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Barra Roantree
@barratree.bsky.social
Assistant Professor & Programme Director of MSc in Economic Policy at Trinity College Dublin (https://tinyurl.com/TCDmscep). Previously ESRI, IFS, and UCL.
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The GC-CUNY Stone Center invites applications for two postdocs, to join us in NYC Aug 2026-Aug 2028. One focused on wealth, one on intergenerational mobility/poverty. Deadline Nov 3!
@stone-lis.bsky.social @lisdata.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social

stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/applications...
Applications Are Open for Two Postdoctoral Positions at the GC CUNY Stone Center - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality
The Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality is seeking applicants for an eighth cohort of postdoctoral scholars. These full-time, two-year positions will begin in August 2026.
stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu
August 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The Government have outlined a broadly sensible approach to public investment in their review of the NDP. But the budget plans for current spending are looking like Charlie McCreevy for slow learners.

Some thoughts at open.substack.com/pub/howtotax...
When I have it, I spend it
The Government's Budget plans are looking like Charlie McCreevy for slow learners
open.substack.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Join us on Monday 26 May for a Virtual Information Session about our MSc in Economic Policy! 📉

📆 Monday 26 May
🕐 13:00-14:00
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/yvkmwucf

@barratree.bsky.social @esri.ie @tcdssp.bsky.social #econsky #economics
May 14, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Submission deadline for the 2nd @public-econ-ie.bsky.social workshop extended by a week, so still time to submit your paper or extended abstract at publiceconomics.ie/submit
April 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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We're extending the deadline for submissions to the 2nd Irish Public Economics Workshop by a week until Monday 21st April. Details in the thread below
We're inviting submissions for the 2nd Irish Public Economics Workshop which will take place on September 1-2 at the
@centralbankireland.bsky.social with a keynote lecture by Prof. @dinapomeranz.bsky.social of @econ.uzh.ch

Details 👇 and submission via publiceconomics.ie/submit
April 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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Worrying trends in school attendance post-Covid in both primary and secondary schools in Ireland. Highest absentee rates in the most disadvantaged school. High levels of school completion have been a real success story but declining attendance &school engagement threatens this
March 4, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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After last year's super successful event,
@public-econ-ie.bsky.social and @centralbankireland.bsky.social are joining up to host IPEW this September! Keynote by @dinapomeranz.bsky.social and panel discussion on supporting public policy through research!
We're inviting submissions for the 2nd Irish Public Economics Workshop which will take place on September 1-2 at the
@centralbankireland.bsky.social with a keynote lecture by Prof. @dinapomeranz.bsky.social of @econ.uzh.ch

Details 👇 and submission via publiceconomics.ie/submit
February 24, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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We're inviting submissions for the 2nd Irish Public Economics Workshop which will take place on September 1-2 at the
@centralbankireland.bsky.social with a keynote lecture by Prof. @dinapomeranz.bsky.social of @econ.uzh.ch

Details 👇 and submission via publiceconomics.ie/submit
February 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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We're hiring a Research Analyst on a fixed-term three year contract. If you are proficient in #microsimulation, interested in tax and welfare policy and want to work at @esri.ie Dublin, this could be the job for you!

candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
Research Analyst - Taxation, Welfare & Pensions
The ESRI (Economic and Social Research Institute) is seeking to recruit a Research Analyst on a three-year, fixed-term basis to join its Taxation, Welfare and P
candidate.hr-manager.net
December 13, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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🚨 We are hiring!

The #OECD is looking to hire one or several Economists / Policy Analysts to work on labour market and social policy, including on #inequalities.

The vacancy is open until 3 January 2025.

Please spread the word, retweet and apply! #EconSky

smrtr.io/pfCMb
Economist(s) / Policy Analyst(s)
Company Description: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation of 38 member countries that works to build better policies for better lives. Our...
smrtr.io
December 4, 2024 at 4:49 PM
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Just a reminder that @gmcd.bsky.social and @kylefbutts.bsky.social have made an incredible public good describing how to use data.table and fixest to encourage moving from Stata to R!

stata2r.github.io
Translating Stata to R
Learning R coming from Stata
stata2r.github.io
December 4, 2024 at 12:14 AM
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The Economic and Social Review is Ireland's leading journal for economics and applied social science and is now on Bluesky. Please follow and share folks! @orladoyle.bsky.social
@isweconomics.bsky.social @beta1hat.bsky.social @stephenkinsella.bsky.social @morgenrothedgar.bsky.social
sky.social
November 27, 2024 at 3:37 PM
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🚨Econ Job alert 🚨
We are hiring! @tcdeconomics.bsky.social is looking for not one - not two - but THREE new colleagues to start next September. In addition to wonderful colleagues, you'll also get to teach in buildings like the one below!
🗓️Closing date is 6 Jan 2025.
Job details 👉http://jobs.tcd.ie
Always a pleasure to teach in this amazing building in @tcddublin.bsky.social, even if it's my last time this academic year. One of Dublin's hidden gems.
November 27, 2024 at 1:56 PM
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Exciting news! I successfully defended my PhD thesis yesterday at @tcdeconomics.bsky.social ☘️🎉

A huge thanks to the viva commission - Mark Spiegel, Paul Scanlon, @fontananicola.bsky.social - for the invaluable feedback + my supervisors A. Bénétrix & @davideromelli.bsky.social , for their guidance!
November 26, 2024 at 11:35 AM
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I've set up a Starter Park for academic economists in Ireland and those abroad with a strong Irish connection. Keen to add more, esp PhDs and postdocs, so let me know!
(Women make up 50% of the 80 academic economists in Dublin but are a far smaller share of this list so far... Help me fix that!)
November 21, 2024 at 4:14 PM
New post on my Substack about the major parties’ spending plans as outlined in their General Election manifestos: each of them planning very large increases and banking on the glut of corporation tax revenues continuing.

open.substack.com/pub/howtotax...
November 21, 2024 at 7:30 PM
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I made a starter pack of Irish economists and economists interested in Ireland. It’s still sparse, but I’ll add to it as people join. Let me know if you would like to be added or have any suggestions.

go.bsky.app/UweG3ib
November 20, 2024 at 1:54 PM