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P.-Guillaume Méon
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Professor of Economics at @ULBruxelles, specializing in political economics.
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acemaxx.bsky.social
The growth incidence curve: The upward sloping curve implies that the relative (percentage) gains were greater for the rich than the poor, chart @brankomilan.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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heimbergecon.bsky.social
Publication bias is greater at the top five journals: "56% of statistically significant results [in leading econ journals] were selected to be statistically significant. Selection bias is greater at top5 journals, where 66% of significant results were selected to be significant."
October 31, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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theepcs.bsky.social
Only 4 weeks to go before the submission deadline to the EPCS conference in Madrid! www.epcsmadrid2026.es
October 31, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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wid.world
🚨NEW REPORT: The Climate Inequality Report 2025 reveals how wealth inequality and the climate crisis drive each other.

What's new in the report? — A thread🧵

Download the report▶️ wid.world/news-article...
#cop30 #climatejustice #inequality
Climate inequality report 2025 | Climate Change: A Capital Challenge - Why Climate Policy Must Tackle Ownership - WID - World Inequality Database
This new report reveals how wealth drive the climate crisis, and proposes new policy options to address it.
wid.world
October 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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wid.world
Does #equality promote #inclusion and #productivity, or hinder #growth❓

🔴Our new study revisits this long-running debate — finding a strong positive link between equality and development over the long run.

Read more▶️ wid.world/news-article...
Equality and Development: A Comparative & Historical Perspective 1800-2025 - WID - World Inequality Database
Equality and Development: A Comparative & Historical Perspective 1800-2025 This paper combines income and wealth inequality series from the World Inequality Database (WID) and new global series on hou...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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zohalhessami.bsky.social
🚨5 days left to apply!!!
zohalhessami.bsky.social Zohal Hessami @zohalhessami.bsky.social · Oct 9
🚨2 PhD positions at my Chair for Social Policy & Public Economics @ruhr-uni-bochum.de 📝 APPLY NOW!!! ⏳ Deadline: 25 Oct 2025. Start date: January 2026 or later. 2x75% TV-L E13. Please share within your networks.🙏
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Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter*innen / Doktorand*innen (m/w/d)
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October 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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micaelcasta.bsky.social
Yes! Yes, we are hiring! Two positions are opened, one in International Trade. The other one in Microeconomics. Full time. Great colleagues. Great location. Have you already applied ?
www.aeaweb.org/joe/listing....
#job #economics #professorship @ulbruxelles.bsky.social
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
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October 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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economeager.bsky.social
(1) banger
(2) i wish non-economists would realise just how much time each economics paper takes to write (because of our norms about how thorough each paper has to be)
seema.bsky.social Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · Oct 7
We just spent 6 months to add 1 figure to this paper. Some people said, "Couples aren't prioritizing men's careers. Men just have better earnings opportunities when moving."

Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
October 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
pgmeon.bsky.social
Two full-time academic positions are up for grabs at my faculty this year, one in international economics the other in microeconomics.

Would you be interested?

www.ulb.be/fr/vacances-...
Faculté Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management - ULB
Il n'y a pas de vacance dans ce corps actuellement.
www.ulb.be
September 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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laurent-bach.bsky.social
Nous mettons en accès public un document de travail (« working paper ») qui reprend et étend la note 92 de l’IPP sur l’imposition des milliardaires (1/10) www.ipp.eu/publication/...
Quels impôts les milliardaires paient-ils ? | Institut des Politiques Publiques – IPP
> Lire la note (version actualisée au 07.06.2023) > Lire le working paper (septembre 2025) > S'abonner pour recevoir les futures publications de l'IPP Présentation A l’aide de données administratives ...
www.ipp.eu
September 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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pengzell.bsky.social
WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you.

Apply by: 10 Oct

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
September 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
pgmeon.bsky.social
🎉You can now pre-order a copy of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice, edited by Christian Bjørnskov (@au.dk) & Richard Jong-A-Pin (@rug.nl), who kindly asked me to contribute three entries.👇
@elgarpublishing.bsky.social
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice
‘Between these two covers, you will find everything required to bring yourself to the research frontier of the economics of politics.’ – Bryan Caplan, George Mason University, USA
www.e-elgar.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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langlotzsarah.bsky.social
Together with @lennartkaplan.bsky.social, we are looking for a student assistant to support our @3dseminar.bsky.social. This is a great opportunity to get in touch with influential researchers and practitioners working in the field of development from around the globe. See below for more details.
lennartkaplan.bsky.social lennartkaplan.bsky.social @lennartkaplan.bsky.social · Aug 14
Dear students,
We are currently advertizing an interesting student assistant position.
If you are a pro-active communicator and are interested in the exchange between development research and practice, please consider applying for this position. More info on the 3D seminar: www.3dseminar.net
August 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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ourworldindata.org
Two ways of measuring 160 years of economic growth in the United States
A grid of line graphs displaying the increase in household access to various amenities in the United States from 1860 to 2020. The title at the top states, "What did economic growth mean for US households?" In the top left panel, the data on average income, here measured by GDP per capita, tells us that the average American was 13 times poorer in 1860. The purple lines represent a very straightforward approach to measuring growth: each line tracks the share of households that have access to one specific good or service: from basic infrastructure like running water and flush toilets; to communication technology such as radio, TV, and mobile phones; to vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dryers, and dishwashers. Footnotes at the bottom provide data sources, including research by Horace Dediu, Comin, Hobijn, and GDP data from the Maddison Project Database. Chart CC BY Our World in Data.
July 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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warren.senate.gov
Donald Trump is attacking our colleges and universities to score political points.

