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💡It shows that exposure to heatwaves in late gestation is associated with higher birth weight and longer gestational duration, indicating heightened sensitivity to environmental stressors.
👉🏽Learn more about Alejandra: alejandrapazrivera.github.io
#Economics #EconJobMarket🧵🔚
👉🏽Learn more about Alejandra: alejandrapazrivera.github.io
#Economics #EconJobMarket🧵🔚
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
💡It shows that exposure to heatwaves in late gestation is associated with higher birth weight and longer gestational duration, indicating heightened sensitivity to environmental stressors.
👉🏽Learn more about Alejandra: alejandrapazrivera.github.io
#Economics #EconJobMarket🧵🔚
👉🏽Learn more about Alejandra: alejandrapazrivera.github.io
#Economics #EconJobMarket🧵🔚
📢#JobMarket Paper by Alejandra Rivera:
📑 "Heatwaves and Health at Birth"
🔹This paper studies how extreme heat during pregnancy affects birth outcomes in Spain.
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
📑 "Heatwaves and Health at Birth"
🔹This paper studies how extreme heat during pregnancy affects birth outcomes in Spain.
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
📢#JobMarket Paper by Alejandra Rivera:
📑 "Heatwaves and Health at Birth"
🔹This paper studies how extreme heat during pregnancy affects birth outcomes in Spain.
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
📑 "Heatwaves and Health at Birth"
🔹This paper studies how extreme heat during pregnancy affects birth outcomes in Spain.
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
📰 Read the interview with our researcher Nuria Rodriguez-Planas in El Periódico.
🗣️ “Reducing the gender gap not only improves the situation of women, but also that of men.”
🗣️ “Reducing the gender gap not only improves the situation of women, but also that of men.”
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 PM
📰 Read the interview with our researcher Nuria Rodriguez-Planas in El Periódico.
🗣️ “Reducing the gender gap not only improves the situation of women, but also that of men.”
🗣️ “Reducing the gender gap not only improves the situation of women, but also that of men.”
🎓Eleven #PhD students in #Economics at @ub.edu will present their latest research at the PhD in Economics Workshop 2025.
🔝A great opportunity to discover fresh insights, innovative approaches, and emerging talent in the field.
🔗Check out the full programme and join us: https://f.mtr.cool/ezvbteqlpr
🔝A great opportunity to discover fresh insights, innovative approaches, and emerging talent in the field.
🔗Check out the full programme and join us: https://f.mtr.cool/ezvbteqlpr
November 25, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🎓Eleven #PhD students in #Economics at @ub.edu will present their latest research at the PhD in Economics Workshop 2025.
🔝A great opportunity to discover fresh insights, innovative approaches, and emerging talent in the field.
🔗Check out the full programme and join us: https://f.mtr.cool/ezvbteqlpr
🔝A great opportunity to discover fresh insights, innovative approaches, and emerging talent in the field.
🔗Check out the full programme and join us: https://f.mtr.cool/ezvbteqlpr
🚀 Your future in Economics starts here! Applications will be open soon for the MSc in Economics at @ub.edu - a leading program built for aspiring Researchers and Professionals in economics, and Policy Shapers. 🌍
📚 Two-year programme with solid methodological foundations
🌐 Taught entirely in English
📚 Two-year programme with solid methodological foundations
🌐 Taught entirely in English
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🚀 Your future in Economics starts here! Applications will be open soon for the MSc in Economics at @ub.edu - a leading program built for aspiring Researchers and Professionals in economics, and Policy Shapers. 🌍
📚 Two-year programme with solid methodological foundations
🌐 Taught entirely in English
📚 Two-year programme with solid methodological foundations
🌐 Taught entirely in English
Today's #seminar: 'Marriage and Misallocation: Evidence from 70 Years of U.S. History'
🗣️Jay Eui Jung Lee @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/exaudhnruj
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
🗣️Jay Eui Jung Lee @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/exaudhnruj
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Today's #seminar: 'Marriage and Misallocation: Evidence from 70 Years of U.S. History'
🗣️Jay Eui Jung Lee @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/exaudhnruj
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
🗣️Jay Eui Jung Lee @stockholm-uni.bsky.social
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/exaudhnruj
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
Last Thursday, we hosted the PhD in Economics Info Session & Career Opportunities Panel, jointly organized with the MIPE programme.
The event began with an overview of the PhD programme by Concepció Patxot Cardoner, PhD in Economics Director 🧵👇🏼
The event began with an overview of the PhD programme by Concepció Patxot Cardoner, PhD in Economics Director 🧵👇🏼
November 24, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Last Thursday, we hosted the PhD in Economics Info Session & Career Opportunities Panel, jointly organized with the MIPE programme.
The event began with an overview of the PhD programme by Concepció Patxot Cardoner, PhD in Economics Director 🧵👇🏼
The event began with an overview of the PhD programme by Concepció Patxot Cardoner, PhD in Economics Director 🧵👇🏼
🗓️ On Monday, we had the pleasure of hosting Professor Albrecht Glitz (@upf.edu & Barcelona School of Economics) for BESTEPS Lecture 4, “Crafting the Job Market Paper.”
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🗓️ On Monday, we had the pleasure of hosting Professor Albrecht Glitz (@upf.edu & Barcelona School of Economics) for BESTEPS Lecture 4, “Crafting the Job Market Paper.”
🚨 The @economiaempresaub.bsky.social of the @ub.edu will host #EALE2026 from Aug 31–Sept 2!
Join Europe’s top labour economics conference:
🔹 Keynotes, flash talks, posters
🔹 Job Market sessions
🔹 Networking & policy roundtable
📅 Submit by Feb 1, 2026
🔗 More info: https://www.ub.edu/eale2026/
Join Europe’s top labour economics conference:
🔹 Keynotes, flash talks, posters
🔹 Job Market sessions
🔹 Networking & policy roundtable
📅 Submit by Feb 1, 2026
🔗 More info: https://www.ub.edu/eale2026/
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🚨 The @economiaempresaub.bsky.social of the @ub.edu will host #EALE2026 from Aug 31–Sept 2!
Join Europe’s top labour economics conference:
🔹 Keynotes, flash talks, posters
🔹 Job Market sessions
🔹 Networking & policy roundtable
📅 Submit by Feb 1, 2026
🔗 More info: https://www.ub.edu/eale2026/
Join Europe’s top labour economics conference:
🔹 Keynotes, flash talks, posters
🔹 Job Market sessions
🔹 Networking & policy roundtable
📅 Submit by Feb 1, 2026
🔗 More info: https://www.ub.edu/eale2026/
📊 Our researchers @dforemny.bsky.social, Núria Rodríguez Planas, and Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela, have been appointed members of the new Council for Productivity and Economic Leadership in Catalonia, created by the Government of Catalonia.
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 AM
📊 Our researchers @dforemny.bsky.social, Núria Rodríguez Planas, and Jenifer Ruiz-Valenzuela, have been appointed members of the new Council for Productivity and Economic Leadership in Catalonia, created by the Government of Catalonia.
💡Using close-election data, it finds that far-right mayors cut environmental spending and green investments, hindering progress toward EU climate goals.
👉🏽Learn more about Daniel: sites.google.com/view/danielf...
#Economics #EconJobMarket🧵@mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu 🔚
👉🏽Learn more about Daniel: sites.google.com/view/danielf...
#Economics #EconJobMarket🧵@mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu 🔚
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
💡Using close-election data, it finds that far-right mayors cut environmental spending and green investments, hindering progress toward EU climate goals.
👉🏽Learn more about Daniel: sites.google.com/view/danielf...
#Economics #EconJobMarket🧵@mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu 🔚
👉🏽Learn more about Daniel: sites.google.com/view/danielf...
#Economics #EconJobMarket🧵@mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu 🔚
📢#JobMarket Paper by @favredenoguera.bsky.social:
📑 "Do far-right mayors affect environmental policies? Evidence from Italian Municipalities"
🔹This paper examines how far-right municipal governments in Italy affect local environmental policy
@assameeting.bsky.social @matteogamalerio.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
📑 "Do far-right mayors affect environmental policies? Evidence from Italian Municipalities"
🔹This paper examines how far-right municipal governments in Italy affect local environmental policy
@assameeting.bsky.social @matteogamalerio.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
📢#JobMarket Paper by @favredenoguera.bsky.social:
📑 "Do far-right mayors affect environmental policies? Evidence from Italian Municipalities"
🔹This paper examines how far-right municipal governments in Italy affect local environmental policy
@assameeting.bsky.social @matteogamalerio.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
📑 "Do far-right mayors affect environmental policies? Evidence from Italian Municipalities"
🔹This paper examines how far-right municipal governments in Italy affect local environmental policy
@assameeting.bsky.social @matteogamalerio.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
Today's #seminar: 'You Are Fired, My Lord! Experimental Evidence on Deferential Narratives and Democratic Accountability'
🗣️@pstanig.bsky.social (Bocconi University)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/qbsrphhifk
🗃️ IPERG seminar
🗣️@pstanig.bsky.social (Bocconi University)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/qbsrphhifk
🗃️ IPERG seminar
November 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Today's #seminar: 'You Are Fired, My Lord! Experimental Evidence on Deferential Narratives and Democratic Accountability'
🗣️@pstanig.bsky.social (Bocconi University)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/qbsrphhifk
🗃️ IPERG seminar
🗣️@pstanig.bsky.social (Bocconi University)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/qbsrphhifk
🗃️ IPERG seminar
Today's #seminar: 'Cyclical Information and Precautionary Saving'
🗣️Céline Poilly (Aix-Marseille University)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/gbyutxzxzs
🗃️ Economic Theory seminar
🗣️Céline Poilly (Aix-Marseille University)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/gbyutxzxzs
🗃️ Economic Theory seminar
November 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Today's #seminar: 'Cyclical Information and Precautionary Saving'
🗣️Céline Poilly (Aix-Marseille University)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/gbyutxzxzs
🗃️ Economic Theory seminar
🗣️Céline Poilly (Aix-Marseille University)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/gbyutxzxzs
🗃️ Economic Theory seminar
💡Using variation in law changes across states and time, it finds that such reforms significantly lower reported violence, suggesting broader effects through reduced coercive control and enhanced deterrence.
👉🏽Learn more about Alyvia: sites.google.com/view/alymcta...
#Economics #EconJobMarket🧵🔚
👉🏽Learn more about Alyvia: sites.google.com/view/alymcta...
#Economics #EconJobMarket🧵🔚
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
💡Using variation in law changes across states and time, it finds that such reforms significantly lower reported violence, suggesting broader effects through reduced coercive control and enhanced deterrence.
👉🏽Learn more about Alyvia: sites.google.com/view/alymcta...
#Economics #EconJobMarket🧵🔚
👉🏽Learn more about Alyvia: sites.google.com/view/alymcta...
#Economics #EconJobMarket🧵🔚
📢#JobMarket Paper by Alyvia McTague:
📑 "Firearms laws and violence against women"
🔹This paper examines whether state-level firearm restrictions for domestic abusers reduce violence against women in the U.S.
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
📑 "Firearms laws and violence against women"
🔹This paper examines whether state-level firearm restrictions for domestic abusers reduce violence against women in the U.S.
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
November 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
📢#JobMarket Paper by Alyvia McTague:
📑 "Firearms laws and violence against women"
🔹This paper examines whether state-level firearm restrictions for domestic abusers reduce violence against women in the U.S.
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
📑 "Firearms laws and violence against women"
🔹This paper examines whether state-level firearm restrictions for domestic abusers reduce violence against women in the U.S.
@assameeting.bsky.social @mfeliu.bsky.social @ub.edu @juditvall.bsky.social 🧵👇🏼
Today's #seminar: 'The Political Costs of Debt Deflation: Agricultural Crises and the Rise of the Nazi Party'
🗣️@mreiske.bsky.social (Humboldt University Berlin)
⏰17:00 CET
📍Online
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/iaanabkncp
🗃️ International Macro History Online Seminar (IMHOS) seminar
🗣️@mreiske.bsky.social (Humboldt University Berlin)
⏰17:00 CET
📍Online
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/iaanabkncp
🗃️ International Macro History Online Seminar (IMHOS) seminar
November 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Today's #seminar: 'The Political Costs of Debt Deflation: Agricultural Crises and the Rise of the Nazi Party'
🗣️@mreiske.bsky.social (Humboldt University Berlin)
⏰17:00 CET
📍Online
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/iaanabkncp
🗃️ International Macro History Online Seminar (IMHOS) seminar
🗣️@mreiske.bsky.social (Humboldt University Berlin)
⏰17:00 CET
📍Online
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/iaanabkncp
🗃️ International Macro History Online Seminar (IMHOS) seminar
Today's #seminar: 'Las accionistas del Banco de España: primera aproximación (1856-1962)'
🗣️Susana Martínez (Universidad de Murcia)
⏰14:00 CET
📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/hoyflfvwbn
🗃️ Economic History seminar
🗣️Susana Martínez (Universidad de Murcia)
⏰14:00 CET
📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/hoyflfvwbn
🗃️ Economic History seminar
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Today's #seminar: 'Las accionistas del Banco de España: primera aproximación (1856-1962)'
🗣️Susana Martínez (Universidad de Murcia)
⏰14:00 CET
📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/hoyflfvwbn
🗃️ Economic History seminar
🗣️Susana Martínez (Universidad de Murcia)
⏰14:00 CET
📍Sala de Recepcions, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/hoyflfvwbn
🗃️ Economic History seminar
Today's #seminar: 'From rainfall to resilience: a regional analysis for hydrogeological risk reduction'
🗣️Lorenzo Ciulla (University of Florence)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1030, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/zlwljwlkmb
🗃️ AQR-IREA seminar
🗣️Lorenzo Ciulla (University of Florence)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1030, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/zlwljwlkmb
🗃️ AQR-IREA seminar
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Today's #seminar: 'From rainfall to resilience: a regional analysis for hydrogeological risk reduction'
🗣️Lorenzo Ciulla (University of Florence)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1030, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/zlwljwlkmb
🗃️ AQR-IREA seminar
🗣️Lorenzo Ciulla (University of Florence)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1030, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/zlwljwlkmb
🗃️ AQR-IREA seminar
⏳Call for expressions of interest for Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellowships call.
📁 Applied Economics
🔴 Deadline: 2 December 2025.
🗓️ 3-year postdoctoral fellowship aimed at researchers who obtained their PhD in 2024 or 2025.
🏠 @fundacioieb.bsky.social
📁 Applied Economics
🔴 Deadline: 2 December 2025.
🗓️ 3-year postdoctoral fellowship aimed at researchers who obtained their PhD in 2024 or 2025.
🏠 @fundacioieb.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:58 PM
⏳Call for expressions of interest for Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellowships call.
📁 Applied Economics
🔴 Deadline: 2 December 2025.
🗓️ 3-year postdoctoral fellowship aimed at researchers who obtained their PhD in 2024 or 2025.
🏠 @fundacioieb.bsky.social
📁 Applied Economics
🔴 Deadline: 2 December 2025.
🗓️ 3-year postdoctoral fellowship aimed at researchers who obtained their PhD in 2024 or 2025.
