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DEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics@deps-siena.bsky.social · 3w ago

We are pleased to welcome @simonjaeger.bsky.social (Princeton University and SPIA) to Siena for next week's DEPS Seminar! 📄 “Job Ads as Signals: Evidence from a Priced Amenity and Worker Beliefs” 📅 Thursday 22 October, 15:00 📍 Goodwin Room, DEPS (2nd floor)

We are pleased to welcome @simonjaeger.bsky.social (Princeton University and SPIA) to Siena for next week's DEPS Seminar! 📄 “Job Ads as Signals: Evidence from a Priced Amenity and Worker Beliefs” 📅 Thursday 22 October, 15:00 📍 Goodwin Room, DEPS (2nd floor)

📢 Reminder: DEPS Seminar tomorrow! 📅 Tue 13 Oct, 15:00 🎙️ Matthew Baron (Georgetown University) 📄 “Bank Solvency and the Origins of the Great Depression: Evidence from National Bank Examiner Records, 1927–1933” 📍 Goodwin Room, DEPS

🎓 Career Days 2026 – Università di Siena! Dal 12 al 15 ottobre, aziende e studenti si incontrano a Siena e Arezzo per esplorare opportunità professionali. 📍 13 ottobre – San Francesco: giornata dedicata a economia e scienze sociali. 🔗 orientarsi.unisi.it/lavoro/caree...

The @deps-siena.bsky.social Seminar Series is back! 📅 Wed 7 Oct, 15:00 🎙️ Luca Taschini (University of Edinburgh Business School) 📄 “Mind the Future Gap: Expected Compliance Exposure and Firm Emissions in the EU ETS” 📍 Goodwin Room, DEPS Full programme: www.deps.unisi.it/en/notizie/s...

Nice to see the breadth of research at the 2026 @deps-siena.bsky.social #ResearchDay: from labor economics and economic history to finance and statistics. A great afternoon showcasing the range and quality of research across our department!

Congratulations to our PhD student Laura Hastings Mela on receiving the 2026 Marcello De Cecco Prize for her paper “Geography of Power: Electrification, Industrial Location and Labour Conflict in Liberal Italy (1878–1911)”. Very well deserved! 👏🎓 Link: amdec.it

Marcello De Cecco

L'Associazione Marcello de Cecco creata dopo la morte dell'economista, da colleghi e amici, per il dialogo tra economia, storia e società.

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📢 DEPS Research Day 2026 Join us on 29 September at the University of Siena for an afternoon showcasing research from colleagues at the Department of Economics and Statistics (DEPS). 📍 Aula Franco Romani, Siena 🕒 From 14:45 All are welcome!

DEPS at Bright-Night 2026! DEPS colleagues at UNISI will take part in Bright-Night 2026 – European Researchers’ Night, bringing our research beyond the university and engaging with schools and the wider community. 📅 24–25 September 2026 👉 Full programme: bright-night.it/dove/siena/

Il nostro Direttore, Prof. @filippobelloc.bsky.social, sul Patto di #Siena e la sfida di ricostruire una governance economica territoriale. culture.globalist.it/life-style/2...

Il Patto di Siena e la sfida di ricostruire una “governance” economica territoriale | Culture

Provincia, Regione, Sindacati, Camera di commercio e altre numerose istituzioni hanno firmato un importante accordo per il rilancio del territorio. La rilevanza del valore di questo patto

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Interested in a PhD in Economics? 📢 4 additional funded positions are now open at Siena (with Florence & Pisa), including 2 positions on AI, industrial policy & employment (with internships at Banca d'Italia and IRPET) 🗓 Deadline: July 24, 2026, 2:00 PM (CEST) 📍 Website: phdeconomics.unisi.it

The annual PhD Meeting of the PhD in Economics—jointly organized by the Universities of Siena, Florence, and Pisa—is underway at the beautiful Certosa di Pontignano. A great opportunity for our PhD students to present their research and engage with faculty and peers. #Economics #Tuscany

The annual PhD Meeting of the PhD in Economics—jointly organized by the Universities of Siena, Florence, and Pisa—is underway at the beautiful Certosa di Pontignano. A great opportunity for our PhD students to present their research and engage with faculty and peers. #EconTwitter #Tuscany

We are happy to announce that the application for the PhD in Economics at the University of Siena (in partnership with the Universities of Florence and Pisa) is now open! 🗓 Deadline: June 29, 2026, 2:00 PM (CEST) 📍 Website: phdeconomics.unisi.it 📑 Application portal: www.unisi.it/ricerca/dott...

📣TODAY New @deps-siena.bsky.social Research Seminar Alexander Ludwig (EUI) Title: "Heterogeneity in Expectations and House Price Dynamics" 🗓️⏲️Wed June 3 - 3 pm Goodwin Room - DEPS, 2nd floor

Inspiring talk, “Why I’m Not a Monetarist,” by Nobel Laureate Prof. James Robinson, who delivered the 2026 Hahn Lecture. The Hahn Lecture is organised every year by @DepsUSiena in memory of Prof. Frank Hahn. For more information, see the link below: deps.unisi.it/en/research/...

📢NEXT WEEK May 25-26, 2026 We are delighted to welcome Nobel Laureate Prof. James Robinson (University of Chicago) to @deps-siena.bsky.social Prof. Robinson will deliver the keynote address at the University's Annual Research Event and the 2026 Hahn Lecture 👇 www.deps.unisi.it/en/research/...

🧨 🧨 Delighted to host Prof. Alan Manning (LSE) at @deps-siena.bsky.social as part of our Distinguished Scholar Visiting Program. He delivered outstanding lectures on monopsony and immigration policy. A great start for this new initiative! 🚀

🚨TODAY🚨 New @deps-siena.bsky.social Research Seminar Claudio Detotto (University of Corsica & CRENoS) Title: "Understanding Student Retention and Entrepreneurial Intentions: Determinants and Implications" 🗓️⏲️Thu May 14 - 3 pm Goodwin Room - DEPS, 2nd floor

📢This Week May 13-14 Prof. Alan Manning (LSE) is visiting @deps-siena.bsky.social He will give talks on monopsony power in labour markets and immigration policy

📢 NEXT WEEK May 13-14 Prof. @alanmanning4.bsky.social (@cep-lse.bsky.social) will be visiting #DEPS #Siena as part of our Distinguished Visiting Scholar Programme He will give talks on monopsony power in labour markets and immigration policy, and will engage with students and faculty

🚨TODAY🚨 New @DepsUSiena Research Seminar! Giovanni Walter Puopolo (CSEF University of Naples Federico II) Title: "Portfolio overlap and mutual fund performances" 🗓️Wed April 30, 3 pm Goodwin Room (DEPS, 2nd floor)

📢 How do overtime limits affect firms, workers, and households? New update of our paper on Japan’s Work Style Reform (with R. Kambayashi & T. Kato) 👉https://www.deps.unisi.it/it/ricerca/pubblicazioni-deps/quaderni-deps/anno-2026-da-n937-n/942-impact-overtime-limits-firms-and

🚨NEW WP OUT!🚨 Our working paper (w. @giovannimellace.bsky.social and Z. Sándor) is out! Comments and suggestions welcome! Link here 👉 arxiv.org/abs/2604.15437 @deps-siena.bsky.social

Jackknife Instrumental Variable Inference

This paper introduces a class of jackknife-based test statistics for linear regression models with endogeneity and heteroskedasticity in the presence of many potentially weak instrumental variables. T...

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Giovanni Mellace@giovannimellace.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Dealing with many weak instruments? 📉 Our new paper "Jackknife Instrumental Variable Inference" (JIVI) provides robust tests for models with endogeneity & heteroskedasticity. Better size and power in tough settings! 🚀 Read the full draft: arxiv.org/abs/2604.1543

Forthcoming events in May at @deps-siena.bsky.social: May 14 – Prof. Alan Manning (LSE), Open Lecture 👉 “Why Immigration Policy Is Hard” May 26 – Nobel Laureate Prof. James Robinson (University of Chicago), Hahn Lecture 2026 👉 “Why I Am Not a Monetarist”

Come to beautiful Siena, in Tuscany, to study one of our Master’s programs in Finance, Economics, or International Accounting and Management — all fully taught in English. Open Day (also available online): orientarsi.unisi.it/scelgo/event... 🗓️⏲️21 April 2026, 14-16h (CEST)

DEPS Siena - Economics & Statistics@deps-siena.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📢Open Day Lauree Magistrali Scuola Economia e Management 2026 🗓️⏲️21 aprile 2026, 14-16h Aula Cripta, Polo Didattico San Francesco (Piazza san Francesco, 7 - Siena) Information: 👇 orientarsi.unisi.it/scelgo/event...

📢Open Day Lauree Magistrali Scuola Economia e Management 2026 🗓️⏲️21 aprile 2026, 14-16h Aula Cripta, Polo Didattico San Francesco (Piazza san Francesco, 7 - Siena) Information: 👇 orientarsi.unisi.it/scelgo/event...

🚨TODAY🚨 New @deps-siena.bsky.social Research Seminar! Valerio Sterzi (Bordeaux School of Economics) Title: "Patent Privateering" 🗓️⏲️Wed April 15, 3 pm Goodwin Room (DEPS, 2nd floor)

🚨TOMORROW🚨 New @DepsUSiena Research Seminar! Our Prof. Paolo Pin will present his paper, "How do you know you won't like it if you've never tried it? Preference discovery and strategic bundling." ⏲️🗓️Wed April 1, 3 pm Goodwin Room (DEPS, 2nd floor)

🚨TODAY🚨 New @deps-siena.bsky.social Research Seminar! Edoardo Frattola (Bank of Italy) "Brain Drain on the Fast Train: High-Speed Connections and Student Mobility" 🗓️⏲️Wed March 25, 3 pm Goodwin Room (DEPS, 2nd floor)