Erik Wengström
@erikwengstrom.bsky.social
Collecting and connecting data to understand behavior.
Economics professor at Lund University: https://sites.google.com/site/erikwengstrom/
Editor: @scandjecon.bsky.social.
Economics professor at Lund University: https://sites.google.com/site/erikwengstrom/
Editor: @scandjecon.bsky.social.
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Erik Wengström
@erikwengstrom.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Are finance professionals really different from everybody else?
Common belief paints finance professionals as competitive risk-takers who can be unconstrained by ethical considerations, a narrative fuelled by financial scandals and economic crises. Martin Holm�...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
A recent blog post about our recent paper on the preferences and traits of finance professionals versus the general population. Huge kudos to Matthias Stefan for taking the lead on this piece.
We have a job opening at Lund University for an assistant professor in economics of education (tenure-track). Applications are open until 11 August 2025. Please reach out if you have questions!
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Assistant professor in economics of education
We are looking for an up-and-coming researcher who wants to conduct pioneering research to take up a position as an assistant professor (associate senior lecturer) in economics of education. What w
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June 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
We have a job opening at Lund University for an assistant professor in economics of education (tenure-track). Applications are open until 11 August 2025. Please reach out if you have questions!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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If one person gives a euro to Ukraine, the result is €1.
If two people give 2 each, it is €4.
If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.
Let’s coordinate, here 👇
and please re-post to spread the word.
yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/
If two people give 2 each, it is €4.
If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.
Let’s coordinate, here 👇
and please re-post to spread the word.
yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/
Your Contribution Squared
yourcontributionsquared.eu
March 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
If one person gives a euro to Ukraine, the result is €1.
If two people give 2 each, it is €4.
If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.
Let’s coordinate, here 👇
and please re-post to spread the word.
yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/
If two people give 2 each, it is €4.
If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.
Let’s coordinate, here 👇
and please re-post to spread the word.
yourcontributionsquared.eu/en/
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Will people get vaccinated in exchange for money? A study via Booth’s Devin Pope, Lund University's @erikwengstrom.bsky.social @campos-mercade.bsky.social, @snsf-ch.bsky.social's Armando Meier, Columbia's @meierstephan.bsky.social, Copenhagen's Florian Schneider. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/does-...
Does Money Really Encourage People to Get Vaccinated?
Researchers used a randomized controlled trial to isolate the incentive effects of payments.
www.chicagobooth.edu
January 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Will people get vaccinated in exchange for money? A study via Booth’s Devin Pope, Lund University's @erikwengstrom.bsky.social @campos-mercade.bsky.social, @snsf-ch.bsky.social's Armando Meier, Columbia's @meierstephan.bsky.social, Copenhagen's Florian Schneider. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/does-...
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The application deadline for our PhD program is getting closer. It's a great opportunity - I warmly recommend applying!
We will be admitting new PhD students in 2025. Full funding from day one. Vibrant research environment. International university town, a short train ride from Malmö and Copenhagen. Apply before January 31! Please reach out to me if you have questions!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Doctoral students at the Department of Economics
Job Assignments The holders of these positions have a primary obligation to successfully fulfil their postgraduate (third cycle) education ending with a doctoral degree (PhD). A position as doctoral s
lu.varbi.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
The application deadline for our PhD program is getting closer. It's a great opportunity - I warmly recommend applying!
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics has reached its 125th anniversary! In the latest issue, we, the current editors, put the spotlight on a selection of notable papers published in the journal over the past decades.
Marking the 125th year of the journal, the editors highlight some of the influential research of the last 25 years.
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The Scandinavian Journal of Economics at 125: a note from the editors
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January 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics has reached its 125th anniversary! In the latest issue, we, the current editors, put the spotlight on a selection of notable papers published in the journal over the past decades.
We will be admitting new PhD students in 2025. Full funding from day one. Vibrant research environment. International university town, a short train ride from Malmö and Copenhagen. Apply before January 31! Please reach out to me if you have questions!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Doctoral students at the Department of Economics
Job Assignments The holders of these positions have a primary obligation to successfully fulfil their postgraduate (third cycle) education ending with a doctoral degree (PhD). A position as doctoral s
lu.varbi.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:25 AM
We will be admitting new PhD students in 2025. Full funding from day one. Vibrant research environment. International university town, a short train ride from Malmö and Copenhagen. Apply before January 31! Please reach out to me if you have questions!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Amin Hussain is on the market this year. His JMP makes important contributions to the pricing of multi-use drugs. Let me explain why
sites.google.com/view/aminhus...
sites.google.com/view/aminhus...
Amin Hussain
I am a 5th Year PhD Economics Student at Uppsala University.