🏠 @fundacioieb.bsky.social
Today's #seminar: 'Tracing the Genetic Footprints of the UK National Health Service'
🗣️@nicolaumb.bsky.social (University of Bologna)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/qykkyczbak
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
🗣️@nicolaumb.bsky.social (University of Bologna)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/qykkyczbak
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
November 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Today's #seminar: 'Tracing the Genetic Footprints of the UK National Health Service'
🗣️@nicolaumb.bsky.social (University of Bologna)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/qykkyczbak
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
🗣️@nicolaumb.bsky.social (University of Bologna)
⏰14:30 CET
📍Room 1038, 690 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/qykkyczbak
🗃️ @fundacioieb.bsky.social seminar
Today's #seminar: 'Who wants Power? Measuring Intrinsic Preferences for Power and Their Behavioral Signature'
🗣️Holger Herz (University of Fribourg)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/fmubkiylyi
🗃️ Economic Theory seminar
🗣️Holger Herz (University of Fribourg)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/fmubkiylyi
🗃️ Economic Theory seminar
November 18, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Today's #seminar: 'Who wants Power? Measuring Intrinsic Preferences for Power and Their Behavioral Signature'
🗣️Holger Herz (University of Fribourg)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/fmubkiylyi
🗃️ Economic Theory seminar
🗣️Holger Herz (University of Fribourg)
⏰12:15 CET
📍Room 2302, 696 Building
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/fmubkiylyi
🗃️ Economic Theory seminar
⏳Call for expressions of interest for Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellowships call.
📁 Macroeconomics and Microeconomics (applied theory; broadly defined).
🔴 Deadline: 8 December 2025.
📁 Macroeconomics and Microeconomics (applied theory; broadly defined).
🔴 Deadline: 8 December 2025.
November 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
⏳Call for expressions of interest for Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Fellowships call.
📁 Macroeconomics and Microeconomics (applied theory; broadly defined).
🔴 Deadline: 8 December 2025.
📁 Macroeconomics and Microeconomics (applied theory; broadly defined).
🔴 Deadline: 8 December 2025.
📢 Don't miss the DEMOCRAT Final Conference!
🗣️ "How can schools, educators, and policymakers work together to strengthen democratic resilience in Europe?"
🗓️ November 20-21
📍Aula Magna, 696 Building, for Main Event. Other rooms for Parallel sessions.
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/lvtszdbktq
🗣️ "How can schools, educators, and policymakers work together to strengthen democratic resilience in Europe?"
🗓️ November 20-21
📍Aula Magna, 696 Building, for Main Event. Other rooms for Parallel sessions.
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/lvtszdbktq
November 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📢 Don't miss the DEMOCRAT Final Conference!
🗣️ "How can schools, educators, and policymakers work together to strengthen democratic resilience in Europe?"
🗓️ November 20-21
📍Aula Magna, 696 Building, for Main Event. Other rooms for Parallel sessions.
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/lvtszdbktq
🗣️ "How can schools, educators, and policymakers work together to strengthen democratic resilience in Europe?"
🗓️ November 20-21
📍Aula Magna, 696 Building, for Main Event. Other rooms for Parallel sessions.
🔗https://f.mtr.cool/lvtszdbktq
📉The results show no increase in independent businesses and increased presence of chain shops.
💡 Large lots experienced increased commercial land values, suggesting the fixed supply led to higher demand from larger business.
👉🏽https://sites.google.com/view/julia-mcgee/
#Economics #EconJobMarket
💡 Large lots experienced increased commercial land values, suggesting the fixed supply led to higher demand from larger business.
👉🏽https://sites.google.com/view/julia-mcgee/
#Economics #EconJobMarket
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 AM
📉The results show no increase in independent businesses and increased presence of chain shops.
💡 Large lots experienced increased commercial land values, suggesting the fixed supply led to higher demand from larger business.
👉🏽https://sites.google.com/view/julia-mcgee/
#Economics #EconJobMarket
💡 Large lots experienced increased commercial land values, suggesting the fixed supply led to higher demand from larger business.
👉🏽https://sites.google.com/view/julia-mcgee/
#Economics #EconJobMarket