Dina Pomeranz
@dinapomeranz.bsky.social
Econ prof University of Zurich.
Faculty affiliate at JPAL, CEPR, CESifo.
Board member IIPF, Helvetas, GAIN.
#EconSky
Faculty affiliate at JPAL, CEPR, CESifo.
Board member IIPF, Helvetas, GAIN.
#EconSky
Going on a social media break for the next couple of weeks. See you after :)
October 9, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Going on a social media break for the next couple of weeks. See you after :)
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Deviations from moderate temperatures kill hundreds of thousands each year in the US and EU, with limited evidence on which interventions work to reduce these burdens, from Burke, Wilson, Avirmed, Wallstein, Martins, Behrer, Callahan, Childs, Choi, French, Gould... https://www.nber.org/papers/w34313
October 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Deviations from moderate temperatures kill hundreds of thousands each year in the US and EU, with limited evidence on which interventions work to reduce these burdens, from Burke, Wilson, Avirmed, Wallstein, Martins, Behrer, Callahan, Childs, Choi, French, Gould... https://www.nber.org/papers/w34313
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This week we're very happy to have @rkhoban.bsky.social from @econ.uzh.ch visiting us! On Thursday, Roza will present her research on "Unequal Gains from Trade and the Distribution of Political Power in India". Welcome to Växjö! www.rkhoban.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This week we're very happy to have @rkhoban.bsky.social from @econ.uzh.ch visiting us! On Thursday, Roza will present her research on "Unequal Gains from Trade and the Distribution of Political Power in India". Welcome to Växjö! www.rkhoban.com
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(1) banger
(2) i wish non-economists would realise just how much time each economics paper takes to write (because of our norms about how thorough each paper has to be)
(2) i wish non-economists would realise just how much time each economics paper takes to write (because of our norms about how thorough each paper has to be)
We just spent 6 months to add 1 figure to this paper. Some people said, "Couples aren't prioritizing men's careers. Men just have better earnings opportunities when moving."
Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
October 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
(1) banger
(2) i wish non-economists would realise just how much time each economics paper takes to write (because of our norms about how thorough each paper has to be)
(2) i wish non-economists would realise just how much time each economics paper takes to write (because of our norms about how thorough each paper has to be)
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What's true is that *the actual war* is being fought between two competing right-wing nationalisms, without a strong "left" voice on either side. But that's often how it goes with wars.
October 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
What's true is that *the actual war* is being fought between two competing right-wing nationalisms, without a strong "left" voice on either side. But that's often how it goes with wars.
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I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.
October 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I understand this. Please tell me you do, too.
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Noch vor der Beantwortung meiner Motion ist der Bundesrat bereit, verletzten Kindern aus dem GAZA-Krieg medizinische Hilfe in der Schweiz zu geben. www.parlament.ch/de/ratsbetri... Die komplett empathielose SVP-Gesundheits-Vorsteherin des grössten Kinderspitals in der Schweiz ist dagegen. 🤬
Geschäft Ansehen
www.parlament.ch
October 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Noch vor der Beantwortung meiner Motion ist der Bundesrat bereit, verletzten Kindern aus dem GAZA-Krieg medizinische Hilfe in der Schweiz zu geben. www.parlament.ch/de/ratsbetri... Die komplett empathielose SVP-Gesundheits-Vorsteherin des grössten Kinderspitals in der Schweiz ist dagegen. 🤬
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Ending this war of annihilation is the first step. After that, we must pursue a real peace agreement that guarantees that all of us can live in freedom and safety in this land.
October 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Ending this war of annihilation is the first step. After that, we must pursue a real peace agreement that guarantees that all of us can live in freedom and safety in this land.
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Listen to our National Co-director Rula Daood speak to tens of thousands of people at the anti-war rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. (1/2)
October 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Listen to our National Co-director Rula Daood speak to tens of thousands of people at the anti-war rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday night. (1/2)
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Our National Co-director Alon-Lee Green quoted in the BBC:
“We mustn’t think that just coming back to 6 October, the day before 7 October 2023, is peace. We really need progress towards ending the occupation in the West Bank and withdrawing from Gaza.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
“We mustn’t think that just coming back to 6 October, the day before 7 October 2023, is peace. We really need progress towards ending the occupation in the West Bank and withdrawing from Gaza.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
October 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Our National Co-director Alon-Lee Green quoted in the BBC:
“We mustn’t think that just coming back to 6 October, the day before 7 October 2023, is peace. We really need progress towards ending the occupation in the West Bank and withdrawing from Gaza.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
“We mustn’t think that just coming back to 6 October, the day before 7 October 2023, is peace. We really need progress towards ending the occupation in the West Bank and withdrawing from Gaza.”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cn...
