Felix Schönenberger
@fsberger.bsky.social
Applied Micro, Political Economy & Stuff @pegdev.bsky.social, University of Stuttgart
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/felix-schoenenberger/
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/felix-schoenenberger/
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be WISE and submit your work at this conference!
I was told it's fantastic. The organizing group is solid, the location fantastic, the potential for high quality discussion is over the top.
The keynotes are hit or miss, but what can I say, you win some and you lose some ;)
I was told it's fantastic. The organizing group is solid, the location fantastic, the potential for high quality discussion is over the top.
The keynotes are hit or miss, but what can I say, you win some and you lose some ;)
📄 We are happy to share that the #CallforPapers of the 2nd edition of WISE is now open!
📅 May 5-7, 2026 in Airolo (CH) 🏔
🎤 Keynotes: @categennaioliqmul.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social) & @pietrobiroli.bsky.social (@unibo.it)
Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1eGj6...
Deadline: 22/12/25, 23.59 CET
📅 May 5-7, 2026 in Airolo (CH) 🏔
🎤 Keynotes: @categennaioliqmul.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social) & @pietrobiroli.bsky.social (@unibo.it)
Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1eGj6...
Deadline: 22/12/25, 23.59 CET
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
be WISE and submit your work at this conference!
I was told it's fantastic. The organizing group is solid, the location fantastic, the potential for high quality discussion is over the top.
The keynotes are hit or miss, but what can I say, you win some and you lose some ;)
I was told it's fantastic. The organizing group is solid, the location fantastic, the potential for high quality discussion is over the top.
The keynotes are hit or miss, but what can I say, you win some and you lose some ;)
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📄 We are happy to share that the #CallforPapers of the 2nd edition of WISE is now open!
📅 May 5-7, 2026 in Airolo (CH) 🏔
🎤 Keynotes: @categennaioliqmul.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social) & @pietrobiroli.bsky.social (@unibo.it)
Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1eGj6...
Deadline: 22/12/25, 23.59 CET
📅 May 5-7, 2026 in Airolo (CH) 🏔
🎤 Keynotes: @categennaioliqmul.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social) & @pietrobiroli.bsky.social (@unibo.it)
Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1eGj6...
Deadline: 22/12/25, 23.59 CET
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
📄 We are happy to share that the #CallforPapers of the 2nd edition of WISE is now open!
📅 May 5-7, 2026 in Airolo (CH) 🏔
🎤 Keynotes: @categennaioliqmul.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social) & @pietrobiroli.bsky.social (@unibo.it)
Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1eGj6...
Deadline: 22/12/25, 23.59 CET
📅 May 5-7, 2026 in Airolo (CH) 🏔
🎤 Keynotes: @categennaioliqmul.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social) & @pietrobiroli.bsky.social (@unibo.it)
Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1eGj6...
Deadline: 22/12/25, 23.59 CET
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📢Meet the 2025-26 @usiidep.bsky.social Job Market Candidates!
We are proud to introduce our #JMC: Tai Lo Yeung and Flora Marchioro. In the coming posts, we will share more about their profiles and research.
Explore our candidates and their #JMPs here: idep.usi.ch/job-market
#EconJobMarket
We are proud to introduce our #JMC: Tai Lo Yeung and Flora Marchioro. In the coming posts, we will share more about their profiles and research.
Explore our candidates and their #JMPs here: idep.usi.ch/job-market
#EconJobMarket
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
📢Meet the 2025-26 @usiidep.bsky.social Job Market Candidates!
We are proud to introduce our #JMC: Tai Lo Yeung and Flora Marchioro. In the coming posts, we will share more about their profiles and research.
Explore our candidates and their #JMPs here: idep.usi.ch/job-market
#EconJobMarket
We are proud to introduce our #JMC: Tai Lo Yeung and Flora Marchioro. In the coming posts, we will share more about their profiles and research.
Explore our candidates and their #JMPs here: idep.usi.ch/job-market
#EconJobMarket
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👏 Congratulations to Patricia Funk on being elected to the @eeanews.bsky.social Council (2026–2031)!
We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics.
Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk.
#USIecon #Econbluesky
We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics.
Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk.
#USIecon #Econbluesky
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
👏 Congratulations to Patricia Funk on being elected to the @eeanews.bsky.social Council (2026–2031)!
We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics.
Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk.
#USIecon #Econbluesky
We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics.
Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk.
#USIecon #Econbluesky
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Forthcoming in the AER: "When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Benjamin Handel, Rafael Jiménez-Durán, and Christopher Roth. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media
(Forthcoming Article) - Individuals might experience negative utility from not consuming a popular product. With
such externalities to non-users, standard consumer surplus measures, which take aggrega...
www.aeaweb.org
September 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Forthcoming in the AER: "When Product Markets Become Collective Traps: The Case of Social Media" by Leonardo Bursztyn, Benjamin Handel, Rafael Jiménez-Durán, and Christopher Roth. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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All is not well at Elsevier richardtol.substack.com/p/fraud-and-...
