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Henning Hermes
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Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Munich & Deputy Director of the ifo Center for the Economics of Education

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📣 Thrilled to announce our 5th Workshop on Field Experiments in Economics and Business, 7-8 Sept 2026, @tum.de, Campus Heilbronn.

Keynotes: @peterbergman.bsky.social (University of Texas at Austin) & Esther Duflo (@mit.edu, University of Zurich) 🫶🏻

Submission deadline May 15, 2026 🚨

#EconSky
📢 Very excited to be selected for a Kickstart Fund (50 TEUR) by the Joachim Herz Stiftung (@jherzstiftung.bsky.social) 🎉

With this support, my team and I will further develop a digital mentoring platform 🙏🚀

#TechForGood #EducationalInnovation #Mentoring

@ifoeducation.bsky.social
@cesifo.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:32 AM
🚀 KICK-OFF 🚀

Over the next five years, I’ll be working jointly with ROCK YOUR LIFE on a large randomized-controlled trial with disadvantaged adolescents to generate robust, policy-relevant evidence on how mentoring can be effectively scaled. [1/2]
February 2, 2026 at 8:38 AM
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🚨 Now out in the Economic Journal:

“Patience and Subnational Differences in Human Capital:
Regional Analysis with Facebook Interests”
w/ Hanushek, @kinnelavinia.bsky.social ‪& Sancassani

💡 Patience accounts for ¾ of regional achievement diffs in Italy, ⅓ US

👉 doi.org/10.1093/ej/u...
January 30, 2026 at 6:02 AM
📣 Thrilled to announce our 5th Workshop on Field Experiments in Economics and Business, 7-8 Sept 2026, @tum.de, Campus Heilbronn.

Keynotes: @peterbergman.bsky.social (University of Texas at Austin) & Esther Duflo (@mit.edu, University of Zurich) 🫶🏻

Submission deadline May 15, 2026 🚨

#EconSky
January 28, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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📢 Call for papers:

CESifo Area Conference on Economics of Education
co-organized w/ Eric Hanushek (Stanford)

🏛️ 11-12 Sept 2026, Munich

🧑‍🏫 Keynote: John List (Chicago) @johnlist.bsky.social

👉 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...

⏰ Deadline: 11 May 2026

🖼️ Past programs:
sites.google.com/view/woessma...
January 26, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🚨 Deadline this Sunday (11 Jan 2026)!

📢 Call for Papers – 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education

PhD students & early postdocs: don’t miss this opportunity, apply now! 🚀

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📢 Call for papers:

🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩

30-31 March 2026, Munich

Keynote: Michela Carlana (Harvard)

PhD students & early postdocs, please apply!

www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...

Deadline: 11 Jan 2026

@caterinapavese.bsky.social @mtotarelli.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 9:27 AM
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🚨 Deadline on Sunday:

🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩

👇
📢 Call for papers:

🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩

30-31 March 2026, Munich

Keynote: Michela Carlana (Harvard)

PhD students & early postdocs, please apply!

www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...

Deadline: 11 Jan 2026

@caterinapavese.bsky.social @mtotarelli.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 5:59 AM
📣SAVE-THE-DATE 📣

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).
December 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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📢Our piece on @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social's "After Babel" Substack:

Strong public support to restrict social media for children in Germany

www.afterbabel.com/p/strong-pub...

A huge majority of adults favors a minimum age for social media – and even adolescents themselves see harm from social media
Strong Public Support To Restrict Social Media for Children in Germany
A huge majority of adults favors a minimum age for social media – and even adolescents themselves see harm from social media.
www.afterbabel.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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📢Call for Applications: Munich Graduate School of Economics (MGSE) @lmumuenchen.bsky.social is inviting applications for fully funded doctoral positions starting October 2026!

❗ Deadline: Jan 31, 2026

Online application tool: lmy.de/SKRWv

More info: lmy.de/ZLXgm
December 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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🚨 Unsere neue Studie zeigt:

👉 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

www.ifo.de/publikatione...
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December 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Absolutely thrilled to be joining this fantastic group of researchers 🤩 🥳 🤓

@ifoeducation.bsky.social
@cesifo.org
🎁 ECONM Advent Calendar – Day 11! 🎁

Meet new members of our senior faculty! 🚀🌟

🎄 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗱 joined the faculty in March 2025
🎄 @henninghermes.com joined the faculty in December 2025
December 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
1/ 📣 BIG News!

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.
December 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Ich freue mich, wieder beim “Top of the Table” von Bildung.Table dabei zu sein!

"Bildungsökonomen, so sagt es zumindest der Soziologe Aladin El-Mafaalani, seien derzeit die lautesten Bildungsaktivisten."

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@table.media
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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Very excited to organize one of the 2026 CESifo Venice summer institutes on “𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲” jointly with 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀.

𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿 (MIT) and 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗹𝘂𝗺 (U Chicago) will join us as keynote speakers.

Submit your papers by 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟭𝟴: www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...
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November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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🚨 New working paper!

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.... 🧵👇
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Our fantastic workshop with @davidautor.bsky.social on

Skills, Tasks & Technologies in the AI Era

has come to a close. What a blast of outstanding research, new insights & lively discussion! Tremendous thanks to all contributors!

Check out the exciting program:
www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
⏰ Only ONE day left to apply for this fantastic position!

Excellent research condition, up to six years contract, vibrant hub for Econ here in Munich 🤩

Please reach out if you have any questions 🤓

econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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🆕Working Paper🚨

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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November 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
🎙️ Check out the ifo podcast on childcare shortages in Germany, where I was a guest.

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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November 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🔍 Check out this video from the 4th edition of our Workshop on Field Experiments in Economics and Business, co-organized with @lergetporer.bsky.social, @fpeter.bsky.social, and @simonwiederhold.bsky.social 🫶

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GW1...

📢 Next edition will take place on September 7-8, 2026 📆✏️
Workshop on Field Experiments in Economics and Business 2025
YouTube video by TUM Campus Heilbronn
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October 31, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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🔔 New working paper: “The Demand for Economic Narratives” with Sebastian Blesse, Klaus Gründler & @henninghermes.com

We study whether households actually demand and value economic narratives — and how these narratives shape beliefs and understanding.

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October 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
📢 New working paper alert! 📢

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
October 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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Join us!

@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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Assistant Professor (W1) in Labor Economics
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October 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
WOW, terrific news for @econ.uzh.ch and the wider European community 🤩🤩🤩 Congrats!
We are thrilled to welcome Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as the new Lemann Foundation Professors to our department, beginning in the summer of 2026.
October 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM