“Ah sure, there’s always been as many days this hot” No, there hasn’t

"If the Netherlands continues on its current path of parochialism and administrative hostility, it risks not only dismantling the international excellence it spent decades building but also fueling a brain drain toward neighbors who still understand the value of an open academic society."

Alexandre Afonso@alexandreafonso.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Not exactly a Xmas merrymaking post, but I wrote something on the changing environment for international academics in the Netherlands and how it has changed over the last 10 years: open.substack.com/pub/alexandr...

Examining the causal effects of cellphone bans in Florida on student test scores, suspensions, and absences, from David N. Figlio and Umut Özek www.nber.org/papers/w34388

Camilla Borgna and I have a new paper forthcoming in Economics of Education Review. We study how marginal increases in the flexibility of Germany’s between-school tracked school system have affected student attainment. A short 🧵on what we do & find. [1/n] www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

De-tracking at the margin: How alternative secondary education pathways affect student attainment

This paper estimates how marginal increases in the flexibility of between-school tracking affect student attainment by exploiting the addition of non-…

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Welche Strukturreformen? Soziale Sicherung. Hohe Transferentzugsraten müssen weg. Renten. Mehr auf dem Kapitalmarkt und länger arbeiten für zumutbare Berufe. Föderalismusreform. Schuldenbremsenreform. CO2 Preis mit horizontal und vertikal gerechtem Klimageld. Aufrüstung + innere Sicherheit.

My department at Utrecht University is hiring a Full Professor. We’re considering a wide range of profiles in applied economics with a focus on development & environmental. Application deadline is Dec 15. I’m happy to answer questions. Please share widely! www.uu.nl/en/organisat...

Full Professor Global Economic Challenges and Development

U.S.E. is expanding in Global Economic Challenges and development with the appointment of a new Chair to strengthen its education and research in these fields.

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