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Gabriel Burdin
@gabrielburdin.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Economics, DEPS, University of Siena.

Affiliations: IZA, GLO, LUBS (UK) FCEA-UdelaR (Uruguay)

Researching on Labour, Organizations, Human Behaviour

https://sites.google.com/view/gabrielburdin
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📢THIS WEEK

@deps-siena.bsky.social Research Seminar!

@robertoiacono.org (NTNU)

"Behavioral responses to wealth taxation: evidence from a Norwegian reform"

🗓️⏲️ Nov 5, 15:00, Goodwin Room #Siena
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Wrapping up a great visit to CREM @rennesuniv.bsky.social — PhD committee, seminar, and now a day off in stunning Saint-Malo.

Many thanks to colleagues for the invitation and insightful exchanges.
October 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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It is finally online the SI of the EER that we guest-edited together with @pgpiacquadio.bsky.social, @danielwaldenstrom.bsky.social, and Jakob Madsen. The full list of papers is available here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
European Economic Review | Capital vs. Labor: Perspectives on Inequality in the 21st Century | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
This special issue addresses the complex dynamics between capital and labor in economic inequality and redistribution. It navigates the tension between concentrating capital in the top income distribu...
www.sciencedirect.com
September 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our @deps-siena.bsky.social Research Day! 📊 A great showcase of faculty work.

#Economics #Statistics #Siena #ResearchDay
September 26, 2025 at 6:02 AM
🚨 New paper update!

Why are employee-owned firms with majority workforce control (e.g., worker cooperatives) so rare, despite evidence showing they perform at least as well as investor-owned firms in many contexts?

We argue: beliefs play a key role.

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September 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Just a few days left to apply for this additional fully funded PhD position. Happy to provide additional guidance

#econsky
📢 One PhD scholarship available!

Conduct research on Worker Voice, Wages & Technological Change: The Role of Collective Bargaining, Unions & Employee Representation.

Deadline: Sept 5, 2025 2 pm (CET)

Application procedure:
unisi.it/ricerca/dott...
September 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
📢 Our new wp "Beliefs and Demand for Employee Ownership Among Young Adults" (with Fabio Landini) is out!

Still a working draft - comments are welcome!

Link 👉 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
July 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
📢5 additional fully funded positions available in the PhD Programme in Economics of the Tuscan Universities (Florence, Pisa & Siena)!

One tied to research on worker voice, collective bargaining, wages & tech change.

Apply by July 30, 2025 👉
phdeconomics.unisi.it/admission-pr...

#econsky
July 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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The PhD Programme in Economics of the Tuscan Universities is pleased to announce a supplementary call for applications.

We are offering 5 additional fully funded PhD positions (with scholarships).

Deadline: July 30, 2025

Information: 👉 phdeconomics.unisi.it/admission-pr...
📢 The application for the PhD in Economics at the Tuscan Universities (Siena, Florence and Pisa) is now open!

Several fully funded scholarships available

Deadline: June 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CEST)

Website: phdeconomics.unisi.it

Call: phdeconomics.unisi.it/the-new-call...

#econsky
July 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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🎉 Just accepted in JEBO!

“Incentive Pay, Managerial Skills and Span of Control”
w/ F. Landini & S. Dughera.

Why do some firms rely more on bonuses than others? We show that incentive pay is more likely when managers are better educated and hierarchies are wider.

WP 👉 shorturl.at/7LgAj
July 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🚨New paper out!

"Property rights, sick pay and effort supply" in J. of Development Economics (w @pablobl.bsky.social @andresdean.bsky.social)

Using variation in Uruguay’s sick pay, we study how absenteeism varies between worker co-ops and conventional firms.

doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...

#econsky
June 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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The Annual Meeting of the PhD in Economics of the Tuscan Universities (Florence, Pisa & Siena) is ongoing!

Our PhD students are presenting their research and receiving constructive feedback from discussants and faculty members.

#Pontignano #econsky
June 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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🚨THIS WEEK🚨

Our PhD Annual Meeting kicks off this week, 10–12 June!

We'll spend three days at the beautiful Certosa di Pontignano (Siena), sharing and discussing our PhD students' research and strengthening our community.

Program:
phdeconomics.unisi.it/wp-content/u...
June 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
We're thinking big!

Have a look at @DepsUSiena new Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program! #econsky

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🚨Our @deps-siena.bsky.social is launching a new Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program!

We welcome leading economists conducting broad and impactful research. The program offers fully-funded academic visits lasting 1–3 weeks.

More information 👇
www.deps.unisi.it/en/avvisi/ca...

#econsky
May 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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🧨 🧨 @deps-siena.bsky.social launches a fully funded Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program! We welcome scholars from any field of economics. Apply now and share your vision with us! More info below 👇
May 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The call for applications for the PhD in Economics at the Tuscan Universities is out! (Deadline: June 9, 2025)

If you have ideas in labor and organizational economics and a credible research design in mind, I encourage you to apply. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. #econsky
📢 The application for the PhD in Economics at the Tuscan Universities (Siena, Florence and Pisa) is now open!

Several fully funded scholarships available

Deadline: June 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CEST)

Website: phdeconomics.unisi.it

Call: phdeconomics.unisi.it/the-new-call...

#econsky
May 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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🚨8th Hahn Lecture🚨

Prof. Matthew O. Jackson is discussing the relevance of different forms of social capital

#Inequality #SocialMobility #ConnectionsMatter

@deps-siena.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Join us tomorrow for the 8th Hahn Lecture!

@deps-siena.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Really good, really important reporting by @georginaq.bsky.social:
Students lured to UK universities by ‘fake promises’ from recruitment agents
Cash-strapped institutions turn to unregulated firms to reel in lucrative overseas income
www.ft.com
May 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Our paper "Property Rights, Sick Pay and Effort Supply" (w/ Andres Dean & Pablo Blanchard) has been accepted for publication at Journal of Development Economics. #econsky

Latest version:
www.iza.org/publications...
April 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Our paper "Property Rights, Sick Pay and Effort Supply" (w/ Andres Dean & Pablo Blanchard) has been accepted for publication at Journal of Development Economics. #econsky

Latest version:
www.iza.org/publications...
April 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Our @deps-siena.bsky.social has long been a vibrant and plural hub for leading economic thinkers.

Frank Hahn (1925–2013), a professor at the University of Siena and coordinator of our PhD program, is honored through the Annual Hahn Lecture.
www.deps.unisi.it/en/research/...

#SienaGreatEconMinds
April 17, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Dreaming of advancing your research career in the heart of Tuscany? I'm looking for candidates for a Marie Curie postdoc fellowship. Please send your expressions of interest by April 30th.
euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/hosting...

#Siena #Labor #Organizations #IndustrialRelations #econsky
April 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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🚨TOMORROW🚨

New @deps-siena.bsky.social Research Seminar!

Speaker: Juanjo Ganuza (@bsebarcelona.bsky.social)

Title: "Citation Gender Gaps in Top Economics Journals"

⏲️Wed April 16 - 15:00, Goodwin Room
April 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Dottorandi e ricercatori fatti sparire per reati d'opinione, senza alcun diritto delle garanzie costituzionali.
danieldrezner.substack.com/p/why-i-am-n...
Why I Am Not Going Anywhere
Universities are under attack in the United States. Here's why I'm staying.
danieldrezner.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:00 AM