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Miguel Á. Malo

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Profesor de economía en la Universidad de Salamanca / Associate prof. of economics, University of Salamanca, Spain Economía y también algo de literatura

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Miguel Á. Malo @mmalo.bsky.social · 2d

🚨My new article in the EJLE is out! Entitled ‘Law and economics, and the labour market: a comprehensive research agenda’, the article reflects on the evolution of law and economics in the context of labour law and labour market institutions.
👉And it’s free!!: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Law and economics, and the labour market: a comprehensive research agenda - European Journal of Law and Economics

This article reviews the evolution of law and economics as applied to the study of labour law and labour market issues, as an introduction to the articles included in this special issue. This evolution can be divided into three main stages. Initially, the focus was on the negative effects of labour law on efficiency. This was followed by a stage devoted to examining the role of labour law in addressing market failures. The third stage is marked by the expansion of empirical analysis, driven by the development of causal inference techniques. Throughout this evolution, labour economics has been a key partner in this subfield, with a fruitful exchange of concepts. The result of this interaction between disciplines is a kind of comprehensive research agenda, where law and economics related to the labour market retain the typical characteristics of detailed and nuanced analyses of institutions, legal practice, and the enforcement of legal regulations. The articles in this special issue illustrate this comprehensive perspective. They cover labour tribunals, severance pay, and worker representation at the firm level.

link.springer.com

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Joshua Gans @joshgans.bsky.social · 2d

It has arrived. Out in December. Cover by me with ChatGPT assistance.

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Miguel Almunia @miguelalmunia.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
@cunef.bsky.social is hiring Assistant Professors in Economics and related fields.

Application deadline: November 15 ⏰
More info: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

Apply to join one of Europe’s most dynamic Economics departments!

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funcas.bsky.social @funcas.bsky.social · 6d

La carrera por la IA y las características del sector –márgenes crecientes e inmenso número de usuarios– han dado alas a las cotizaciones de las Big Tech. ¿Qué hay de base sólida y qué de burbuja en el fenómeno de "exhuberancia bursátil" que protagonizan? @scarboval.bsky.social --> buff.ly/jyBh12u

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Brookings Institution @brookings.edu · 9d

"Rising tariffs and the United States’ retreat from international trade may threaten the dollar’s status as the world’s safe haven and anchor currency," warns a new Brookings Papers on Economic Activity analysis.

Trade war and the dollar anchor | Brookings

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UNU-WIDER @unu-wider.bsky.social · 9d

Want your research skills to make a global difference?

We're hiring a Research Assistant in Helsinki to support our work on reducing inequalities.
Work on data, analysis, and publications that influence development policy worldwide.

Apply by 12 Oct 2025: go.unu.edu/0lKEo

Graphic that says "Vacancy announcement, Research Assistant, full-time or part-time" "Helsinki, Finland, Apply by 12 October"

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Peterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 14d

The $100,000 H-1B fee change would severely damage the most important channel for US entry by workers with advanced degrees & specialized knowledge, causing profound & widespread harm to Americans’ incomes & job opportunities. By @mclem.org:

New US curb on high-skill immigrant workers ignores evidence of its likely harms

President Donald Trump on Friday ordered an unprecedented new restriction on lawful immigration to the US by high-skill workers. Starting Sunday, new applications for H-1B visas required payment of an...

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funcas.bsky.social @funcas.bsky.social · 15d

PREMIOS ENRIQUE FUENTES QUINTANA | Abierta la convocatoria para tesis doctorales leídas entre el 1 de septiembre de 2024 y el 31 de agosto de 2025 y que hayan obtenido mención cum laude.

El plazo termina el 27 de noviembre.

Lee las bases y presenta tu candidatura: www.funcas.es/premios-enri...

Miguel Á. Malo @mmalo.bsky.social · 28d

As expected...

Journal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal) @jirjournal.bsky.social · Sep 8

New article "argues that the increased autonomy afforded to employees by remote work is paradoxical. Many interviewees worked longer hours and experienced work intensification, as well as an unwelcome blurring of the work and home spheres"

👉 doi.org/10.1177/0022...
#psychosocialworkplacehazards

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑥, 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑠𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 ℎ𝑎𝑧𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠

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Journal of Industrial Relations (A Sage journal) @jirjournal.bsky.social · Sep 8

New article "argues that the increased autonomy afforded to employees by remote work is paradoxical. Many interviewees worked longer hours and experienced work intensification, as well as an unwelcome blurring of the work and home spheres"

👉 doi.org/10.1177/0022...
#psychosocialworkplacehazards

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑦 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑜𝑥, 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 ℎ𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑝𝑠𝑦𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑜𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑙 ℎ𝑎𝑧𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠

Reposted by Stephen P. Jenkins, Steven N. Durlauf, Dave O’Brien , and 25 more Stephen P. Jenkins, Steven N. Durlauf, Dave O’Brien, Michael A. Clemens, Mark J. Brandt, Lorraine Dearden, Rafael H. M. Pereira, Cyrus Samii, Lesley A. Hall, Rebecca Sear, Valerie Mueller, Adam Gamoran, Melanie C. Green, Max Nathan, Julia Lynch, Miguel Á. Malo, Maria Abreu, Rachel S. Franklin, David Bartram, Marco Albertini, Rense Corten, Jill A. Jacobson, Stefanie Mollborn, Jon Dean, Alexandra Cirone, Jake Anders, Evan Roberts, David Darmofal

Per Engzell @pengzell.bsky.social · Sep 1

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/...

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funcas.bsky.social @funcas.bsky.social · Aug 12

Sigue la evolución de los principales indicadores económicos y financieros de la economía española y su marcha respecto a Europa y al resto del mundo. En la web de Funcas puedes acceder a los gráficos, agrupados tematicamente, y descargar los datos --> buff.ly/5JkBDFy

Miguel Á. Malo @mmalo.bsky.social · Aug 6

Espero que estés bien Carlos. Un abrazo

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Juan Luis Jiménez @juanluisjimenez.bsky.social · Aug 3

Recordatorio de que la pobreza se hereda, y en España más que en otros países: estamos en el primer cuartil de países europeos donde es más probable que seas pobre si tus padres también lo son.

cepr.org/voxeu/column...

Miguel Á. Malo @mmalo.bsky.social · Jul 29

Omitted Variables versus Replicating the RCT
open.substack.com/pub/causalin...

Omitted Variables versus Replicating the RCT

I am at the Northwestern causal inference workshop this week and today Don Rubin spoke.

open.substack.com

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Kirsten Ostermann @kirstenostermann.bsky.social · Jul 29

EU/US Trade Deal

"The political agreement of 27 July 2025 is not legally binding. Beyond taking the immediate actions committed, the EU and the US will further negotiate, in line with their relevant internal procedures, to fully implement the political agreement."

ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

EU-US trade deal explained

On 27 July 2025, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and US President Donald J. Trump agreed a deal on tariffs and trade.

Reposted by Miguel Á. Malo, Osea Giuntella

VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Mar 31

🆕 Will robots replace workers? Lessons from China

Today on VoxDev, Osea Giuntella (University of Pittsburgh), Yi Lu (Tsinghua University) & Tianyi Wang (University of Toronto) discuss the employment and wage effects of robot adoption in China: voxdev.org/topic/techno...

Will robots replace workers? Lessons from China

Robot adoption has skyrocketed in China in the last decade. New research finds that this exposure has led to a decline in employment and wages, influencing workers’ training and retirement decisions. ...

Reposted by Vanesa Castán Broto, Mary Rice, Miguel Á. Malo , and 1 more Vanesa Castán Broto, Mary Rice, Miguel Á. Malo, Manuel Puppis

🅡🅞🅑 🅜🅔🅢🅤🅡🅔 @robmesure.bsky.social · May 29

I have been logged out of my toothbrush.

An Oral-B login screen.

Reposted by Céline Bessière, Miguel Á. Malo, Suzanne de Cheveigné , and 1 more Céline Bessière, Miguel Á. Malo, Suzanne de Cheveigné, Gayle Kaufman

Maude Pugliese @maudepugliese.bsky.social · Jul 9

1/10 🚨Why do women accumulate less wealth than men across countries and time?

I had the privilege of co-directing the latest Special Issue of #SER @sasemeeting.bsky.social with @celinebessiere.bsky.social on gender and wealth accumulation. 🧵 ⤵️

academic.oup.com/ser/article/...

Gender and wealth accumulation: an international perspective

Abstract. Why do women accumulate less wealth than men globally? As wealth inequality rises both within countries and worldwide, studies on gender and weal

academic.oup.com

Reposted by Dan Goldhaber, Miguel Á. Malo, Roman Senninger

Nick Huntington-Klein @nickchk.com · Jun 6

The second edition of The Effect has been delayed a bit... because there were so many orders they had to switch to a bigger print run! Thank you everyone for your support, and check out the second edition here: www.routledge.com/The-Effect-A...

The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality

The Effect: An Introduction to Research Design and Causality, Second edition is an excellent teaching text about research design, specifically concerning research that uses observational data to make ...

www.routledge.com

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Andrew Watt @andrewwatteu.bsky.social · Jul 18

At @etui.bsky.social we have an exciting opening for an economist.
www.etui.org/sites/defaul...

There could scarcely be a more interesting and challenging time to work in Brussels on European economic policy issues, in an international, multidisciplinary team.

Pls spread the word!

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funcas.bsky.social @funcas.bsky.social · Jul 14

PANEL DE PREVISIONES | El consenso de Funcas rebaja una décima su previsión de crecimiento para 2025, hasta el 2,4%. Ocho panelistas consideran que el riesgo de previsión es a la baja (un PIB que podría crecer menos de lo anticipado), frente a dos que opinan que el riesgo es al alza. buff.ly/Wxner6x

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ILR Review @ilrreview.bsky.social · Jul 7

How did California’s #disability law that extended coverage to less severe disabilities fair? Patrick Button
@tulanesla.bsky.social shows that the law increased employment opportunities with the effect persisting up to six years later.
doi.org/10.1177/0019...
Photo by Waldemar on Unsplash

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Jun 30

Trump is calling for the Fed to cut rates to a level that no economist on earth thinks is defensible. At one level, it's silly. At another, it's dangerous.

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · Jun 13

The agenda for the Regulating for Decent Work Conference 2025 is now online - www.ilo.org/rdw2025. Looking forward to three days of almost 200 presentations across 80 sessions, 2-4 July. #RDW2025

9th Regulating for Decent Work Conference

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Juan Luis Jiménez @juanluisjimenez.bsky.social · Jun 12

⚠️ Recordatorio: España tiene una peor calidad institucional que la media de la OCDE y de la UE, y se sitúa entre los países donde más ha empeorado en los últimos años.

Entre otros, estos índices de calidad miden la corrupción política.

www.bde.es/f/webbe/SES/...

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · Jun 11

🔴 LAST CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Bruegel is looking for an Editorial Officer to join our communications team!

Expected start date: July 2025.
Apply before Friday 13 June 2025, 23:59 CET!

🔗 buff.ly/KIL7xye

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Letras Corsarias @letrascorsarias.bsky.social · May 29

Junio en Corsarias.

Miguel Á. Malo @mmalo.bsky.social · May 28

The last update of the ILO World Employment and Social Outlook identifies geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions as key factors in a weakened economic outlook, leading to slower job growth. Global employment forecast downgraded by up to 7 million jobs in 2025
www.ilo.org/resource/new...

Global employment forecast downgraded by up to 7 million jobs in 2025 amid rising uncertainty

In its latest update of the ILO World Employment and Social Outlook, the ILO identifies geopolitical tensions and trade disruptions as key factors in a weakened economic outlook, leading to slower job...

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International Initiative for Impact Evaluation @3ieimpact.org · May 23

🔍 40% of South Asia's IEs lack local authors
📍 Most studies cluster in India & Bangladesh
🎯 Underrepresented: Bhutan, Maldives, ##education, #gender

New insights from our #blog based on #developmentevidenceportal:
👉 www.3ieimpact.org/blogs/unveil...