Last week the Scottish Gov Budget set out a raft of measures including how it would be cutting child poverty to meet its targets & changes to the Scottish Child Payment www.gov.scot/publications... @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social #childpoverty #ScottishChildPayment #FamilyFinances

Ilona Pinter@ilonapin.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Our piece with @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social in response to last week's Scottish Budget @scotnational.bsky.social While ⬆️ Scottish Child Payment for 🚼 from next year is very welcome ✅ we think all children in Scotland living in poverty need more support & here's why: www.thenational.scot/politics/257...

Fantastic to see @johnswinney.bsky.social cite our new analysis of the very real difference that the Scottish Child Payment is making in Scotland. Investment in social security is a good thing! By @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @emmatominey.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social

John Swinney@johnswinney.bsky.social · 8mo ago

New study from LSE, York & Glasgow universities shows the Scottish Child Payment is transforming lives. Without it, 70,000 more children would face deprivation and food insecurity. We will keep investing in families and lifting children out of poverty.

New working paper on the impact of the Scottish Child Payment - a cash transfer to low income families in Scotland summarised nicely by @ilonapin.bsky.social

Ilona Pinter@ilonapin.bsky.social · 8mo ago

'Investing in Children: Early findings on the difference the Scottish Child Payment makes to child well-being' authors @katejandersen.bsky.social Suzanna Nesom @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @emmatominey.bsky.social CASEpaper/238: tinyurl.com/4m3pdpu9

Our second paper explores evidence around whether SCP weakens work incentives. It looks at the impact of the ‘cliff edge’ - the point where a small increase in earnings could take families above the eligibility threshold for Scottish child payment leading to an overall loss of income.

Two new Working Papers from our mixed-methods study Family Finances out now📣 📰 Our first paper looks at the emerging qual & quant findings showing that Scottish Child Payment is making a significant difference to household resources & children's wellbeing 🧵

Does marriage still causally change the division of labour after having a first child? We revisit this question and find evidence of two types of households - some specialize BUT for more modern couples marriage increases coordination - men earn less, take more paternity leave and women keep working

Department of Economics, NHH Norwegian School of Economics@nhhecon.bsky.social · 8mo ago

"Gender Equality through Marriage" - new discussion paper by Kjell G. Salvanes (@nhhecon.bsky.social, @nhhnor.bsky.social & @fair-cele.bsky.social), Gloria Moroni, @chetinicoletti1.bsky.social and @emmatominey.bsky.social: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

So happy to see our paper out - with my great coauthors Sarah and Kjell

AEA Journals@aeajournals.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Forthcoming in the AER: "First Generation Elite: The Role of School Social Networks" by Sarah Cattan, Kjell G. Salvanes, and Emma Tominey. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...

We are hiring an Associate Professor (open field) at the Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Feel free to message me / email for any further information. Please share! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available...

Associate Professor in Economics (284109) | NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Job title: Associate Professor in Economics (284109), Employer: NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2025

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Very saddened by the loss of @financialfairness.bsky.social trust as funder of research. They funded our project with @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @ilonapin.bsky.social‬ Suzanna Nesom @katejandersen.bsky.social @cpaguk.bsky.social to evaluate the Scottish Child Payment

Yesterday was our 10th York WOLFE workshop with @thomascorneliussen.bsky.social as our keynote - very appropriate seeing as he co-organised with us with when in York. @chetinicoletti1.bsky.social @brendonmcconnell.bsky.social @chawlaharpreet.bsky.social ‪@eamayac.bsky.social ‪@youngxun.bsky.social‬

Great to have our special issue on gender norms (co-edited along with @nikkishure.bsky.social) out in print. The issue is dedicated to Anita Ratcliffe. @almudenasevilla.bsky.social @shellyjlundberg.bsky.social @abicadams.bsky.social @maltesandner.bsky.social @suncicavujic.bsky.social &more

Scottish Journal of Political Economy@scot-j-pol-econ.bsky.social · last yr.

Very pleased to announce our special issue on Gender Norms, edited by @emmatominey.bsky.social and @nikkishure.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...

Looking forward to this conference and pleased to be giving a keynote. Submit your papers and see you there

Luca Piccoli@lucapiccoli.bsky.social · last yr.

#CallforPapers #EconSky #EconConf Workshop on Socio-emotional skills and education takes place on Sept 11-12 in Trento. Keynotes: @gabriconti.bsky.social, Giuseppe Sorrenti (@heclausanne.bsky.social) & @emmatominey.bsky.social Deadline: 6 June Please repost, share and submit your work!

Our first Family Finances event held at the House of Lords: What difference can cash transfers make to low income families @financialfairness.bsky.social @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @katejandersen.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social www.york.ac.uk/policy-engin...

Family Finances host House of Lords roundtable on impact of cash transfers to families

On 4th February 2025, Family Finances held a House of Lords Roundtable, hosted by Baroness Ruth Lister, to explore the impact of cash transfers to families with children.

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🚨 Job Alert 🚨 4-year postdoc position to work on my ERC project HARSH - Uncovering the Roots of Harsh Parenting. 📍 Dep. of Economics @DSE_Unibo, Bologna, Italy 🇮🇹 📅 Deadline: March 14, 2025 💡 Learn more and apply here: econjobmarket.org/positions/11... #econtwitter #econjobmarket #ejm

What is the evidence on the impact of cash transfers for children in addressing poverty? Looking forward to discussing this today with @kittyjstewart.bsky.social @aaronreeves.bsky.social @emmatominey.bsky.social @cpaguk.bsky.social Thanks to @financialfairness.bsky.social for making it possible

Call for papers! Submit your paper to the 2025 Workshop of Family and Labour Economics in York on 1 July (deadline 28 March). Our keynote is @thomascorneliussen.bsky.social. We look forward to hosting you. @chetinicoletti1.bsky.social wolfe-workshop.org

Workshop on Labour and Family Economics (WOLFE)

1 July 2025, York, UK

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Scotland plan to cancel two child limit - let’s hope it happens. Since this policy has come into force child poverty for larger families has diverged / soared #econsky www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Two-child benefit: SNP government vows to scrap cap

Finance Secretary Shona Robison also announced plans to change the income tax system in her Budget speech.

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Submit to the new Economic Journal Special Issue #econsky

Royal Economic Society@resmedia.bsky.social · 2y ago

📢CALL FOR PAPERS The Economic Journal special issue: Climate Change and Inequality 📅Deadline: 28 February 2025 Editor: @albertobisin.bsky.social ➡️Learn more and submit: bit.ly/3YKS3lR #EconSky

A new podcast to listen to on my way back to York tonight, with the York Alumni @dacemoglumit.bsky.social 🎧 #econsky

Daron Acemoglu@dacemoglumit.bsky.social · 2y ago

I am very happy to see my conversation with Gabriela Ramos on AI, inequality, and the future of work and democracy is out🎙️ The Policy Nerd podcast, by UNESCO. smartlink.ausha.co/the-policy-n...

@julier.bsky.social @richmurphy-econ.bsky.social A flying visit to London to start a new collaboration

For this week's Top of the Charts, we've got cracking research from @emmatominey.bsky.social , @draliceevans.bsky.social , @gfloridi.bsky.social and, well, me! And how sickness-driven inactivity is more important than family-related inactivity for low-income families Get it here⤵️ buff.ly/4ewPvO1

Megafunds, misogynistic dating apps and mad picks across the pond • Resolution Foundation

Afternoon all, This week saw a bittersweet moment at RF Towers. We launched our exciting ‘Unsung Britain’ project, hosted by Executive Chair Gavin Kelly for the final time as he’s bowing out after nea...

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I'm hoping to see people post about their new research and publication news on #econsky - it's a great way to catch up with current work. I've missed this since twitter has been fading out

I’ve just started listening to podcasts by @soumayakeynes.bsky.social and this in particular, about immigration under Trump was really informative, interesting, worrying in parts. Worth a listen

Returned from Norway to York to hear Marianne Page’s new paper using Norwegian data (with Sara Abrahamsson, Aline Butikofer, Katrine Loken). Early life health policies have effects that persist into the second generation.

Good LSE blog by @emmatominey.bsky.social. Summary evidence that the welfare system is causing harm to the mental health of claimants it is designed to help. Reforms need to improve the mental health of those relying on the welfare system as a safety net. blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...

We can’t tackle the mental health crisis without reforming social security

With an unprecedented number of people out of work due to poor mental health, the Labour Government is facing an uphill battle to boost growth and productivity. But the Government’s welfare s…

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Feeling relaxed after day1 of workshop in Norway. Great talks followed by fjord and infinity pool swim and some lovely singing from @rginja.bsky.social. Thanks @julier.bsky.social @julianjohnsen.bsky.social