We are pleased to welcome economists Giacomo Brusco (@jackbrusco.bsky.social), Francesco Capozza (@walraslaw.bsky.social) and Jaime Millán-Quijano as new researchers at the IEB. 🔗 https://f.mtr.cool/bklyuzxnrm

📢JOB OPPORTUNITY📢 I am hiring a part-time or full-time research assistant in Mexico City 🇲🇽 For a project with #PierreBachas #AndersJensen to understand the impacts of a tax on firms' cash deposits at banks seankhiggins.com/assets/pdf/I... #EconRA @povertyaction.bsky.social @j-pal.bsky.social

Very happy to see this in print!

Journal of Public Economics@jpube.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Just published in @jpube.bsky.social: "VAT incidence in real VAT systems" By Giacomo Brusco & Tejaswi Velayudhan www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky #publiceconomics

Check out if you’re interested in international trade or know someone who might be interested in pursuing a PhD! Can absolutely vouch for @petereppinger.com

Peter Eppinger@petereppinger.com · last yr.

I am looking for a doctoral researcher to join our team in International Economics at the University of Oldenburg: uol.de/job647en It's a fully funded position. Please apply/ repost/ pass it on! 2/2

Hope this keeps going!! Too bad I didn’t make it this year

Roberto Iacono@robertoiacono.org · last yr.

The 2nd Lofoten Int'l Symposium on Inequality & Taxation (#LISIT2025) is now history! A fabulous 2-day workshop with a stellar group of economists & public finance scholars, surrounded by the stunning peaks & sea views that only the Lofoten islands can offer. Thread below

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Politico@politico.com · last yr.

Trump has softened on the July 4 deadline he set for Congress to pass his megabill.

carve-out n. 38957 -- sensible policies for a better Europe 🤦

Financial Times@financialtimes.com · last yr.

Italy to slash VAT on art to compete with EU rivals https://on.ft.com/43TSGx6

Two days of rich discussion at the @taxobservatory.bsky.social - @fundacioieb.bsky.social Workshop on the #Economics of #Taxation (co-org with @manonf.bsky.social @dforemny.bsky.social @sofiaballadares.bsky.social @pnicolaides.bsky.social @gabrielzucman.bsky.social) wrapped up!

International Tax Observatory@taxobservatory.bsky.social · last yr.

Day 2 of the Workshop on the Economics of Taxation kept the momentum going!⚡️ Today’s spotlight: 🏠 property taxes, 🔄 profit shifting, 💻 digitalization of tax systems, 🌍 tax spillovers, and ⚖️ growing enforcement challenges in developing countries, among other topics.

Applications still open for the 2025 @ubeconomics.bsky.social on "The Political Economy of Immigration." ☀️ 30 June – 4 July, 2025 | Barcelona 📅 Deadline: June 15th Lecturers: @andreassteinmayr.net and @tsurovtseva.bsky.social. More info: www.ub.edu/school-econo... #EconSky #polisky

UB School of Economics@ubeconomics.bsky.social · last yr.

‼️Applications open for the Summer School 2025 "The Political Economy of Immigration – Economics, Attitudes, and Votes: Unpacking Immigration Dynamics" ☀️ 30 June-4 July, 2025 📅 Application deadline: June 15th | Scholarships available until April 30th.

🚨 Last Day to Submit! 🚨 Working on local public finance or fiscal federalism? Your chance to present in Berlin 🇩🇪 🗓 July 7–8, 2025 🎙 David Agrawal keynote ✅ No fees + travel/accom covered 🕛 Deadline: TOMORROW 🔗 events.tax.mpg.de/event/10/ ♻️ Share widely!

You can totally see how this mf bankrupted a casino.

Proud of our own @AndTulli presenting policy-relevant research to policy makers in 🇲🇾

Andrea Tulli@andtulli.bsky.social · last yr.

What an incredible experience at Malaysia’s National Institute of Public Administration! I was honored to be invited to speak on corruption—its measurement and the effects of monitoring to a large audience of civil servants from various Malaysian public institutions.

Sad but true, although it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try

Ned Richardson-Little@historyned.bsky.social · last yr.

With all the calls for European universities to recruit all of the recently laid off, fired or at risk American academics, it's a good time to remember how much more money the average American research university has compared to its European peers.

🎓 #Call for Applications: PhD Scholarship Economics 2025  📌 Deadline: 31/3 We offer 2 PhD scholarships for candidates joining @ub.edu’s #Economics #PhD program to conduct research under the guidance of IEB's researchers. ℹ️ https://f.mtr.cool/ycylifsnvs

1. A workshop at the intersection of International and Public Economics 2. Teresa Fort and @mathieupar.bsky.social as keynote 3. @jakobmiethe.bsky.social and Juan Carlos co-organising 4. Venice and the amazing ifo Staff coordinating everything What else? Submission Deadline is February 9!

CESifo@cesifo.org · 2y ago

📣 CfP: Workshop on 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗺 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 📍 𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲, Italy. Keynotes: Teresa Fort (Dartmouth) & @mathieupar.bsky.social Organizers: @martinamagli.bsky.social, @jakobmiethe.bsky.social, Juan Carlos Suaréz Submit until 𝟵 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 👇 www.cesifo.org/en/event/202...

Why Trump's potential tariffs are making business owners anxious 😳😩🫨 one.npr.org/i/1226281124... With expert commentary from @tradecosts.bsky.social ‼️

🔊 Listen Now: Why Trump's potential tariffs are making business owners anxious

The Indicator From Planet Money on NPR One | 7:39

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Hi #EconSky, Not sure if the Starter Pack party's over, but I've made an Econ Starter Pack of Starter Packs! 😄 It's a work in progress, so I may have missed some. Let me know if there's anything to add—DMs are open! Thanks for support @economista.bsky.social! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...