Georg Weizsäcker
@georgweizsaecker.bsky.social
Microeconomist, Behavioral Economist, Author of "Misunderstandings: False Beliefs in Communication" Foto: Sebastian Wells/Ostkreuz
Replicate everything? Interested in thoughts on this idea: shiny2.wzb.eu/ipi/replicate/ At @wzb.bsky.social we've been developing a protocol for replication files for empirical papers to: ✅be readable by machines ✅keep humans in the loop
🚨Working Paper Alert! "Smartphones and Children's Mental Health" ✍️ Gregory F. Veramendi Insights on how delaying smartphone ownership can improve children's mental health. 🔗 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...
Press reports on >1000 German lawyers who demand first steps towards banning AfD
Jörg Spengler 🇪🇺@joergspengler.bsky.social · 2d agoFür Juristen sei es eine Pflicht, sich »für die Menschenwürde aller Menschen« einzusetzen. »Dazu gehört, dass wir eine Partei wie die AfD, die zentralen Grundwerten unserer Verfassung widerspricht, entschieden bekämpfen. 👏💪 #AfdVerbot www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
Yes, climate should arguably be the #1 issue for economists, *but* - as economist, I don‘t know what an obsession is 👇🏼, other than a preference, and yes we do have that. Likely, you, too. - the limits to growth statement is simply not logical. We may grow and be fine if we renew and electrify.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d ago‘The obsession with endless growth can only end in tears’: your questions on extreme weather this summer answered
Simple & surprising insights on the question of having one market or two markets
CRC Rationality & Competition@rationalitycrc.bsky.social · 2d agoHow eco-friendly markets can accidentally increase pollution: Our research shows that without enough environmentally-conscious buyers, creating separate "green" markets can backfire by pushing regular consumers toward more harmful products.
1/ New paper with Ekaterina Siniakova & Oda Sund: "The Metric is the Message?" Inequality statistics aren't neutral. Whether you describe a distribution with the Gini or the Top 10% share changes how unfair people think it is, and how much they want to redistribute. papers.tinbergen.nl/26050.pdf
The minister has every right to make it her business to meet billionaire investors. The public has every right to learn about it. That‘s the freedom of information act.
abgeordnetenwatch@abgeordnetenwatch.de · 5d agoNEU: Die Wirtschaftsministerin traf den Chef eines Finanzinvestors, der Milliarden investieren will – auch in die Rüstungsbranche. Wir haben die Unterlagen zu dem Treffen über das #IFG erhalten. www.abgeordnetenwatch.de/recherchen/l...
👇🏼 before Germany thought it was ok to vote anti-science
Irwin (Bud) Collier@irwincollier.bsky.social · 2d ago#EconSky Edwin Gay had no qualms about inflicting German economic history in German on his Harvard students. Besides the final exams for the course, this fine portrait of young bewhiskered Gustav von Schmoller for your viewing pleasure. www.irwincollier.com/harvard-germ...
So it's farewell to the History subject area at the University of Hertfordshire, not the first nor the last to go. One of the best departments in the country, just extinguished like a snap of the fingers. Think of the waste. (1/2)
EVs - an area where politicians make many mistakes. But also one where markets will correct them, eventually.
Guy Grossman@guygrossman.bsky.social · 3d agoPassive voice? No one has agency?
Ten selected design proposals for the next series of euro banknotes have been unveiled. Explore the proposals and tell us which ones you prefer. Have your say surveys.ecb.europa.eu/10b/ecbeuro/
AI makes answers cheaper. It may also make the web that produces them disappear. My new paper, featured by @TheRegister: www.nber.org/papers/w35344
AI and the Collapse of the www
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
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The Register@theregister.com · last mo.AI search could kill the web without new quality signals and revenue models
The strip of land that once divided East and West Germany is now one of the country’s richest habitats. The 1,400 km Green Belt holds 7,500 recorded insect and spider species, 580 of them threatened, plus otters, wildcats and whinchats. buff.ly/q6CxPWm #ShareGoodNewsToo
East-West border death zone now Germany's biodiversity oasis
Many endangered species now live in the area that once formed the border between East and West Germany. Environment Minister Carsten Schneider recently visited the "Green Belt," and DW went along for…
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82 years ago, the biggest and longest uprising against Germany in occupied Europe during the Second World War began. In the latest edition of my newsletter, I have written about the Warsaw Uprising of 1944, which, in German memory culture, remains rather marginal.
August 1944: Warsaw Rises
82 years ago, the biggest and longest uprising against Germany in occupied Europe during the Second World War began.
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When you're an athlete, climate impacts can hit hard. But for many, awareness also catalyses action! I asked two pro soccer/football players to give me their first-hand accounts in Talking Climate this week ⬇️
The future of sports depends on climate action
Pro soccer players Imani Dorsey Kunzweiler & Jasmyne Spencer on sports in a warming world
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Political haggling for 2035+ fossil car markets that won‘t exist anyway
Finbarr Bermingham@fbermingham.bsky.social · 5d agoGerman economy minister Reiche's answer to Chinese EV competition is to weaken vehicle emissions rules. What decade does she live in? Reiche: "It is important that Brussels now delivers on making fleet regulation flexible enough to ensure that no fines are imposed"
A game: Name two members of the German government who made a public statement on the >9k dead
Excellent overview on 🇩🇪 energy 👇🏼 and many things are picking up. Btw anyone know where to get smart meters? We need about 40m.
Wolf-Peter Schill@wpschill.bsky.social · 6d ago2/ Now available in English: What is the status of the energy transition in 🇩🇪 as of mid-2026? The @diw.de Energy Transition Monitor shows some progress—but the pace is still not fast enough to meet the 2030 targets. 3 key areas are examined: renewables, electrification, and power system flexibility.
Speaking as economist, I'd much appreciate if things kept going Not sure now what the plan of the 🇩🇪 gov't is, but 🇪🇺 has a good one 👏🏼 bsky.app/profile/embe...
Ember@ember-energy.org · 3w agoBREAKING | The EU is targeting 46% electrification by 2040 according to its new Electrification Action Plan ⚡ "Delivery on this plan is the bare minimum needed to unlock a more competitive future for Europe, powered by homegrown clean energy," says Ember's Chris Rosslowe.
NEW | California just reached a world-first solar milestone Over HALF (51%) of electricity generation across the whole month of May came from solar power. Battery storage is the big difference maker, enabling California to push the share of solar generation to this level.
Featured on INOMICS: W2 University Professorship (f/m/d) in Economics, with a focus on Sustainability #Econsky
W2 University Professorship (f/m/d) in Economics, with a focus on Sustainability
We are seeking a candidate with an outstanding international track record in one of two possible areas: labor and social security (e.g., health or long-term care, labor markets of the future, unemployment and social insurance) or environmental economics. The candidate conducts empirical research using microdata and state-of-the-art methods of causal inference and publishes their research findings in the leading international journals in the field. The professorship is affiliated with the Department of Economics. We expect the candidate to be willing to contribute to the Paderborn Research Center for Sustainable Economy (PARSEC) and to collaborate on major collaborative grant proposals with members of the department, PARSEC, and the faculty. PARSEC brings together and actively develops faculty-wide collaborations in the areas of sociocultural, ecological, and economic sustainability in research, teaching, and knowledge transfer. Experience in securing and carrying out competitive third-party funded projects (preferably from the German Research Foundation, DFG) is an asset.
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📣 Calling all ERC Grantees! Want to engage with the public and celebrate science? Join #EuropeanResearchersNight on 🗓️25/09! This year, the event will take place across 40 countries and should attract >1 million participants. Coming? Drop a line & let us know! 👇 @ercgrantees.bsky.social #SciCom
𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? 🤖⚡ A new 𝐖𝑼 study suggests that the rapidly growing power demand of AI data centers could actually help drive investment in new clean energy and energy-storage technologies—provided the right policy and regulatory frameworks are in place.
Was: natural disaster Is: manmade disaster
CBS Philadelphia@cbsphiladelphia.bsky.social · last wk.Tornadoes, hail and powerful winds linked to climate change now pose a bigger threat to homeowners than floods, hurricanes and other forms of extreme weather, according to new research. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-severe-homeowner-insurance-first-street/
For those who read German, here’s a thoughtful older thread on Salafists and Jihadists, by @janmichaelmarchart.bsky.social
Jan Michael Marchart@janmichaelmarchart.bsky.social · 2y agoIch möchte Euch etwas zeigen! Seit ein paar Jahren bin ich online in salafistischen bis jihadistischen Gefilden unterwegs. Vor allem auf Tiktok. Seither habe ich unzählige Eindrücke gesammelt. Und aus diesen Beobachtungen lassen sich spannende Trends unter Jugendlichen ableiten. Ein Thread 🧵 / 1
