelta25 and hoping for Top3 GC🤞

La Vuelta@lavuelta.bsky.social · 11mo ago

🎬 𝐂𝐈𝐂𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐌𝐎 | #LaVuelta25

.@hertieschool.bsky.social & 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

Great to (finally) see this in print: "Fines, nonpayment, and revenues" joint w/@libordusekeu.bsky.social academic.oup.com/jleo/article... Haven't thread-posted on research in a while (and missing this type of content on bsky!), so let me tell you a bit more about this paper (1/5) #EconSky

Fines, nonpayment, and revenues: evidence from speeding tickets

Abstract. We estimate the effect of the level of fines on payment compliance and revenues collected from speeding tickets. Exploiting discontinuous increas

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