Luca Fumarco
@lfumarco.bsky.social
Asst Prof, @econmuni.bsky.social; @iza.org, GLO, @j-pal.bsky.social. Before @tulaneu.bsky.social, and @statec-luxembourg.bsky.social.
Studies (mostly) on discrimination w/ RCTs and age at school start.
https://sites.google.com/site/lucafumarco
Studies (mostly) on discrimination w/ RCTs and age at school start.
https://sites.google.com/site/lucafumarco
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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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November 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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probably the best comment I have ever received in a referee report, it opens as this: "I decided that I hate referees who seem to ask for changes just so that they look like
they did something, and thus I would just send you this big thumbs up, with two very
small comments..."
they did something, and thus I would just send you this big thumbs up, with two very
small comments..."
October 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
probably the best comment I have ever received in a referee report, it opens as this: "I decided that I hate referees who seem to ask for changes just so that they look like
they did something, and thus I would just send you this big thumbs up, with two very
small comments..."
they did something, and thus I would just send you this big thumbs up, with two very
small comments..."
it is a great relief to see that the main @iza.org activities will proceed under @liser.lu (e.g. world of labour, wp series, summer schools, visiting programs). this is a couple of weeks old news, but many of us were still on vacation. newsroom.iza.org/en/archive/n...
IZA Network finds new home at Luxembourg’s LISER
Transition ensures continuity of cutting-edge research and global reach
newsroom.iza.org
September 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
it is a great relief to see that the main @iza.org activities will proceed under @liser.lu (e.g. world of labour, wp series, summer schools, visiting programs). this is a couple of weeks old news, but many of us were still on vacation. newsroom.iza.org/en/archive/n...
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not at all surprising: arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Bluesky now platform of choice for science community
It’s not just you. Survey says: “Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky”…
arstechnica.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:03 AM
not at all surprising: arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Hi marvellous #econsky! I am new to PSID data. What variables shall I use to merge cross-year individual data to transition into adulthood data?
July 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Hi marvellous #econsky! I am new to PSID data. What variables shall I use to merge cross-year individual data to transition into adulthood data?
🚨#econsky ppl🚨
Submit your work to the 2nd International Virtual Conference on Ukraine. "Leading scholars as well as researchers at all career levels are invited..." All details here: www.kth.se/ukraine-conf...
Submit your work to the 2nd International Virtual Conference on Ukraine. "Leading scholars as well as researchers at all career levels are invited..." All details here: www.kth.se/ukraine-conf...
Second International Virtual Conference on Ukraine | KTH
The Second International Virtual Conference on Ukraine will be arranged by KTH, Sweden, 22–23 August 2025.
www.kth.se
June 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨#econsky ppl🚨
Submit your work to the 2nd International Virtual Conference on Ukraine. "Leading scholars as well as researchers at all career levels are invited..." All details here: www.kth.se/ukraine-conf...
Submit your work to the 2nd International Virtual Conference on Ukraine. "Leading scholars as well as researchers at all career levels are invited..." All details here: www.kth.se/ukraine-conf...
great visibility and network opportunity, submit your papers!
2025-26 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS). Deadline for Applications: August 15, 2025.
Global Labor Organization (GLO) invites interested young scholars to apply for participation in the 2025-26 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS). This is the seventh cohort of the…
Global Labor Organization (GLO) invites interested young scholars to apply for participation in the 2025-26 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS). This is the seventh cohort of the…
2025-26 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS). Deadline for Applications: August 15, 2025.
Global Labor Organization (GLO) invites interested young scholars to apply for participation in the 2025-26 GLO Virtual Young Scholars Program (GLO VirtYS). This is the seventh cohort of the successful GLO venture to support career developments of young researchers. It also provides a unique opportunity to interact with the large and very active GLO global research network. The application deadline is August 15, 2025, 5 PM GMT…
glabor.org
June 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
great visibility and network opportunity, submit your papers!
#YEM2025 was a blast, as usual. W keynotes @dkuebler.bsky.social & @neumarkecon.bsky.social. Great papers from participants & the best paper award to @juliaengel.bsky.social.
May 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
#YEM2025 was a blast, as usual. W keynotes @dkuebler.bsky.social & @neumarkecon.bsky.social. Great papers from participants & the best paper award to @juliaengel.bsky.social.
Over a few days, I have saved a few spare hours for myself. I have >1500 (mostly running) activities on Runkeeper since 2013. I guess I have to use Stata for a non-economic project.
April 25, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Over a few days, I have saved a few spare hours for myself. I have >1500 (mostly running) activities on Runkeeper since 2013. I guess I have to use Stata for a non-economic project.
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I love #econsky. They bring facts that tell us what we should be paying attention to
Going to be some upset companies it it continues
Going to be some upset companies it it continues
The trade war threatens to decouple the world’s top LNG buyer and seller.
China hasn’t imported LNG from the US for 40 days, the longest gap in almost two years. #EconSky
China hasn’t imported LNG from the US for 40 days, the longest gap in almost two years. #EconSky
March 18, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I love #econsky. They bring facts that tell us what we should be paying attention to
Going to be some upset companies it it continues
Going to be some upset companies it it continues
awesome DiD paper (March 17):
arxiv.org/pdf/2503.13323
"Difference-in-Differences Designs: A Practitioner's Guide"
Andrew Baker, Brantly Callaway, Scott Cunningham, Andrew Goodman-Bacon, Pedro H. C. Sant'Anna
arxiv.org/pdf/2503.13323
"Difference-in-Differences Designs: A Practitioner's Guide"
Andrew Baker, Brantly Callaway, Scott Cunningham, Andrew Goodman-Bacon, Pedro H. C. Sant'Anna
arxiv.org
March 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
awesome DiD paper (March 17):
arxiv.org/pdf/2503.13323
"Difference-in-Differences Designs: A Practitioner's Guide"
Andrew Baker, Brantly Callaway, Scott Cunningham, Andrew Goodman-Bacon, Pedro H. C. Sant'Anna
arxiv.org/pdf/2503.13323
"Difference-in-Differences Designs: A Practitioner's Guide"
Andrew Baker, Brantly Callaway, Scott Cunningham, Andrew Goodman-Bacon, Pedro H. C. Sant'Anna
#econsky #EconJobMarket Post-job market suggestion (specifically in Europe). There are two things that I realized too late: 1) you might be willing to change institute type (e.g. uni vs research institute), and 2) you might be willing to change country. Hurray for the flexibility. However... 1/5
March 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#econsky #EconJobMarket Post-job market suggestion (specifically in Europe). There are two things that I realized too late: 1) you might be willing to change institute type (e.g. uni vs research institute), and 2) you might be willing to change country. Hurray for the flexibility. However... 1/5
However, I feel that after an initial enthusiastic period that lasted a few months, Blusky is not gaining further momentum with #econsky ppl, or? I do not see the sparkling atmosphere as on the other place
March 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
However, I feel that after an initial enthusiastic period that lasted a few months, Blusky is not gaining further momentum with #econsky ppl, or? I do not see the sparkling atmosphere as on the other place
This has been an awesome and timely project to work on! Thank you @nickchk.com for organizing this and involve us!
After a long wait, the working paper for the Many-Economists Project: The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics. We had 146 teams perform the same research three times, each time with less freedom. What source of freedom leads to different choices and results? papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
The Sources of Researcher Variation in Economics
We use a rigorous three-stage many-analysts design to assess how different researcher decisions—specifically data cleaning, research design, and the interpretat
papers.ssrn.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
This has been an awesome and timely project to work on! Thank you @nickchk.com for organizing this and involve us!
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Replacing "I hope this email finds you well" with "Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation." in all emails from now on.
February 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Replacing "I hope this email finds you well" with "Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation." in all emails from now on.
"DPS announced today the difficult decision to close the Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA) as of December 31, 2025."
The seemingly generalized upgrade from aff to fellow feels like when online games about to shut gift tokens and free gear to the users.
The seemingly generalized upgrade from aff to fellow feels like when online games about to shut gift tokens and free gear to the users.
February 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"DPS announced today the difficult decision to close the Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit (IZA) as of December 31, 2025."
The seemingly generalized upgrade from aff to fellow feels like when online games about to shut gift tokens and free gear to the users.
The seemingly generalized upgrade from aff to fellow feels like when online games about to shut gift tokens and free gear to the users.
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We just released an enormous trove of US labor market data, all compiled from government surveys, now under threat
The @epi.org State of Working America Data Library provides comprehensive data on the US jobs and wages, with detailed cuts by demographics, over time and across states
data.epi.org
The @epi.org State of Working America Data Library provides comprehensive data on the US jobs and wages, with detailed cuts by demographics, over time and across states
data.epi.org
February 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We just released an enormous trove of US labor market data, all compiled from government surveys, now under threat
The @epi.org State of Working America Data Library provides comprehensive data on the US jobs and wages, with detailed cuts by demographics, over time and across states
data.epi.org
The @epi.org State of Working America Data Library provides comprehensive data on the US jobs and wages, with detailed cuts by demographics, over time and across states
data.epi.org
from @lefigaro.fr: 70% french ppl approve quitting X
January 25, 2025 at 9:27 AM
from @lefigaro.fr: 70% french ppl approve quitting X
I am thrilled to share that, coincidentally on the same day, my affiliation with @iza.org has been upgraded to IZA Fellow! As a PhD student, I admired this institute as a beacon in my field and a constant source of inspiration for my studies. I am honored to be part of this fantastic network!
I am happy to join @j-pal.bsky.social as an invited researcher! I am conducting a few rct's in the field, on gender identity and refugees discrimination, in the market for mental health pract services and labour market. I've a few more field exp's on my desk.
January 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I am thrilled to share that, coincidentally on the same day, my affiliation with @iza.org has been upgraded to IZA Fellow! As a PhD student, I admired this institute as a beacon in my field and a constant source of inspiration for my studies. I am honored to be part of this fantastic network!
I am happy to join @j-pal.bsky.social as an invited researcher! I am conducting a few rct's in the field, on gender identity and refugees discrimination, in the market for mental health pract services and labour market. I've a few more field exp's on my desk.
January 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I am happy to join @j-pal.bsky.social as an invited researcher! I am conducting a few rct's in the field, on gender identity and refugees discrimination, in the market for mental health pract services and labour market. I've a few more field exp's on my desk.
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Unbundling college: Causal returns to US college majors, minors, and extracurriculars.
An audit study of seniors' first-job search, with Carolina Bussotti, John Nunley, and @alanseals.bsky.social.
We find: majors matter, zero returns to minors, positive returns to extracurriculars.
1/6 🧵
An audit study of seniors' first-job search, with Carolina Bussotti, John Nunley, and @alanseals.bsky.social.
We find: majors matter, zero returns to minors, positive returns to extracurriculars.
1/6 🧵
January 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Unbundling college: Causal returns to US college majors, minors, and extracurriculars.
An audit study of seniors' first-job search, with Carolina Bussotti, John Nunley, and @alanseals.bsky.social.
We find: majors matter, zero returns to minors, positive returns to extracurriculars.
1/6 🧵
An audit study of seniors' first-job search, with Carolina Bussotti, John Nunley, and @alanseals.bsky.social.
We find: majors matter, zero returns to minors, positive returns to extracurriculars.
1/6 🧵
f you find "M. il figlio del secolo" in English or in your language, you must watch it. Timely, now, yesterday, tomorrow. One of my fav on how extremist movements are born, together with the German movie "Die Welle."
January 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
f you find "M. il figlio del secolo" in English or in your language, you must watch it. Timely, now, yesterday, tomorrow. One of my fav on how extremist movements are born, together with the German movie "Die Welle."
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With @jeromevalette.bsky.social & Simone Bertoli, we are thrilled to announce the Call for Papers for the
3rd edition of the Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration
on 23-24 June 2025 @CERDI, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Submit until 23 February 2025 on economig2025.sciencesconf.org
3rd edition of the Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration
on 23-24 June 2025 @CERDI, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Submit until 23 February 2025 on economig2025.sciencesconf.org
January 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
With @jeromevalette.bsky.social & Simone Bertoli, we are thrilled to announce the Call for Papers for the
3rd edition of the Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration
on 23-24 June 2025 @CERDI, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Submit until 23 February 2025 on economig2025.sciencesconf.org
3rd edition of the Junior Workshop on the Economics of Migration
on 23-24 June 2025 @CERDI, Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Submit until 23 February 2025 on economig2025.sciencesconf.org
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December 31, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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