Jeffrey Yusof
@jyusof.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at @unistuttgart.bsky.social and @pegdev.bsky.social. PhD from @econ.uzh.ch. Behavioral and political economist - interested in inequality, fairness, and political preferences.
Webpage: https://www.jeffreyyusof.com/
Webpage: https://www.jeffreyyusof.com/
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Jeffrey Yusof
@jyusof.bsky.social
· Jan 15
🚨Job Market Paper Alert 🚨
A significant part of inequality stems from market forces beyond individual control - what we call *market luck*.
In meritocratic societies, this raises a key question: Do people perceive these inequalities as fair? [1/14]
A significant part of inequality stems from market forces beyond individual control - what we call *market luck*.
In meritocratic societies, this raises a key question: Do people perceive these inequalities as fair? [1/14]
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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 7:57 AM
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
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🎉 Congratulations to @jyusof.bsky.social who has successfully defended his PhD Thesis: «Understanding Inequality and Redistribution: The Role of Perceptions and Preferences»!
🇩🇪 He will pursue a position as an assistant professor at the @unistuttgart.bsky.social
🇩🇪 He will pursue a position as an assistant professor at the @unistuttgart.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🎉 Congratulations to @jyusof.bsky.social who has successfully defended his PhD Thesis: «Understanding Inequality and Redistribution: The Role of Perceptions and Preferences»!
🇩🇪 He will pursue a position as an assistant professor at the @unistuttgart.bsky.social
🇩🇪 He will pursue a position as an assistant professor at the @unistuttgart.bsky.social
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Research (n=65k in 60 countries) by @ingvildalm et al reveals a rich picture of people’s views on inequality, shaped less by the cost of redistribution than by views on fairness, which vary across countries (eg does inequality stem from merit or luck?):
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March 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Research (n=65k in 60 countries) by @ingvildalm et al reveals a rich picture of people’s views on inequality, shaped less by the cost of redistribution than by views on fairness, which vary across countries (eg does inequality stem from merit or luck?):
buff.ly/zBQZNmm
buff.ly/zBQZNmm
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Happy to attend the @cepr.org Workshop on People’s Understanding of and Support for Economic Policies workshop at St Gallen. I ll share some thoughts on this carefully curated workshop in this thread.
March 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Happy to attend the @cepr.org Workshop on People’s Understanding of and Support for Economic Policies workshop at St Gallen. I ll share some thoughts on this carefully curated workshop in this thread.
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Next up, we have Jeff Yusof presenting joint work with Ricardo Perez-Truglia on Billionaire Superstar: Public Image and Demand for Taxation. They use an experiment where they used luxury queues -- pictures of their luxury homes -- in an informational experiment. Again, drawing links...
March 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Next up, we have Jeff Yusof presenting joint work with Ricardo Perez-Truglia on Billionaire Superstar: Public Image and Demand for Taxation. They use an experiment where they used luxury queues -- pictures of their luxury homes -- in an informational experiment. Again, drawing links...
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The German party AfD is suspected of being right-wing extremist and anti-constitutional. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has analyzed the party and generated a detailed report. We are publishing this document in full. netzpolitik.org/2025/verdach...
Verdachtsfall Rechtsextremismus: Wir veröffentlichen das 1.000-seitige Verfassungsschutz-Gutachten zur AfD
Die Alternative für Deutschland steht im Verdacht, rechtsextrem und verfassungsfeindlich zu sein. Der Verfassungsschutz beobachtet die Partei und hat ein ausführliches Gutachten erstellt. Wir veröffen...
netzpolitik.org
February 3, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The German party AfD is suspected of being right-wing extremist and anti-constitutional. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has analyzed the party and generated a detailed report. We are publishing this document in full. netzpolitik.org/2025/verdach...
Very excited to see my (first!!!) publication with @acohn.bsky.social, @rfisman.bsky.social, and Michel Maréchal in print!🎉
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Whose Preferences Matter for Redistribution? Cross-Country Evidence | Journal of Political Economy Microeconomics: Vol 3, No 1
Using cross-sectional data from 93 countries, we investigate the relationship between the desired level of redistribution among citizens from different socioeconomic backgrounds and the actual extent ...
www.journals.uchicago.edu
February 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Very excited to see my (first!!!) publication with @acohn.bsky.social, @rfisman.bsky.social, and Michel Maréchal in print!🎉
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
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@belindaarch.bsky.social and I have written a letter from economists regarding PEPFAR. Please sign and share with your network. Only economist signatures right now (for more focused impact). Once signed, we will share with the administration, congress, + the media. #econsky
forms.gle/C5roVX5sFF14...
forms.gle/C5roVX5sFF14...
January 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@belindaarch.bsky.social and I have written a letter from economists regarding PEPFAR. Please sign and share with your network. Only economist signatures right now (for more focused impact). Once signed, we will share with the administration, congress, + the media. #econsky
forms.gle/C5roVX5sFF14...
forms.gle/C5roVX5sFF14...
Excited to see my job market paper with Simona Sartor featured in the German news! 🔥
Read the article here (in German): faz.net/aktuell/wirt...
