Maria Balgova
@balgovamaria.bsky.social
Labour economist studying geography of jobs, matching, and pay. Researcher at Bank of England, Oxford PhD, IZA Fellow, made in 🇸🇰.
https://sites.google.com/view/mariabalgova
https://sites.google.com/view/mariabalgova
Why don't firms publish pay in their job adverts?
We present the first experimental evidence on how (not) posting wages changes the applicant pool, and whether that gives firms a reason to hide wage info.
Great short thread by my co-author Lukas + link to the full paper👇
We present the first experimental evidence on how (not) posting wages changes the applicant pool, and whether that gives firms a reason to hide wage info.
Great short thread by my co-author Lukas + link to the full paper👇
🚨🚨New WP Alert (tinyurl.com/4sesthst)%F0...
@marcjosefwitte.bsky.social , @balgovamaria.bsky.social , Tsegay Tekleselassie, and I have a new working paper using a field experiment to study the causal impact of pay information in job adverts on application numbers and applicant skills. A🧵
@marcjosefwitte.bsky.social , @balgovamaria.bsky.social , Tsegay Tekleselassie, and I have a new working paper using a field experiment to study the causal impact of pay information in job adverts on application numbers and applicant skills. A🧵
October 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Why don't firms publish pay in their job adverts?
We present the first experimental evidence on how (not) posting wages changes the applicant pool, and whether that gives firms a reason to hide wage info.
Great short thread by my co-author Lukas + link to the full paper👇
We present the first experimental evidence on how (not) posting wages changes the applicant pool, and whether that gives firms a reason to hide wage info.
Great short thread by my co-author Lukas + link to the full paper👇
Reposted by Maria Balgova
I didn’t find any of the explanations for what’s going on with the bad job market for new college grads satisfying, so I spent a week trying to figure out what was up and what it means for the larger economy. Turns out it’s not AI! Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
What the Tough Job Market for New College Grads Says About the Economy
A sudden lack of career mobility is a problem for every worker.
www.bloomberg.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I didn’t find any of the explanations for what’s going on with the bad job market for new college grads satisfying, so I spent a week trying to figure out what was up and what it means for the larger economy. Turns out it’s not AI! Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Reposted by Maria Balgova
We're hiring a postdoc in labor economics at IAB Nuremberg! Join @ineshelmecon.bsky.social, @jnimczik.bsky.social & me on a project about gig work.
🗓️ Start: 1 Oct 25
💶 Salary ≥ €5200/month
🌱 Possibility to apply for tenure track program
Apply here until 17 June: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
🗓️ Start: 1 Oct 25
💶 Salary ≥ €5200/month
🌱 Possibility to apply for tenure track program
Apply here until 17 June: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
June 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
We're hiring a postdoc in labor economics at IAB Nuremberg! Join @ineshelmecon.bsky.social, @jnimczik.bsky.social & me on a project about gig work.
🗓️ Start: 1 Oct 25
💶 Salary ≥ €5200/month
🌱 Possibility to apply for tenure track program
Apply here until 17 June: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
🗓️ Start: 1 Oct 25
💶 Salary ≥ €5200/month
🌱 Possibility to apply for tenure track program
Apply here until 17 June: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
Reposted by Maria Balgova
I haven't fully absorbed this whole situation, but I think it brings forward somethings we know about economics: a) very strong prestige basis, b) our obsession with new automation for data wrangling and production, c) basis for novelty, d) some people's lack of respect for empirical work
May 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I haven't fully absorbed this whole situation, but I think it brings forward somethings we know about economics: a) very strong prestige basis, b) our obsession with new automation for data wrangling and production, c) basis for novelty, d) some people's lack of respect for empirical work
Reposted by Maria Balgova
Devastating news that @iza.org is effectively closing down 😔
It was (or at the moment, is) a wonderful institute and the network was tremendously helpful in dissaminating work in labour economics.
IZA will sorely be missed 😢
So sorry for all IZA employees!
It was (or at the moment, is) a wonderful institute and the network was tremendously helpful in dissaminating work in labour economics.
IZA will sorely be missed 😢
So sorry for all IZA employees!
February 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Devastating news that @iza.org is effectively closing down 😔
It was (or at the moment, is) a wonderful institute and the network was tremendously helpful in dissaminating work in labour economics.
IZA will sorely be missed 😢
So sorry for all IZA employees!
It was (or at the moment, is) a wonderful institute and the network was tremendously helpful in dissaminating work in labour economics.
IZA will sorely be missed 😢
So sorry for all IZA employees!
Reposted by Maria Balgova
New article by me!
It's a common mistake to think the TFR is a prediction of the average number of children women will have over their lifetimes.
But it's not. The TFR can decline even when the eventual number of children per woman stays constant or even increases; the opposite can happen too. 🧵
It's a common mistake to think the TFR is a prediction of the average number of children women will have over their lifetimes.
But it's not. The TFR can decline even when the eventual number of children per woman stays constant or even increases; the opposite can happen too. 🧵
February 24, 2025 at 8:12 AM
New article by me!
It's a common mistake to think the TFR is a prediction of the average number of children women will have over their lifetimes.
But it's not. The TFR can decline even when the eventual number of children per woman stays constant or even increases; the opposite can happen too. 🧵
It's a common mistake to think the TFR is a prediction of the average number of children women will have over their lifetimes.
But it's not. The TFR can decline even when the eventual number of children per woman stays constant or even increases; the opposite can happen too. 🧵
Reposted by Maria Balgova
#econjmp How do less affluent students respond to student finance induced increases in cost?
🎓Move to full loan policy: ⬇️ enrolment rates of eligible pupils
⚙️Effect driven by ⬆️ costs but also heightened concerns with debt 💰
⚠️Overall: ⬇️teacher supply + narrowed access to university
#econjobmarket
🎓Move to full loan policy: ⬇️ enrolment rates of eligible pupils
⚙️Effect driven by ⬆️ costs but also heightened concerns with debt 💰
⚠️Overall: ⬇️teacher supply + narrowed access to university
#econjobmarket
Hello #EconSky 👋 excited to share my JMP!
❓What are the impacts of offering student finance as a grant or a loan?
In the paper, I...
🎓 Study individual university enrolment, subject choice & career motivations
❗️Explore aggregate outcomes e.g. access to university & the occupational structure
🧵👇
❓What are the impacts of offering student finance as a grant or a loan?
In the paper, I...
🎓 Study individual university enrolment, subject choice & career motivations
❗️Explore aggregate outcomes e.g. access to university & the occupational structure
🧵👇
November 20, 2024 at 12:08 PM
#econjmp How do less affluent students respond to student finance induced increases in cost?
🎓Move to full loan policy: ⬇️ enrolment rates of eligible pupils
⚙️Effect driven by ⬆️ costs but also heightened concerns with debt 💰
⚠️Overall: ⬇️teacher supply + narrowed access to university
#econjobmarket
🎓Move to full loan policy: ⬇️ enrolment rates of eligible pupils
⚙️Effect driven by ⬆️ costs but also heightened concerns with debt 💰
⚠️Overall: ⬇️teacher supply + narrowed access to university
#econjobmarket
A few months ago, I've joined @bankofengland.bsky.social as a Researcher, and I couldn't be happier.
If you're on the market - or just curious about working as a researcher in a central bank - join the Q&A session about the PhD Research Programme on October 23: www.eventsforce.net/bankofenglan...
If you're on the market - or just curious about working as a researcher in a central bank - join the Q&A session about the PhD Research Programme on October 23: www.eventsforce.net/bankofenglan...
www.eventsforce.net
October 21, 2024 at 4:14 PM
A few months ago, I've joined @bankofengland.bsky.social as a Researcher, and I couldn't be happier.
If you're on the market - or just curious about working as a researcher in a central bank - join the Q&A session about the PhD Research Programme on October 23: www.eventsforce.net/bankofenglan...
If you're on the market - or just curious about working as a researcher in a central bank - join the Q&A session about the PhD Research Programme on October 23: www.eventsforce.net/bankofenglan...
Very excited this great JMP by my colleague
@czimpelmann.bsky.social is finally out!
We've always *known* gender norms matter for female labour supply, but now we have actual *evidence* at the individual level!
Come for the new stylised facts, stay for deep policy implications 👇
@czimpelmann.bsky.social is finally out!
We've always *known* gender norms matter for female labour supply, but now we have actual *evidence* at the individual level!
Come for the new stylised facts, stay for deep policy implications 👇
JMP alert 🎉
What drives maternal labor supply - a key factor for labor market inequalities?
Gender role attitudes!
We use reduced form and structural methods to show that they are of first-order importance, both directly and through the mediation of policies (w/ Tim Mensinger)
🧵👇
What drives maternal labor supply - a key factor for labor market inequalities?
Gender role attitudes!
We use reduced form and structural methods to show that they are of first-order importance, both directly and through the mediation of policies (w/ Tim Mensinger)
🧵👇
November 21, 2023 at 1:13 PM
Very excited this great JMP by my colleague
@czimpelmann.bsky.social is finally out!
We've always *known* gender norms matter for female labour supply, but now we have actual *evidence* at the individual level!
Come for the new stylised facts, stay for deep policy implications 👇
@czimpelmann.bsky.social is finally out!
We've always *known* gender norms matter for female labour supply, but now we have actual *evidence* at the individual level!
Come for the new stylised facts, stay for deep policy implications 👇
Excited to share my new WP (which also happens to be my job market paper!)
How does online recruitment impact the geography of the labour market?
Full paper here sites.google.com/view/mariaba...
and a thread below:
How does online recruitment impact the geography of the labour market?
Full paper here sites.google.com/view/mariaba...
and a thread below:
November 16, 2023 at 9:48 AM
Excited to share my new WP (which also happens to be my job market paper!)
How does online recruitment impact the geography of the labour market?
Full paper here sites.google.com/view/mariaba...
and a thread below:
How does online recruitment impact the geography of the labour market?
Full paper here sites.google.com/view/mariaba...
and a thread below:
Thank you @maxnathan.bsky.social for this great thread about my job market paper!
🚨 Very interesting JMP from @balgovamaria.bsky.social on how online job platforms reshape urban labour markets, using Craigslist
mariabalgova.github.io/JMP.pdf
mariabalgova.github.io/JMP.pdf
November 16, 2023 at 9:31 AM
Thank you @maxnathan.bsky.social for this great thread about my job market paper!
Not what I hoped my first post to be, but:
@simonjaeger.bsky.social has been an excellent boss, colleague and mentor, and it's devastating that his vision for IZA will not get a chance to materialise. He achieved a lot in his short time at IZA, and I'm really grateful I got to be a part of it.
@simonjaeger.bsky.social has been an excellent boss, colleague and mentor, and it's devastating that his vision for IZA will not get a chance to materialise. He achieved a lot in his short time at IZA, and I'm really grateful I got to be a part of it.
www.iza.org
November 10, 2023 at 4:59 PM
Not what I hoped my first post to be, but:
@simonjaeger.bsky.social has been an excellent boss, colleague and mentor, and it's devastating that his vision for IZA will not get a chance to materialise. He achieved a lot in his short time at IZA, and I'm really grateful I got to be a part of it.
@simonjaeger.bsky.social has been an excellent boss, colleague and mentor, and it's devastating that his vision for IZA will not get a chance to materialise. He achieved a lot in his short time at IZA, and I'm really grateful I got to be a part of it.