We are thrilled to welcome Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as the new Lemann Foundation Professors to our department, beginning in the summer of 2026.
Matthias Kasper
@mkasper.bsky.social
Private account. Affiliated researcher @EuckenInstitut. Formerly @univienna & @tulane
Neues Diskussionspapier: "Asymmetric Labor Supply Responses to Tax Rate Reform: Experimental Evidence" von Katharina Pfeil, @mkasper.bsky.social, Sarah Necker und @larsfeld.bsky.social www.eucken.de/publikatione...
Freiburger Diskussionspapiere zur Ordnungsökonomik
Das Walter Eucken Institut gibt seit 1998 die Reihe "Freiburger Diskussionspapiere zur Ordnungsökonomik" heraus.
eucken.de
Do you remember Francesca Gino's claim on her website that HBS analyzed the "wrong data file" in their investigation, and that a "real file" proved her innocence? HBS is now claiming that the "real file" was fabricated by Gino... and thus that Gino's claim was defamatory.
🚨 New research on cooperation & rule compliance with @simoncolumbus.bsky.social , Matthew Rablen & Lars P. Feld (@euckeninstitut.bsky.social) How do rules and audits shape behavior in heterogeneous groups? (1/n)
Remember the "Highlights" that some Elsevier journals require? Dean Karlan and friends developed an amazing way to troll them: haikus!
That’s a wrap! Thank you for a great workshop on economic and consumer psychology hosted by the Walter Eucken Institut at @uni-freiburg.de. Looking forward to continuing the conversation at the University of Vienna in 2026!
I have a postdoc position in Behavioral/Experimental Economics available for 6 years, at the oldest university in Germany in beautiful Heidelberg. Please forward to anyone who might be interested! #EconJobs #AcademicJobs #HigherEd #Economics #JobAlert
🚨 Big SCOOP 🚨 Tax revenue could fall by as much as **10%** this year, per sources, as taxpayers and businesses see the Trump admin as less likely to challenge tax cheats. That'd be **$500 BILLION** in lost revenue. It'd nearly double the tax gap in a single year.
Tax revenue could drop by 10 percent amid turmoil at IRS
Staff cuts and disruptions related to the U.S. DOGE Service have officials bracing for a sharp loss of revenue.
washingtonpost.com
📣 We’re hiring! 📣 Join @woessmann.bsky.social and my team at @ifoeducation.bsky.social as a PhD student to conduct super-exciting field experiments in the Economics of Education 🤩🚀 Reach out if you have any questions! 💪🏻🙏🏻 @cesifo.org
ifo Education@ifoeducation.bsky.social · 2y ago‼️We are hiring‼️ 🧑🎓PhD position at ifo Center for Economics of Education ➡️Research on education, labor & behavioral econ ➡️Focus on field experiments & RCTs ➡ PhD program @lmumuenchen.bsky.social @econmunich.bsky.social & MGSE ➡️Starting Oct 1, 2025 or earlier ⏰Apply by Apr 20, 2025 (link below)
Tax SCOOP: Trump administration plans to cut staff at the Taxpayer Advocate Service -- the taxpayer help center -- by more than 25% These are jobs designed to help people struggling with their finances, identity theft or other tax issues.
Trump administration plans 25 percent staff cut at IRS taxpayer help office
The Taxpayer Advocate Service, which operates as an internal watchdog, would see deeper workforce reductions than the agency overall.
washingtonpost.com
Neues aus der @deutsche-bahn.bsky.social: „Ja, meine Damen und Herren, wie Sie bemerkt haben, haben wir jetzt vergessen in Bonn-Beuel anzuhalten“ 😅
Deutsche Post is closing down IZA. Wow! www.deutsche-post-stiftung.org/media/202502...
deutsche-post-stiftung.org
Recently accepted by #QJE, “The Impact of Being Denied a Wanted Abortion on Women and their Children,” by Londoño-Vélez (@jlondonovelez.bsky.social) and Saravia: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
The Impact of Being Denied a Wanted Abortion on Women and Their Children*
Abstract. This paper examines the impact of denying a wanted abortion on women and children in Colombia using high-quality administrative microdata and cre
doi.org
📣 Call for Papers: submission deadline 14 Mar Workshop on the Economics of Taxation 🗓️ 3-4 June 📍Barcelona Topics: #CorporateTax, inequality, #OffshoreWealth & more Keynotes: @dinapomeranz.bsky.social (University of Zurich) & Youssef Benzarti (UC Santa Barbara) 👉 taxobservatory.eu/event/worksh...
Come work with us in beautiful Freiburg! 6 year post doc in Public Economics or Economic Policy No teaching & great team Details ⬇️ www.eucken.de/en/career/po...
Research Group Lead (PostDoc, f/m/d) in Public Finance or Economic Policy
The position is limited to three years (WissZVG), with the option of extension, and serves to further academic qualification. If […]
eucken.de
Researcher: "We let the data speak for itself." Earlier that day:
Why do people distrust government agencies, even when they provide vital info (e.g., health, environment)? Can low-cost interventions restore trust & promote welfare-enhancing behaviors? Our study provides novel experimental evidence on these key questions (1/5) 👇 #EconSky
My economist husband spent the last couple days, jubilantly stating “Saturday the holidays begin! Vacation starts! No more work!” This morning he woke up excited: “no work today!!” He is now making slides for an intro trade class that doesn’t exist “for fun! This isn’t work!!”
Don’t use ChatGPT to set up an out of office notice in mail - unless you want to respond to every single email you have ever received that you‘ll be out of office. 🥴
@econmuni.bsky.social offers 3 postdocs in labor, health, and behav econ. 12-36 months, gross monthly wage 2k-3k EUR. Labor: econjobmarket.org/positions/11... Health: econjobmarket.org/positions/11... Behavioral: econjobmarket.org/positions/11... Deadline Jan 31, 2025. Good luck with the #EconJMP
#EconSky you can use the Bluesky data for free to do your research!!! Go find some cool stuff!
Jay 🦋@jay.bsky.team · 2y agoBluesky's firehose is a treasure trove of public data for researchers and developers, and it's completely free. Check out our developer docs: docs.bsky.app
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...
the fallout from the Francesca Gino research misconduct scandal isn't over. @engber.bsky.social writes about how an effort by some of her colleagues to self-audit their work with her ended up raising even more questions — for them personally and their whole field www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Business-School Scandal That Just Keeps Getting Bigger
The rot runs deeper than almost anyone has guessed.
theatlantic.com
Quick econ tip: here's a list of over 100 economics conferences: docs.google.com/spreadsheets.... Curated by @anne-m-burton.bsky.social and @bartonwillage.com.
Economics Conferences (Compiled by Anne M. Burton and Barton Willage)
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🚀 Do you want to do a PhD? Do you think tax policy matters? Want to live in a great city? Then apply (before Feb 15) to wu.ac.at/dibt/about at WU Vienna University of Economics and Business. It's a top-notch interdisciplinary PhD program in economics, law, and accounting—no German needed!
WU (Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien)
wu.ac.at
It is great to see how many scientists are moving now to Bluesky. This is the moment to make a change and building a real alternative to X for academic exchange. Welcome, my fellow scientists and science friends!
🚨New Preprint!🚨 What drives sellers to accept an offer or push for a higher one? To find out, Anna Esslinger (Walter Eucken Institut)and I analyzed auction data from the popular German TV show "Bares für Rares"(@zdfde.bsky.social). 1/