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Lukas Lehner
@lukaslehner.bsky.social
Assistant Prof @EdinburghUni |
Econ & social policy:
labor, (un)employment, inequality |
http://supertracker.spi.ox.ac.uk |
https://lukaslehner.github.io/
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Austrian government announces €50 million to expand the Job Guarantee scheme in new budget by Finance Minister @markusmarterbauer.bsky.social

Based on the evidence of the pilot initiated by @svenhergovich.bsky.social and our evaluation with @maxkasy.bsky.social

www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/austria...
Austrian Government Announces €50 Million to Progress Guaranteed Job…
Programme pioneered by INET Oxford's Lukas Lehner and Max Kasy receives green light for further roll-out.
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
Reform UK recently claimed that the UK’s benefits bill would be much higher than in other Western countries. That's simply incorrect.

I spoke to @timharford.ft.com for #BBC More or Less about the actual cost of welfare.

BBC: www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6WyJ...
BBC Audio | More or Less | The Stats of the Nation: Immigration, benefits and inequality
Tim Harford explores the stats on some of the UK’s most potent political debates
www.bbc.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Der Berufseinstieg für junge Studienabsolvent:innen ist derzeit schwierig. Gleichzeitig bleibt eine gute Ausbildung einer der wichtigsten Schutzfaktoren gegen Arbeitslosigkeit; gerade über den Erwerbsverlauf.

Mit der Kleinen Zeitung habe ich darüber gesprochen:
www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/2...
January 7, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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📢🚨 PhD position in my new "@welgain.bsky.social" project 🚨 📢

I am looking for a 🎓 PhD student 🎓 interested in impact evaluation, welfare programs, labor & public economics, social policy & inequality, to work with me at NTNU in Trondheim (www.ntnu.edu). (1/3) 👇
Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU
Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Located in Trondheim, Gjøvik and Ålesund. Specializing in technology and the natural sciences. 40 000 students.
www.ntnu.edu
December 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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I’m hiring a postdoc! Flexible in terms of details, but I’m looking for someone to collaborate with on research about labor market inequality. I’ll review applications as they come in and the posting just went up here:
apply.interfolio.com/178873
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December 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Aktuell subventionieren Branchen mit stabiler Beschäftigung jene mit instabiler Beschäftigung. Experience Ratings, wie in den USA, würden dies eindämmen.

Mit dem ORF habe ich über die aktuell steigende Arbeitslosigkeit in Österreich gesprochen: on.orf.at/video/143022...

noe.orf.at/stories/3332...
Arbeitslosigkeit: Kritik am "Zwischenparken" - Niederösterreich heute vom 03.12.2025
Arbeitslosigkeit: Kritik am "Zwischenparken" | Agrana: Neuer Vertrag mit Rübenbauern | Lebensgefahr am Gleis: ÖBB klärt Schüler auf | Mehr Rechte für Menschen mit Behinderung gefordert | Meldungen | P...
on.orf.at
December 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Excited to be part of this project, where we'll aim to improve cost-benefit analysis of social policies over the next four years.

Thanks for leading the work, @robertoiacono.org!
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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Lukas Lehner Wins International Awards For Dissertation ➽ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/lukas-lehner-wins-international-awards-for-dissertation

@lukaslehner.bsky.social has received two international awards for his dissertation completed @ox.ac.uk @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Many congratulations to our alumnus @lukaslehner.bsky.social who has received 2 awards for his dissertation completed during his DPhil at DSPI:
'Beyond Unemployment: An Investigation of Social Policies to Empower Workers in a Changing World of Work' ⬇️ #Employmeny #SocialPolicy
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Thrilled and honoured to receive the @upjohninstitute.bsky.social 2025 Dissertation Award 🏆

Congrats to @amyburnettcross.bsky.social & Omeed!

Truly grateful to my mentors and collaborators, especially
@simonjaeger.bsky.social & @maxkasy.bsky.social. Can’t quite believe it looking at past winners.
The Upjohn Institute announces its 2025 Dissertation Award winners.
First Prize:
Lukas Lehner (@lukaslehner.bsky.social)
“Beyond Unemployment: An Investigation of Social Policies to Empower Workers in a Changing World of Work” for Oxford University

www.upjohn.org/Upjohn-Insti...
Upjohn Institute announces 2025 Dissertation Award honorees
www.upjohn.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Just out in the New York Times:

My op-ed on the limits of data-privacy and the need for democratic control in the age of AI.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...

@nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Opinion | A.I. Is Deciding Who You Are
In the age of A.I., personal data is anything but personal.
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Does deliberative democracy affect peoples’ political agency and redistributive preferences? A new WP by @franziskadbacher.bsky.social, Martin Haselmayer, @lukaslehner.bsky.social, @severinrapp.bsky.social & @frawin.bsky.social uses a field experiment to answer this question.
bit.ly/4q4qq3P
October 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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🎖️ The Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt!

Over the last two centuries the world has seen sustained economic growth. This year’s laureates explain how innovation provides the impetus for further progress.

#PrizeinEconomicSciences #NobelPrize
October 13, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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In tomorrow's seminar at the @stone-lis.bsky.social I will be presenting my paper "The Good Council: Deliberating inequality in a field experiment" (w @frawin.bsky.social @lukaslehner.bsky.social @franziskadbacher.bsky.social and Martin Haselmayer). Join: stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/programs/mul...
Multidisciplinary Seminar Series - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
Fall 2025 Hosted by Stone Center Postdoctoral Scholars All seminars will be held biweekly on Wednesdays from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (EDT) in hybrid format: In-Person Location: Stone Center Library and...
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu
October 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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New WP: We study how minimum wage increases affect poverty and food hardship in the U.S from 1981-2019. Different from recent work, we study the Supplemental Poverty Measure + two measures of food hardship, factor in cost-of-living differences, and more. www.iza.org/publications...
September 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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From the INEQ archive 📂
In INEQ Research Note 2024|02, @elist.bsky.social and @lukaslehner.bsky.social analyse the relationship between unionisation, works councils, and firm performance.
📄 Find all INEQ Research Notes here: short.wu.ac.at/ineq_rn (Only in German)
#INEQ #INEQ_RN
© List & Lehner
September 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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Die Wirtschaft strauchelt, die Arbeitslosigkeit steigt – und immer mehr Menschen finden auch über lange Zeit keinen Job. Doch es gibt erprobte und überraschend günstige Ansätze.
Wie günstig eine Jobgarantie ist und warum Österreich sie sich spart
Die Wirtschaft strauchelt, die Arbeitslosigkeit steigt – und immer mehr Menschen finden auch über lange Zeit keinen Job. Doch es gibt erprobte und überraschend günstige Ansätze.
www.profil.at
August 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Heute besuchten Finanzminister @markusmarterbauer.bsky.social und #JobGarantie-Initiator Landesrat @svenhergovich.bsky.social Marienthal, wo ich ihnen neue Ergebnisse unserer Evaluierung vorstellen konnte.

@derstandard.at hat den Besuch zusammengefasst:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
Marterbauer zu Besuch in Marienthal: Für die Jobgarantie ist kein Geld da
Einst widmete sich eine berühmte Studie den Arbeitslosen von Marienthal, danach das Angebot einer Jobgarantie. Diese könnte sich für den Staat rechnen, zeigen neue Zahlen. Doch Finanzminister Marterba...
www.derstandard.at
August 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Postdoc at the University of Edinburgh for a project on “Instability After Adverse Parental Life-Course Events and Educational Inequality.” Open to applicants with the right to work in the UK, deadline Aug 4.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNX731/r...
Research Associate at The University of Edinburgh
Recruiting now: Research Associate on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
www.jobs.ac.uk
July 18, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This fall, I'll join the University of Oxford as Professor of Social Policy, Inequality & Opportunity. I'll also become the Director of the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Program at INET Oxford, and will join @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a Professorial Fellow.
Zach Parolin Appointed Oxford Professor of Social Policy, Inequality…
Zach Parolin will direct the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Programme at INET Oxford, which seeks to understand the drivers and implications of…
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
July 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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This fall, I'll join the University of Oxford as Professor of Social Policy, Inequality & Opportunity. I'll also become the Director of the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Program at INET Oxford, and will join @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a Professorial Fellow.
Zach Parolin Appointed Oxford Professor of Social Policy, Inequality…
Zach Parolin will direct the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Programme at INET Oxford, which seeks to understand the drivers and implications of…
www.inet.ox.ac.uk
July 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Curious who's behind INEQ? 🧠
We've just launched a starter pack featuring our team – researchers working on topics of inequality.
👉 Check it out and follow the people behind the research: "INEQs – meet the inner circle" go.bsky.app/B7ff4zJ
June 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
What can we learn from the #Marienthal #JobGuarantee pilot for designing effective labor market and social policy?

@maxkasy.bsky.social and I have a new @inetoxford.bsky.social policy brief that summarises the results of the #Marienthal #JobGuarantee.

oms-inet.files.svdcdn.com/production/f...
June 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Paper forthcoming in AJS! Your last chance to read as a working paper here
Firm wage premiums play a key role in intergenerational pay inequality, shaping access to high- vs low-paying firms. As advantaged workers sort into top firms, wage premiums become a key engine of earnings persistence. By @pengzell.bsky.social, @natewilmers.bsky.social.

Read more: bit.ly/43vcdnq
June 6, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Länger arbeiten, aber für wen ist das realistisch?

Heute um 13:00 live auf #Ö1: Gemeinsam mit @cmayrhuber.bsky.social diskutieren wir bei Punkt Eins über #Pensionen und das #Pensionsantrittsalter in #Österreich, moderiert von Andreas Obrecht.

📞 0800 22 69 79

oe1.orf.at/programm/202...
Längeres Arbeiten für alle? | FR | 06 06 2025 | 13:00
Konzepte, Chancen, Stolpersteine. Gäste: Dr. Christine Mayrhuber, Ökonomin am Wirtschaftsforschungsinstitut (WIFO), Vorsitzende der Alterssicherungskommission & Dr. Lukas Lehner, Ökonom, Assistenzp...
oe1.orf.at
June 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM