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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 2d

Join us on 4 November for the RFBerlin Annual Public Lecture: “Why Women Won” by Nobel Laureate Claudia Goldin.
🎟️ Register now: form.typeform.com/to/j3BaW2OV

Discover how women’s roles in work and society have evolved and what challenges remain
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Why Women Won by Claudia Goldin

Following the success of our first public lecture, we are pleased to announce the next RFBerlin Annual Public Lecture, organized in collaboration with the Humboldt University of Berlin! This year, RFB...

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Fabrizio Colella @fabricolella.bsky.social · Sep 1

Dream Team!

Fabrizio Colella @fabricolella.bsky.social · Aug 25

It was an honor to organize a workshop celebrating Josef’s career with Rafael Lalive and to host brilliant researchers in the region that adopted me a few years ago 🇨🇭. Big thanks to all the participants!

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Aug 22

Today and tomorrow at Monte Verità: “Firms and Workers in Switzerland and Similar Economies” - a workshop dedicated to our project leader Josef Zweimüller!

Colleagues and friends gather to celebrate Josef’s contributions and to exchange new ideas on labor, firms, and society.

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Università della Svizzera italiana @usi.ch · Aug 18

The newly imposed US tariffs are expected to substantially affect Swiss exporters and drive up consumer prices in the US. @fabricolella.bsky.social, Assistant Professor at USI, Rafael Lalive and Sofia Schroeter from UNIL analyse consequences and viable solutions.

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The 39% tariff on Swiss Exports to the U.S. - Expert analysis

The newly imposed US tariffs are expected to substantially affect Swiss exporters and drive up consumer prices in the United States. Fabrizio Colella, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics a...

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USI Lugano - Department of Economics @usiidep.bsky.social · Aug 14

🇺🇸🇨🇭 A 39% US tariff on Swiss exports: what does it mean for Switzerland?
@fabricolella.bsky.social (‪@usiidep.bsky.social‬) with ‪@rlalive.bsky.social‬ & S. Schroeter (UNIL‬) examine the impact on cantons & firms, and discuss possible policy responses about it.
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The 39% tariff on Swiss Exports to the U.S. - Expert analysis

The newly imposed US tariffs are expected to substantially affect Swiss exporters and drive up consumer prices in the United States. Fabrizio Colella, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics a...

www.eco.usi.ch

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USI Lugano - Department of Economics @usiidep.bsky.social · Aug 8

Congrats to IdEP PhD candidate Alda Marchese on being awarded the USI Doc-Mobility grant. She'll be visiting ‪@uclaanderson.bsky.social, hosted by Ricardo Perez-Truglia 🇺🇸🌴

Alda’s research examines how #socialnorms impact the #gendergap in voter turnout and if easing social pressure can reduce it

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USI Lugano - Department of Economics @usiidep.bsky.social · Jul 29

📣 Now open: Associate or Full Professor in Economics and Director of the Institute for Economic Research (IRE) at USI Lugano🇨🇭
IRE is looking for candidates with an international research profile in applied economics.
Deadline: 31/08/2025
More info: shorturl.at/K5Njz

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Fabrizio Colella @fabricolella.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thank you for your visit and the great talk @mikkelmertz.bsky.social! Glad to have hosted another member of the big @rockwoolfonden.dk @rfberlin.bsky.social family in Lugano!

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Jun 13

As the RFBerlin-CEPR Annual Symposium in Labour Economics wraps up, the organisers extend heartfelt thanks to all participants for their outstanding contributions.

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Jun 13

Taking the stage, @rlalive.bsky.social speaking about “Automated and Personalized Job Recommendations for Jobseekers: Evidence from a Randomized Intervention”.

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Jun 12

Between today and tomorrow, our Institute is hosting the RFBerlin-CEPR Annual Symposium in Labour Economics, organized in collaboration with the @cepr.org The symposium will feature papers on all topics in labour economics.

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Jun 12

We conclude the first day of the conference with Heather Sarsons’ (@ubcvse.bsky.social) keynote lecture on gender attitudes.

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Elliott Ash @elliottash.bsky.social · May 26

Call for Papers:

The 4th Annual Zurich Workshop in AI+Economics

to be held Dec 5-6, 2025, hosted by ETH Zurich and University of Zurich.

Info: eash.cc/AI-econ
Submit (by Aug 15th): eash.cc/AI-econ-sub-2025

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USI Lugano - Department of Economics @usiidep.bsky.social · May 20

🎓 Apply for the Master in Economics at USI – Deadline: 30 June 2025!

👇 See program highlights & links below.
#USIEcon #EconBluesky

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USI Lugano - Department of Economics @usiidep.bsky.social · May 12

Today, Manuel Bagues (@warwickecon.bsky.social) presented “Friends in Childhood and the Gender Equality Paradox”, coauthored with N. Zinovyeva (Warwick).
They show that children in richer, more equal societies have fewer opposite-sex friends. Evidence suggests household income as the key driver.

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USI Lugano - Department of Economics @usiidep.bsky.social · Apr 28

A.Chevalier (@royalholloway.bsky.social) presented "When Parents Work from Home", joint work w. P.Achard (@crestsociology.bsky.social) & @michelebelot.bsky.social (@cornelluniversity.bsky.social). They find a positive effect of parental right to work from home on children's educational attainments.

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Jesse Rothstein @jrothst.bsky.social · Apr 9

We are hiring an education researcher to join the @capolicylab.bsky.social and @berkeleycshe.bsky.social teams. You'll work on projects using administrative data relating to California higher education. Here's more information: capolicylab.org/careers/rese...

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Fabrizio Colella @fabricolella.bsky.social · Mar 25

Thrilled to have the one and only Josef Zweimüller visiting us at @usiidep.bsky.social in Lugano for a couple of days!

USI Lugano - Department of Economics @usiidep.bsky.social · Mar 24

Josef Zweimueller (@econ.uzh.ch) presented his joint work with J. Voth (@econ.uzh.ch) and A. Steinhauer (@edinburgh-uni.bsky.social) on parental selection & the long-term effects of post-Anschluss fertility boom. The study finds these parents were more educated, carried over for their children.

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Mar 12

We continue the session with @fabricolella.bsky.social sharing findings on the project on “Cross Border Workers”. #RFBerlinWorkshop

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Fabrizio Colella @fabricolella.bsky.social · Mar 12

Previous group members are now enrolled in PhD programs in Lausanne, Lugano, Bern, and Washington University in St. Louis.

Links.

Job Ad: drive.google.com/file/d/14GdO...

Apply here: usi.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Fabrizio Colella @fabricolella.bsky.social · Mar 12

📢 Join our labor team!
I am looking for two #predocs to work with me and my coauthors on applied labor economics projects in Switzerland!

Job Ad: bit.ly/PredocLaborLugano

Apply here: bit.ly/PredocLLCApply
#econra #USIecon #predoc

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USI Lugano - Department of Economics @usiidep.bsky.social · Mar 11

The first edition of the Workshop IdEP in Sustainable Economics #WISE2025 is officially starting at #Casadellasostenibilità in Airolo!

Stay tuned for insights and discussions: follow this and the next threads for updates.👇

#USIEcon

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USI Lugano - Department of Economics @usiidep.bsky.social · Feb 24

Today, @kasingerj.bsky.social (Tilburg University) presented “The Pass-through of Retail Crime” (w/ @carlhase.bsky.social @goetheuni.bsky.social). Using WA cannabis store data, they find robberies & burglaries drive a 1.8% price hike at victim stores & competitors, comparable to a hidden 1% tax.

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Anna Stansbury @annastansbury.bsky.social · Feb 14

I am hiring a predoc at MIT to start this summer!

We will work on various topics in labor economics - unions, minimum wages, imperfect competition, etc.

Please apply and share !

#predoc @mitiwer.bsky.social #EconSky

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