Tom Broekel
@tbroekel.bsky.social
Professor in Regional Innovation, University of Stavanger Business School, #regional #economics, #geography, #innovation studies, #regional science, #complexity, #news, social network analysis, #EconSky
Something like that - yep
October 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Something like that - yep
Yep, the difference still shows in the small things ...
October 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Yep, the difference still shows in the small things ...
The only disappointing thing in this setting - a baguette.
October 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The only disappointing thing in this setting - a baguette.
The team! Hard to find another location with such a concentration of expertise in this topic.
September 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The team! Hard to find another location with such a concentration of expertise in this topic.
No, it is not wrong, they really try to make it as comparable as possible. Obviously, there are a lot of deviations and approximations. Comparisons across systems are really difficult. I find it pretty interesting.
September 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
No, it is not wrong, they really try to make it as comparable as possible. Obviously, there are a lot of deviations and approximations. Comparisons across systems are really difficult. I find it pretty interesting.
Der Index kontrolliert nicht für die Größe der Institutionen, d.h. absolute Größe ist hier die Kernaussage.
September 14, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Der Index kontrolliert nicht für die Größe der Institutionen, d.h. absolute Größe ist hier die Kernaussage.
Sprich, es werden für verbeamtet Professoren der implizite Erwerb der Pensionsansprüche berücksichtigt sowie die Unterstützung zur Krankenversicherung
September 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Sprich, es werden für verbeamtet Professoren der implizite Erwerb der Pensionsansprüche berücksichtigt sowie die Unterstützung zur Krankenversicherung
Imputed social benefits are added to gross salary. The imputation uses the standard contribution rates from the OECD Taxing Wages model (for a single worker, age 40, no children), applied to the gross salary.
September 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Imputed social benefits are added to gross salary. The imputation uses the standard contribution rates from the OECD Taxing Wages model (for a single worker, age 40, no children), applied to the gross salary.
164000 für eine Professur wirkt schon arg hoch, vor allem, wenn das ein Mittelwert sein soll. Leider verteilt sich die Methodik über mehrere PDFs. Aber vielleicht hat ja sich ja schon jemand durchgewühlt?
September 13, 2025 at 6:22 PM
164000 für eine Professur wirkt schon arg hoch, vor allem, wenn das ein Mittelwert sein soll. Leider verteilt sich die Methodik über mehrere PDFs. Aber vielleicht hat ja sich ja schon jemand durchgewühlt?
The worst are the self-citations ...
September 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The worst are the self-citations ...
Next time you are in Stavanger- let me know and we'll make it happen.
September 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Next time you are in Stavanger- let me know and we'll make it happen.
Check out a brief introduction to the index on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pulse/feelin...
Feeling the heartbeat of regions - through local news
Excited to share that my latest (single-authored) paper is now published in the Journal of Economic Geography: 📄 “Feeling the Heartbeat of Regions: Local News and Economic Sentiments” 🔗 https://doi.or...
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July 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Check out a brief introduction to the index on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/pulse/feelin...
The index shows promising lead (forecasting) relations with monthly regional unemployment rates and annual GDP. More importantly, it opens up new ways to trace economic transitions, local narratives, and policy-relevant developments.
July 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The index shows promising lead (forecasting) relations with monthly regional unemployment rates and annual GDP. More importantly, it opens up new ways to trace economic transitions, local narratives, and policy-relevant developments.
Check it out:
📰 Data: 20+ million headlines from the RegNeS database
🤖 Methods: BERT, contrastive learning, geolocation
📊 Explore the index: www.tombroekel.de/regens/
📄 Paper: doi.org/10.1093/jeg/...
#media #geography #regionalnews #regens #sentiments #geoinno
📰 Data: 20+ million headlines from the RegNeS database
🤖 Methods: BERT, contrastive learning, geolocation
📊 Explore the index: www.tombroekel.de/regens/
📄 Paper: doi.org/10.1093/jeg/...
#media #geography #regionalnews #regens #sentiments #geoinno
July 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Check it out:
📰 Data: 20+ million headlines from the RegNeS database
🤖 Methods: BERT, contrastive learning, geolocation
📊 Explore the index: www.tombroekel.de/regens/
📄 Paper: doi.org/10.1093/jeg/...
#media #geography #regionalnews #regens #sentiments #geoinno
📰 Data: 20+ million headlines from the RegNeS database
🤖 Methods: BERT, contrastive learning, geolocation
📊 Explore the index: www.tombroekel.de/regens/
📄 Paper: doi.org/10.1093/jeg/...
#media #geography #regionalnews #regens #sentiments #geoinno
Aber wenn es der Teamgeistbildung hilft? Wenn man den Gerüchten glauben schenkt, dann sind manche Weihnachtsfeiern ja eh gar nicht mehr so weit davon entfernt ;-)
July 9, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Aber wenn es der Teamgeistbildung hilft? Wenn man den Gerüchten glauben schenkt, dann sind manche Weihnachtsfeiern ja eh gar nicht mehr so weit davon entfernt ;-)
Technically, I got one, but I rarely use it. I am an "office person" ;-)
July 9, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Technically, I got one, but I rarely use it. I am an "office person" ;-)