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Kun Wu
@kunwu.bsky.social
Econ PhD student in University College Dublin. Research interests: earnings dynamics, economic links among family members.
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http://kunslog.github.io
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Studying the causal effect of different early career occupational experiences on labor market outcomes, from @jessebruhn.bsky.social, Jacob Fabian, Luke Gallagher, Matthew Gudgeon, Adam Isen, and Aaron R. Phipps www.nber.org/papers/w34463
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Hope you can join us, March 18-20, 2026, University of Galway

www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/cen...
November 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Dropping a beta version of this page while everyone is up and processing baseball!

This tool lets you search the full text of papers from the American Economic Review, American Economic Journal series, and over 30,000 NBER working papers.

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Economics Literature Search
Full-text search across 15,000+ papers from top economics journals and NBER working papers. Track how empirical methods have evolved over time.
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November 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Anti-LGBTQ resolutions aka "LGBT-free zones" in Poland have increased residents’ intentions to migrate, both within the country and abroad. Together with @paweladrjan.bsky.social, we use unique data on all clicks on the global job site Indeed.
Link: docs.iza.org/dp18217.pdf
Main findings ⬇️
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October 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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We invite early career economists and PhD students to submit their extended abstracts or research papers for consideration for the Irish Postgraduate and Early Career Economics (IPECE) Workshop 2026.

See more:
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October 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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How do durables affect consumption smoothing? Asymmetric information lowers their value as a smoothing tool. We measure lemons penalty for cars using Danish data and show income shocks sustain used car market @richardblundell.bsky.social @ran-gu.bsky.social buff.ly/3j30eyQ
October 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Forthcoming article "Prospect Theory for Intertemporal Choice" by Immanuel Lampe and Matthias Weber
@eeanews.bsky.social

Teaching materials available: www.eeassoc.org/teaching-mat...

doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
October 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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🚨 Job Market Alert 🚨

My department #DSE_UNIBO is going on the job market this year!

💼 6-year contract, low teaching load, no Italian required.

***any field***

starting AY 2026/27.

📅 Apply by Nov 10

Info: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

#Econsky #JobMarket
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org
October 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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🚨 2-Year Postdocs in Dev Econ at Uni Copenhagen 🚨

Come work on some exciting experimental projects😀!

Dedicated time for your own research.

Reach out to hear more!

** PLEASE REPOST **🙏

Application deadline 🗓️: Nov 11

👉http://bit.ly/4q2Uehf

#EconSky
October 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be May 1-2, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Submission portal is now open! Deadline for submissions is October 31--don't forget to submit! It will be a great conference! (organized by me and @jrothst.bsky.social)

mailchi.mp/sole-jole/so...
SOLE 2026 Submissions Open
mailchi.mp
August 19, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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My favourite Jane Goodall quotes....so many, so to the point, so wise. How different the world would be if enough people listened to her.
October 2, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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Welcome to Heaven, Dr. Jane Goodall. You made the world a better place.
October 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering work with chimpanzees, has passed away aged 91

go.nature.com/46K10ja
Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science
The primatologist challenged what it meant to be a scientist.
go.nature.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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🚨 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 – One Week Left to Submit: #CDSM2025 🚨

📅 𝗡𝗼𝘃 𝟭𝟮–𝟭𝟯, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (Virtual)
📥 Submission Deadline: 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝟯𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱

We welcome:
✅ Presentation proposals
✅ Extended abstracts
✅ Full papers

📧 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼: submission@causalscience.org
🌐 Register or learn more: www.causalscience.org
September 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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📆 Save the date: the 3rd edition of the World Inequality Conference will take place on 4–5 June 2026 at Paris School of Economics @pse.bsky.social

The call for papers is open until December 1.

🔗 More details & submission: inequalitylab.world/en/event/wor...
September 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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You know how the Gulf Stream (AMOC, for the climate nerd set) keeps Europe habitable?

The latest tipping points paper is making the rounds for good reason. AMOC collapses past 2100 in *all* projections iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Good @economist.com take www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
August 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Great news!

IZA (the German labor economics institute that had lost its main source of financial support) has found a new home and will continue as a convener and disseminator of knowledge.

Hurrah!
August 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Recently accepted by #QJE, “Insurance Versus Moral Hazard in Income-Contingent Student Loan Repayment,” by Tim de Silva (@timdesilva.me): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Insurance Versus Moral Hazard in Income-Contingent Student Loan Repayment*
Abstract. Student loans with income-contingent repayment insure borrowers against income risk but can reduce their incentives to earn more. Using a change
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August 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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We have our first games ever in Ireland next month. The event will be at the University of Galway as part of CERIS’s Annual Workshop on September 26th. Virtual participation is possible and coauthorship to a meta paper is granted.

Register here: www.surveymonkey.ca/r/Replicatio...
August 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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I've been working on a new tool, Refine, to make scholars more productive. If you're interested in being among the very first to try the beta, please read on.

Refine leverages the best current AI models to draw your attention to potential errors and clarity issues in research paper drafts.

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July 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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🦘#IPC2025
The first meeting of the new IUSSP Panel on "Kinship Structures, Dynamics and Inequalities" starts in a bit at 19:30 at the The Plough INN, 29 Stanley St Plaza, Brisbane. Steering committee members Saroja Adhikari & @bhuenteler.bsky.social will be there.
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
July 16, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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#QJE Aug 2025, #2, “Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement,” by Bohren, Hull (@instrumenthull.bsky.social), and Imas (@aleximas.bsky.social): doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Systemic Discrimination: Theory and Measurement*
Abstract. Economists often measure discrimination as disparities arising from the direct effects of group identity. We develop new tools to model and measu
doi.org
July 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Low fertility is the result of shifting adult priorities, likely driven by changing norms, evolving opportunities and constraints, and broader social forces, from Melissa Schettini Kearney and Phillip B. Levine https://www.nber.org/papers/w33989
July 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Call for papers
July 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM