Paul Hufe
@paulhufe.net
social scientist (economist). interests: equality of opportunity, skill development, and education.
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Wohooo! Ganz herzlichen Glueckwunsch! Ich freue mich sehr fuer dich. 💪
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.
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 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Wohooo! Ganz herzlichen Glueckwunsch! Ich freue mich sehr fuer dich. 💪
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1/11 New @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social led by @ESSGNetwork PhD student @qiyuanpeng.bsky.social : Parental influence on children’s educational achievement using Trio-GCTA. doi.org/10.64898/202...
Parental Influence on Children’s Educational Achievements: Analysing Direct and Indirect Genetic Effects through Trio-GCTA
Educational achievement is a key predictor of later-life outcomes, including financial security, social mobility, health, and mortality. Knowing its familial determinants, such as genetic predispositi...
doi.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
1/11 New @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social led by @ESSGNetwork PhD student @qiyuanpeng.bsky.social : Parental influence on children’s educational achievement using Trio-GCTA. doi.org/10.64898/202...
Checking off your pre-🎄to-do list?
Don’t forget to submit your paper to the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM)!
🗓️ 5–8 May 2026 | 📍 University of Bristol School of Economics
🔗 www.baem.info
Send us your best work!
Don’t forget to submit your paper to the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM)!
🗓️ 5–8 May 2026 | 📍 University of Bristol School of Economics
🔗 www.baem.info
Send us your best work!
December 8, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Checking off your pre-🎄to-do list?
Don’t forget to submit your paper to the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM)!
🗓️ 5–8 May 2026 | 📍 University of Bristol School of Economics
🔗 www.baem.info
Send us your best work!
Don’t forget to submit your paper to the Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM)!
🗓️ 5–8 May 2026 | 📍 University of Bristol School of Economics
🔗 www.baem.info
Send us your best work!
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🚨 JOB MARKET PAPER ALERT! 🚨
Why do firms provide different workplace amenities? And how does amenity provision affect labor market inequality? 🧵
Why do firms provide different workplace amenities? And how does amenity provision affect labor market inequality? 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🚨 JOB MARKET PAPER ALERT! 🚨
Why do firms provide different workplace amenities? And how does amenity provision affect labor market inequality? 🧵
Why do firms provide different workplace amenities? And how does amenity provision affect labor market inequality? 🧵
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BÆM is back! Submit your paper and join us for the 3rd Bristol Applied Economics Meetings. Three workshops with a fantastic lineup of invited speakers:
Development Economics, 5-6 May
Economics of Migration, 6-7 May
Fairness in the Economy, 8 May
Calls for papers👇https://www.baem.info/
Development Economics, 5-6 May
Economics of Migration, 6-7 May
Fairness in the Economy, 8 May
Calls for papers👇https://www.baem.info/
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
BÆM is back! Submit your paper and join us for the 3rd Bristol Applied Economics Meetings. Three workshops with a fantastic lineup of invited speakers:
Development Economics, 5-6 May
Economics of Migration, 6-7 May
Fairness in the Economy, 8 May
Calls for papers👇https://www.baem.info/
Development Economics, 5-6 May
Economics of Migration, 6-7 May
Fairness in the Economy, 8 May
Calls for papers👇https://www.baem.info/
📢 CfP Alert!
We’re excited to announce the 3rd Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM).
🗓️ 5–8 May 2026 | 📍 University of Bristol
Three focused workshops in applied economics: Development, Migration & Fairness.
🔗 www.baem.info
We’re excited to announce the 3rd Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM).
🗓️ 5–8 May 2026 | 📍 University of Bristol
Three focused workshops in applied economics: Development, Migration & Fairness.
🔗 www.baem.info
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
📢 CfP Alert!
We’re excited to announce the 3rd Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM).
🗓️ 5–8 May 2026 | 📍 University of Bristol
Three focused workshops in applied economics: Development, Migration & Fairness.
🔗 www.baem.info
We’re excited to announce the 3rd Bristol Applied Economics Meetings (BÆM).
🗓️ 5–8 May 2026 | 📍 University of Bristol
Three focused workshops in applied economics: Development, Migration & Fairness.
🔗 www.baem.info
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Interdisciplinary paper with @paulhufe.net Astrid Sandsør and Nicolai Borgen now out in PNAS!
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
Causal evidence of gene-environment interaction for reading test scores based on:
🧬 Exogenous within-family genetic differences
🏫 Exogenous variation in school value added
www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....
Causal evidence of gene-environment interaction for reading test scores based on:
🧬 Exogenous within-family genetic differences
🏫 Exogenous variation in school value added
The genetic lottery goes to school: Better schools compensate for the effects of students’ genetic differences
www.pnas.org
October 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Our paper "Multidimensional equality of opportunity in the United States" is finally out in the European Economic Review!
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October 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Our paper "Multidimensional equality of opportunity in the United States" is finally out in the European Economic Review!
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Call for abstracts: genetics, economic & social issues.
We're hosting a 1-day workshop on using genetic data to examine economic & social issues on 12th December at UCL’s Social Research Institute. More info & submission at link below #genetics #socialscience #economics #cohort
bit.ly/41EnPmu
We're hosting a 1-day workshop on using genetic data to examine economic & social issues on 12th December at UCL’s Social Research Institute. More info & submission at link below #genetics #socialscience #economics #cohort
bit.ly/41EnPmu
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August 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Call for abstracts: genetics, economic & social issues.
