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David A. Jaeger (econ)
@davidajaeger.bsky.social

•Econ Prof, Director of MPP Program at U of St Andrews
•President-Elect, European Society for Population Economics
•🇺🇸 Born/bred, NJ/NYC
•Labor, education, immigration, conflict, applied 'metrics + some nice pictures.
•Posts orthogonal to my employer(s) .. more

David Allen Jaeger is a professor of economics at the University of St Andrews, a Research Fellow at IZA Institute of Labor Economics, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He was previously a professor of economics at the CUNY Graduate Center and a Research Fellow in the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is the author of numerous papers in labor economics, the economics of conflict, and econometrics, including a widely cited paper on the consequences of using weak instruments in instrumental variable estimation. He completed his B.A. in economics at Williams College in 1986 and his Ph.D. in economics at the University of Michigan in 1995. He also holds an M.A. in statistics from the University of Michigan. Since 2021 he is the Editor of the Scottish Journal of Political Economy. .. more

Political science 28%
Sociology 26%

The most important results should always go in Table 3. I thought everybody knew that…

So refreshing not to see a bunch of old white guys winning elections...

Liberal arts colleges for the (big) win!

Good afternoon, Bogota!

Submissions from everyone are welcome!

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Time to submit a paper to the Fifth Annual Scotland and Northern England Conference in Applied Micro! Steve Machin (LSE) will deliver the keynote. 5-7 May, submit papers here:

www.tinyurl.com/FifthSaNESub...

Good morning, Crail!

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1. Excellent

2. Should have done this in May when Conservatives published their draft Bill.

3. Government's own ILR proposals are not remotely as bad -but would have similar impacts on many & have no economic, social or political rationale. Time to rethink.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Labour demands clarity on Tory plan to strip thousands of right to stay in UK
Anna Turley says legally settled people threatened by Katie Lam’s proposals deserve urgent clarification
www.theguardian.com

A journal editor's happy place:

Making waves in Crail..

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Final call for papers for the Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference, to be held from 13–15 April 2026 at the University of Glasgow.

The deadline is 4 November 2025. #EconSky

openingdoors.eventsair.com/ses26

Good morning, Crail!

Good morning, Crail!

This year's programme committee will again be @nilsbraakmann.bsky.social, @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, and myself.

Save the date! The fifth annual Scotland and Northern England Conference in Applied Microeconomics will be held from 5-7 May 2026 at the Crieff Hydro Hotel in Perthshire. Professor Steve Machin (LSE) will deliver the keynote. For more info:
applied-microecon.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/sane-worksho...

Good morning, Crail!

phonetic norwegian?

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The 100K H-1B fee is the biggest opportunity for the UK yet to revive economic growth and business dynamism.

Now let’s drop those visa fees and NHS surcharges right away to send a clear signal and reap the benefits!
We're hiring a research associate or research manager for a project in the DRC! This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in gaining very hands-on research and work experience in a low-income country in partnership with the local government. Also a great preparation for a PhD.

Auf Wiedersehen, Berlin!
The Beethoven of Mathematics: Leonhard Euler, Swiss polymath, died #OTD 1783, acknowledged by André Weil as attaining during his lifetime “undisputed leadership in all branches of mathematics, pure & applied”.
Pastel portrait by Jakob Handmann, 1753
Kunstmuseum, Basel

Aber:

Guten Abend, Berlin!

Another Dr Jaeger in the family!

Very proud Papa (and Mama @alisonibeach.bsky.social) moment. @ecbjaeger.bsky.social defended her PhD dissertation at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social today and passed with distinction!

Another gorgeous New England day, another amazing liberal arts college! Awesome talking to Mount Holyoke students about the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social MPP

I’ve visited a bunch of amazing liberal arts colleges in the last few days. But it is a special pleasure to return to my alma mater, @williamseconomics.bsky.social From the Purple Mountains to the North Sea would be a great path… to study the MPP at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social !

So great to be back at @middecon.bsky.social (thank you @ecbjaeger.bsky.social 17 for the first visits)! Can’t wait to tell the fantastic student here about the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Master of Public Policy Programme!

Last stop of the day! Psyched to tell some great @bowdoincollege.bsky.social students about the Master of Public Policy at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social !