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Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Jun 12

We have a job opening at Lund University for an assistant professor in economics of education (tenure-track). Applications are open until 11 August 2025. Please reach out if you have questions!
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Assistant professor in economics of education

We are looking for an up-and-coming researcher who wants to conduct pioneering research to take up a position as an assistant professor (associate senior lecturer) in economics of education. What w

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · Mar 3

If one person gives a euro to Ukraine, the result is €1.

If two people give 2 each, it is €4.

If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.

Let’s coordinate, here 👇

and please re-post to spread the word.

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Your Contribution Squared

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Chicago Booth Review @chicagoboothreview.bsky.social · Jan 28

Will people get vaccinated in exchange for money? A study via Booth’s Devin Pope, Lund University's @erikwengstrom.bsky.social @campos-mercade.bsky.social, @snsf-ch.bsky.social's Armando Meier, Columbia's @meierstephan.bsky.social, Copenhagen's Florian Schneider. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/does-...

Does Money Really Encourage People to Get Vaccinated?

Researchers used a randomized controlled trial to isolate the incentive effects of payments.

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Maria Persson @mariaperssonlu.bsky.social · Jan 22

The application deadline for our PhD program is getting closer. It's a great opportunity - I warmly recommend applying!

Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Dec 6

We will be admitting new PhD students in 2025. Full funding from day one. Vibrant research environment. International university town, a short train ride from Malmö and Copenhagen. Apply before January 31! Please reach out to me if you have questions!
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Doctoral students at the Department of Economics

Job Assignments The holders of these positions have a primary obligation to successfully fulfil their postgraduate (third cycle) education ending with a doctoral degree (PhD). A position as doctoral s

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Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Jan 16

The latest issue of @scandjecon.bsky.social also contains a bibliometric overview of the journal's development (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....). This article also offers insights into the evolution of economics, including how the most frequent author keywords have changed over time.

Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Jan 16

The Scandinavian Journal of Economics has reached its 125th anniversary! In the latest issue, we, the current editors, put the spotlight on a selection of notable papers published in the journal over the past decades.

The Scandinavian Journal of Economics @scandjecon.bsky.social · Jan 13

Marking the 125th year of the journal, the editors highlight some of the influential research of the last 25 years.

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The Scandinavian Journal of Economics at 125: a note from the editors

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Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Dec 6

We will be admitting new PhD students in 2025. Full funding from day one. Vibrant research environment. International university town, a short train ride from Malmö and Copenhagen. Apply before January 31! Please reach out to me if you have questions!
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Doctoral students at the Department of Economics

Job Assignments The holders of these positions have a primary obligation to successfully fulfil their postgraduate (third cycle) education ending with a doctoral degree (PhD). A position as doctoral s

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Ola Andersson @olalandersson.bsky.social · Nov 29

Amin Hussain is on the market this year. His JMP makes important contributions to the pricing of multi-use drugs. Let me explain why

sites.google.com/view/aminhus...

Amin Hussain

I am a 5th Year PhD Economics Student at Uppsala University. Research Interests: Micro-theory and Mechanism Design with applications to Health and Political Economy

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Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Nov 26

We're hiring: Full Professor in Financial Economics! In my (perhaps biased) view, our department has a vibrant research environment—yet friendly, and with a lively faculty lounge! Spread the word!

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Professor in Financial Economics

The department of Economics employs around 100 researchers, teachers, doctoral candidates, and administrative personnel. Research at the department includes topics such as microeconomics, finance, eco

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Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Nov 21

Huge thanks to everyone who contributed with inspiring lectures: Leonardo Bursztyn; Ingvild Almås; Adeline Delavande; @flxhlzmstr.bsky.social; Luigi Butera; @ihaal.bsky.social; @jondequidt.bsky.social;
@campos-mercade.bsky.social
& to @roelonthehill.bsky.social & Topi Miettinen for co-organizing.

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Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Nov 21

Wrapping up the PhD course on Behavioral Economics of Beliefs and Misperceptions with a great lecture by Alexia Delfino and engaging poster presentations. Now off to dinner!

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Olle Hammar @ollehammar.bsky.social · Nov 17

🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 How has the war in Ukraine 🇺🇦 affected sentiments in Russia 🇷🇺? In a new WP with Mikael Elinder and Oscar Erixson (Uppsala U), we study the effects of the invasion and two other war events on the support for Putin and other sentiments in Russia. 🧵👇

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Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Nov 20

A recent blog post about our recent paper on the preferences and traits of finance professionals versus the general population. Huge kudos to Matthias Stefan for taking the lead on this piece.

Are finance professionals really different from everybody else?

Common belief paints finance professionals as competitive risk-takers who can be unconstrained by ethical considerations, a narrative fuelled by financial scandals and economic crises. Martin Holmé��...

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Ingo E. Isphording @ingoisphording.bsky.social · Oct 18

Important meta work on public acceptance of field experiments. There is another one by @robertdur.bsky.social , Arjan Non
, Paul Prottung, and Benedetta Ricci on "Who's afraid of Policy experiments":

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Manne Gerell @mannegerell.bsky.social · Oct 13

Randi Hjalmarsson is recruiting two postdocs on the economics of crime for her new ERC funded project.

Econjobmarket advertisements: University of Gothenburg Econ Department position: econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
Stockholm University (SOFI) position: econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
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EJM - Econ Job Market

https://econjobmarket.org/positions?show=all&type=reg&searchType=quick&saved_search_id=0&cutoffDate=2007-01-01&position_type_id=&category_id=10&iso2=&oid=#ad-9963…

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Jonas Vlachos @jonasvlachos.bsky.social · Oct 12

Finns det myter om hur prissättning av koldioxid funkar? @danielspiro.bsky.social reder ut på Ekonomistas! ekonomistas.se/2023/10/12/d...

Daniel Spiro: Myter om koldioxidpriser

För inte längesen skrev en amerikansk miljöekonom, Gilbert Metcalf, en diskussionsartikel vid namn ”Five myths of carbon pricing”. Precis som titeln antyder så försöker Metcalf, med bas i mi...

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Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Oct 10

I have also thought about this issue (and it applies to fiction too). This shift may also lead to development of new app interfaces where selected graphs and pictures can be shown easily in audio mode.

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Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Oct 9

Agree. The prize stands out—and refreshingly so—for its focus on careful descriptive historical analysis.

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Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Oct 9

Congratulations! 🎉

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Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Oct 9

Kolla in kommentarer på årets ekonomipris av priskommittémedlemmarna från Lund: Kerstin Enflo och Tommy Andersson. Börjar 19:00 in i klippet nedan. Ett strålande val av pristagare!

www.svtplay.se/video/jMVYnk...

Nobel 2023: Tillkännagivanden – Ekonomi

Tillkännagivande av Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomi till minne av Alfred Nobel.

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Anna Goeddeke @annagoeddeke.bsky.social · Oct 8

Maybe of interest to #EconSky📈📉:

We now have a feed for #TeachEcon 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫! Please make use of it as well!

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Robert Östling @robertostling.bsky.social · Oct 8

Acemoglu is once again the favorite in our yearly poll. But the real news is that we learned that our readers are not just clicking on the first alternative on the list.

ekonomistas.se/2023/10/08/a...

Acemoglu återigen favorittippad

Daron Acemoglu har varit favorittippad flera år i rad här på Ekonomistas och blev så även i år med 18% av rösterna. En möjlighet är att Acemoglus popularitet skulle bero på att vi sorterat a...

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Erik Wengström @erikwengstrom.bsky.social · Oct 7

Kom ett papper i Nature nyligen som visar att idén om att folk var mer moraliska förr har funnits länge och i många länder. Däremot finner de inte att folk blivit mindre moraliska över tiden. Bygger på enkätsvar och självskattningar men ger stöd för din tes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The illusion of moral decline - Nature

We show that the perception of moral decline is pervasive, perdurable, unfounded and easily produced, and suggest that this illusion has implications for research on the misallocation of scarce r...

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Johannes Haushofer @johanneshaushofer.com · Oct 7

We started @malengo.org in 2021 to support Ugandan students on their journey to a Bachelor's degree in Germany. We admitted 10 students in 2021; 30 in 2022; and 120 in 2023.

Our next goal: FOUR HUNDRED!

We urgently need both investors and donors — please read and spread widely! 1/n

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Peter Andre @peterandre.bsky.social · Oct 6

Early-Career Behavioral Economics Conference 2024

Check out the call, help spread the word to your early-career colleagues, and submit your wonderful papers!

Bonn, briq, July 1–2

More infos
sites.google.com/site/ecbecon...

#ECBE2024 #EconSky 📉📈

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