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🚨 We’re hiring! A post-doc opportunity in an international team working on a life course microsimulation modelling of multi-dimensional well-being for five European countries

Apply here 👉 euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/347427
#EconSky #EconJobs #AcademicJobs #JobAlert #Microsimulation #WellBeing

The chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting out planet in 2032 is now 1.5%, or 1 in 67.

The OVERWHELMING likelihood is that the asteroid will miss Earth.

But for the first time ever, we might have to seriously consider a deflection mission soon.

Let me explain. 🧵 (1/x)

Are young men and women in Europe becoming more polarized in their political ideologies?
It depends. Across 32 countries:
14 show no meaningful gender gap
7 have a stable small to medium gap with women leaning more left
11 show widening modern gender gaps
osf.io/preprints/os...

Can a public wealth transfer to young people reduce inequality?

New article out in the Journal of European Social Policy with Andreas Thiemann, Leire Salazar and @josenoguerauab.bsky.social!

🧵 Thread 👇

What explains recent declines in income inequality in the European Union? Despite rising within-country inequality from 2007-2019, EU-wide inequality declined sharply due to upward convergence in market earnings among its poorest member states. More here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

🇪🇺 Country heterogeneity in acceptance:
🌟 Highest acceptance (2023): Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Belgium.
🚩 Lowest acceptance: Greece, Hungary, Slovakia.
📉Recent declines were most pronounced in Poland, Portugal, and the UK.

New paper: We combine evidence from a survey (correlational), bank spending data, and online experiments to show that job loss increases risk taking.

Joint work with @abbysussman.bsky.social, Carlos Vazquez-Hernandez, Daniel O'Leary, and Jennifer Trueblood

Listening with the sound on was a real ride

Już w przyszły wtorek 17.12 zapraszamy na dyskusję z aktywistkami i związkowcami nt. problemu nierówności ekonomicznych w Polsce
🗓️ KIEDY? Wtorek, 17 grudnia, o godz. 18:30
📍 GDZIE? Sala im. J. Wiadernego, OPZZ (ul. Kopernika 36/40, Warszawa)
@opzzcentrala.bsky.social @krytykapolityczna.bsky.social

4/ Key finding 1:
Sentiment toward finance varies starkly across countries and over time. English texts (US/UK) show the most positive sentiment, while Russian texts are consistently negative. Historical events (crises, wars) visibly influence trends.

This paper is fascinating. A three-year field experiement in which a 1000 low income Americans get $1000 a month. The tl;dr conclusion is that it basically has zero effect on their political views or participation.

www.nber.org/papers/w33214