Average CEO age at appointment has risen sharply over recent decades. Rising uncertainty & economic complexity increase demand for generalist human capital, prompting firms to prioritise accumulated experience. @vkecht.bsky.social, A Lizzeri, @farzado.bsky.social cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky

🚨 Very excited to co-organize the 2nd PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics in Copenhagen (June 8-9, 2026) Are you a PhD student / PostDoc? ✅ Working on Labor and/or Behavioral Economics? ✅ Do not miss the chance to apply!

Malte Jacob Rattenborg@malterattenborg.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📢 PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics 2026 📢 The next edition will take place at CEBI, University of Copenhagen (June 8–9, 2026). Keynote speakers: Ingar Haaland (NHH) & Benjamin Schoefer (UC Berkeley). Call for Papers: sites.google.com/view/behavio... Deadline: Jan 31, 2026

📢 PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics 2026 📢 The next edition will take place at CEBI, University of Copenhagen (June 8–9, 2026). Keynote speakers: Ingar Haaland (NHH) & Benjamin Schoefer (UC Berkeley). Call for Papers: sites.google.com/view/behavio... Deadline: Jan 31, 2026

Join us @unibonn.bsky.social! The finance group within the economics department is looking to hire an assistant professor (tenure track): econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

Paper with Alessandro Lizzeri and @vkecht.bsky.social can be found here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3sje7...

Our explanation: they are generalists, and that skill set is in high demand given high industry uncertainty. Generalists are good at curbing volatility, but tend to be old unless they come from a consulting background. Consultant CEOs‘ young age may thus be a contributing factor to firm growth.

The Economist@economist.com · 12mo ago

Consulting firms have long claimed to be “CEO factories”, but are their alumni any good at the top job? We’ve constructed an index to put their promise to the test

Trump has made clear: the EU is on its own to defend itself & support 🇺🇦. But the EU controls an important asset: foreign reserves by the 🇷🇺 Central Bank. It is imperative not to give this asset up in a lopsided deal on Trump’s & Putin’s terms but to use it for rebuilding 🇺🇦. www.ft.com/content/3cab...

Europe is about to make its biggest strategic mistake

Control over Moscow’s blocked foreign reserves empowers the EU to shape how the Ukraine war ends

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One week left to apply for our PhD Workshop in June 2025 at @iza.org, but why wait? We will bring together a group of outstanding PhD students working in applied behavioral and labor economics! conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh...

Valentin Kecht@vkecht.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 We are hosting the 1st IZA PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics in Bonn (June 12-13, 2025)🚨 🗣️ Keynotes by @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) and Chris Roth (U Cologne) 👉 Submissions (Jan 31) conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh... Please share and apply!

🚨 We are hosting the 1st IZA PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics in Bonn (June 12-13, 2025)🚨 🗣️ Keynotes by @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) and Chris Roth (U Cologne) 👉 Submissions (Jan 31) conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh... Please share and apply!