Valentin Kecht
@vkecht.bsky.social
Econ PhD @unibonn. Bavarian by nature, Italian by nurture. Views and dadjokes my own.
Labor, finance, political economy.
https://www.valentinkecht.com/
Labor, finance, political economy.
https://www.valentinkecht.com/
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Join us @unibonn.bsky.social! The finance group within the economics department is looking to hire an assistant professor (tenure track): econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
EJM - Econ Job Market
econjobmarket.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Join us @unibonn.bsky.social! The finance group within the economics department is looking to hire an assistant professor (tenure track): econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
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Paper with Alessandro Lizzeri and @vkecht.bsky.social can be found here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3sje7...
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August 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Paper with Alessandro Lizzeri and @vkecht.bsky.social can be found here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3sje7...
Reposted by Valentin Kecht
Our explanation: they are generalists, and that skill set is in high demand given high industry uncertainty. Generalists are good at curbing volatility, but tend to be old unless they come from a consulting background. Consultant CEOs‘ young age may thus be a contributing factor to firm growth.
Consulting firms have long claimed to be “CEO factories”, but are their alumni any good at the top job? We’ve constructed an index to put their promise to the test
August 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Our explanation: they are generalists, and that skill set is in high demand given high industry uncertainty. Generalists are good at curbing volatility, but tend to be old unless they come from a consulting background. Consultant CEOs‘ young age may thus be a contributing factor to firm growth.
Reposted by Valentin Kecht
Trump has made clear: the EU is on its own to defend itself & support 🇺🇦. But the EU controls an important asset: foreign reserves by the 🇷🇺 Central Bank. It is imperative not to give this asset up in a lopsided deal on Trump’s & Putin’s terms but to use it for rebuilding 🇺🇦.
www.ft.com/content/3cab...
www.ft.com/content/3cab...
Europe is about to make its biggest strategic mistake
Control over Moscow’s blocked foreign reserves empowers the EU to shape how the Ukraine war ends
www.ft.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Trump has made clear: the EU is on its own to defend itself & support 🇺🇦. But the EU controls an important asset: foreign reserves by the 🇷🇺 Central Bank. It is imperative not to give this asset up in a lopsided deal on Trump’s & Putin’s terms but to use it for rebuilding 🇺🇦.
www.ft.com/content/3cab...
www.ft.com/content/3cab...
One week left to apply for our PhD Workshop in June 2025 at @iza.org, but why wait?
We will bring together a group of outstanding PhD students working in applied behavioral and labor economics!
conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh...
We will bring together a group of outstanding PhD students working in applied behavioral and labor economics!
conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh...
January 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
One week left to apply for our PhD Workshop in June 2025 at @iza.org, but why wait?
We will bring together a group of outstanding PhD students working in applied behavioral and labor economics!
conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh...
We will bring together a group of outstanding PhD students working in applied behavioral and labor economics!
conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh...
🚨 We are hosting the 1st IZA PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics in Bonn (June 12-13, 2025)🚨
🗣️ Keynotes by @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) and Chris Roth (U Cologne)
👉 Submissions (Jan 31) conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh...
Please share and apply!
🗣️ Keynotes by @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) and Chris Roth (U Cologne)
👉 Submissions (Jan 31) conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh...
Please share and apply!
1st IZA PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics
conference.iza.org
January 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🚨 We are hosting the 1st IZA PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics in Bonn (June 12-13, 2025)🚨
🗣️ Keynotes by @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) and Chris Roth (U Cologne)
👉 Submissions (Jan 31) conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh...
Please share and apply!
🗣️ Keynotes by @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) and Chris Roth (U Cologne)
👉 Submissions (Jan 31) conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh...
Please share and apply!