Louis Philippe Beland
@lpb.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Economics at Carleton University. Co-organizer of the Ottawa applied Microeconomics Lab. Website: https://www.lpbeland.com/
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🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨
Hey #EconSky!
We are now accepting submissions for Season 10 of the Applied Young Economist Webinar!
Deadline: Friday, 28 February 2025
Details below⬇️
Hey #EconSky!
We are now accepting submissions for Season 10 of the Applied Young Economist Webinar!
Deadline: Friday, 28 February 2025
Details below⬇️
February 12, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨
Hey #EconSky!
We are now accepting submissions for Season 10 of the Applied Young Economist Webinar!
Deadline: Friday, 28 February 2025
Details below⬇️
Hey #EconSky!
We are now accepting submissions for Season 10 of the Applied Young Economist Webinar!
Deadline: Friday, 28 February 2025
Details below⬇️
Reposted by Louis Philippe Beland
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months’ pay www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay
The White House on Tuesday began offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6 — part of President Donald Trump's unprecedented overhaul of the U.S. government.
www.pbs.org
January 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months’ pay www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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We at @planetmoney.bsky.social are constantly reading the work of economists and other social scientists to glean ideas, evidence and insights about the economy, and, more generally, the confusing world around us. Welcome to the inaugural installment of the Planet Money Econ Roundup!
5 economic papers that lit up our brains — and what they say about our confusing world
We at Planet Money are constantly reading the work of economists and other social scientists to glean ideas, evidence and insights about the economy, and, more generally, the confusing world around us...
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Are companies really this terrified?
www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/t...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/t...
Google Maps will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America | CNN Business
Google is complying with President Donald Trump’s executive action that renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Soon, the name change will appear on Google Maps.
www.cnn.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Are companies really this terrified?
www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/t...
www.cnn.com/2025/01/28/t...
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This is an amazing paper.
Physical injuries induce workers to pursue higher ed retraining --> they end up earning more than they were pre-injury.
Bottom line: Not enough mid-career workers realize they should be re-skilling.
(Feels a little like the Leavitt coin flip paper on status quo bias.)
Physical injuries induce workers to pursue higher ed retraining --> they end up earning more than they were pre-injury.
Bottom line: Not enough mid-career workers realize they should be re-skilling.
(Feels a little like the Leavitt coin flip paper on status quo bias.)
Forthcoming in the AER: "Changing Tracks: Human Capital Investment after Loss of Ability" by Anders Humlum, Jakob R. Munch, and Pernille Plato. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Changing Tracks: Human Capital Investment after Loss of Ability
(Forthcoming Article) - We provide the first evidence on how workers invest in human
capital after losing ability. Using quasi-random work accidents in
Danish administrative data, we find that workers...
www.aeaweb.org
January 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
This is an amazing paper.
Physical injuries induce workers to pursue higher ed retraining --> they end up earning more than they were pre-injury.
Bottom line: Not enough mid-career workers realize they should be re-skilling.
(Feels a little like the Leavitt coin flip paper on status quo bias.)
Physical injuries induce workers to pursue higher ed retraining --> they end up earning more than they were pre-injury.
Bottom line: Not enough mid-career workers realize they should be re-skilling.
(Feels a little like the Leavitt coin flip paper on status quo bias.)