We're looking for a temporary lecturer in economics of education, labour economics, applied econometrics, for 1 year to cover for parental leave. Apply by August 4: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

UCL – University College London

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

ucl.ac.uk

Hi #EconSky 📣 Introducing "Applied Econ Collective" 📣 Academia is full of fees: for submissions, workshops, software...😔 @yajnagovind.bsky.social, @ckronenberg.bsky.social & I created an initiative to cover these costs Read more, apply or donate here: opencollective.com/applied-econ...

Applied Econ Collective - Open Collective

We are a collective of applied economics researchers providing financial support for early-career colleagues to cover journal submission fees, conference fees software licenses and similar costs.

opencollective.com

Oh #Bristol. Two days of sunshine and it’s #summertime already. Love it!

Prof. Lindsey Macmillan (@lindseymacmillan.bsky.social) is delivering her inaugural lecture as a professor (just a couple of years late!) The lecture hall is quite literally full of her friends and colleagues. We are so proud of her and everything she has achieved. Congratulations Lindsey!

Today is National Offer Day, when half a million pupils find out which secondary school they have been assigned to. But the school admissions system in England is not fair; it perpetuates inequality. Poorer pupils are less likely to access effective schools. #EconSky #EduSky (1/4)

The Education White Paper aspires “Access to high performing local schools should not be dependent on factors such as families’ household income or local house prices” Great! We have policy proposals and analysis that can help: www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar... @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social

The Education White Paper aspires “Access to high performing local schools should not be dependent on factors such as families’ household income or local house prices” Great! We have policy proposals and analysis that can help: www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar... @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social

Y’days Education White Paper aspires “Access to high performing local schools should not be dependent on factors such as families’ household income or local house prices” Great! We have policy proposals and analysis that can help: www.bristol.ac.uk/media-librar... @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social

🚨 We are hiring! 🚨 CEPEO is a really great place to work and you'll be contributing to 2 important projects. This post-doc role involves engaging with practitioners and employers to ensure high-impact research! For more info and to apply: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQK316/p...

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at UCL

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

jobs.ac.uk

We’re hiring @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social! Come and join our team of researchers to work across two cool projects with really exciting, unique data. This role involves engaging with practitioners and employers regularly for high impact research. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQK316/p...

Post-Doctoral Research Assistant at UCL

Explore an exciting academic career as a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

jobs.ac.uk

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

youtu.be

BÆM💥5 days left to submit to the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings! 🌍Development (5-6 May) w/ Mobarak, Orkin, Rasul, Rossi 👥Migration (6-7 May) w/ Abramitzky, Monras, Theoharides ⚖️Fairness (8 May) w/ Fehr, Bénabou, Almås 👉 baem.info

Extremely saddened to learn about the passing of Jon Temple. He was a leading thinker on the economics of growth, and such a decent person. Here’s a few fond memories of our interactions, for which I’ll always be profoundly grateful: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... R.I.P., dear Jon.

I am saddened beyond words to learn that Jon Temple, the profound investigator of the economics of growth, has passed away.   https://lnkd.in/d9KMSE7B   We must have first met at several conferences…...

I am saddened beyond words to learn that Jon Temple, the profound investigator of the economics of growth, has passed away.   https://lnkd.in/d9KMSE7B   We must have first met at several conferences ...

linkedin.com

I am going to try and say a few words about Jon, who was one of the most influential people in my life, and an extraordinary person (very short thread below)

Ludger Woessmann@woessmann.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Extremely saddened to learn about the passing of Jon Temple. He was a leading thinker on the economics of growth, and such a decent person. Here’s a few fond memories of our interactions, for which I’ll always be profoundly grateful: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... R.I.P., dear Jon.

🚀 Postdoc in School Choice & Admissions Join our research team at Uni Copenhagen with @gandil.bsky.social, Neilson & Oosterbeek. Work with unique high-resolution admissions data, long-run outcomes, and a large-scale field experiment. 📅 Apply by Feb 8 candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...