Understand this: It’s hurting our economy—and threatening our global leadership.
July 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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ourworldindata.org
Learn the answers to these questions and explore data on life expectancy in our article by @eortizospina.bsky.social: ourworldindata.org/life-expecta...
Life expectancy: what does this actually mean?
How is life expectancy calculated, and what does it mean? What’s the difference between period and cohort life expectancy?
ourworldindata.org
July 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
pgmeon.bsky.social
Yes, our paper "Connections During Democratic Transitions: Insights from the Political Purge in Post-WWII France" with Toke Aidt and @jeanlacroix.bsky.social is forthcoming in the AEJ: Economic Policy (@aeajournals.bsky.social)!🎉
It investigates a little-known process of Post-WWII France.
July 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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inomics.bsky.social
Two Research Assistants (m/f/d) - Financial Stability / Empirical Macroeconomics - part-time (50%) #Econsky
Two Research Assistants (m/f/d) - Financial Stability / Empirical Macroeconomics - part-time (50%)
The Deutsche Bundesbank is a special type of bank. Together with the ECB and the other euro area central banks, we ensure a stable euro. To achieve this, as well as other central bank tasks, we need a diverse range of specialists in a wide array of areas in order for the institution to function. Join us and become part of a strong team of reliable and responsible individuals. Two Research Assistants (m/f/d) – Financial Stability / Empirical Macroeconomics part-time (50%) Location: Frankfurt am Main  Position: Part-time, temporary position (2 years)  Job ID: 2025_0642_02 
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July 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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ourworldindata.org
Global inequality is the result of two centuries of uneven economic growth
A line graph depicting GDP per capita from 1820 to 2022, with the vertical axis representing GDP in international dollars (2011 prices) and the horizontal axis showing the years. Multiple colored lines represent different regions. The chart highlights a stark divergence: while average incomes in every region have increased, the pace of this growth has varied enormously. Western Europe and the “Western Offshoots” (like the US and Australia) experienced early and sustained economic growth. Meanwhile, Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia grew much more slowly. Source: Bolt and van Zanden's Maddison Project Database. Chart CC BY Our World in Data
July 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
pgmeon.bsky.social
An important point by @drodrik.bsky.social on the role of ideas and narratives -in a nutshell ideology- vs. self-interest in political economics.
Beliefs, identities, norms etc. matter. Let's work on it.
July 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
pgmeon.bsky.social
Our paper with @nicolaslagios.bsky.social & @ilantojerow.bsky.social is now out in the Economic Journal ( @resmedia.bsky.social). It shows that demonstrating against the far-right in France had the intended effect. 1/18
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Media, Spillovers and Social Norms: The Electoral Impact of Anti-Far-Right Protests in the 2002 French Election
Abstract. We study the electoral impact of protesting against the far right by investigating the demonstrations held during the 2002 French presidential el
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July 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
pgmeon.bsky.social
How to convey a research article to students.
A great job by @s-stantcheva.bsky.social for @coreecon.bsky.social .
www.youtube.com/watch?v=orXT...
Stefanie Stantcheva: Why do people dislike inflation?
YouTube video by CORE Econ
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July 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
pgmeon.bsky.social
"la soutenance est le seul examen où le jury en sait moins sur le sujet traité que la candidate ou le candidat."
theconversation.com/a-quoi-sert-...
À quoi sert le doctorat ? Ce que nous apprend l’histoire du diplôme le plus élevé de l’université
Le doctorat occupe une place particulière dans le paysage des diplômes. Comment s’est-il fait reconnaître sur le marché de l’emploi ?
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June 30, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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jeanlacroix.bsky.social
You want to know more about a sadly topical issue? Join us for the "Divided Societies at War" session at #EPSA2025 (room -1.A.03). Chaired by @emmylindstam.bsky.social.

More info: coms.events/epsa2025/dat...
EPSA 2025
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June 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
pgmeon.bsky.social
📣Join us for the 8th Workshop on Economics and Politics at Sciences Po Grenoble on December 16-17, 2025. It brings together scholars from economics and political science.

To submit a paper, fill out the form forms.gle/36123cbB5VCh... & submit an extended abstract or paper by September 15.
June 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM