P.-Guillaume Méon
@pgmeon.bsky.social
Professor of Economics at @ULBruxelles, specializing in political economics.
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Nice essay by Carlos Chavez on the history and development of causal inference
carloschavezp29.substack.com/p/on-causality
carloschavezp29.substack.com/p/on-causality
On Causality
A History of How Economics Learned to Think About Cause and Effect
carloschavezp29.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Nice essay by Carlos Chavez on the history and development of causal inference
carloschavezp29.substack.com/p/on-causality
carloschavezp29.substack.com/p/on-causality
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We rarely think of economics as scandalous, but maybe we should. Sam Bowles, in conversation with @durlauf.bsky.social & Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, argues that a core assumption in the field impedes moral reasoning about wealth redistribution. Watch "Why Economic Inequalities Endure"→ bit.ly/3Yj4F3B
February 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
We rarely think of economics as scandalous, but maybe we should. Sam Bowles, in conversation with @durlauf.bsky.social & Ethan Bueno de Mesquita, argues that a core assumption in the field impedes moral reasoning about wealth redistribution. Watch "Why Economic Inequalities Endure"→ bit.ly/3Yj4F3B
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📢now forthcoming in ECMA!
The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from US Academia
Class is rarely a focus of research or DEI in elite US occupations.
Evidence suggests it should be: we find a large class gap in at least one occupation - tenure-track academia...🧵
The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from US Academia
Class is rarely a focus of research or DEI in elite US occupations.
Evidence suggests it should be: we find a large class gap in at least one occupation - tenure-track academia...🧵
January 27, 2026 at 10:34 PM
📢now forthcoming in ECMA!
The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from US Academia
Class is rarely a focus of research or DEI in elite US occupations.
Evidence suggests it should be: we find a large class gap in at least one occupation - tenure-track academia...🧵
The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from US Academia
Class is rarely a focus of research or DEI in elite US occupations.
Evidence suggests it should be: we find a large class gap in at least one occupation - tenure-track academia...🧵
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📊 Data update: Explore updated data on social spending by governments—
How much are different countries spending on social programs like housing, unemployment, benefits for the sick and elderly, and more?
How much are different countries spending on social programs like housing, unemployment, benefits for the sick and elderly, and more?
January 23, 2026 at 4:05 PM
📊 Data update: Explore updated data on social spending by governments—
How much are different countries spending on social programs like housing, unemployment, benefits for the sick and elderly, and more?
How much are different countries spending on social programs like housing, unemployment, benefits for the sick and elderly, and more?
Our paper with Robin Rampaer and David Raymaekers, on how earthquakes and time preference, is out in the Journal of Development Studies.
It illustrates the externalities of research & teaching, as it began with Robin's Ma dissertation at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It illustrates the externalities of research & teaching, as it began with Robin's Ma dissertation at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
One-Minute Earthquake, Years of Patience: Evidence from Mexico on the Effect of Earthquake Exposure on Time Preference
Using a survey of nearly 20,000 Mexican residents matched with various earthquakes, we observe evidence that people affected by an earthquake report a lower discount rate, implying a greater level ...
www.tandfonline.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Our paper with Robin Rampaer and David Raymaekers, on how earthquakes and time preference, is out in the Journal of Development Studies.
It illustrates the externalities of research & teaching, as it began with Robin's Ma dissertation at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
It illustrates the externalities of research & teaching, as it began with Robin's Ma dissertation at @ulbruxelles.bsky.social.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Deadline for SIOE submission in one day! January 15. Come to Fontainebleau to hear about Inst and Orgs in one of the foremost historical (Fontainebleau castle) and sports (world-class bouldering) sites in Europe! www.sioe.org/conference/2...
SIOE 2026 : Call for papers | SIOE
www.sioe.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Deadline for SIOE submission in one day! January 15. Come to Fontainebleau to hear about Inst and Orgs in one of the foremost historical (Fontainebleau castle) and sports (world-class bouldering) sites in Europe! www.sioe.org/conference/2...
@PhoebeIshak deserves a shoutout.
Working with her is stimulating, productive, and fun.
Working with her is stimulating, productive, and fun.
Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @PhoebeIshak @WorldBank who works on topics related to gender, labor, and natural resources
January 14, 2026 at 9:03 AM
@PhoebeIshak deserves a shoutout.
Working with her is stimulating, productive, and fun.
Working with her is stimulating, productive, and fun.
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What is an economics PhD? Should I do an economics PhD? And how should I prepare and apply to a PhD programme?
Assistant Professor of Economics Abdoulaye Ndiaye outlines everything you need to know about a PhD in economics. https://voxdev.org/topic/everything-you-need-know-about-phd-economics
Assistant Professor of Economics Abdoulaye Ndiaye outlines everything you need to know about a PhD in economics. https://voxdev.org/topic/everything-you-need-know-about-phd-economics
Everything you need to know about a PhD in economics
A set of answers to many of the most common questions about economics PhDs, including: What is an economics PhD? Should I do an economics PhD? And how should I prepare and apply to a PhD programme?
voxdev.org
January 10, 2026 at 1:00 PM
What is an economics PhD? Should I do an economics PhD? And how should I prepare and apply to a PhD programme?
Assistant Professor of Economics Abdoulaye Ndiaye outlines everything you need to know about a PhD in economics. https://voxdev.org/topic/everything-you-need-know-about-phd-economics
Assistant Professor of Economics Abdoulaye Ndiaye outlines everything you need to know about a PhD in economics. https://voxdev.org/topic/everything-you-need-know-about-phd-economics
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice is now out.
I'm honoured to have been invited to contribute three entries on:
- elections and social norms, with @mgiani.bsky.social;
- the grease the wheels hypothesis of corruption;
- democracy and institutional quality.
I'm honoured to have been invited to contribute three entries on:
- elections and social norms, with @mgiani.bsky.social;
- the grease the wheels hypothesis of corruption;
- democracy and institutional quality.
🚨 Out Now: Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice, edited by Richard Jong-A-Pin & Christian Bjørnskov
Learn more: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...
Free chapter: doi.org/10.4337/9781...
Learn more: www.e-elgar.com/shop/isbn/97...
Free chapter: doi.org/10.4337/9781...
January 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM
The Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice is now out.
I'm honoured to have been invited to contribute three entries on:
- elections and social norms, with @mgiani.bsky.social;
- the grease the wheels hypothesis of corruption;
- democracy and institutional quality.
I'm honoured to have been invited to contribute three entries on:
- elections and social norms, with @mgiani.bsky.social;
- the grease the wheels hypothesis of corruption;
- democracy and institutional quality.
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📢 Postdoc opportunity at @uni-goettingen.de's Ibero! Seeking an economist to research development, trade, Latin America etc. 3-year position starting between April and October 2026. Apply by Jan 17: obp.uni-goettingen.de/en-us/OBF/In... #AcademicJobs #EconTwitter #LatinAmerica Details👇
January 5, 2026 at 3:53 PM
📢 Postdoc opportunity at @uni-goettingen.de's Ibero! Seeking an economist to research development, trade, Latin America etc. 3-year position starting between April and October 2026. Apply by Jan 17: obp.uni-goettingen.de/en-us/OBF/In... #AcademicJobs #EconTwitter #LatinAmerica Details👇
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The world as 100 people over the last two centuries
December 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The world as 100 people over the last two centuries
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January 2, 2026 at 7:52 AM
There is still time to take our survey! And THANK YOU to everyone who did so already!
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Very cool online tool that let's you see how your life might have turned out if you had been born in a different place on the planet.
The biggest lottery in life is the "lottery of birthplace":
The biggest lottery in life is the "lottery of birthplace":
This brilliant. I've experimented with making similar simulators before, but this from Giving What We Can is so well executed and needed right now... some perspective, and just how lucky we (some of us) are. #charity #wealth #redistribution #fairness #equity #equality
Birth Lottery
If you were reborn today, where would you land? And how would that change your life?
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December 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Very cool online tool that let's you see how your life might have turned out if you had been born in a different place on the planet.
The biggest lottery in life is the "lottery of birthplace":
The biggest lottery in life is the "lottery of birthplace":
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The anecdote about "true and non-trivial" ideas from social sciences leaves the impression that ideas other than comparative advantage are either trivial or untrue. Behold more basic ideas (from economics) that are true and non-trivial. #EconSky
mytwocentsandcounting.substack.com/p/true-and-n...
mytwocentsandcounting.substack.com/p/true-and-n...
True and Non-trivial Ideas from Economics
There is a well-known anecdote suggesting that, aside from comparative advantage in trade, virtually all ideas in the social sciences are either false or trivial.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The anecdote about "true and non-trivial" ideas from social sciences leaves the impression that ideas other than comparative advantage are either trivial or untrue. Behold more basic ideas (from economics) that are true and non-trivial. #EconSky
mytwocentsandcounting.substack.com/p/true-and-n...
mytwocentsandcounting.substack.com/p/true-and-n...
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It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
December 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
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Forthcoming article "Spending Limits, Public Funding, and Election Outcomes" by Nikolaj Broberg @vinpons.bsky.social and Clemence Tricaud
@eeanews.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
@eeanews.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
Spending Limits, Public Funding, and Election Outcomes
Abstract. This paper investigates the effects of campaign finance rules on electoral outcomes. In French local elections, candidates competing in districts
doi.org
December 4, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Forthcoming article "Spending Limits, Public Funding, and Election Outcomes" by Nikolaj Broberg @vinpons.bsky.social and Clemence Tricaud
@eeanews.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
@eeanews.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/jeea...
Les universités ne sont pas un coût mais un investissement. L'Echo publie une carte blanche rédigée par des académiques flamands et francophones dont j'ai le plaisir de faire partie.
www.lecho.be/opinions/gen...
www.lecho.be/opinions/gen...
Opinion | L’Arizona: zone aride pour les universités
Les réformes gouvernementales nuiront à la qualité de l’enseignement et de la recherche universitaires avec, à terme, des conséquences néfastes pour la prospérité du pays.
www.lecho.be
November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Les universités ne sont pas un coût mais un investissement. L'Echo publie une carte blanche rédigée par des académiques flamands et francophones dont j'ai le plaisir de faire partie.
www.lecho.be/opinions/gen...
www.lecho.be/opinions/gen...
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SIOE 2026 at INSEAD Fontainebleau! 13-15 July. Call: www.sioe.org/conference/2...
SIOE 2026 : Call for papers | SIOE
www.sioe.org
November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
SIOE 2026 at INSEAD Fontainebleau! 13-15 July. Call: www.sioe.org/conference/2...
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"It's now or never": 1 week left before the submission deadline to the EPCS conference in Madrid! epcsmadrid2026.es
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
"It's now or never": 1 week left before the submission deadline to the EPCS conference in Madrid! epcsmadrid2026.es
The Penn World Table is a real public good for anyone interested in development and macroeconomics. (and so is @ourworldindata.org, by the way).👍
📊 Data update: The Penn World Table is an extensive database that helps us understand long-run, global trends in economic growth, working hours, productivity, and living standards.
We’ve updated 17 of our charts using the latest release.
We’ve updated 17 of our charts using the latest release.
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The Penn World Table is a real public good for anyone interested in development and macroeconomics. (and so is @ourworldindata.org, by the way).👍
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In the last decades, the world has made fantastic progress against extreme poverty. In 1990, 2.3 billion people lived in extreme poverty. Since then, the number of extremely poor people has declined by 1.5 *billion* people. 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
In the last decades, the world has made fantastic progress against extreme poverty. In 1990, 2.3 billion people lived in extreme poverty. Since then, the number of extremely poor people has declined by 1.5 *billion* people. 🧵
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I am hiring a 2-year post-doc, starting Sep 1 2026
econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
If you are interested in culture, gender and masculinity, please apply and join me in Sydney!
econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
If you are interested in culture, gender and masculinity, please apply and join me in Sydney!
EJM - Econ Job Market
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November 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I am hiring a 2-year post-doc, starting Sep 1 2026
econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
If you are interested in culture, gender and masculinity, please apply and join me in Sydney!
econjobmarket.org/positions/12...
If you are interested in culture, gender and masculinity, please apply and join me in Sydney!
Si ce graphique du #ClimateInequality Report du @wid.world vous interpelle, joignez-vous à nous le 26 octobre pour la prochaine édition du management.
C'est gratuit et ouvert à toutes et à tous mais vous devez penser à vous inscrire.👇 @ulbrecherche.bsky.social
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C'est gratuit et ouvert à toutes et à tous mais vous devez penser à vous inscrire.👇 @ulbrecherche.bsky.social
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November 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Si ce graphique du #ClimateInequality Report du @wid.world vous interpelle, joignez-vous à nous le 26 octobre pour la prochaine édition du management.
C'est gratuit et ouvert à toutes et à tous mais vous devez penser à vous inscrire.👇 @ulbrecherche.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/billets-mi...
C'est gratuit et ouvert à toutes et à tous mais vous devez penser à vous inscrire.👇 @ulbrecherche.bsky.social
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The growth incidence curve: The upward sloping curve implies that the relative (percentage) gains were greater for the rich than the poor, chart @brankomilan.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The growth incidence curve: The upward sloping curve implies that the relative (percentage) gains were greater for the rich than the poor, chart @brankomilan.bsky.social
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Publication bias is greater at the top five journals: "56% of statistically significant results [in leading econ journals] were selected to be statistically significant. Selection bias is greater at top5 journals, where 66% of significant results were selected to be significant."
October 31, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Publication bias is greater at the top five journals: "56% of statistically significant results [in leading econ journals] were selected to be statistically significant. Selection bias is greater at top5 journals, where 66% of significant results were selected to be significant."