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David Ubilava @davidubilava.bsky.social · Jun 2

We have a superb lineup of 18 speakers representing 10 universities from across four countries. Really excited about this one!

Ashani Amarasinghe @ashani.bsky.social · Jun 2

The day is here! Looking forward to the 2nd edition of SCoPE at the University of Sydney today 🤩

@davidubilava.bsky.social

Program sydneyscope.org

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Ashani Amarasinghe @ashani.bsky.social · Jun 2

The day is here! Looking forward to the 2nd edition of SCoPE at the University of Sydney today 🤩

@davidubilava.bsky.social

Program sydneyscope.org

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Gabriele Gratton @grattonecon.bsky.social · Jun 2

Today at sydneyscope.org (organised by @davidubilava.bsky.social and @ashani.bsky.social). With @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social

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Applied Young Economist Webinar @ayew.bsky.social · Apr 29

TOMORROW (30 April): AYEW Environmental Economics Workshop!

Join us at 7:00pm AEST to listen to Xiaoxin Zhang (@usc.edu) & Manisha Mukherjee (UNU-MERIT)

Sign up for Zoom details: www.monash.edu/business/imp...

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Applied Young Economist Webinar @ayew.bsky.social · Apr 15

TOMORROW (16 April): AYEW Gender & Development Economics Workshop!

Join us at 7PM AEST to listen to Avenia Ghazarian ( @sthlmschoolofecon.bsky.social), Vanshika Chaudhary (IIM Indore) and Shahid Majeed Dar (IIT Kanpur)

Sign up for Zoom details: www.monash.edu/business/imp...

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Yves Zenou @yveszenou.bsky.social · Apr 14

I'm organizing a two-day summer school on networks (10-11 September) at Monash University where Matt Jackson (@JacksonmMatt ), Sanjeev Goyal, and myself will teach a 12 hours course. It is free and anybody interested can apply here: www.monash.edu/business/eve...

Network Economics Conference and Summer School 2025

www.monash.edu

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Ashani Amarasinghe @ashani.bsky.social · Apr 10

On this side of the country, I’m teaching his paper on food aid and conflict in class today!

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Barton Lee @bartonelee2.bsky.social · Apr 7

Come join me in Zurich! We’re hiring a Professor of Health Economics (deadline April 30).

DM me if you have any questions about our department, ETH 🏫, or Switzerland🇨🇭

ethz.ch/en/the-eth-z...

Professor of Health Economics

ethz.ch

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Applied Young Economist Webinar @ayew.bsky.social · Apr 8

TOMORROW (9 April): AYEW Culture & Economic History Workshop!

Join us at 11:00am BST to listen to @langluo-sociology.bsky.social (Peking University), Victoria Biagi (@liverpooluni.bsky.social) and Luca Vitale (@nyu.edu)

Sign up for Zoom details: www.monash.edu/business/imp...

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Applied Young Economist Webinar @ayew.bsky.social · Mar 25

TOMORROW (26 March): AYEW Urban Economics Workshop!

Join us at 11:00am GMT to listen to Jorge Páscoa Ferreira (Nova SBE), @cosentinopol.bsky.social (@sorbonneparis1.bsky.social) and Yutong Guo (@bristoluni.bsky.social)

Sign up for Zoom details: www.monash.edu/business/imp...

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Applied Young Economist Webinar @ayew.bsky.social · Mar 17

TOMORROW (19 March): AYEW Narrative Economics Workshop!

Join us at 7:00pm AEDT / 8:00am GMT to listen to Hanh My Le(@tubraunschweig.bsky.social), Hao Geng(Chinese University of Hong Kong), @laraberger.bsky.social(@unicologne.bsky.social), @prashantgarg.bsky.social(@imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social)

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Applied Young Economist Webinar @ayew.bsky.social · Mar 11

Season 10 is here!🎊🎉

TOMORROW (12 March, 11:00am GMT): Gender Economics Workshop!

@sarthakjoshi.bsky.social (@warwickecon.bsky.social),
Yifan Lyu (@sthlmschoolofecon.bsky.social),
@akanksha-vardani.bsky.social (@columbiauniversity.bsky.social)

Sign up for Zoom details:
monash.edu/business/imp...

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Applied Young Economist Webinar @ayew.bsky.social · Feb 26

FINAL REMINDER: AYEW Season 10 Call for Papers🌟

Deadline in 2️⃣ Days (28 February)!

Submission details below⬇️⬇️

Applied Young Economist Webinar @ayew.bsky.social · Feb 12

🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨

Hey #EconSky!

We are now accepting submissions for Season 10 of the Applied Young Economist Webinar!

Deadline: Friday, 28 February 2025

Details below⬇️

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Applied Young Economist Webinar @ayew.bsky.social · Feb 21

REMINDER: 1 week left to submit your paper for AYEW Season 10!🎉

Don't miss your chance to present to a worldwide audience!🌟

Submission details below⬇️⬇️

Applied Young Economist Webinar @ayew.bsky.social · Feb 12

🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨

Hey #EconSky!

We are now accepting submissions for Season 10 of the Applied Young Economist Webinar!

Deadline: Friday, 28 February 2025

Details below⬇️

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David Ubilava @davidubilava.bsky.social · Jan 30

If you're the kind of person who waits until the last minute, the wait is over. Submit your paper or extended abstract for the 2nd SCoPE workshop to be held in Sydney on 3-4 June by the end of the day.

Ashani Amarasinghe @ashani.bsky.social · Jan 16

Don’t forget to submit your papers to the 2nd Social Conflict and Political Economy (SCoPE) workshop at the University of Sydney School of Economics!

Deadline: 31 January

More info: sydneyscope.org

Join our mailing list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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David Ubilava @davidubilava.bsky.social · Nov 11

📢Workshop Announcement

The 2nd Social Conflict and Political Economy (SCoPE) Workshop will take place at the University of Sydney on June 3-4, 2025. Please submit your papers by email to [email protected] by 31 January 2025.

dubilava.github.io/Calls/SCoPE_...

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Ashani Amarasinghe @ashani.bsky.social · Jan 20

New WP!

“Getting along or getting ahead? The domestic roots of status-seeking in international relations”

By @ashani.bsky.social and @kathrynbaragwanath.bsky.social

ideas.repec.org/p/syd/wpaper...

Comments welcome!

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Ashani Amarasinghe @ashani.bsky.social · Jan 16

Don’t forget to submit your papers to the 2nd Social Conflict and Political Economy (SCoPE) workshop at the University of Sydney School of Economics!

Deadline: 31 January

More info: sydneyscope.org

Join our mailing list: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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David Ubilava @davidubilava.bsky.social · Nov 11

📢Workshop Announcement

The 2nd Social Conflict and Political Economy (SCoPE) Workshop will take place at the University of Sydney on June 3-4, 2025. Please submit your papers by email to [email protected] by 31 January 2025.

dubilava.github.io/Calls/SCoPE_...

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Sascha O. Becker @essobecker.bsky.social · Jan 3

It's February at The Economic Journal ❤️

Lots of great papers, long (9) and short (2). Enjoy!

academic.oup.com/ej/issue/135...

Volume 135 Issue 666 | The Economic Journal | Oxford Academic

The Economic Journal is the Royal Economic Society's flagship title, and is one of the founding journals of modern economics. The journal provides a platform for and imaginative economic research for ...

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Sascha O. Becker @essobecker.bsky.social · Dec 23

Please submit your best papers to this workshop on 25 – 26 June 2025 (part of @cesifo.org Venice 🇮🇹 Summer Institute).

Keynotes: Paola Giuliano and @albertobisin.bsky.social

My co-organizers: Uwe Sunde & @jvoth.bsky.social

Deadline 9 Feb 2025 (midnight CET)

www.cesifo.org/en/event/202...

Venice Summer Institute 2025: Poverty, Persistence and Policy: Comparative Development and the Deep Roots of Prosperity

Scientific Organizers: Sascha O. Becker, Uwe Sunde, and Hans-Joachim VothWhy do some regions and countries achieve prosperity while others linger in poverty? While progress has been made in finding an...

www.cesifo.org

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Global Capital Allocation Project @gcaproject.bsky.social · Dec 18

Our end-of-year newsletter is out! GCAP's latest research on economic coercion and currency competition, event recaps from our Big-Data Initiative and Annual Conference, new resources, and more.

Read the newsletter: shorturl.at/EZM17

Subscribe: shorturl.at/qU0Ia

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Sascha O. Becker @essobecker.bsky.social · Dec 12

Is it already January? Yes! The Jan 2025 issue of The Economic Journal is out @resmedia.bsky.social with a fascinating mix of topics. Check it out!

academic.oup.com/ej/issue/135...

Volume 135 Issue 665 | The Economic Journal | Oxford Academic

The Economic Journal is the Royal Economic Society's flagship title, and is one of the founding journals of modern economics. The journal provides a platform for and imaginative economic research for ...

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David Ubilava @davidubilava.bsky.social · Nov 11

📢Workshop Announcement

The 2nd Social Conflict and Political Economy (SCoPE) Workshop will take place at the University of Sydney on June 3-4, 2025. Please submit your papers by email to [email protected] by 31 January 2025.

dubilava.github.io/Calls/SCoPE_...

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