We're hosting a 1-day workshop on using genetic data to examine economic & social issues on 12th December at UCL’s Social Research Institute. More info & submission at link below #genetics #socialscience #economics #cohort
bit.ly/41EnPmu
We're hosting a 1-day workshop on using genetic data to examine economic & social issues on 12th December at UCL’s Social Research Institute. More info & submission at link below #genetics #socialscience #economics #cohort
bit.ly/41EnPmu
Keep an eye on this guy 👇Fantastic things to come. Congratulations to a truly outstanding thesis 👏
I’m deeply grateful to @apeichl.bsky.social, Emanuel Hansen and @clemensfuest.bsky.social for forming an excellent and complementary supervision team. Together, they equipped me with the knowledge, networks, opportunities, and guidance that enabled my research to thrive over the past years.
July 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Keep an eye on this guy 👇Fantastic things to come. Congratulations to a truly outstanding thesis 👏
Had an amazing time at LISIT 2025. Thanks a lot to @robertoiacono.org and all organizers for putting together a fantastic event!
The first session on Behavioral Econ was chaired by @robertoiacono.org and included presentations from @paulhufe.net (Just Cheap Talk), @franziskadbacher.bsky.social (The Good Council), and @krishnasrini.bsky.social (Who deserves a tax break and why).
June 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Had an amazing time at LISIT 2025. Thanks a lot to @robertoiacono.org and all organizers for putting together a fantastic event!
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New paper with @paulhufe.net Astrid Sandsør and Nicolai Borgen 📝
Causal evidence for gene-environment interaction based on:
🧬 Exogenous within-family genetic differences
🏫 Exogenous variation in school value added
Causal evidence for gene-environment interaction based on:
🧬 Exogenous within-family genetic differences
🏫 Exogenous variation in school value added
New Working Paper! 😀📢
"The Genetic Lottery Goes to School: Better Schools Compensate for the Effects of Students’ Genetic Differences" 🧬 🎓
by @rosacheesman.bsky.social Nicolai T. Borgen, Astrid M. J. Sandsør @paulhufe.net
Read the full paper here:
📝 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...
"The Genetic Lottery Goes to School: Better Schools Compensate for the Effects of Students’ Genetic Differences" 🧬 🎓
by @rosacheesman.bsky.social Nicolai T. Borgen, Astrid M. J. Sandsør @paulhufe.net
Read the full paper here:
📝 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...
May 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
New paper with @paulhufe.net Astrid Sandsør and Nicolai Borgen 📝
Causal evidence for gene-environment interaction based on:
🧬 Exogenous within-family genetic differences
🏫 Exogenous variation in school value added
Causal evidence for gene-environment interaction based on:
🧬 Exogenous within-family genetic differences
🏫 Exogenous variation in school value added
Reposted by Paul Hufe
New Working Paper! 😀📢
"The Genetic Lottery Goes to School: Better Schools Compensate for the Effects of Students’ Genetic Differences" 🧬 🎓
by @rosacheesman.bsky.social Nicolai T. Borgen, Astrid M. J. Sandsør @paulhufe.net
Read the full paper here:
📝 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...
"The Genetic Lottery Goes to School: Better Schools Compensate for the Effects of Students’ Genetic Differences" 🧬 🎓
by @rosacheesman.bsky.social Nicolai T. Borgen, Astrid M. J. Sandsør @paulhufe.net
Read the full paper here:
📝 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...
May 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
New Working Paper! 😀📢
"The Genetic Lottery Goes to School: Better Schools Compensate for the Effects of Students’ Genetic Differences" 🧬 🎓
by @rosacheesman.bsky.social Nicolai T. Borgen, Astrid M. J. Sandsør @paulhufe.net
Read the full paper here:
📝 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...
"The Genetic Lottery Goes to School: Better Schools Compensate for the Effects of Students’ Genetic Differences" 🧬 🎓
by @rosacheesman.bsky.social Nicolai T. Borgen, Astrid M. J. Sandsør @paulhufe.net
Read the full paper here:
📝 www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/pu...
Reposted by Paul Hufe
Final plenary discussion about mendelian randomization with George Davey Smith, Dalton Conley and Alice Carter.
May 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Final plenary discussion about mendelian randomization with George Davey Smith, Dalton Conley and Alice Carter.
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Titus Galama on the Economics and Econometrics of GxE
May 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Titus Galama on the Economics and Econometrics of GxE
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Sonia Petrini on reconciling Scarr-Rowe and compensatory advantage
May 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Sonia Petrini on reconciling Scarr-Rowe and compensatory advantage
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Asta Breinholt is presenting a novel theoretical typology of GxE
May 23, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Asta Breinholt is presenting a novel theoretical typology of GxE
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Tim Morris presents the variety of British cohort studies and their genomic uses
May 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Tim Morris presents the variety of British cohort studies and their genomic uses
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Rafael Geurgas on using machine learning with genetic data to predict depression
May 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Rafael Geurgas on using machine learning with genetic data to predict depression
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Aysu Okbay is talking about the interaction between a Colombian cash transfer RCT and genetic factors
May 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Aysu Okbay is talking about the interaction between a Colombian cash transfer RCT and genetic factors
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Rosa Cheesman on GxE and childcare use
May 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Rosa Cheesman on GxE and childcare use
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Dilnoza Muslimova on Genetic Inequalities and Public Policy
May 23, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Dilnoza Muslimova on Genetic Inequalities and Public Policy
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Bennet McIntosh on precisely how social categories are geneticized
May 22, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Bennet McIntosh on precisely how social categories are geneticized
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Tim Wienand on Nature-Nurture Beliefs and Parenting
May 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Tim Wienand on Nature-Nurture Beliefs and Parenting
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Oskar Pettersson on how genetic explanations affect perceived fairness of socioeconomic differences
May 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Oskar Pettersson on how genetic explanations affect perceived fairness of socioeconomic differences