Does anyone have slides that lend themselves for undergraduate teaching, which go step by step through a behavioral lab experiment, and would be willing to share them with me?
October 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Does anyone have slides that lend themselves for undergraduate teaching, which go step by step through a behavioral lab experiment, and would be willing to share them with me?
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What struck me immediately in German academia was the near absence of scholars from the former GDR (something I’m attuned to, as an Eastern European). The transition shock feels under-researched, with many stories untold. On this Day of German Unity, let's also remember the work that lies ahead.
October 3, 2025 at 9:27 AM
What struck me immediately in German academia was the near absence of scholars from the former GDR (something I’m attuned to, as an Eastern European). The transition shock feels under-researched, with many stories untold. On this Day of German Unity, let's also remember the work that lies ahead.
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Wie widersetzt man sich einem Völkermord, wenn darüber rundherum geschwiegen oder gespottet wird?
Damit beschäftigen sich Yuli Novak, Direktorin der israelischen Menschenrechtsorganisation B’Tselem, und eine überschaubare Zahl an Mitstreiter:innen.
Damit beschäftigen sich Yuli Novak, Direktorin der israelischen Menschenrechtsorganisation B’Tselem, und eine überschaubare Zahl an Mitstreiter:innen.
Zwei Jahre nach dem 7. Oktober: Kollidierende Realitäten
Immer mehr Stimmen weltweit werfen Israel vor, in Gaza einen Völkermord zu begehen. In Israel selbst wird darüber geschwiegen oder gespottet. Ein paar wenige versuchen, das zu ändern.
www.woz.ch
October 3, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Wie widersetzt man sich einem Völkermord, wenn darüber rundherum geschwiegen oder gespottet wird?
Damit beschäftigen sich Yuli Novak, Direktorin der israelischen Menschenrechtsorganisation B’Tselem, und eine überschaubare Zahl an Mitstreiter:innen.
Damit beschäftigen sich Yuli Novak, Direktorin der israelischen Menschenrechtsorganisation B’Tselem, und eine überschaubare Zahl an Mitstreiter:innen.
Aufrüttelnde Worte von Ivo Scherrer in dieser Zeit der Rückbesinnung im jüdischen Kalender, zwischen Rosch ha Schana (dem jüdischen neuen Jahr) und Jom Kippur (Versöhnungstag). Lesenswert in der ganzen Länge
www.republik.ch/2025/09/27/g...
www.republik.ch/2025/09/27/g...
September 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Aufrüttelnde Worte von Ivo Scherrer in dieser Zeit der Rückbesinnung im jüdischen Kalender, zwischen Rosch ha Schana (dem jüdischen neuen Jahr) und Jom Kippur (Versöhnungstag). Lesenswert in der ganzen Länge
www.republik.ch/2025/09/27/g...
www.republik.ch/2025/09/27/g...
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Tomorrow is voting day in Switzerland, with proposals on the ballot at the federal, state & local level
Ever wondered how much power Swiss #directdemocracy gives to its voters? Just look at the city of Zurich, where citizens will decide whether to ban leaf blowers outside of fall season #Laubbläser
Ever wondered how much power Swiss #directdemocracy gives to its voters? Just look at the city of Zurich, where citizens will decide whether to ban leaf blowers outside of fall season #Laubbläser
September 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Tomorrow is voting day in Switzerland, with proposals on the ballot at the federal, state & local level
Ever wondered how much power Swiss #directdemocracy gives to its voters? Just look at the city of Zurich, where citizens will decide whether to ban leaf blowers outside of fall season #Laubbläser
Ever wondered how much power Swiss #directdemocracy gives to its voters? Just look at the city of Zurich, where citizens will decide whether to ban leaf blowers outside of fall season #Laubbläser
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I love Professor @corinnelow.com's advice to economists on how to write a trade press book. www.aeaweb.org/content/file...
September 25, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I love Professor @corinnelow.com's advice to economists on how to write a trade press book. www.aeaweb.org/content/file...
#EconAdvice
I'm looking for a short text or article that summarizes what the field of behavioral economics is about, and maybe some of its key findings. Written in a style that a smart undergraduate student can understand. What would you recommend?
I'm looking for a short text or article that summarizes what the field of behavioral economics is about, and maybe some of its key findings. Written in a style that a smart undergraduate student can understand. What would you recommend?
September 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
#EconAdvice
I'm looking for a short text or article that summarizes what the field of behavioral economics is about, and maybe some of its key findings. Written in a style that a smart undergraduate student can understand. What would you recommend?
I'm looking for a short text or article that summarizes what the field of behavioral economics is about, and maybe some of its key findings. Written in a style that a smart undergraduate student can understand. What would you recommend?
Declaration of the Israeli peace movements in support of recognition of Palestine:
"On the eve vote in the UN General Assembly on Sept 21, representatives of the peace movements in Israel will meet to voice their support for the recognition of the State of Palestine alongside the State of Israel."
"On the eve vote in the UN General Assembly on Sept 21, representatives of the peace movements in Israel will meet to voice their support for the recognition of the State of Palestine alongside the State of Israel."
September 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Declaration of the Israeli peace movements in support of recognition of Palestine:
"On the eve vote in the UN General Assembly on Sept 21, representatives of the peace movements in Israel will meet to voice their support for the recognition of the State of Palestine alongside the State of Israel."
"On the eve vote in the UN General Assembly on Sept 21, representatives of the peace movements in Israel will meet to voice their support for the recognition of the State of Palestine alongside the State of Israel."
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In the first seven days since I launched this new game, almost ten thousand people from 82 countries have played it. (Top cities so far: New York City, Zurich, Toronto, Chicago, Berlin, Vienna, Stockholm)
What topics would you like me to add next?
dataguessr.com
What topics would you like me to add next?
dataguessr.com
Dataguessr
Update your knowledge of the world. One quiz at a time.
dataguessr.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In the first seven days since I launched this new game, almost ten thousand people from 82 countries have played it. (Top cities so far: New York City, Zurich, Toronto, Chicago, Berlin, Vienna, Stockholm)
What topics would you like me to add next?
dataguessr.com
What topics would you like me to add next?
dataguessr.com
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Another fun game that sources data from Our World in Data!
In the first seven days since I launched this new game, almost ten thousand people from 82 countries have played it. (Top cities so far: New York City, Zurich, Toronto, Chicago, Berlin, Vienna, Stockholm)
What topics would you like me to add next?
dataguessr.com
What topics would you like me to add next?
dataguessr.com
Dataguessr
Update your knowledge of the world. One quiz at a time.
dataguessr.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Another fun game that sources data from Our World in Data!
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Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
September 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.
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Step 1: Cut funding for food stamps
Step 2: Stop measuring hunger
Step 3: There's no evidence cuts to food stamps led to a rise in hunger
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
Step 2: Stop measuring hunger
Step 3: There's no evidence cuts to food stamps led to a rise in hunger
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
www.wsj.com
September 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Step 1: Cut funding for food stamps
Step 2: Stop measuring hunger
Step 3: There's no evidence cuts to food stamps led to a rise in hunger
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
Step 2: Stop measuring hunger
Step 3: There's no evidence cuts to food stamps led to a rise in hunger
www.wsj.com/economy/trum...
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Lesen Sie unsere #POLITKOLUMNE? Und haben Sie Lust, mit uns zu diskutieren?
Zum 2-jährigen Jubiläum unserer Kolumne dürfen Adrian Vatter & ich in "Der Bund im Gespräch" auftreten, moderiert von Chefredaktor @cellmob.bsky.social
Es würd uns SEHR freuen, Euch zu sehen! www.derbund.ch/der-bund-im-...
Zum 2-jährigen Jubiläum unserer Kolumne dürfen Adrian Vatter & ich in "Der Bund im Gespräch" auftreten, moderiert von Chefredaktor @cellmob.bsky.social
Es würd uns SEHR freuen, Euch zu sehen! www.derbund.ch/der-bund-im-...
«Der Bund» im Gespräch, Gratis für Abonnent:innen: Ist die Demokratie noch zu retten?
Das pointierte Berner Politduo Adrian Vatter und Rahel Freiburghaus über autokratische Gefahren und föderalistische Grenzen. Am 11. November 2025 im Bierhübeli Bern.
www.derbund.ch
September 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Lesen Sie unsere #POLITKOLUMNE? Und haben Sie Lust, mit uns zu diskutieren?
Zum 2-jährigen Jubiläum unserer Kolumne dürfen Adrian Vatter & ich in "Der Bund im Gespräch" auftreten, moderiert von Chefredaktor @cellmob.bsky.social
Es würd uns SEHR freuen, Euch zu sehen! www.derbund.ch/der-bund-im-...
Zum 2-jährigen Jubiläum unserer Kolumne dürfen Adrian Vatter & ich in "Der Bund im Gespräch" auftreten, moderiert von Chefredaktor @cellmob.bsky.social
Es würd uns SEHR freuen, Euch zu sehen! www.derbund.ch/der-bund-im-...
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.
September 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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.