USI Lugano - Department of Economics
@usiidep.bsky.social
Official account of the Department of Economics (IDEP) of USI, Lugano
📄 We are happy to share that the #CallforPapers of the 2nd edition of WISE is now open!
📅 May 5-7, 2026 in Airolo (CH) 🏔
🎤 Keynotes: @categennaioliqmul.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social) & @pietrobiroli.bsky.social (@unibo.it)
Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1eGj6...
Deadline: 22/12/25, 23.59 CET
📅 May 5-7, 2026 in Airolo (CH) 🏔
🎤 Keynotes: @categennaioliqmul.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social) & @pietrobiroli.bsky.social (@unibo.it)
Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1eGj6...
Deadline: 22/12/25, 23.59 CET
November 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
📄 We are happy to share that the #CallforPapers of the 2nd edition of WISE is now open!
📅 May 5-7, 2026 in Airolo (CH) 🏔
🎤 Keynotes: @categennaioliqmul.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social) & @pietrobiroli.bsky.social (@unibo.it)
Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1eGj6...
Deadline: 22/12/25, 23.59 CET
📅 May 5-7, 2026 in Airolo (CH) 🏔
🎤 Keynotes: @categennaioliqmul.bsky.social (@qmul.bsky.social) & @pietrobiroli.bsky.social (@unibo.it)
Info: drive.google.com/file/d/1eGj6...
Deadline: 22/12/25, 23.59 CET
Today Lorenzo Incoronato (U. of Naples) presented “Hiring subsidies and female employment”.
With M. di Stefano (@cep-lse.bsky.social) and A. Raute (@qmul.bsky.social), he shows that subsidies boost hiring of non-employed women and, as firms learn from these hires, raise long-run hiring for women.
With M. di Stefano (@cep-lse.bsky.social) and A. Raute (@qmul.bsky.social), he shows that subsidies boost hiring of non-employed women and, as firms learn from these hires, raise long-run hiring for women.
November 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Today Lorenzo Incoronato (U. of Naples) presented “Hiring subsidies and female employment”.
With M. di Stefano (@cep-lse.bsky.social) and A. Raute (@qmul.bsky.social), he shows that subsidies boost hiring of non-employed women and, as firms learn from these hires, raise long-run hiring for women.
With M. di Stefano (@cep-lse.bsky.social) and A. Raute (@qmul.bsky.social), he shows that subsidies boost hiring of non-employed women and, as firms learn from these hires, raise long-run hiring for women.
Matthias Rodemeier (Università Bocconi) presented “Positive vs. Normative Disagreement in Optimal Income Taxation”, coauthored with Gregory Sun (WashU).
The study tests views on helping low-income people: most are generous on private transfers but oppose tax-based redistribution due to gov. aversion
The study tests views on helping low-income people: most are generous on private transfers but oppose tax-based redistribution due to gov. aversion
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Matthias Rodemeier (Università Bocconi) presented “Positive vs. Normative Disagreement in Optimal Income Taxation”, coauthored with Gregory Sun (WashU).
The study tests views on helping low-income people: most are generous on private transfers but oppose tax-based redistribution due to gov. aversion
The study tests views on helping low-income people: most are generous on private transfers but oppose tax-based redistribution due to gov. aversion
Meet our #EconJobMarket candidates!
Tai Lo Yeung is on the Job Market this year. He specializes in applied #Finance and focuses on #householdfinance and #behavioralfinance.
👉 Read his Job Market Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
👉 Learn more about him here: tlyeungae.github.io
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Tai Lo Yeung is on the Job Market this year. He specializes in applied #Finance and focuses on #householdfinance and #behavioralfinance.
👉 Read his Job Market Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
👉 Learn more about him here: tlyeungae.github.io
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November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Meet our #EconJobMarket candidates!
Tai Lo Yeung is on the Job Market this year. He specializes in applied #Finance and focuses on #householdfinance and #behavioralfinance.
👉 Read his Job Market Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
👉 Learn more about him here: tlyeungae.github.io
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Tai Lo Yeung is on the Job Market this year. He specializes in applied #Finance and focuses on #householdfinance and #behavioralfinance.
👉 Read his Job Market Paper: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
👉 Learn more about him here: tlyeungae.github.io
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Meet our #EconJobMarket candidates!
Flora Marchioro is on the Job Market this year. She is an #AppliedEconomist specialized in #CarbonMarkets and #EnergyEconomics.
👉 Read her Job Market Paper: floramarchioro.github.io/files/Marchi...
👉 Learn more about her here: floramarchioro.github.io
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Flora Marchioro is on the Job Market this year. She is an #AppliedEconomist specialized in #CarbonMarkets and #EnergyEconomics.
👉 Read her Job Market Paper: floramarchioro.github.io/files/Marchi...
👉 Learn more about her here: floramarchioro.github.io
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November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Meet our #EconJobMarket candidates!
Flora Marchioro is on the Job Market this year. She is an #AppliedEconomist specialized in #CarbonMarkets and #EnergyEconomics.
👉 Read her Job Market Paper: floramarchioro.github.io/files/Marchi...
👉 Learn more about her here: floramarchioro.github.io
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Flora Marchioro is on the Job Market this year. She is an #AppliedEconomist specialized in #CarbonMarkets and #EnergyEconomics.
👉 Read her Job Market Paper: floramarchioro.github.io/files/Marchi...
👉 Learn more about her here: floramarchioro.github.io
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📢Meet the 2025-26 @usiidep.bsky.social Job Market Candidates!
We are proud to introduce our #JMC: Tai Lo Yeung and Flora Marchioro. In the coming posts, we will share more about their profiles and research.
Explore our candidates and their #JMPs here: idep.usi.ch/job-market
#EconJobMarket
We are proud to introduce our #JMC: Tai Lo Yeung and Flora Marchioro. In the coming posts, we will share more about their profiles and research.
Explore our candidates and their #JMPs here: idep.usi.ch/job-market
#EconJobMarket
November 10, 2025 at 9:17 AM
📢Meet the 2025-26 @usiidep.bsky.social Job Market Candidates!
We are proud to introduce our #JMC: Tai Lo Yeung and Flora Marchioro. In the coming posts, we will share more about their profiles and research.
Explore our candidates and their #JMPs here: idep.usi.ch/job-market
#EconJobMarket
We are proud to introduce our #JMC: Tai Lo Yeung and Flora Marchioro. In the coming posts, we will share more about their profiles and research.
Explore our candidates and their #JMPs here: idep.usi.ch/job-market
#EconJobMarket
👏 Congratulations to Patricia Funk on being elected to the @eeanews.bsky.social Council (2026–2031)!
We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics.
Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk.
#USIecon #Econbluesky
We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics.
Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk.
#USIecon #Econbluesky
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
👏 Congratulations to Patricia Funk on being elected to the @eeanews.bsky.social Council (2026–2031)!
We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics.
Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk.
#USIecon #Econbluesky
We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics.
Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk.
#USIecon #Econbluesky
Today Gabriela Deschamps @stoneeconucl.bsky.social presented "Motherhood and Violence".
Using Mexican survey data, she shows that motherhood is linked to greater exposure to violence and lower likelihood of leaving a violent partner, highlighting the importance of fertility control.
Using Mexican survey data, she shows that motherhood is linked to greater exposure to violence and lower likelihood of leaving a violent partner, highlighting the importance of fertility control.
October 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Today Gabriela Deschamps @stoneeconucl.bsky.social presented "Motherhood and Violence".
Using Mexican survey data, she shows that motherhood is linked to greater exposure to violence and lower likelihood of leaving a violent partner, highlighting the importance of fertility control.
Using Mexican survey data, she shows that motherhood is linked to greater exposure to violence and lower likelihood of leaving a violent partner, highlighting the importance of fertility control.
Today Amanda Dahlstrand @econ.uzh.ch presented "Does Division of Labor Increase Productivity? Evidence from Primary Care".
With Shan Huang (SSE & Copenhagen), Nestor Le Nestour (Stockholm), and Guy Michaels (LSE), they show productivity and outcome effects of telemedicine patient assignment.
With Shan Huang (SSE & Copenhagen), Nestor Le Nestour (Stockholm), and Guy Michaels (LSE), they show productivity and outcome effects of telemedicine patient assignment.
October 20, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Today Amanda Dahlstrand @econ.uzh.ch presented "Does Division of Labor Increase Productivity? Evidence from Primary Care".
With Shan Huang (SSE & Copenhagen), Nestor Le Nestour (Stockholm), and Guy Michaels (LSE), they show productivity and outcome effects of telemedicine patient assignment.