Time for a thread with more details about the paper. ⬇️
Read the article here (in German): faz.net/aktuell/wirt...
Time for a thread with more details about the paper. ⬇️
Leistung und Glück: Wann wir Reichtum gerecht finden
Wenn jemand durch Zufall reich wird, gilt das als unfair. Wenn sich jemand sein Glück hart erarbeitet und der Wind zusätzlich günstig steht, sieht es anders aus.
faz.net
January 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Excited to see my job market paper with Simona Sartor featured in the German news! 🔥
Read the article here (in German): faz.net/aktuell/wirt...
Time for a thread with more details about the paper. ⬇️
Read the article here (in German): faz.net/aktuell/wirt...
Time for a thread with more details about the paper. ⬇️
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#eeca Day 14: @jyusof.bsky.social JMP with Simone Sartor: "Market Luck: Skill-Biased Inequality and Redistributive Preferences" They find more willingness to accept inequality produced by market forces (cultural differences in France and China?) drive.google.com/file/d/1vVwB... #econsky #econjmp
December 20, 2024 at 7:32 AM
#eeca Day 14: @jyusof.bsky.social JMP with Simone Sartor: "Market Luck: Skill-Biased Inequality and Redistributive Preferences" They find more willingness to accept inequality produced by market forces (cultural differences in France and China?) drive.google.com/file/d/1vVwB... #econsky #econjmp
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As I am noticing some some momentum, here is a starter pack of 40+ profiles related to the Swiss 🇨🇭 economy 📈📉
go.bsky.app/9Hv8CCy
🐄🍫🧀🏔️⌚💡
go.bsky.app/9Hv8CCy
🐄🍫🧀🏔️⌚💡
November 27, 2024 at 8:41 AM
As I am noticing some some momentum, here is a starter pack of 40+ profiles related to the Swiss 🇨🇭 economy 📈📉
go.bsky.app/9Hv8CCy
🐄🍫🧀🏔️⌚💡
go.bsky.app/9Hv8CCy
🐄🍫🧀🏔️⌚💡
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Spend 1$ on auditing
>90th income percentile: get 12$ back
<50th income percentile: get 5$ back
>90th income percentile: get 12$ back
<50th income percentile: get 5$ back
Recently accepted by #QJE, “A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution,” by Boning, Hendren, Sprung-Keyser (@bsprungkeyser.bsky.social), and Stuart: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
A Welfare Analysis of Tax Audits Across the Income Distribution
Abstract. We estimate the returns to IRS audits of taxpayers across the income distribution. We find an additional ${\$}$1 spent auditing taxpayers above t
doi.org
November 19, 2024 at 6:09 AM
Spend 1$ on auditing
>90th income percentile: get 12$ back
<50th income percentile: get 5$ back
>90th income percentile: get 12$ back
<50th income percentile: get 5$ back
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📯Call for Papers!
🔹1st Berlin Micro Theory and Behavioral Economics PhD Conference
📅July 7-9, 2025 at @WZB_Berlin
✍️Submission deadline: January 20, 2025
More information, and how to apply: www.wzb.eu/en/events/1s...
#EconTwitter #CfP
🔹1st Berlin Micro Theory and Behavioral Economics PhD Conference
📅July 7-9, 2025 at @WZB_Berlin
✍️Submission deadline: January 20, 2025
More information, and how to apply: www.wzb.eu/en/events/1s...
#EconTwitter #CfP
November 15, 2024 at 4:00 PM
📯Call for Papers!
🔹1st Berlin Micro Theory and Behavioral Economics PhD Conference
📅July 7-9, 2025 at @WZB_Berlin
✍️Submission deadline: January 20, 2025
More information, and how to apply: www.wzb.eu/en/events/1s...
#EconTwitter #CfP
🔹1st Berlin Micro Theory and Behavioral Economics PhD Conference
📅July 7-9, 2025 at @WZB_Berlin
✍️Submission deadline: January 20, 2025
More information, and how to apply: www.wzb.eu/en/events/1s...
#EconTwitter #CfP
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The gun industry launched a secret project in the late 1990s.
To elect gun-friendly politicians, manufacturers gave political operatives sensitive, intimate information on their customers without their consent.
The story behind the data sharing and its impact has never been revealed.
Until now.
To elect gun-friendly politicians, manufacturers gave political operatives sensitive, intimate information on their customers without their consent.
The story behind the data sharing and its impact has never been revealed.
Until now.
Gun Companies Gave Customers’ Sensitive Personal Information to Political Operatives
At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm o...
www.propublica.org
October 24, 2024 at 12:51 PM
The gun industry launched a secret project in the late 1990s.
To elect gun-friendly politicians, manufacturers gave political operatives sensitive, intimate information on their customers without their consent.
The story behind the data sharing and its impact has never been revealed.
Until now.
To elect gun-friendly politicians, manufacturers gave political operatives sensitive, intimate information on their customers without their consent.
The story behind the data sharing and its impact has never been revealed.
Until now.