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Dietmar Fehr

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Professor of Economics @unistuttgart.bsky.social Inequality // Political Economy // Economics & Psychology // Development Economics sites.google.com/view/dietmarfehr

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Dietmar Fehr @dietmarfehr.bsky.social · 6h

And now compare this 26m gift with the funding of the 1000 Köpfe Programm (or how it‘s called).

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Florian Scheuer @florianscheuer.bsky.social · 1d

I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ.uzh.ch at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics.

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Dietmar Fehr @dietmarfehr.bsky.social · 3d

Never seen that in econ. It would be a very bad signal too.

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Jörg Ankel-Peters @jrgptrs.bsky.social · 6d

Insights into Elsevier's business model. "Publishers trade off higher returns in the short run with maintaining prestige in the long run." And I even guess this long-term-prestige objective only applies to upper tier Elsevier journals like Energy Economics.

Professor Dr Richard S.J. Tol FREcon MAE @richardtol.bsky.social · 6d

Some more words on Energy Economics open.substack.com/pub/richardt...

Autopsy

Lessons for editors

open.substack.com

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Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · 10d

🚨I4R is looking to hire postdoc fellows in public health and computer science!

The postdoc will join a team of researchers and help mass reproduce studies in leading public health journals or develop AI replicator agents.

Info 👇

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 12d

I tell people that the problem is not coming up with ideas, I think of a couple dozen of them a day. The real problem is knowing which of the damn things is any good for writing up. Most of them are junk. I have to let them roll around in my brain a while to find out which is which.

Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 12d

Do you have a clever/pithy/useful answer when people ask where you get your ideas? If so, can I steal it?

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Zoe Drayson @zoedrayson.bsky.social · 18d

When a typo in your Google search leads to new and exciting philosophical positions

AI Overview: "Dental realism"refers to the philosophical debate about whether teeth exist independently of human perception, a concept rooted in metaphysical realism. While realism asserts an objective reality for teeth, idealist philosophies contend that teeth's existence is tied to our consciousness and perception. Philosophers use this idea, for example, to discuss the ethics of tooth extraction, examining whether a procedure impacts a real entity or merely a subjective experience.

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Andreas Steinmayr @andreassteinmayr.net · 19d

Next year, we will host the VfS Annual Meeting in Innsbruck. I look forward to seeing many of you on our beautiful campus in the Alps. #VfS_Conf2026

Verein für Socialpolitik e.V. @vfsecon.bsky.social · 19d

📢 After the Annual Meeting is before the Annual Meeting! We are very much looking forward to #VfS_Conf2026! Where? @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
🔗https://www.socialpolitik.de/de/termin/annual-conference-2026

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Peter Hull @instrumenthull.bsky.social · Sep 3

New 'Metrics Note! "One weird trick" to characterize compliers / the effective population underlying design-based OLS & IV specifications

Check it out: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/lgba6...

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Dietmar Fehr @dietmarfehr.bsky.social · Sep 3

We are very happy to welcome @fsberger.bsky.social and @jyusof.bsky.social to our Political Economy of Global Development Lab @unistuttgart.bsky.social l 🥳💪

Stay tuned for exciting research in political economy by Felix and on inequality and fairness by Jeffrey @pegdev.bsky.social

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Ingo Rohlfing @ingorohlfing.bsky.social · Aug 20

NRW-Hochschulen in Sorge: Wie hoch fallen die Kürzungen aus?
www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/...
Qualitativ werden die Einsparungen einschneidend sein. Wie zu erwarten werden sinkende Studierendenzahlen als Sparmöglichkeit gesehen, nicht als Chance, die Studienbedingungen zu verbessern

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Ingo E. Isphording @ingoisphording.bsky.social · Aug 20

Yet, I am still extremely sad about IZA's main assets - the institute itself, its postdoc program, it's Berlin and Bonn campus, the guest program and the workshop series - being cancelled. It remains a big loss.

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Daniel Vorgrimler @dvorgrimler.bsky.social · Aug 16

Das Thema der Armutsgefährdung ist ein hoch sensibles Thema. Als Grundlage muss das Einkommen möglichst exakt erfasst werden. Mit dem europäischen System, das Jahreseinkommem, in verschiedenen Bestandteilen zu erheben (Lohneinkommen, Kindergeld...) ist dies viel besser möglich...

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · Aug 15

Via the @aeainformation.bsky.social Committee on the Job Market 👇

www.aeaweb.org/news/member-...

No-cost Webinars for 2025-26 Job Seekers on August 19-21 Hosted by National Association for Business Economics

www.aeaweb.org

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 14

lol you can see very clearly that Economists are using ChatGPT to help write their abstracts.

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · Aug 14

To Prime Minister Netanyahu, an open letter from 23 economists at universities in the US and Europe. We urge you to read it.

drive.google.com/file/d/1D_Sv...

Letter to PM Netanyahu from 23 economists.pdf

drive.google.com

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Jesse Anttila-Hughes @jessexjesse.bsky.social · Aug 14

the world's top economists agree: Israel must lift the siege and stop the Gazan genocide
#econsky
drive.google.com/file/d/1D_Sv...

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John A. List @johnlist.bsky.social · Aug 4

Referees make the journal system work. They are selfless in volunteering their time to ensure that our science continues to progress.

All of the great referees out there please know that editors recognize your hard work and tireless effort. We do not always say it, but we do! Thank you.

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David Schindler @david-schindler.de · Jul 29

By all indications, last years economics job market was much tougher than any year since the pandemic. But all signs point towards an even worse job market coming up this season.

Let me explain.

David McKenzie @dmckenzie.bsky.social · Jul 28

For those without access, here is a gift link to the NYTimes article on the sad state of the economics job market www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/b...

The Bull Market for Economists Is Over. It’s an Ominous Sign for the Economy.

www.nytimes.com

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · Apr 18

Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale

Rebekah Tromble @rebekahtromble.bsky.social · Apr 18

NSF has posted an “update on priorities.”

They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.

And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.

www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...

Updates on NSF Priorities

www.nsf.gov

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Anna Goeddeke @annagoeddeke.bsky.social · Mar 16

#TeachEcon

This semester, I thought I’d share a bit about what I do in my microeconomics lectures. I’m not particularly active on LinkedIn, but I started posting about my teaching because I’m quite frustrated with how economics is often perceived at business schools. (1/n)

a woman sits at a desk using a laptop with ring the bell written on the bottom

ALT: a woman sits at a desk using a laptop with ring the bell written on the bottom

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Dietmar Fehr @dietmarfehr.bsky.social · Jul 25

Cool. Darauf habe ich nach Tarifabschluss gewartet, wobei seit Abschluss natürlich nicht viel Zeit vergangen ist.

Kannst du mir den Artikel bitte schicken?

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Khoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · Jul 20

PhD student: "I think I will wait another year before going on the job ma..."

Adviser:

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Animals R Us…. @trumph8ters.bsky.social · Jul 20

When someone asks what parenting be like… 😂🤣
🐵 🥰

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Dietmar Fehr @dietmarfehr.bsky.social · Jul 19

Für Beamte auf Zeit gibt es normalerweise Übergangsgeld.

Dietmar Fehr @dietmarfehr.bsky.social · Jul 18

Das ist nur komsequent. Als Beamter zahlt man auch nicht in die ALV ein. Und TT ist aus diesem Aspekt auch nicht besser.

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Jul 12

This looks a must read for those interested in triple differences (DDD) designs.

It shows that the standard way many estimate DDD is wrong.

It shows why and gives you tools that work with covariates and staggered adoption.

Bonus: free R package.

arxiv.org/abs/2505.09942

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Simeon Schudy @simeonschudy.bsky.social · Jul 10

Last Friday, we hosted the inaugural edition of the “Behavioral Workshop” at Ulm University bringing together researchers in behavioral & exp. economics from all across Baden-Württemberg. We thank everyone contributing & look already forward next year's edition! sites.google.com/view/the-beh...

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Dietmar Fehr @dietmarfehr.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Dietmar Fehr @dietmarfehr.bsky.social · Jul 10

Dass man sowas von Politikern hört geschenkt. Aber der gute Herr war Mathe Prof. an TU Wien und sollte es besser wissen.