With Shan Huang (SSE & Copenhagen), Nestor Le Nestour (Stockholm), and Guy Michaels (LSE), they show productivity and outcome effects of telemedicine patient assignment.
Today @maxposch.bsky.social @uofebusiness.bsky.social presented "Doux Commerce: Markets, Culture, and Cooperation in 1850-1920 U.S."
With Itzchak Raz (Hebrew University), they study how rising market integration fostered universalism and trust, shifting cooperation beyond kin-based ties.
With Itzchak Raz (Hebrew University), they study how rising market integration fostered universalism and trust, shifting cooperation beyond kin-based ties.
October 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Today @maxposch.bsky.social @uofebusiness.bsky.social presented "Doux Commerce: Markets, Culture, and Cooperation in 1850-1920 U.S."
With Itzchak Raz (Hebrew University), they study how rising market integration fostered universalism and trust, shifting cooperation beyond kin-based ties.
With Itzchak Raz (Hebrew University), they study how rising market integration fostered universalism and trust, shifting cooperation beyond kin-based ties.
Chair: Maximilian von Ehrlich @unibe.ch
Speakers:
Hartmut Egger @unibayreuth.bsky.social
Katja Gehr @uni-wuerzburg.de
Angela Rodrigues Roberto @unil.bsky.social
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Speakers:
Hartmut Egger @unibayreuth.bsky.social
Katja Gehr @uni-wuerzburg.de
Angela Rodrigues Roberto @unil.bsky.social
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October 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Chair: Maximilian von Ehrlich @unibe.ch
Speakers:
Hartmut Egger @unibayreuth.bsky.social
Katja Gehr @uni-wuerzburg.de
Angela Rodrigues Roberto @unil.bsky.social
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Speakers:
Hartmut Egger @unibayreuth.bsky.social
Katja Gehr @uni-wuerzburg.de
Angela Rodrigues Roberto @unil.bsky.social
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Chair: Mario Jametti @usiidep.bsky.social
Speakers:
@mariusbrulhart.bsky.social @heclausanne.bsky.social
@lea-fri.bsky.social @unisg.ch
@almostsurely.bsky.social @econunimannheim.bsky.social
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Speakers:
@mariusbrulhart.bsky.social @heclausanne.bsky.social
@lea-fri.bsky.social @unisg.ch
@almostsurely.bsky.social @econunimannheim.bsky.social
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October 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Chair: Mario Jametti @usiidep.bsky.social
Speakers:
@mariusbrulhart.bsky.social @heclausanne.bsky.social
@lea-fri.bsky.social @unisg.ch
@almostsurely.bsky.social @econunimannheim.bsky.social
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Speakers:
@mariusbrulhart.bsky.social @heclausanne.bsky.social
@lea-fri.bsky.social @unisg.ch
@almostsurely.bsky.social @econunimannheim.bsky.social
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Chair: Raphaël Parchet @usiidep.bsky.social
Speakers:
Sofia Schroeter @heclausanne.bsky.social
Johannes Kochems, University of Cologne
Elisabeth Preyer @unibe.ch
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Speakers:
Sofia Schroeter @heclausanne.bsky.social
Johannes Kochems, University of Cologne
Elisabeth Preyer @unibe.ch
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October 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Chair: Raphaël Parchet @usiidep.bsky.social
Speakers:
Sofia Schroeter @heclausanne.bsky.social
Johannes Kochems, University of Cologne
Elisabeth Preyer @unibe.ch
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Speakers:
Sofia Schroeter @heclausanne.bsky.social
Johannes Kochems, University of Cologne
Elisabeth Preyer @unibe.ch
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Today at @usiidep.bsky.social we host the 7th Swiss Workshop on Local Public Finance and Regional Economics.
Sessions cover: corporate taxation, efficiency costs of inheritance/income taxes & the BioNTech fiscal/economic effects, urban-rural productivity, skill sorting, and political budgeting.
Sessions cover: corporate taxation, efficiency costs of inheritance/income taxes & the BioNTech fiscal/economic effects, urban-rural productivity, skill sorting, and political budgeting.
October 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today at @usiidep.bsky.social we host the 7th Swiss Workshop on Local Public Finance and Regional Economics.
Sessions cover: corporate taxation, efficiency costs of inheritance/income taxes & the BioNTech fiscal/economic effects, urban-rural productivity, skill sorting, and political budgeting.
Sessions cover: corporate taxation, efficiency costs of inheritance/income taxes & the BioNTech fiscal/economic effects, urban-rural productivity, skill sorting, and political budgeting.
Davide Cantoni (@econmunich.bsky.social) presented “Identity and Institutional Change: Evidence from First Names in Germany, 1700–1850."
With Matthias Weigand & Cathrin Mohr, he shows that the 1789-1815 collapse of hegemonic powers shifted local identities from ruler-aligned to religious & national.
With Matthias Weigand & Cathrin Mohr, he shows that the 1789-1815 collapse of hegemonic powers shifted local identities from ruler-aligned to religious & national.
September 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Davide Cantoni (@econmunich.bsky.social) presented “Identity and Institutional Change: Evidence from First Names in Germany, 1700–1850."
With Matthias Weigand & Cathrin Mohr, he shows that the 1789-1815 collapse of hegemonic powers shifted local identities from ruler-aligned to religious & national.
With Matthias Weigand & Cathrin Mohr, he shows that the 1789-1815 collapse of hegemonic powers shifted local identities from ruler-aligned to religious & national.
Happy to share that the new Econ Seminar Series in Lugano is ready to begin! Find hereby our speakers for the #Autumn25 Series!
📆Check out the full schedule below!
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If interested, please contact us here or via our email: idep@usi.ch
📆Check out the full schedule below!
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If interested, please contact us here or via our email: idep@usi.ch
September 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Happy to share that the new Econ Seminar Series in Lugano is ready to begin! Find hereby our speakers for the #Autumn25 Series!
📆Check out the full schedule below!
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If interested, please contact us here or via our email: idep@usi.ch
📆Check out the full schedule below!
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If interested, please contact us here or via our email: idep@usi.ch
Congrats to Nicole Venus (@n-venus.bsky.social) on defending her PhD “Essays in Labour and Gender Economics” at @usiidep.bsky.social.
Her research explores gender, labour & household economics.
She will soon join the University of Bern (@unibe.ch) as a Postdoctoral researcher!
Her research explores gender, labour & household economics.
She will soon join the University of Bern (@unibe.ch) as a Postdoctoral researcher!
August 19, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Congrats to Nicole Venus (@n-venus.bsky.social) on defending her PhD “Essays in Labour and Gender Economics” at @usiidep.bsky.social.
Her research explores gender, labour & household economics.
She will soon join the University of Bern (@unibe.ch) as a Postdoctoral researcher!
Her research explores gender, labour & household economics.
She will soon join the University of Bern (@unibe.ch) as a Postdoctoral researcher!
Congrats to Giuseppe Di Giacomo (@g-digiacomo.bsky.social) on defending his PhD at @usiidep.bsky.social.
His work studies how shocks like automation and tourism reshape local labor markets and education.
Next stop: Ifo Institut in Munich!
His work studies how shocks like automation and tourism reshape local labor markets and education.
Next stop: Ifo Institut in Munich!
August 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Congrats to Giuseppe Di Giacomo (@g-digiacomo.bsky.social) on defending his PhD at @usiidep.bsky.social.
His work studies how shocks like automation and tourism reshape local labor markets and education.
Next stop: Ifo Institut in Munich!
His work studies how shocks like automation and tourism reshape local labor markets and education.
Next stop: Ifo Institut in Munich!
Congrats to IdEP PhD candidate Alda Marchese on being awarded the USI Doc-Mobility grant. She'll be visiting @uclaanderson.bsky.social, hosted by Ricardo Perez-Truglia 🇺🇸🌴
Alda’s research examines how #socialnorms impact the #gendergap in voter turnout and if easing social pressure can reduce it
Alda’s research examines how #socialnorms impact the #gendergap in voter turnout and if easing social pressure can reduce it
August 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Congrats to IdEP PhD candidate Alda Marchese on being awarded the USI Doc-Mobility grant. She'll be visiting @uclaanderson.bsky.social, hosted by Ricardo Perez-Truglia 🇺🇸🌴
Alda’s research examines how #socialnorms impact the #gendergap in voter turnout and if easing social pressure can reduce it
Alda’s research examines how #socialnorms impact the #gendergap in voter turnout and if easing social pressure can reduce it
@mikkelmertz.bsky.social (@rockwoolfonden.dk) presented “Effects of a Housing Policy on Neighborhoods, Residential Mobility & Inequality”.
With C.Dustmann (@ucl.ac.uk) & @rlandersoe.bsky.social (Rockwool), he finds that private coop ownership attracted affluent residents & widened areas inequality
With C.Dustmann (@ucl.ac.uk) & @rlandersoe.bsky.social (Rockwool), he finds that private coop ownership attracted affluent residents & widened areas inequality
June 25, 2025 at 2:22 PM
@mikkelmertz.bsky.social (@rockwoolfonden.dk) presented “Effects of a Housing Policy on Neighborhoods, Residential Mobility & Inequality”.
With C.Dustmann (@ucl.ac.uk) & @rlandersoe.bsky.social (Rockwool), he finds that private coop ownership attracted affluent residents & widened areas inequality
With C.Dustmann (@ucl.ac.uk) & @rlandersoe.bsky.social (Rockwool), he finds that private coop ownership attracted affluent residents & widened areas inequality
📈 Francis Kramarz (Bocconi University, @college-de-france.fr, @uu.se) taught a PhD course on AKM models and the microeconometrics of matched employer-employee data. Topics included wage decomposition, firm/industry effects, and the role of networks.
June 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
📈 Francis Kramarz (Bocconi University, @college-de-france.fr, @uu.se) taught a PhD course on AKM models and the microeconometrics of matched employer-employee data. Topics included wage decomposition, firm/industry effects, and the role of networks.
Today, Andreas Kotsadam (@UniOslo) presented his joint work with S. Dahlum, T.Hanson, Å. Johnsen, and A. Wuttke on whether support for authoritarian rule is contagious. Using field & survey experiments in the Norwegian Armed Forces, they showed that it spreads via peer influence.
May 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Today, Andreas Kotsadam (@UniOslo) presented his joint work with S. Dahlum, T.Hanson, Å. Johnsen, and A. Wuttke on whether support for authoritarian rule is contagious. Using field & survey experiments in the Norwegian Armed Forces, they showed that it spreads via peer influence.
Today @uglogowsky.bsky.social (@jku.at) presented “The Parenthood Penalty in Mental Health”, joint w. @ahammeralex.bsky.social (JKU Linz) @mhalla.bsky.social (@wuvienna.bsky.social) & T. Hener (@au.dk).
They find parenthood imposes greater mental health burdens on mothers, leading to long-run gaps
They find parenthood imposes greater mental health burdens on mothers, leading to long-run gaps
May 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Today @uglogowsky.bsky.social (@jku.at) presented “The Parenthood Penalty in Mental Health”, joint w. @ahammeralex.bsky.social (JKU Linz) @mhalla.bsky.social (@wuvienna.bsky.social) & T. Hener (@au.dk).
They find parenthood imposes greater mental health burdens on mothers, leading to long-run gaps
They find parenthood imposes greater mental health burdens on mothers, leading to long-run gaps
Today, Manuel Bagues (@warwickecon.bsky.social) presented “Friends in Childhood and the Gender Equality Paradox”, coauthored with N. Zinovyeva (Warwick).
They show that children in richer, more equal societies have fewer opposite-sex friends. Evidence suggests household income as the key driver.
They show that children in richer, more equal societies have fewer opposite-sex friends. Evidence suggests household income as the key driver.
May 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Today, Manuel Bagues (@warwickecon.bsky.social) presented “Friends in Childhood and the Gender Equality Paradox”, coauthored with N. Zinovyeva (Warwick).
They show that children in richer, more equal societies have fewer opposite-sex friends. Evidence suggests household income as the key driver.
They show that children in richer, more equal societies have fewer opposite-sex friends. Evidence suggests household income as the key driver.
Junior seminar today by Elodie Andrieu (@pse.bsky.social), presenting “Can Firm Subsidies Spread Growth?”, coauthored with John Morrow (PSE Paris). The results show that R&D support boosts firm hiring (especially technical workers) and triggers sectoral spillovers beyond the direct recipients.
May 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Junior seminar today by Elodie Andrieu (@pse.bsky.social), presenting “Can Firm Subsidies Spread Growth?”, coauthored with John Morrow (PSE Paris). The results show that R&D support boosts firm hiring (especially technical workers) and triggers sectoral spillovers beyond the direct recipients.