📢 Less than 3 weeks left to submit to the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM). Come join us! 🌍Development (5-6 May) w/ Mobarak, Orkin, Rasul, Rossi 👥Migration (6-7 May) w/ Abramitzky, Monras, Theoharides ⚖️Fairness (8 May) w/ Fehr, Bénabou, Almås 👉 baem.info

Toman Barsbai@tomanbarsbai.com · 9mo ago

BÆM is back! Submit your paper and join us for the 3rd Bristol Applied Economics Meetings. Three workshops with a fantastic lineup of invited speakers: Development Economics, 5-6 May Economics of Migration, 6-7 May Fairness in the Economy, 8 May Calls for papers👇https://www.baem.info/

One of the side projects I've been involved in over the last few years is the Centre for Education Systems - doing big comparative reviews of 14 systems around the world. We've now published our first three reports on curriculum, accountability and SEND. www.ces.partners/copy-of-latest

The Centre For Education Systems | CES Partners

Centre for Education Systems (CES) exists to improve the effectiveness of education policy by learning from education systems around the world

ces.partners

The number of global deaths of children under-5 is projected to increase this year (from 4.6m to 4.8m) for the first time this century. (FT) The price of aid cuts.

Great to see the brilliant work from the education researchers at @theifs.bsky.social recognised in this way.

Christine Farquharson@ckfarquharson.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Absolutely delighted our research has won the ONS' Research Excellence prize for impact! I always say to people that the ideal @theifs.bsky.social work is rigorous enough to publish in top journals, and relevant enough to be on the front page. I think we've ticked that box here!

Absolutely delighted our research has won the ONS' Research Excellence prize for impact! I always say to people that the ideal @theifs.bsky.social work is rigorous enough to publish in top journals, and relevant enough to be on the front page. I think we've ticked that box here!

The Institute for Fiscal Studies@theifs.bsky.social · 8mo ago

We're pleased to share that our report on the effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes has won the 'Impact of Analysis' Award in this year's ONS Research Excellence Awards. 🏆 Find out more: ifs.org.uk/news/ifs-sur...

School equalization in the shadow of Jim Crow: Causes and consequences of resource disparity in Mississippi circa 1940 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "We estimate large positive marginal effects of local educational spending on Black students’ enrollment, attainment, and lifetime earnings."

School equalization in the shadow of Jim Crow: Causes and consequences of resource disparity in Mississippi circa 1940

Mississippi’s 1920 school finance equalization program failed to benefit many of the state’s Black students—an outcome emblematic of broader patterns …

sciencedirect.com

Heartening to see this level of intellectual ambition & breadth in the new 'London Consensus' agenda set out by Tim Besley & many colleagues at the LSE (& beyond). www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-pu...

Shaping a 21st Century Policy Consensus

lse.ac.uk

Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges,” by Chetty (@Oppinsights), Deming, and Friedman: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges*

Abstract. We use anonymized admissions data from several colleges linked to income tax records and SAT and ACT test scores to study the determinants and ca

doi.org

NEW POST: What difference will the proposed changes to Attainment 8 and Progress 8 make? The proposed new method of calculating Attainment 8 will not affect schools' Progress 8 scores greatly but will shift the incentives to enter particular subjects. vist.ly/4esnb

What difference will the proposed changes to Attainment 8 and Progress 8 make? - FFT Education Datalab

The proposed new method of calculating Attainment 8 will not affect schools' Progress 8 scores greatly but will shift the incentives to enter particular subjects

ffteducationdatalab.org.uk

Behavioral, social and health scientists: if you’d like to combine social and genetic data, this is for you: shorturl.at/8gUcu. This course in London features all aspects from data collection to model estimation in our local cohort data - and the incredible @timtmorris.bsky.social as instructor.

Introduction to genetic data analysis in the social, behavioural, and health sciences

This 4-day course will provide social scientists with the knowledge and skills needed to analyse genetic data, critically interpret results, and integrate genetics into their research.

shorturl.at

🆕 Report ‘Modifying school choice for more equitable access in England’ Pupils from affluent households are more likely to gain a place at a top 2ry school. ✍️ @profsimonb.bsky.social @estellecantillon.bsky.social @mariagraziacavallo.bsky.social & E. Greaves. ℹ️ www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/no...

November: Affluent pupils are more likely to gain a place at a top secondary school | News and features | University of Bristol

bristol.ac.uk

Over the past 3 decades, high-skill migrants from Asia—especially India and China—have transformed the US economy, fueling innovation, tech, higher ed, and healthcare growth, from Gaurav Khanna www.nber.org/papers/w34449

New @nberpubs: "The Economic Impact of Brexit" www.nber.org/papers/w34459 "by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time." 😲

How to address the problem of poor children being assigned to poor schools, in England marketdesigner.blogspot.com/2025/11/scho... #econsky