Professor of Labor Economics at Halle University & Senior Research Advisor at Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH)
affiliated w/ ifo, CESifo, IZA & ROA
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/simonwiederhold
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Our Workshop on Field Experiments in Economics and Business celebrates its 5th anniversary with FANTASTIC keynote speakers: @peterbergman.bsky.social (UT Austin) and Esther Duflo (MIT) 🎉🙌
📍 Sept 7–8, 2026 at TUM Campus Heilbronn (pre-workshop get-together Sept 6).
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🎄Today, we’re highlighting article “Can Mentoring Alleviate Family Disadvantage in Adolescence? A Field Experiment to Improve Labor-Market Prospects” by 𝗦. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗷, 𝗝. 𝗥𝘂𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲, @simonwiederhold.bsky.social, @woessmann.bsky.social &
@katharinawedel.bsky.social
👉 Das Erreichen der Ziele „Bessere Bildung 2035“ würde rund 21 Billionen Euro an zusätzlicher Wirtschaftsleistung bringen
"Volkswirtschaftliche Erträge besserer Bildung"
mit Katia Werkmeister für die @bertelsmannst.bsky.social
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But since 2019, fast gains at the bottom have already reversed about 1/3 of the rise in pay inequality.
A 🧵 about my book: The Wage Standard.
It’s finally official: I’m starting a new job – and it’s the BEST! 🥳
I’ve joined the ifo Institute Munich as Deputy Director of the @ifoeducation.bsky.social (tenured) and have been appointed Associate Professor (tenure-track) at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social / @econmunich.bsky.social.
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It’s finally official: I’m starting a new job – and it’s the BEST! 🥳
I’ve joined the ifo Institute Munich as Deputy Director of the @ifoeducation.bsky.social (tenured) and have been appointed Associate Professor (tenure-track) at @lmumuenchen.bsky.social / @econmunich.bsky.social.
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@eeanews.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
Teaching materials available: www.eeassoc.org/teaching-mat...
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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
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@simonwiederhold.bsky.social (University of Halle-Wittenberg) will present a project titled "The Value of Early-Career Skills".
The seminar will begin at 2:15 pm and take place in Haus 6, Room S18.
How well do people predict the results of studies?
@sdellavi.bsky.social and I leverage data from the first 100 studies to have been posted on the SSPP, containing 1,482 key questions, on which over 50,000 forecasts were placed. Some surprising results below.... 🧵👇
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We’re hiring an AP in Labor Economics at @iwh-halle.bsky.social & @uni-magdeburg.de — focus on tech & labor.
Why apply?
• Strong empirical-micro community
• Great data access
• Opportunity to build own research agenda
📅 Deadline: 26 Nov
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Training or Retiring? How Labor Markets Adjust to Trade and Technology Shocks📒
w/ A.Bertermann, @dauthecon.bsky.social & @suedekum.bsky.social
🤖 Robots ➡️ ⬆️training & ⬆️early retirement
🌏 Imports ➡️ ⬇️training & ⬆️early r.
🌎 Exports ➡️ ⬆️training & ⬇️e.r.
www.ifo.de/DocDL/cesifo...
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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1erU5Oe0vJYdVjuqQi4sfhUGxS0BGjWl8/view?usp=drivesdk
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Grateful to research this topic with Marina Krauß, @lergetporer.bsky.social, @fpeter.bsky.social, @simonwiederhold.bsky.social, Fabian Mierisch & Guido Schwerdt.
Link 👇
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Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Michael A. Clemens, Sebastian Braun , and 10 more Richard S.J. Tol, Michael A. Clemens, Sebastian Braun, Joshua L. Rosenbloom, Valerie Mueller, Trevon D. Logan, Aaron Sojourner, Marina Della Giusta, C. Kirabo Jackson, Caroline Fohlin, Simon Wiederhold, Evan Roberts, Adam Tooze
The full surviving establishment-level Census of Manufactures manuscripts and digitized data from 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880!
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Reposted by Diane Coyle, Richard S.J. Tol, Alistair Munro , and 12 more Diane Coyle, Richard S.J. Tol, Alistair Munro, Caroline Krafft, Miles Corak, Iikka Korhonen, Mirya R. Holman, Samuel Bentolila, Aaron Sojourner, Erzo F.P. Luttmer, Paul Nightingale, Simon Wiederhold, Juanjo Medina, Sabrina Wulff Pabilonia, Antonio Fatás
This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.
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📢 Next edition will take place on September 7-8, 2026 📆✏️
I'm thrilled Economics of Education Review has just published my work w/ @abbyfrancis.bsky.social:
"School enrollment shifts five years after the pandemic"
Abstract below, but read the next few posts for the story told via a handful of graphs.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...
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Super happy to share our new working paper, „The Demand for Economic Narratives“, with my great co-authors Sebastian Blesse, Klaus Gründler, and @philippheil.bsky.social.
Check out the summary thread by Philipp below👇🏻🧵
@ifoeducation.bsky.social
@cesifo.org
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Extrem wichtige Zahlen. Sie sind ein Desaster.
Die Bildungsministerkonferenz dazu: „Licht und Schatten im IQB-Bildungstrend 2024“😯🤷
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@iwh-halle.bsky.social and @uni-magdeburg.de are hiring an AP in Labor Economics!
Focus: Effects of AI and new technologies on workers & firms.
No German required.
Enjoy an outstanding research environment in Magdeburg & Halle – come see for yourself!
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