Jakob Schneebacher
@jschneebacher.bsky.social
Economist at the IFS (@theifs.bsky.social). Interested in firms, productivity, markets, management and growth. Previously at the CMA, ONS, Nuffield College Oxford. All views my own.
www.jakobschneebacher.com
www.jakobschneebacher.com
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NEW: How did the introduction of the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) change London’s geography of work?
In a new @theifs.bsky.social paper, @joelkariel.bsky.social, Fizza Jabbar and I have taken a look – and it turns out people adapt in surprising ways. A thread.
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In a new @theifs.bsky.social paper, @joelkariel.bsky.social, Fizza Jabbar and I have taken a look – and it turns out people adapt in surprising ways. A thread.
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📢 Call for papers: 1st Annual CEP–IFS Labour Conference
London | 15–16 June 2026
We invite labour economics papers on wages & inequality, firm wage-setting, monopsony, unions, worker mobility & place-based policies.
Submit by 13 Feb 2026.
🔗 Details & submissions: ow.ly/yvGJ50XY3fK
London | 15–16 June 2026
We invite labour economics papers on wages & inequality, firm wage-setting, monopsony, unions, worker mobility & place-based policies.
Submit by 13 Feb 2026.
🔗 Details & submissions: ow.ly/yvGJ50XY3fK
February 1, 2026 at 11:18 PM
📢 Call for papers: 1st Annual CEP–IFS Labour Conference
London | 15–16 June 2026
We invite labour economics papers on wages & inequality, firm wage-setting, monopsony, unions, worker mobility & place-based policies.
Submit by 13 Feb 2026.
🔗 Details & submissions: ow.ly/yvGJ50XY3fK
London | 15–16 June 2026
We invite labour economics papers on wages & inequality, firm wage-setting, monopsony, unions, worker mobility & place-based policies.
Submit by 13 Feb 2026.
🔗 Details & submissions: ow.ly/yvGJ50XY3fK
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Planning your summer conference schedule? I've updated my conference list for 2026, with deadlines, dates, locations, and links. You can also download calendar entries. Focus is on general conferences, IO, and theory. Let me know if I've missed something. Link: www.igorletina.com/conferences....
February 1, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Planning your summer conference schedule? I've updated my conference list for 2026, with deadlines, dates, locations, and links. You can also download calendar entries. Focus is on general conferences, IO, and theory. Let me know if I've missed something. Link: www.igorletina.com/conferences....
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"...women receive substantially lower potential ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings... lower potential ratings do not reflect accurate forecasts of future performance: Women subsequently outperform male colleagues..."
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January 30, 2026 at 4:28 PM
"...women receive substantially lower potential ratings despite receiving higher performance ratings... lower potential ratings do not reflect accurate forecasts of future performance: Women subsequently outperform male colleagues..."
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Are you an outstanding communicator who knows loads about the UK public finances? Are you attracted by the prospect of a public voice, and the chance to work alongside brilliant economists at the country's finest think tank?
We'd like to hear from you: app.beapplied.com/apply/4t6eys...
We'd like to hear from you: app.beapplied.com/apply/4t6eys...
January 27, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Are you an outstanding communicator who knows loads about the UK public finances? Are you attracted by the prospect of a public voice, and the chance to work alongside brilliant economists at the country's finest think tank?
We'd like to hear from you: app.beapplied.com/apply/4t6eys...
We'd like to hear from you: app.beapplied.com/apply/4t6eys...
January 22, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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🚨Rare and exciting opportunity 🚨
We're looking to hire an exceptional economist to work on fiscal policy at the IFS. We don't do this often. It's a chance to shape, carry out and communicate research on some of the highest-profile topics in UK economic policy. [1/4]
We're looking to hire an exceptional economist to work on fiscal policy at the IFS. We don't do this often. It's a chance to shape, carry out and communicate research on some of the highest-profile topics in UK economic policy. [1/4]
January 22, 2026 at 1:46 PM
🚨Rare and exciting opportunity 🚨
We're looking to hire an exceptional economist to work on fiscal policy at the IFS. We don't do this often. It's a chance to shape, carry out and communicate research on some of the highest-profile topics in UK economic policy. [1/4]
We're looking to hire an exceptional economist to work on fiscal policy at the IFS. We don't do this often. It's a chance to shape, carry out and communicate research on some of the highest-profile topics in UK economic policy. [1/4]
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JOB! I'm hiring a postdoc for 2 years on my ERC MaMo project.
Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.
Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.
Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
January 21, 2026 at 12:32 PM
JOB! I'm hiring a postdoc for 2 years on my ERC MaMo project.
Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.
Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
Looking for someone with strong quant methods, ongoing work close to the project's aims, and a desire to publish in sociology. Start flexible in the next 12 months.
Formal call out shortly, but contact me first.
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Best workshop, best keynote and best time to visit London! Submit your paper/abstract. Deadline Feb 1.
Very excited to join one of the best environmental economics workshops out there.
📢 Call for Papers! The 9th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Econ. will be held in London June 8-9
✅ Submissions by Feb 1
📄 Full papers only (no abstracts)
🎤 Keynote: Prof. @rmetcalfe.bsky.social
🔗 more details here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...
✅ Submissions by Feb 1
📄 Full papers only (no abstracts)
🎤 Keynote: Prof. @rmetcalfe.bsky.social
🔗 more details here: www.lse.ac.uk/geography-an...
January 21, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Best workshop, best keynote and best time to visit London! Submit your paper/abstract. Deadline Feb 1.
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A consultation on UK govt proposals for "refining" the competition regime. The proposals would chip away at CMA independence, which - as John Fingleton has said on Linked In - businesses might like short term but creates longer term risks. Closing date to respond 31 March www.gov.uk/government/c...
Refining our competition regime
We are seeking views on measures to improve the pace, predictability, proportionality and process of the UK’s competition regime.
www.gov.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:09 AM
A consultation on UK govt proposals for "refining" the competition regime. The proposals would chip away at CMA independence, which - as John Fingleton has said on Linked In - businesses might like short term but creates longer term risks. Closing date to respond 31 March www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Peter put together a starter pack of my colleagues at the IFS.
Follow them for high-quality, policy-relevant analysis on tax and spending, efficiency and equity, firms and workers, healthcare and education and much more.
Follow them for high-quality, policy-relevant analysis on tax and spending, efficiency and equity, firms and workers, healthcare and education and much more.
Here's a starter pack of IFS economists posting on BlueSky. Make sure you're following them all for the top-quality economic analysis on labour markets, inequality, public finances, healthcare, education and more! go.bsky.app/NYPwMB
January 17, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Peter put together a starter pack of my colleagues at the IFS.
Follow them for high-quality, policy-relevant analysis on tax and spending, efficiency and equity, firms and workers, healthcare and education and much more.
Follow them for high-quality, policy-relevant analysis on tax and spending, efficiency and equity, firms and workers, healthcare and education and much more.
Peter put together a starter pack of my colleagues at the IFS.
Follow them for high-quality, policy-relevant analysis on tax and spending, efficiency and equity, firms and workers, healthcare and education and much more.
Follow them for high-quality, policy-relevant analysis on tax and spending, efficiency and equity, firms and workers, healthcare and education and much more.
Here's a starter pack of IFS economists posting on BlueSky. Make sure you're following them all for the top-quality economic analysis on labour markets, inequality, public finances, healthcare, education and more! go.bsky.app/NYPwMB
January 17, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Peter put together a starter pack of my colleagues at the IFS.
Follow them for high-quality, policy-relevant analysis on tax and spending, efficiency and equity, firms and workers, healthcare and education and much more.
Follow them for high-quality, policy-relevant analysis on tax and spending, efficiency and equity, firms and workers, healthcare and education and much more.
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There’s a paradox around remote work. Jamie Dimon says it will kill productivity, while startups are hiring for remote roles. Who is right?
With Abhinav Gupta and Elena Simintzi we try to resolve this dispute
Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Substack: arpitrage.substack.com/p/remote-wor...
With Abhinav Gupta and Elena Simintzi we try to resolve this dispute
Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Substack: arpitrage.substack.com/p/remote-wor...
January 14, 2026 at 2:40 PM
There’s a paradox around remote work. Jamie Dimon says it will kill productivity, while startups are hiring for remote roles. Who is right?
With Abhinav Gupta and Elena Simintzi we try to resolve this dispute
Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Substack: arpitrage.substack.com/p/remote-wor...
With Abhinav Gupta and Elena Simintzi we try to resolve this dispute
Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Substack: arpitrage.substack.com/p/remote-wor...
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@jschneebacher.bsky.social has joined ESCoE’s Leadership Executive, with a focus on developing UK microdata.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yhye8vk9
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yhye8vk9
Jakob Schneebacher joins ESCoE’s Leadership Executive - ESCoE
Jakob Schneebacher has joined ESCoE’s Leadership Executive, with a focus on developing UK micro-data.
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January 12, 2026 at 9:55 AM
@jschneebacher.bsky.social has joined ESCoE’s Leadership Executive, with a focus on developing UK microdata.
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yhye8vk9
Find out more: tinyurl.com/yhye8vk9
Last few days to apply to the annual @escoeorg.bsky.social conference on economic measurement taking place in London in May!
I am once again the topic lead for productivity, so please send all your papers on productivity (including public-sector), business dynamism and firm dynamics.
I am once again the topic lead for productivity, so please send all your papers on productivity (including public-sector), business dynamism and firm dynamics.
⚠️There are only a few days left to submit a paper for ESCoE's 2026 conference @kingsbschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social.
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
Submit by Monday 12 January: tinyurl.com/2v4jwfwn
ESCoE Conference on Economic Measurement 2026 - Call for papers open - ESCoE
ESCoE will hold its annual conference, organised in partnership with the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), on 19-21 May 2026.
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January 11, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Last few days to apply to the annual @escoeorg.bsky.social conference on economic measurement taking place in London in May!
I am once again the topic lead for productivity, so please send all your papers on productivity (including public-sector), business dynamism and firm dynamics.
I am once again the topic lead for productivity, so please send all your papers on productivity (including public-sector), business dynamism and firm dynamics.
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Studying automation when tasks are quality complements rather than separable, from @joshgans.bsky.social and Avi Goldfarb www.nber.org/papers/w34639
January 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Studying automation when tasks are quality complements rather than separable, from @joshgans.bsky.social and Avi Goldfarb www.nber.org/papers/w34639
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Accepted onto or working on an economics PhD? We're accepting applications until Friday 6 Feb for our PhD Studentship Awards and our PhD Enrichment Placements scheme.
📊 Find out more here: ifs.org.uk/jobs
📊 Find out more here: ifs.org.uk/jobs
January 4, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Accepted onto or working on an economics PhD? We're accepting applications until Friday 6 Feb for our PhD Studentship Awards and our PhD Enrichment Placements scheme.
📊 Find out more here: ifs.org.uk/jobs
📊 Find out more here: ifs.org.uk/jobs
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Are you an economics student interested in how microeconomics can be applied to public policy issues?
📊 Apply for our Summer Student scheme offering paid placements in an IFS research term this summer– find out more and apply here by Sunday 11 January: app.beapplied.com/apply/xkr9pu...
📊 Apply for our Summer Student scheme offering paid placements in an IFS research term this summer– find out more and apply here by Sunday 11 January: app.beapplied.com/apply/xkr9pu...
January 2, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Are you an economics student interested in how microeconomics can be applied to public policy issues?
📊 Apply for our Summer Student scheme offering paid placements in an IFS research term this summer– find out more and apply here by Sunday 11 January: app.beapplied.com/apply/xkr9pu...
📊 Apply for our Summer Student scheme offering paid placements in an IFS research term this summer– find out more and apply here by Sunday 11 January: app.beapplied.com/apply/xkr9pu...
Not sure about "the best", but some books I read this year that stuck with me are:
Mike Davis, City of Quartz
Helen Garner, How To End A Story
Truman Capote, In Cold Blood
Ed Conway, Material World
Alan Powers, Bauhaus Goes West
Mike Davis, City of Quartz
Helen Garner, How To End A Story
Truman Capote, In Cold Blood
Ed Conway, Material World
Alan Powers, Bauhaus Goes West
December 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Not sure about "the best", but some books I read this year that stuck with me are:
Mike Davis, City of Quartz
Helen Garner, How To End A Story
Truman Capote, In Cold Blood
Ed Conway, Material World
Alan Powers, Bauhaus Goes West
Mike Davis, City of Quartz
Helen Garner, How To End A Story
Truman Capote, In Cold Blood
Ed Conway, Material World
Alan Powers, Bauhaus Goes West
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📣 We are hiring 📣 join our fast growing department, located in one the best areas of the best city in the world!
🚨 Job alert
We’re hiring 5 permanent faculty positions at Assistant Professor level:
• 3 x Open field
• Health Economics
• IO
Come work in a large, research-intensive department!
⏰ Applications reviewed on a rolling basis (deadline 18 Jan 2026)
#econjobs
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We’re hiring 5 permanent faculty positions at Assistant Professor level:
• 3 x Open field
• Health Economics
• IO
Come work in a large, research-intensive department!
⏰ Applications reviewed on a rolling basis (deadline 18 Jan 2026)
#econjobs
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December 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
📣 We are hiring 📣 join our fast growing department, located in one the best areas of the best city in the world!
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Reviewing how antitrust is beginning to be used in labor markets, the evidence for and against its use, and the remaining evidence gaps standing in the way of more effective use, from Elena Prager www.nber.org/papers/w34572
December 20, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Reviewing how antitrust is beginning to be used in labor markets, the evidence for and against its use, and the remaining evidence gaps standing in the way of more effective use, from Elena Prager www.nber.org/papers/w34572
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@amritakulka.bsky.social and I are looking to hire a full time predoc to work with us on a project on land use regulation and market power in the housing market. If you're interested in (very) big data and applied econ please do apply! #econra #econ_ra
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December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
@amritakulka.bsky.social and I are looking to hire a full time predoc to work with us on a project on land use regulation and market power in the housing market. If you're interested in (very) big data and applied econ please do apply! #econra #econ_ra
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A short seven years (!) after I started writing the code, it’s great to see this paper published.
We use high-frequency NHS to data show that short-staffed, less experienced nursing teams deliver worse outcomes – with the largest mortality impacts for patients with sepsis.
We use high-frequency NHS to data show that short-staffed, less experienced nursing teams deliver worse outcomes – with the largest mortality impacts for patients with sepsis.
December 18, 2025 at 9:52 AM
A short seven years (!) after I started writing the code, it’s great to see this paper published.
We use high-frequency NHS to data show that short-staffed, less experienced nursing teams deliver worse outcomes – with the largest mortality impacts for patients with sepsis.
We use high-frequency NHS to data show that short-staffed, less experienced nursing teams deliver worse outcomes – with the largest mortality impacts for patients with sepsis.
Yes, we think it’s mostly the ULEZ tax saving. The coefficient flips when the exemption is removed. 12% is on the upper range for similar policies studied but they often don’t exempt residents.
December 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Yes, we think it’s mostly the ULEZ tax saving. The coefficient flips when the exemption is removed. 12% is on the upper range for similar policies studied but they often don’t exempt residents.
The takeaway: Pollution pricing works, but adaptation is broader than typically measured.
In this case, it’s not just about cars, and focusing only on emissions or vehicle adoption misses crucial impacts on housing markets, transport networks, and business geography.
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In this case, it’s not just about cars, and focusing only on emissions or vehicle adoption misses crucial impacts on housing markets, transport networks, and business geography.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The takeaway: Pollution pricing works, but adaptation is broader than typically measured.
In this case, it’s not just about cars, and focusing only on emissions or vehicle adoption misses crucial impacts on housing markets, transport networks, and business geography.
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In this case, it’s not just about cars, and focusing only on emissions or vehicle adoption misses crucial impacts on housing markets, transport networks, and business geography.
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