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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · 22d

Many #VfS_Conf2025 papers are now available at #EconStor www.econstor.eu/handle/10419... #OpenAccess

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · 22d

Many #VfS_Conf2025 papers are now available at #EconStor www.econstor.eu/handle/10419... #OpenAccess

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · 22d

Siehe passend dazu das Zeitgespräch "Neubelegung der Industriepolitik" im Wirtschaftsdienst H. 8, 2025 www.wirtschaftsdienst.eu/inhalt/jahr/...

Ein gedrucktes Heft können Sie sich gern am Stand von Wirtschaftsdienst/Intereconomics
hier bei der #VfS_Conf2025 abholen.

EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · 23d

#VfS_Conf2025

EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · 23d

Open Science Video presented at the VfS Panel #VfS youtu.be/EWclIBQpBVs?...

Open Science in der Wirtschaftswissenschaft: Prinzipien, Nutzen und Anwendung

YouTube video by ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · 23d

Open Science Video presented at the VfS Panel #VfS youtu.be/EWclIBQpBVs?...

Open Science in der Wirtschaftswissenschaft: Prinzipien, Nutzen und Anwendung

YouTube video by ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · 23d

Open Science Video presented at the VfS Panel #VfS youtu.be/EWclIBQpBVs?...

Open Science in der Wirtschaftswissenschaft: Prinzipien, Nutzen und Anwendung

YouTube video by ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

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Marianne Saam @mariannesaam.bsky.social · 23d

Come to the #VfS panel on #OpenScience with Severine Toussaert, @leventneyse.bsky.social @jrgptrs.bsky.social @larsvil.bsky.social . Looking forward to the discussion.

Verein für Socialpolitik e.V. @vfsecon.bsky.social · Sep 5

[2] 15/09 | 5:00 PM — Panel: Open Science – Increasing Research Transparency in Economics
Featuring ZBW, Jörg Ankel-Peters, Jan Marcus, Severine Toussaert, Lars Villhuber, Levent Neyse
#OpenScience #VfS_Conf2025
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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · 28d

By the way, Team EconStor will be at the ZBW booth at the accompanying exhibition of the #VfS_Conf2025. Feel free to come and talk to us to find out more about @econstor.bsky.social @zbw-leibniz.bsky.social

#OpenAccess #OpenScience

Verein für Socialpolitik e.V. @vfsecon.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing a series of posts to get you ready for the upcoming #VfS_Conf2025. Stay tuned!
🔗 Link zum Programm
#VfS_Conf2025 #IndustrialPolicy
@WiSoKöln

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Verein für Socialpolitik e.V. @vfsecon.bsky.social · 29d

Open Science:
Check out our website for a full range of resources, practical tips for daily research, and an explainer video. Many thanks to the @zbw-leibniz.bsky.social! 🙏
#OpenScience
➡️https://www.socialpolitik.de/de/schwerpunkt-open-science
📍https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWclIBQpBVs

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thought-provoking impulse. thx! @hannahshelley.bsky.social

Hannah Shelley, MLIS (Metadata, Lattes & Impostor Syndrome) @hannahshelley.bsky.social · Aug 13

Since search is dead, how soon do you think Google Scholar is headed for the Google Graveyard? I'm betting it's soon, and academia is NOT prepared

Google Scholar Is Doomed

Academia built entire careers on a free Google service with zero guarantees. What could go wrong?

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · Aug 11

EconStor now includes an AI filtering system
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EconStor Blog » Blog Archive » EconStor now includes an AI filtering system

Bots and crawlers from artificial intelligence (AI) services are increasingly impacting open access repositories, often causing performance issues and temporary outages. Since implementing a filter system in June, the system stability of EconStor has improved, though download numbers have declined slightly as a result.

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · Jul 4

EconStor Usage Statistics June 2025. It is increasingly difficult to draw a realistic image of the actual use of all EconStor documents by humans. The accesses to EconStor by aggressive AI bots are distorting the download statistics considerably. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

We put a lot of effort into compiling our usage statistics and orientate ourselves on the COUNTER standard and filter outliers (cf. | EconStor

We put a lot of effort into compiling our usage statistics and orientate ourselves on the COUNTER standard and filter outliers (cf. https://lnkd.in/dMjy4vAN). However, it is increasingly difficult to ...

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · Jul 2

We are glad to have the CASMEF Working Paper Series new on EconStor. Find out more here:
blog.econstor.eu/2025/07/new-...

EconStor Blog » Blog Archive » New content on EconStor: CASMEF Working Paper Series

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · Jun 27

The authors conclude: "...that the subject of economics should be made more attractive to European students. This can only be achieved by reforming the incentive structure for education and the merit system for higher positions." (p. 9) What is your take on this subject? (3/3)

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · Jun 27

The authors "...provide a critical analysis of the adoption of the US "top-five model" by European economics academia..." (2/3)

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · Jun 27

Interesting new paper on EconStor: Henrekson, Magnus; Jonung, Lars; Lundahl, Mats (2025) : Not just the top five
journals: A recipe for European economists, IFN Working Paper, No. 1519, Research Institute of
Industrial Economics (IFN), Stockholm; hdl.handle.net/10419/311655 (1/3)

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · Jun 20

EconStor servers are under a lot of stress due to bot activity. We apologize for any inconvience. At least we are not alone: "Are AI Bots Knocking Cultural Heritage Offline?" www.glamelab.org/products/are...

Are AI Bots Knocking Cultural Heritage Offline?

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · Jun 11

We are glad to have the prestigious
BCAM Working Paper Series from the Birkbeck Centre for Applied Macroeconomics (BCAM),
Birkbeck, University of London on #EconStor www.econstor.eu/handle/10419...

EconStor: BCAM Working Paper Series, Birkbeck Centre for Applied Macroeconomics (BCAM), Birkbeck, University of London

EconStor is a publication server for scholarly economic literature, provided as a non-commercial public service by the ZBW.

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · Jun 4

In May 2025 1,111,893 papers were downloaded from #EconStor www.econstor.eu/esstatistics...

EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · May 22

Like all other IZA DPs www.econstor.eu/handle/10419...), you can also find this very interesting paper about "Pre-Registration and Pre-Analysis Plans in Experimental Economics" (hdl.handle.net/10419/315047) on EconStor. @iza.org

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · May 20

Great! We have a paper by George Stigler about John Stuart Mill on EconStor:
"Stigler, George J. (1988) : John Stuart Mill, Working Paper, No. 50, The University of Chicago, Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, Chicago, IL"
hdl.handle.net/10419/262452

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · May 19

Da sind sie auch schon: www.econstor.eu/handle/10419...

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · May 10

By the way; VAW will be on EconStor soon. I guess next week.

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Johanna Rickne @johannarickne.bsky.social · May 9

10/ Please help share our extended replication to correct the record on this misleading policy evaluation!

Full replication text here: www.econstor.eu/handle/10419...

Re-Analysis of Ciacci, R. (2024). Banning the purchase of sex increases cases of rape: evidence from Sweden.

EconStor is a publication server for scholarly economic literature, provided as a non-commercial public service by the ZBW.

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EconStor @econstor.bsky.social · May 8

In April 2025 we uploaded 1,598 new papers on #EconStor
There are currently 291,462 economics documents available in open access on EconStor and 1,293,517 have been downloaded in April.
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