Research Interests: Micro-theory and Mechanism Design with applications to Health and Political Economy
sites.google.com
November 29, 2024 at 6:31 AM
Amin Hussain is on the market this year. His JMP makes important contributions to the pricing of multi-use drugs. Let me explain why
sites.google.com/view/aminhus...
sites.google.com/view/aminhus...
We're hiring: Full Professor in Financial Economics! In my (perhaps biased) view, our department has a vibrant research environment—yet friendly, and with a lively faculty lounge! Spread the word!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
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Professor in Financial Economics
The department of Economics employs around 100 researchers, teachers, doctoral candidates, and administrative personnel. Research at the department includes topics such as microeconomics, finance, eco
lu.varbi.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:11 AM
We're hiring: Full Professor in Financial Economics! In my (perhaps biased) view, our department has a vibrant research environment—yet friendly, and with a lively faculty lounge! Spread the word!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Wrapping up the PhD course on Behavioral Economics of Beliefs and Misperceptions with a great lecture by Alexia Delfino and engaging poster presentations. Now off to dinner!
November 21, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Wrapping up the PhD course on Behavioral Economics of Beliefs and Misperceptions with a great lecture by Alexia Delfino and engaging poster presentations. Now off to dinner!
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🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 How has the war in Ukraine 🇺🇦 affected sentiments in Russia 🇷🇺? In a new WP with Mikael Elinder and Oscar Erixson (Uppsala U), we study the effects of the invasion and two other war events on the support for Putin and other sentiments in Russia. 🧵👇
November 17, 2024 at 10:13 PM
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 How has the war in Ukraine 🇺🇦 affected sentiments in Russia 🇷🇺? In a new WP with Mikael Elinder and Oscar Erixson (Uppsala U), we study the effects of the invasion and two other war events on the support for Putin and other sentiments in Russia. 🧵👇
A recent blog post about our recent paper on the preferences and traits of finance professionals versus the general population. Huge kudos to Matthias Stefan for taking the lead on this piece.
Are finance professionals really different from everybody else?
Common belief paints finance professionals as competitive risk-takers who can be unconstrained by ethical considerations, a narrative fuelled by financial scandals and economic crises. Martin Holm�...
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 20, 2023 at 1:54 PM
A recent blog post about our recent paper on the preferences and traits of finance professionals versus the general population. Huge kudos to Matthias Stefan for taking the lead on this piece.
Reposted by Erik Wengström
Important meta work on public acceptance of field experiments. There is another one by @robertdur.bsky.social , Arjan Non
, Paul Prottung, and Benedetta Ricci on "Who's afraid of Policy experiments":
osf.io/yshkt/
, Paul Prottung, and Benedetta Ricci on "Who's afraid of Policy experiments":
osf.io/yshkt/
October 18, 2023 at 6:35 AM
Important meta work on public acceptance of field experiments. There is another one by @robertdur.bsky.social , Arjan Non
, Paul Prottung, and Benedetta Ricci on "Who's afraid of Policy experiments":
osf.io/yshkt/
, Paul Prottung, and Benedetta Ricci on "Who's afraid of Policy experiments":
osf.io/yshkt/
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Randi Hjalmarsson is recruiting two postdocs on the economics of crime for her new ERC funded project.
Econjobmarket advertisements: University of Gothenburg Econ Department position: econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
Stockholm University (SOFI) position: econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
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Econjobmarket advertisements: University of Gothenburg Econ Department position: econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
Stockholm University (SOFI) position: econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
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EJM - Econ Job Market
https://econjobmarket.org/positions?show=all&type=reg&searchType=quick&saved_search_id=0&cutoffDate=2007-01-01&position_type_id=&category_id=10&iso2=&oid=#ad-9963…
October 13, 2023 at 8:45 AM
Randi Hjalmarsson is recruiting two postdocs on the economics of crime for her new ERC funded project.
Econjobmarket advertisements: University of Gothenburg Econ Department position: econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
Stockholm University (SOFI) position: econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
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Econjobmarket advertisements: University of Gothenburg Econ Department position: econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
Stockholm University (SOFI) position: econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
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Finns det myter om hur prissättning av koldioxid funkar? @danielspiro.bsky.social reder ut på Ekonomistas! ekonomistas.se/2023/10/12/d...
Daniel Spiro: Myter om koldioxidpriser
För inte längesen skrev en amerikansk miljöekonom, Gilbert Metcalf, en diskussionsartikel vid namn ”Five myths of carbon pricing”. Precis som titeln antyder så försöker Metcalf, med bas i mi...
ekonomistas.se
October 12, 2023 at 1:40 PM
Finns det myter om hur prissättning av koldioxid funkar? @danielspiro.bsky.social reder ut på Ekonomistas! ekonomistas.se/2023/10/12/d...
Kolla in kommentarer på årets ekonomipris av priskommittémedlemmarna från Lund: Kerstin Enflo och Tommy Andersson. Börjar 19:00 in i klippet nedan. Ett strålande val av pristagare!
www.svtplay.se/video/jMVYnk...
www.svtplay.se/video/jMVYnk...
Nobel 2023: Tillkännagivanden – Ekonomi
Tillkännagivande av Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomi till minne av Alfred Nobel.
www.svtplay.se
October 9, 2023 at 11:16 AM
Kolla in kommentarer på årets ekonomipris av priskommittémedlemmarna från Lund: Kerstin Enflo och Tommy Andersson. Börjar 19:00 in i klippet nedan. Ett strålande val av pristagare!
www.svtplay.se/video/jMVYnk...
www.svtplay.se/video/jMVYnk...
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Maybe of interest to #EconSky📈📉:
We now have a feed for #TeachEcon 👩🏫👨🏫! Please make use of it as well!
We now have a feed for #TeachEcon 👩🏫👨🏫! Please make use of it as well!
October 8, 2023 at 4:40 PM
Maybe of interest to #EconSky📈📉:
We now have a feed for #TeachEcon 👩🏫👨🏫! Please make use of it as well!
We now have a feed for #TeachEcon 👩🏫👨🏫! Please make use of it as well!
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Acemoglu is once again the favorite in our yearly poll. But the real news is that we learned that our readers are not just clicking on the first alternative on the list.
ekonomistas.se/2023/10/08/a...
ekonomistas.se/2023/10/08/a...
Acemoglu återigen favorittippad
Daron Acemoglu har varit favorittippad flera år i rad här på Ekonomistas och blev så även i år med 18% av rösterna. En möjlighet är att Acemoglus popularitet skulle bero på att vi sorterat a...
ekonomistas.se
October 8, 2023 at 9:07 AM
Acemoglu is once again the favorite in our yearly poll. But the real news is that we learned that our readers are not just clicking on the first alternative on the list.
ekonomistas.se/2023/10/08/a...
ekonomistas.se/2023/10/08/a...
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We started @malengo.org in 2021 to support Ugandan students on their journey to a Bachelor's degree in Germany. We admitted 10 students in 2021; 30 in 2022; and 120 in 2023.
Our next goal: FOUR HUNDRED!
We urgently need both investors and donors — please read and spread widely! 1/n
Our next goal: FOUR HUNDRED!
We urgently need both investors and donors — please read and spread widely! 1/n
October 7, 2023 at 10:50 AM
We started @malengo.org in 2021 to support Ugandan students on their journey to a Bachelor's degree in Germany. We admitted 10 students in 2021; 30 in 2022; and 120 in 2023.
Our next goal: FOUR HUNDRED!
We urgently need both investors and donors — please read and spread widely! 1/n
Our next goal: FOUR HUNDRED!
We urgently need both investors and donors — please read and spread widely! 1/n
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Early-Career Behavioral Economics Conference 2024
Check out the call, help spread the word to your early-career colleagues, and submit your wonderful papers!
Bonn, briq, July 1–2
More infos
sites.google.com/site/ecbecon...
#ECBE2024 #EconSky 📉📈
Check out the call, help spread the word to your early-career colleagues, and submit your wonderful papers!
Bonn, briq, July 1–2
More infos
sites.google.com/site/ecbecon...
#ECBE2024 #EconSky 📉📈
October 6, 2023 at 2:19 PM
Early-Career Behavioral Economics Conference 2024
Check out the call, help spread the word to your early-career colleagues, and submit your wonderful papers!
Bonn, briq, July 1–2
More infos
sites.google.com/site/ecbecon...
#ECBE2024 #EconSky 📉📈
Check out the call, help spread the word to your early-career colleagues, and submit your wonderful papers!
Bonn, briq, July 1–2
More infos
sites.google.com/site/ecbecon...
#ECBE2024 #EconSky 📉📈
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Submission to the Foundations of Utility and Risk conference 2024 is now open!
Check our great programme with an associated workshop on neuroeconomics in Sydney and the Learning Evolution and Games conference in Brisbane the 8-9 July. #econsky #psysci
www.furconference.org
Check our great programme with an associated workshop on neuroeconomics in Sydney and the Learning Evolution and Games conference in Brisbane the 8-9 July. #econsky #psysci
www.furconference.org
October 6, 2023 at 10:24 PM
Submission to the Foundations of Utility and Risk conference 2024 is now open!
Check our great programme with an associated workshop on neuroeconomics in Sydney and the Learning Evolution and Games conference in Brisbane the 8-9 July. #econsky #psysci
www.furconference.org
Check our great programme with an associated workshop on neuroeconomics in Sydney and the Learning Evolution and Games conference in Brisbane the 8-9 July. #econsky #psysci
www.furconference.org