David A. Jaeger (econ)
@davidajaeger.bsky.social
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•Econ Prof, Director of MPP Program at U of St Andrews •President-Elect European Society for Population Economics •🇺🇸 Born/bred, NJ/NYC •Labor, education, immigration, conflict, applied 'metrics + some nice pictures. •Posts orthogonal to my employer(s) .. more

David Allen Jaeger is a professor of economics at the University of St Andrews, a Research Fellow at IZA Institute of Labor Economics, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He was previously a professor of economics at the CUNY Graduate Center and a Research Fellow in the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is the author of numerous papers in labor economics, the economics of conflict, and econometrics, including a widely cited paper on the consequences of using weak instruments in instrumental variable estimation. He completed his B.A. in economics at Williams College in 1986 and his Ph.D. in economics at the University of Michigan in 1995. He also holds an M.A. in statistics from the University of Michigan. Since 2021 he is the Editor of the Scottish Journal of Political Economy. .. more

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Save the date! The fifth annual Scotland and Northern England Conference in Applied Microeconomics will be held from 5-7 May 2026 at the Crieff Hydro Hotel in Perthshire. Professor Steve Machin (LSE) will deliver the keynote. For more info:
applied-microecon.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/sane-worksho...

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mdoepke.bsky.social
The 100K H-1B fee is the biggest opportunity for the UK yet to revive economic growth and business dynamism.

Now let’s drop those visa fees and NHS surcharges right away to send a clear signal and reap the benefits!
dinapomeranz.bsky.social
We're hiring a research associate or research manager for a project in the DRC! This is a great opportunity for anyone who is interested in gaining very hands-on research and work experience in a low-income country in partnership with the local government. Also a great preparation for a PhD.

drannaclark.bsky.social
The Beethoven of Mathematics: Leonhard Euler, Swiss polymath, died #OTD 1783, acknowledged by André Weil as attaining during his lifetime “undisputed leadership in all branches of mathematics, pure & applied”.
Pastel portrait by Jakob Handmann, 1753
Kunstmuseum, Basel

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Another Dr Jaeger in the family!

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Very proud Papa (and Mama @alisonibeach.bsky.social) moment. @ecbjaeger.bsky.social defended her PhD dissertation at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social today and passed with distinction!

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Another gorgeous New England day, another amazing liberal arts college! Awesome talking to Mount Holyoke students about the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social MPP

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I’ve visited a bunch of amazing liberal arts colleges in the last few days. But it is a special pleasure to return to my alma mater, @williamseconomics.bsky.social From the Purple Mountains to the North Sea would be a great path… to study the MPP at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social !

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So great to be back at @middecon.bsky.social (thank you @ecbjaeger.bsky.social 17 for the first visits)! Can’t wait to tell the fantastic student here about the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Master of Public Policy Programme!

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Last stop of the day! Psyched to tell some great @bowdoincollege.bsky.social students about the Master of Public Policy at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social !

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Lovely (if brief) visit to @colbycollege.bsky.social today to promote the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Master of Public Policy programme.

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Good morning, @wellesley.edu! Very excited (and a little nervous) to be telling the amazing students here about the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social
Master of Public Policy.

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World's greatest conference... among those that I don't organize. 😉😆
colinpgreen.bsky.social
Conference Announcement: 16th International Workshop on Applied Economics of Education (IWAEE - www.iwaee.org) will be held on the 15th and 16th of June, 2026.

More information, including call for papers, to follow
colinpgreen.bsky.social
Conference Announcement: 16th International Workshop on Applied Economics of Education (IWAEE - www.iwaee.org) will be held on the 15th and 16th of June, 2026.

More information, including call for papers, to follow

davidajaeger.bsky.social
I have been typing "program" so often in the last week that I can't keep straight when should use "program" or "programme" or "Programm". This morning I used "programm" in an English email (to a British recipient). Oops!

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Really amazed at how much more traction posts to Linked in get than here.

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(Final University Court approval of the award on 17 October 2025)

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I am very proud and pleased to announce that beginning in August 2026 @uniofstandrews.bsky.social will offer a Master of Public Policy degree, which I will direct. The focus will be on data analysis and policy evaluation. More info here:

www.st-andrews.ac.uk/subjects/eco...

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