Fraud and cover-up
Fraud and cover-up
richardtol.substack.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:54 AM
All is not well at Elsevier richardtol.substack.com/p/fraud-and-...
Excited to join @pegdev.bsky.social! Looking forward to my time in Stuttgart with this amazing team! 🎉
We are very happy to welcome @fsberger.bsky.social and @jyusof.bsky.social to our Political Economy of Global Development Lab @unistuttgart.bsky.social l 🥳💪
Stay tuned for exciting research in political economy by Felix and on inequality and fairness by Jeffrey @pegdev.bsky.social
Stay tuned for exciting research in political economy by Felix and on inequality and fairness by Jeffrey @pegdev.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Excited to join @pegdev.bsky.social! Looking forward to my time in Stuttgart with this amazing team! 🎉
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Congrats to IdEP PhD candidate Alda Marchese on being awarded the USI Doc-Mobility grant. She'll be visiting @uclaanderson.bsky.social, hosted by Ricardo Perez-Truglia 🇺🇸🌴
Alda’s research examines how #socialnorms impact the #gendergap in voter turnout and if easing social pressure can reduce it
Alda’s research examines how #socialnorms impact the #gendergap in voter turnout and if easing social pressure can reduce it
August 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Congrats to IdEP PhD candidate Alda Marchese on being awarded the USI Doc-Mobility grant. She'll be visiting @uclaanderson.bsky.social, hosted by Ricardo Perez-Truglia 🇺🇸🌴
Alda’s research examines how #socialnorms impact the #gendergap in voter turnout and if easing social pressure can reduce it
Alda’s research examines how #socialnorms impact the #gendergap in voter turnout and if easing social pressure can reduce it
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The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
open.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
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Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
August 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements
This is a big deal
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„In a social media post on Friday, Mr. Trump said the revision was made ‚right after the election.‘ In fact, the announcement was made roughly two and a half months before Election Day. […] ‚MASSIVE SCANDAL.‘“
Nonsense covered up with more nonsense
(Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
Nonsense covered up with more nonsense
(Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official
www.nytimes.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
„In a social media post on Friday, Mr. Trump said the revision was made ‚right after the election.‘ In fact, the announcement was made roughly two and a half months before Election Day. […] ‚MASSIVE SCANDAL.‘“
Nonsense covered up with more nonsense
(Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
Nonsense covered up with more nonsense
(Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/b...
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Check out if you’re interested in international trade or know someone who might be interested in pursuing a PhD! Can absolutely vouch for @petereppinger.com
I am looking for a doctoral researcher to join our team in International Economics at the University of Oldenburg: uol.de/job647en
It's a fully funded position.
Please apply/ repost/ pass it on!
2/2
It's a fully funded position.
Please apply/ repost/ pass it on!
2/2
Research assistant / Doctoral student in International Economics // University of Oldenburg
uol.de
August 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Check out if you’re interested in international trade or know someone who might be interested in pursuing a PhD! Can absolutely vouch for @petereppinger.com
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„a rigid doctrine guarded by a modern priesthood who claim to possess the sole truth. Dissenters are shunned“
This is so very much untrue.
This is so very much untrue.
Can we please (PLEASE) stop using “neoclassical economics” as a synonym for “conservative economics” (or whichever ideological project one dislikes)?
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
www.ft.com/content/9aab...
Economics teaching has become the Aeroflot of ideas
The discipline is failing students by ignoring the biggest social, political and ecological challenges facing the world today
www.ft.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
„a rigid doctrine guarded by a modern priesthood who claim to possess the sole truth. Dissenters are shunned“
This is so very much untrue.
This is so very much untrue.
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A *null* result I'm very proud of!
Led by Rustam Romaniuc, 35 coauthors from all over France tested nudge interventions to boost voter turnout.
None worked, and we are possibly not surprised -- but a well-powered null result *is* a result!
Paper:
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
Led by Rustam Romaniuc, 35 coauthors from all over France tested nudge interventions to boost voter turnout.
None worked, and we are possibly not surprised -- but a well-powered null result *is* a result!
Paper:
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
June 15, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A *null* result I'm very proud of!
Led by Rustam Romaniuc, 35 coauthors from all over France tested nudge interventions to boost voter turnout.
None worked, and we are possibly not surprised -- but a well-powered null result *is* a result!
Paper:
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
Led by Rustam Romaniuc, 35 coauthors from all over France tested nudge interventions to boost voter turnout.
