1908: the Lancet, one of the most respected scientific journals, calls for 18 age limit on reading in bed amidst a moral panic surrounding children becoming "addicted" to novels, which were "designed to keep kids hooked" and destroy their attention/mental health
๐ Join us on March 4 at our economics research seminar with Davide Dragone (@davidedragone.bsky.social), who will present "Restricting Access to Addictive Goods Can Backfire: Theory and Evidence from Slot Machines."
Details and abstract:
www.jku.at/institut-fue...
๐ข We are proud to share a new publication by @karinmayrdorn.bsky.social, @gaianarciso.bsky.social,
Duc Anh Dang, and Hien Phan in the ๐๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐! ๐ฅณ
"Trade diversion and labor market adjustment: Vietnam and the U.S.-China trade war" (open access): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#EconSky: Registration for "The Craft of Publishing in Economics" is now open! March 9, 12-1:30 EDT.
Three fantastic editor will give suggestions for how to navigate the publication process w/ plenty of time for Q&A.
More info & registration form below.
econ4ua.org/the-craft-of...
Such a powerful image in Le Monde.
(The writing on the plane says "Neutral athletes")
Cartoon by: Letton Gatis Sluka
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientistโbecause the person felt she did didnโt deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Groรes Danke an das Department of Economics und vor allem an meine Kolleg:innen, Koautor:innen und Mentor:innen fรผr die vielen Gesprรคche, Feedback und Support auf dem Weg zur Habilitation.
Ich freue mich sehr auf alles, was in Forschung & Lehre an der JKU noch kommt!
๐ Future economists outside the EU/EEA
Two international MSc (entry in October):
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๐ Apply Feb 6-Mar 31 | ๐ Linz, Austria
โฐ Early application strongly recommended (for admission & visa processing!)
Der SVR Wirtschaft sucht fรผr den neuen Standort Berlin eine รkonomin oder einen รkonomen mit einem groรen Interesse an Wirtschaftspolitik - Schwerpunkt โรffentliche Finanzenโ.
๐ Reposts willkommen!
Hier die Stellenausschreibung: www.sachverstaendigenrat-wirtschaft.de/karriere.html
๐ข We are excited to share a new JKU Linz Working Paper:
"Unequal Hiring Wages and their Impact on the Gender Pay Gap" by Tho Pham, @danielschaefer.bsky.social, and @singletonecon.bsky.social
Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp...
๐ข We are excited to share a new JKU Linz Working Paper:
"Reintegrated Older Long-Term Unemployed Workers: The Impact of Temporary Job Guarantees" by @ahammeralex.bsky.social
@mhalla.bsky.social
@piaheckl.bsky.social
@winterebmer.bsky.social
Link: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp...
happy to hand out 2025 publication premia at @jku-economics.bsky.socialโฌ to @ahammeralex.bsky.social,
S Finster, D Pennerstorfer, G Andreottola, G Pruckner, K Zocher, โช@uglogowsky.bsky.socialโฌ,
โช@florastiftinger.bsky.socialโฌ, โช@b-kasberger.bsky.socialโฌ,
โช@michaelirlacher.bsky.socialโฌ
๐ Join us on January 7 at our economics research seminar with Lisa Windsteiger (@lisawindsteiger.bsky.social), who will present "Speaking of Debt: Framing, Guilt, and Economic Choices."
Details and abstract:
www.jku.at/institut-fue...
๐ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ fรผr JKU Dissertationโฃ
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Herzliche Gratulation an @florastiftinger.bsky.social! Ihre Dissertation โ๐๐ด๐ด๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐บโ wurde mit dem Award of Excellence ausgezeichnet, einem Staatspreis fรผr herausragende Dissertationen in รsterreich.
๐ Join us on December 17 at our economics research seminar with Marco Fongoni (@marcofongo.bsky.social), who will present "Costly Wage Cuts, Relative Wage Comparisons, and Unemployment Hysteresis."
Details and abstract:
www.jku.at/en/departmen...
Weโre excited to host Simon Jรคger (Princeton University, @simonjaeger.bsky.social) for the ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ต ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ช. ๐ฅ๐ผ๐๐ต๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ:
โVarieties of Collective Bargaining: An International Perspective.โ
December 10, 2025, at @jku.at
Details & registration:
www.jku.at/kurt-rothsch...
The American Economic Association's Committee on the Job Market surveyed Economics Departments in the U.S. regarding their plans to hire assistant professors this cycle (2025-26). 29.7% said that their department was under a hiring freeze.
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#EconSky #EconJobMarket
๐ Join us on December 3 at our economics research seminar with Martin Salm (Tilburg University, @tilburg-university.bsky.social), who will present "Does market power increase income inequality? The effect of hospital mergers on physicians' income."
Details and abstract:
www.jku.at/en/departmen...
In the 1970s, factory robots hammered blueโcollar jobs and made cars cheaper for professionals. Many whiteโcollar folks shrugged. Now AI threatens office work, making services cheaper for blueโcollar consumers. Same movie, different cast. Fairness means seeing both sides.
๐ Join us on November 26 at our economics research seminar with Heather Sarsons, who will present "Measuring Gender Attitudes."
Mein 1-Punkt Friedensplan: Russland kehrt in seine Grenzen zurรผck und bleibt dort. Danke fรผr die Aufmerksamkeit.
๐ Join us on November 19 at our economics research seminar with Johannes Buggle (@jcbuggle.bsky.social), who will present "Henry Ford and Antisemitism."
โ Only three days left to apply (deadline: 20 Nov 2025 midnight UTC) ๐
Not much time left to apply ๐
๐ Join us on November 12 at our economics research seminar with Julian Hinz (@julianhi.nz), who will present "To russia with Love? The Impact of Sanctions on Regime Support."
More info and abstract:
julianhinz.com
Beautiful Autumn colors at our JKU campus ๐๐ฆ
๐ Join us on November 5 at our economics research seminar with Paolo Zacchia (CERGE-EI, @cerge-ei.bsky.social), who will present "The Heterogeneous Consequences of Reduced Labor Costs on Firm Productivity."
More info and abstract:
www.jku.at/en/departmen...
Pete Klenow on "Sustained growth through creative destruction: Nobel laureates Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt"
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
๐ Join us on October 22 at our economics research seminar with Christine Zulehner (Uni Vienna, @uvienna-econ.bsky.social) who will present "Empirical assessment of merger remedies in the European Union."
More info and abstract:
www.jku.at/en/departmen...
๐ข We are hiring!! ๐ข
๐ฉโ๐ซThe Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autรฒnoma de Barcelona (UAB) is offering tenure-track positions at the level of assistant professor, starting Sep 2026. ๐จโ๐ซ
๐Apply by Nov, 30. ๐
econjobmarket.org/positions/11...
๐More details here:
www.uab.cat/en/applied-e...
