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P.-Guillaume Méon
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Professor of Economics at @ULBruxelles, specializing in political economics.
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pgmeon.bsky.social
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.
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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.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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paulinegrosjean.bsky.social
SIOE 2026 at INSEAD Fontainebleau! 13-15 July. Call: www.sioe.org/conference/2...
SIOE 2026 : Call for papers | SIOE
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November 24, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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theepcs.bsky.social
"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
pgmeon.bsky.social
The Penn World Table is a real public good for anyone interested in development and macroeconomics. (and so is @ourworldindata.org, by the way).👍
ourworldindata.org Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · 5d
📊 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.
A line chart showing productivity, defined as gross domestic product (GDP) per hour of work, for a selection of 10 countries from 1950 to 2023. The data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries. At the top of the chart is Denmark, with a productivity of 88.7 $ per hour. At the bottom is Ethiopia, at 4.5 $ per hour. The data source is the Penn World Table (2025). The chart is licensed CC BY to Our World in Data.
November 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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ourworldindata.org
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. 🧵
A stacked area chart showing the total population (split by World Bank region) living in extreme poverty, defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. Shown from 1990 to 2025, with World Bank projections from 2026–2040. The data is adjusted for inflation and cost of living differences. Rapid progress against extreme poverty in recent decades has slowed and is projected to end. 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. The number of people in extreme poverty is projected to decline, from 831 million people in 2025 to 793 million people in 2030. After 2030, the number of extremely poor people is expected to increase. The data source is Lakner et al (2024), updated using the World Bank PIP (2025). The chart is licensded CC BY to Our World in Data.
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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paulinegrosjean.bsky.social
I am hiring a 2-year post-doc, starting Sep 1 2026
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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
pgmeon.bsky.social
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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November 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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acemaxx.bsky.social
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
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heimbergecon.bsky.social
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
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theepcs.bsky.social
Only 4 weeks to go before the submission deadline to the EPCS conference in Madrid! www.epcsmadrid2026.es
October 31, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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wid.world
🚨NEW REPORT: The Climate Inequality Report 2025 reveals how wealth inequality and the climate crisis drive each other.

What's new in the report? — A thread🧵

Download the report▶️ wid.world/news-article...
#cop30 #climatejustice #inequality
Climate inequality report 2025 | Climate Change: A Capital Challenge - Why Climate Policy Must Tackle Ownership - WID - World Inequality Database
This new report reveals how wealth drive the climate crisis, and proposes new policy options to address it.
wid.world
October 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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wid.world
Does #equality promote #inclusion and #productivity, or hinder #growth❓

🔴Our new study revisits this long-running debate — finding a strong positive link between equality and development over the long run.

Read more▶️ wid.world/news-article...
Equality and Development: A Comparative & Historical Perspective 1800-2025 - WID - World Inequality Database
Equality and Development: A Comparative & Historical Perspective 1800-2025 This paper combines income and wealth inequality series from the World Inequality Database (WID) and new global series on hou...
wid.world
October 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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🚨5 days left to apply!!!
zohalhessami.bsky.social Zohal Hessami @zohalhessami.bsky.social · Oct 9
🚨2 PhD positions at my Chair for Social Policy & Public Economics @ruhr-uni-bochum.de 📝 APPLY NOW!!! ⏳ Deadline: 25 Oct 2025. Start date: January 2026 or later. 2x75% TV-L E13. Please share within your networks.🙏
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Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter*innen / Doktorand*innen (m/w/d)
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October 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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micaelcasta.bsky.social
Yes! Yes, we are hiring! Two positions are opened, one in International Trade. The other one in Microeconomics. Full time. Great colleagues. Great location. Have you already applied ?
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#job #economics #professorship @ulbruxelles.bsky.social
American Economic Association: JOE Listings - August 1, 2025 - January 31, 2026
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October 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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economeager.bsky.social
(1) banger
(2) i wish non-economists would realise just how much time each economics paper takes to write (because of our norms about how thorough each paper has to be)
seema.bsky.social Seema Jayachandran @seema.bsky.social · Oct 7
We just spent 6 months to add 1 figure to this paper. Some people said, "Couples aren't prioritizing men's careers. Men just have better earnings opportunities when moving."

Earnings effects of moves for couples on the left, singles on the right. Negligible gap between single men and women.
October 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
pgmeon.bsky.social
Two full-time academic positions are up for grabs at my faculty this year, one in international economics the other in microeconomics.

Would you be interested?

www.ulb.be/fr/vacances-...
Faculté Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management - ULB
Il n'y a pas de vacance dans ce corps actuellement.
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September 29, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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laurent-bach.bsky.social
Nous mettons en accès public un document de travail (« working paper ») qui reprend et étend la note 92 de l’IPP sur l’imposition des milliardaires (1/10) www.ipp.eu/publication/...
Quels impôts les milliardaires paient-ils ? | Institut des Politiques Publiques – IPP
> Lire la note (version actualisée au 07.06.2023) > Lire le working paper (septembre 2025) > S'abonner pour recevoir les futures publications de l'IPP Présentation A l’aide de données administratives ...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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pengzell.bsky.social
WE ARE HIRING! 2 Lecturers in Quantitative Social Science. Want a friendly interdisciplinary department in one of the world's most vibrant cities? This just might be for you.

Apply by: 10 Oct

www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
September 1, 2025 at 1:59 PM
pgmeon.bsky.social
🎉You can now pre-order a copy of the Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice, edited by Christian Bjørnskov (@au.dk) & Richard Jong-A-Pin (@rug.nl), who kindly asked me to contribute three entries.👇
@elgarpublishing.bsky.social
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Elgar Encyclopedia of Public Choice
‘Between these two covers, you will find everything required to bring yourself to the research frontier of the economics of politics.’ – Bryan Caplan, George Mason University, USA
www.e-elgar.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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langlotzsarah.bsky.social
Together with @lennartkaplan.bsky.social, we are looking for a student assistant to support our @3dseminar.bsky.social. This is a great opportunity to get in touch with influential researchers and practitioners working in the field of development from around the globe. See below for more details.
lennartkaplan.bsky.social lennartkaplan.bsky.social @lennartkaplan.bsky.social · Aug 14
Dear students,
We are currently advertizing an interesting student assistant position.
If you are a pro-active communicator and are interested in the exchange between development research and practice, please consider applying for this position. More info on the 3D seminar: www.3dseminar.net
August 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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ourworldindata.org
Two ways of measuring 160 years of economic growth in the United States
A grid of line graphs displaying the increase in household access to various amenities in the United States from 1860 to 2020. The title at the top states, "What did economic growth mean for US households?" In the top left panel, the data on average income, here measured by GDP per capita, tells us that the average American was 13 times poorer in 1860. The purple lines represent a very straightforward approach to measuring growth: each line tracks the share of households that have access to one specific good or service: from basic infrastructure like running water and flush toilets; to communication technology such as radio, TV, and mobile phones; to vacuum cleaners, washing machines, dryers, and dishwashers. Footnotes at the bottom provide data sources, including research by Horace Dediu, Comin, Hobijn, and GDP data from the Maddison Project Database. Chart CC BY Our World in Data.
July 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Donald Trump is attacking our colleges and universities to score political points.

Understand this: It’s hurting our economy—and threatening our global leadership.
July 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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ourworldindata.org
Learn the answers to these questions and explore data on life expectancy in our article by @eortizospina.bsky.social: ourworldindata.org/life-expecta...
Life expectancy: what does this actually mean?
How is life expectancy calculated, and what does it mean? What’s the difference between period and cohort life expectancy?
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July 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
pgmeon.bsky.social
Yes, our paper "Connections During Democratic Transitions: Insights from the Political Purge in Post-WWII France" with Toke Aidt and @jeanlacroix.bsky.social is forthcoming in the AEJ: Economic Policy (@aeajournals.bsky.social)!🎉
It investigates a little-known process of Post-WWII France.
July 24, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Two Research Assistants (m/f/d) - Financial Stability / Empirical Macroeconomics - part-time (50%) #Econsky
Two Research Assistants (m/f/d) - Financial Stability / Empirical Macroeconomics - part-time (50%)
The Deutsche Bundesbank is a special type of bank. Together with the ECB and the other euro area central banks, we ensure a stable euro. To achieve this, as well as other central bank tasks, we need a diverse range of specialists in a wide array of areas in order for the institution to function. Join us and become part of a strong team of reliable and responsible individuals. Two Research Assistants (m/f/d) – Financial Stability / Empirical Macroeconomics part-time (50%) Location: Frankfurt am Main  Position: Part-time, temporary position (2 years)  Job ID: 2025_0642_02 
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July 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM