Roberto Iacono
@robertoiacono.org
Prof Economics NTNU, Visiting Senior Fellow LSE III, CESifo & WIL. Main organiser of LISIT. Father of two! https://www.robertoiacono.org/
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Roberto Iacono
@robertoiacono.org
· Jun 30
The 2nd Lofoten Int'l Symposium on Inequality & Taxation (#LISIT2025) is now history! A fabulous 2-day workshop with a stellar group of economists & public finance scholars, surrounded by the stunning peaks & sea views that only the Lofoten islands can offer. Thread below
Being back at @deps-siena.bsky.social today to present my work, 4 years after my sabbatical spent here, has been a great pleasure, and a bit emotional. Keep up the good work, I think @deps-siena.bsky.social is gaining back the glory of its past!
📢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
@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 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Being back at @deps-siena.bsky.social today to present my work, 4 years after my sabbatical spent here, has been a great pleasure, and a bit emotional. Keep up the good work, I think @deps-siena.bsky.social is gaining back the glory of its past!
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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
@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
📢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
@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
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Happy World Statistics Day! 🎉📊
🔥 Final stretch! Apply to join #FIRE — Finland’s register-based research initiative — as a visiting researcher by Oct 22. 📊🚀
@utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social
🔥 Final stretch! Apply to join #FIRE — Finland’s register-based research initiative — as a visiting researcher by Oct 22. 📊🚀
@utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Happy World Statistics Day! 🎉📊
🔥 Final stretch! Apply to join #FIRE — Finland’s register-based research initiative — as a visiting researcher by Oct 22. 📊🚀
@utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social
🔥 Final stretch! Apply to join #FIRE — Finland’s register-based research initiative — as a visiting researcher by Oct 22. 📊🚀
@utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social
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Do register-based research? 🔎 #FIRE Fellowships offer 1–2 month visits to Finland for postdocs & senior researchers.
Apply now 👉
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@utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social
Apply now 👉
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@utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social
FIRE Visiting Fellow Programme - FIRE
FIRE fellowships are 1–2 months visits to the Finnish Infrastructure for Register-Based Research (FIRE) to collaborate with our researchers.
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September 26, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Do register-based research? 🔎 #FIRE Fellowships offer 1–2 month visits to Finland for postdocs & senior researchers.
Apply now 👉
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@utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social
Apply now 👉
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@utu.fi @stat.fi @aalto.fi #TampereUniversity @helsinki.fi @uniuef.bsky.social @uniofjyvaskyla.bsky.social @vatt-tutkimus.bsky.social
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FOUR new positions available at INET Oxford!
@zparolin.bsky.social is hiring:
🠺 1x FT Post-Doctoral Researcher in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
🠺 3x PT Rsearchers in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
Find out more and apply HERE ➵ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
@zparolin.bsky.social is hiring:
🠺 1x FT Post-Doctoral Researcher in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
🠺 3x PT Rsearchers in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
Find out more and apply HERE ➵ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
October 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
FOUR new positions available at INET Oxford!
@zparolin.bsky.social is hiring:
🠺 1x FT Post-Doctoral Researcher in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
🠺 3x PT Rsearchers in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
Find out more and apply HERE ➵ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
@zparolin.bsky.social is hiring:
🠺 1x FT Post-Doctoral Researcher in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
🠺 3x PT Rsearchers in Inequality, Social Policy, and Social Mobility
Find out more and apply HERE ➵ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/vacancies
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From the local newspaper Lister (1899), this gem:
Political economy.
12-year-old: “What is political economy, Dad?”
Dad: “Never buy more votes than you strictly need.”
Political economy.
12-year-old: “What is political economy, Dad?”
Dad: “Never buy more votes than you strictly need.”
October 18, 2025 at 11:39 AM
From the local newspaper Lister (1899), this gem:
Political economy.
12-year-old: “What is political economy, Dad?”
Dad: “Never buy more votes than you strictly need.”
Political economy.
12-year-old: “What is political economy, Dad?”
Dad: “Never buy more votes than you strictly need.”
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Second Call for Papers. GLO-JOPE Conference Bonn & Global – December 3-5, 2025. Submission Deadline October 23, 2025. #Development #Family #Fertility #Migration #Refugees #Crime #Conflict #Religion #Economics #Labor #Population #Health #Conflict #EconSky #EcoConf glabor.org/second-call-...
Second Call for Papers. GLO-JOPE Conference Bonn & Global – December 3-5, 2025. Submission Deadline October 23, 2025.
Second Call for Papers. The Global Labor Organization (GLO), a large international network of economists and related disciplines, invites contributed papers on
glabor.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Second Call for Papers. GLO-JOPE Conference Bonn & Global – December 3-5, 2025. Submission Deadline October 23, 2025. #Development #Family #Fertility #Migration #Refugees #Crime #Conflict #Religion #Economics #Labor #Population #Health #Conflict #EconSky #EcoConf glabor.org/second-call-...
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Pleased to see our new paper finally out!
Together with joël bühler and Roberto Iacono, we study income mobility dynamics in Norway using 26 years of high-quality register data.
Main result: upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income — and almost never by capital alone. (1/4)
Together with joël bühler and Roberto Iacono, we study income mobility dynamics in Norway using 26 years of high-quality register data.
Main result: upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income — and almost never by capital alone. (1/4)
Do individuals move ⤴️ or⤵️ the income ladder because of jumps in labor or capital income, or both?
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone - WID - World Inequality Database
Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone This paper studies the dynamics of capital and labor income mobility using high-quality register data from Norway.
wid.world
October 7, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Pleased to see our new paper finally out!
Together with joël bühler and Roberto Iacono, we study income mobility dynamics in Norway using 26 years of high-quality register data.
Main result: upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income — and almost never by capital alone. (1/4)
Together with joël bühler and Roberto Iacono, we study income mobility dynamics in Norway using 26 years of high-quality register data.
Main result: upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income — and almost never by capital alone. (1/4)
Reposted by Roberto Iacono
Ever wondered whether capital or labor income makes individuals move up the income ladder? So did my fantastic co-authors @marcoranaldi.bsky.social and @robertoiacono.org and I!
Short answer: It's mostly LABOR income! 1/2
Short answer: It's mostly LABOR income! 1/2
Do individuals move ⤴️ or⤵️ the income ladder because of jumps in labor or capital income, or both?
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone - WID - World Inequality Database
Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone This paper studies the dynamics of capital and labor income mobility using high-quality register data from Norway.
wid.world
October 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Ever wondered whether capital or labor income makes individuals move up the income ladder? So did my fantastic co-authors @marcoranaldi.bsky.social and @robertoiacono.org and I!
Short answer: It's mostly LABOR income! 1/2
Short answer: It's mostly LABOR income! 1/2
Reposted by Roberto Iacono
Do individuals move ⤴️ or⤵️ the income ladder because of jumps in labor or capital income, or both?
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone - WID - World Inequality Database
Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone This paper studies the dynamics of capital and labor income mobility using high-quality register data from Norway.
wid.world
October 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Do individuals move ⤴️ or⤵️ the income ladder because of jumps in labor or capital income, or both?
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org
▶️ wid.world/news-article...
Are you a PhD/Postdoc young scholar in search of opportunities abroad?
Time to apply for the new call of the Visiting researcher positions with access to admin data @ NTNU in Trondheim.
Deadline: 30.11.2025. Details: shorturl.at/Fdw9A
Friends & colleagues: pls share with your best candidates.
Time to apply for the new call of the Visiting researcher positions with access to admin data @ NTNU in Trondheim.
Deadline: 30.11.2025. Details: shorturl.at/Fdw9A
Friends & colleagues: pls share with your best candidates.
October 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Are you a PhD/Postdoc young scholar in search of opportunities abroad?
Time to apply for the new call of the Visiting researcher positions with access to admin data @ NTNU in Trondheim.
Deadline: 30.11.2025. Details: shorturl.at/Fdw9A
Friends & colleagues: pls share with your best candidates.
Time to apply for the new call of the Visiting researcher positions with access to admin data @ NTNU in Trondheim.
Deadline: 30.11.2025. Details: shorturl.at/Fdw9A
Friends & colleagues: pls share with your best candidates.
Time to celebrate! 🎉
The WelGain project (Tangible welfare costs & hidden welfare gains: unveiling the counterfactual in the evaluation of social programs) has received funding by the RCN, approx. 11.97M NOK (1M EUR).
I look forward to serve as PI of an amazing team of colleagues @NTNU and abroad!
The WelGain project (Tangible welfare costs & hidden welfare gains: unveiling the counterfactual in the evaluation of social programs) has received funding by the RCN, approx. 11.97M NOK (1M EUR).
I look forward to serve as PI of an amazing team of colleagues @NTNU and abroad!
October 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Time to celebrate! 🎉
The WelGain project (Tangible welfare costs & hidden welfare gains: unveiling the counterfactual in the evaluation of social programs) has received funding by the RCN, approx. 11.97M NOK (1M EUR).
I look forward to serve as PI of an amazing team of colleagues @NTNU and abroad!
The WelGain project (Tangible welfare costs & hidden welfare gains: unveiling the counterfactual in the evaluation of social programs) has received funding by the RCN, approx. 11.97M NOK (1M EUR).
I look forward to serve as PI of an amazing team of colleagues @NTNU and abroad!
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
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...
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👴👵 Noa De La Vega, Max Weber Fellow at @eui-eco.bsky.social, sheds light on how sudden major health changes in the elderly impact their adult children’s employment, revealing that sons and daughters are affected differently.
Read more 👉 https://loom.ly/1gb8nfc
Read more 👉 https://loom.ly/1gb8nfc
July 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
👴👵 Noa De La Vega, Max Weber Fellow at @eui-eco.bsky.social, sheds light on how sudden major health changes in the elderly impact their adult children’s employment, revealing that sons and daughters are affected differently.
Read more 👉 https://loom.ly/1gb8nfc
Read more 👉 https://loom.ly/1gb8nfc
We are delighted to publish this paper by @thomaspiketty.bsky.social in a forthcoming Special Issue of the Journal of Income Distribution jid.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/jid/
On the 10th anniversary of *Capital in the 21st Century* and 5th of *Capital and Ideology*, @thomaspiketty.bsky.social shared key lessons from his work + insights on global inequality transformations, emphasizing reasons for optimism👇
wid.world/news-article...
wid.world/news-article...
Capital in the 21st Century, Ten Years Later - WID - World Inequality Database
Capital in the 21st Century, Ten Years Later The source for global inequality data. Open access, high quality wealth and income inequality data developed by an international academic consortium.
wid.world
September 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We are delighted to publish this paper by @thomaspiketty.bsky.social in a forthcoming Special Issue of the Journal of Income Distribution jid.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/jid/
An exciting year has just begun! Sabbatical in Pisa & Florence for the whole academic year 2025/2026. Let me know if you are in the area!
September 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
An exciting year has just begun! Sabbatical in Pisa & Florence for the whole academic year 2025/2026. Let me know if you are in the area!
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🔴 🌐First global database of wealth accumulation covering 1800–2025 now available 👇
wid.world/news-article...
@cmtneztt.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @alisodano.bsky.social @anmol-smnch.bsky.social @jonasdietrich.bsky.social @gatonievas.bsky.social
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@cmtneztt.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @alisodano.bsky.social @anmol-smnch.bsky.social @jonasdietrich.bsky.social @gatonievas.bsky.social
First global database of wealth accumulation covering 1800–2025 now available - WID - World Inequality Database
First global database of wealth accumulation covering 1800–2025 now available The source for global inequality data. Open access, high quality wealth and income inequality data developed by an interna...
wid.world
September 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
🔴 🌐First global database of wealth accumulation covering 1800–2025 now available 👇
wid.world/news-article...
@cmtneztt.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @alisodano.bsky.social @anmol-smnch.bsky.social @jonasdietrich.bsky.social @gatonievas.bsky.social
wid.world/news-article...
@cmtneztt.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @alisodano.bsky.social @anmol-smnch.bsky.social @jonasdietrich.bsky.social @gatonievas.bsky.social
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Matching the Forbes 400 to tax data finds that they pay a total tax rate of 24 percent of economic income, lower than the 30 percent tax rate paid on average in the US, from Akcan S. Balkir, Emmanuel Saez, Danny Yagan, and Gabriel Zucman https://www.nber.org/papers/w34170
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Matching the Forbes 400 to tax data finds that they pay a total tax rate of 24 percent of economic income, lower than the 30 percent tax rate paid on average in the US, from Akcan S. Balkir, Emmanuel Saez, Danny Yagan, and Gabriel Zucman https://www.nber.org/papers/w34170
Great post by @brankomilan.bsky.social on Compositional vs. Income Ineq, highlighting @marcoranaldi.bsky.social's role in developing this novel concept. Regarding the high CI in the Nordics, @elisapalagi.bsky.social & I in our BEJEAP paper (doi.org/10.1515/beje...) have another interpretation..(1/n)
July 27, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Great post by @brankomilan.bsky.social on Compositional vs. Income Ineq, highlighting @marcoranaldi.bsky.social's role in developing this novel concept. Regarding the high CI in the Nordics, @elisapalagi.bsky.social & I in our BEJEAP paper (doi.org/10.1515/beje...) have another interpretation..(1/n)
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Just read @brankomilan.bsky.social's latest on income & compositional inequality. One more point: if AI pushes up the capital share by replacing jobs across skill levels, reducing compositional inequality can help capital complement labor—and prevent income inequality from rising👇
New Capitalism II:
Compositional vs income inequality
Are all class-based societies unequal?
branko2f7.substack.com/p/new-capita...
Compositional vs income inequality
Are all class-based societies unequal?
branko2f7.substack.com/p/new-capita...
New Capitalism II: Compositional vs income inequality
Are all class-based societies unequal?
branko2f7.substack.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Just read @brankomilan.bsky.social's latest on income & compositional inequality. One more point: if AI pushes up the capital share by replacing jobs across skill levels, reducing compositional inequality can help capital complement labor—and prevent income inequality from rising👇
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Happy to have this out (joint with @paolosantini.bsky.social & Ellora Derenoncourt). Stay tuned for more!
Substantial earnings penalties exist for racial minorities in France. Compared to the US, lower overall inequality benefits French racial minorities, but rank gaps are comparable, from Yajna Govind, Paolo Santini, and Ellora Derenoncourt https://www.nber.org/papers/w34013
July 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Happy to have this out (joint with @paolosantini.bsky.social & Ellora Derenoncourt). Stay tuned for more!
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The 2nd Lofoten Int'l Symposium on Inequality & Taxation (#LISIT2025) is now history! A fabulous 2-day workshop with a stellar group of economists & public finance scholars, surrounded by the stunning peaks & sea views that only the Lofoten islands can offer. Thread below
June 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The 2nd Lofoten Int'l Symposium on Inequality & Taxation (#LISIT2025) is now history! A fabulous 2-day workshop with a stellar group of economists & public finance scholars, surrounded by the stunning peaks & sea views that only the Lofoten islands can offer. Thread below
Reposted by Roberto Iacono
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"The Influence of Inheritances on Wealth Inequality in Rich Countries"
By @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social, & Philippe Van Kerm
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky #publiceconomics #publicfinance
"The Influence of Inheritances on Wealth Inequality in Rich Countries"
By @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social, & Philippe Van Kerm
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky #publiceconomics #publicfinance
June 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"The Influence of Inheritances on Wealth Inequality in Rich Countries"
By @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social, & Philippe Van Kerm
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky #publiceconomics #publicfinance
"The Influence of Inheritances on Wealth Inequality in Rich Countries"
By @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social, & Philippe Van Kerm
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky #publiceconomics #publicfinance
Reposted by Roberto Iacono
In Oslo this Monday? We're running a Political Economics Mini Workshop—reach out if you'd like to attend.
Presentations by Enrico Cantoni, @annkristinkolln.bsky.social, Sara Cools, Stine Hesstvedt, and @siggi-econ.bsky.social.
Presentations by Enrico Cantoni, @annkristinkolln.bsky.social, Sara Cools, Stine Hesstvedt, and @siggi-econ.bsky.social.
June 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
In Oslo this Monday? We're running a Political Economics Mini Workshop—reach out if you'd like to attend.
Presentations by Enrico Cantoni, @annkristinkolln.bsky.social, Sara Cools, Stine Hesstvedt, and @siggi-econ.bsky.social.
Presentations by Enrico Cantoni, @annkristinkolln.bsky.social, Sara Cools, Stine Hesstvedt, and @siggi-econ.bsky.social.