None worked, and we are possibly not surprised -- but a well-powered null result *is* a result!
Paper:
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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We’re hiring 3 permanent (tenured) lecturers in the Department of Political Economy at King’s College London. These are ‘education pathway’ posts (in Economics, Research Methods, & Comparative Politics) 1/4
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117209-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117209-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-...
AEP Lecturer in Politics and Research Methods
www.kcl.ac.uk
June 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
We’re hiring 3 permanent (tenured) lecturers in the Department of Political Economy at King’s College London. These are ‘education pathway’ posts (in Economics, Research Methods, & Comparative Politics) 1/4
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117209-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117268-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117209-...
www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/117245-...
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Neat and important paper
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Keep your Enemies Closer: Strategic Platform Adjustments during U.S. and French Elections
(Forthcoming Article) - We study changes in political discourse during campaigns, using a novel dataset of candidate websites
for U.S. House elections, 2002-2016, and manifestos for French parliamenta...
www.aeaweb.org
June 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Neat and important paper
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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ALERT: Two new PreDoc positions starting in late summer/early fall. Come join my team and work on exciting topics in Political Economy and Development Economics, using both experimental and quasi experimental methods (text-as-data, spatial data, AI).
www.wyssacademy.org/careers
www.wyssacademy.org/careers
Careers | Wyss Academy
www.wyssacademy.org
May 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ALERT: Two new PreDoc positions starting in late summer/early fall. Come join my team and work on exciting topics in Political Economy and Development Economics, using both experimental and quasi experimental methods (text-as-data, spatial data, AI).
www.wyssacademy.org/careers
www.wyssacademy.org/careers
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🚨NEW PAPER: Why are Members of Congress so extreme?
We conducted a 4-wave panel of thousands of voters in 27 districts during last year’s primary AND general elections to trace polarization’s roots
The results challenge conventional wisdom… and suggest lessons for parties🧵👇
We conducted a 4-wave panel of thousands of voters in 27 districts during last year’s primary AND general elections to trace polarization’s roots
The results challenge conventional wisdom… and suggest lessons for parties🧵👇
May 27, 2025 at 2:07 PM
🚨NEW PAPER: Why are Members of Congress so extreme?
We conducted a 4-wave panel of thousands of voters in 27 districts during last year’s primary AND general elections to trace polarization’s roots
The results challenge conventional wisdom… and suggest lessons for parties🧵👇
We conducted a 4-wave panel of thousands of voters in 27 districts during last year’s primary AND general elections to trace polarization’s roots
The results challenge conventional wisdom… and suggest lessons for parties🧵👇
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Call for Papers:
The 4th Annual Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics
to be held Dec 5-6, 2025, hosted by ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.
Info: eash.cc/AI-econ
Submit (by Aug 15th): eash.cc/AI-econ-sub-2025
The 4th Annual Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics
to be held Dec 5-6, 2025, hosted by ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.
Info: eash.cc/AI-econ
Submit (by Aug 15th): eash.cc/AI-econ-sub-2025
May 26, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Call for Papers:
The 4th Annual Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics
to be held Dec 5-6, 2025, hosted by ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.
Info: eash.cc/AI-econ
Submit (by Aug 15th): eash.cc/AI-econ-sub-2025
The 4th Annual Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics
to be held Dec 5-6, 2025, hosted by ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.
Info: eash.cc/AI-econ
Submit (by Aug 15th): eash.cc/AI-econ-sub-2025
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Today, Andreas Kotsadam (@UniOslo) presented his joint work with S. Dahlum, T.Hanson, Å. Johnsen, and A. Wuttke on whether support for authoritarian rule is contagious. Using field & survey experiments in the Norwegian Armed Forces, they showed that it spreads via peer influence.
May 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Today, Andreas Kotsadam (@UniOslo) presented his joint work with S. Dahlum, T.Hanson, Å. Johnsen, and A. Wuttke on whether support for authoritarian rule is contagious. Using field & survey experiments in the Norwegian Armed Forces, they showed that it spreads via peer influence.
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UPDATE: I've written a deeper dive on these numbers and what's driving this unprecedented judicial pushback.
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
May 24, 2025 at 7:52 PM
UPDATE: I've written a deeper dive on these numbers and what's driving this unprecedented judicial pushback.
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
open.substack.com/pub/data4dem...
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A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
May 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich
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My new findings on Iran’s 2010 Energy Subsidy to Cash Program show that it uniquely resembles a true Universal Basic Income (UBI) at the national level—even under the strict criteria of Hoynes and Rothstein (2019).
May 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
My new findings on Iran’s 2010 Energy Subsidy to Cash Program show that it uniquely resembles a true Universal Basic Income (UBI) at the national level—even under the strict criteria of Hoynes and Rothstein (2019).