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Farzad Saidi @farzado.bsky.social · 2d

Join us @unibonn.bsky.social! The finance group within the economics department is looking to hire an assistant professor (tenure track): econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

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Reuters @reuters.com · Sep 1

Euro zone manufacturing expanded for first time since early 2022 in August, PMI shows reut.rs/3UVp11o

Euro zone manufacturing expanded for first time since early 2022 in August, PMI shows

Euro zone manufacturing activity expanded in August for the first time since mid-2022 due to a surge in domestic demand and output, raising optimism around future production, a survey showed.

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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · Sep 1

@vicbar.bsky.social @ralphdehaas.bsky.social @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social & I Matavelli show that adherence to masculinity norms strongly predicts men's labour supply, risk-taking, health behaviours, and support for authoritarian leadership.
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Graph showing a strong negative correlation between GDP per capita and unequal gender role norms.

While economists have extensively studied gender norms affecting women, masculinity norms – the informal rules that guide and constrain the behaviours of boys and men – remain underexplored. This column reviews how such norms can shape economic outcomes in labour markets, health, education, households, and politics. Drawing on new survey data from 87,000 individuals across 70 countries, the authors show that adherence to masculinity norms strongly predicts men's labour supply, risk-taking, health behaviours, and support for authoritarian leadership.

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Farzad Saidi @farzado.bsky.social · Aug 8

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Farzad Saidi @farzado.bsky.social · Aug 8

Paper with Alessandro Lizzeri and @vkecht.bsky.social can be found here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3sje7...

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Farzad Saidi @farzado.bsky.social · Aug 8

Our explanation: they are generalists, and that skill set is in high demand given high industry uncertainty. Generalists are good at curbing volatility, but tend to be old unless they come from a consulting background. Consultant CEOs‘ young age may thus be a contributing factor to firm growth.

The Economist @economist.com · Aug 7

Consulting firms have long claimed to be “CEO factories”, but are their alumni any good at the top job? We’ve constructed an index to put their promise to the test

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Andreas Püttmann @puettmann.bsky.social · Jul 22

Läuft ja super mit der Bekämpfung der AfD durch die "Migrationswende", die ja angeblich die "Mutter aller Probleme" anpackt.

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Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute @oiginstitute.bsky.social · Jul 21

Homebuyers and economists alike closely watch indicators for changes in home prices. How do policies that expand access to credit affect those prices? Our article from Ken Cowles explores the research from @mokuhn.bsky.social, @farzado.bsky.social, and Tobias Herbst:  bit.ly/4czY9vR

Credit supply, housing demand, and rising home prices | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

A change in veteran home loans can help explain home price dynamics

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · Jul 21

[email protected] & IfW Kiel are jointly 🚨 recruiting a Professor of International Economics🚨 (Associate/Full).

👉 apply.interfolio.com/169770

Great opportunity to join Berlin's thriving econ community. No kings here.

Deadline: Sep 30, 2025

Please share widely! #EconSky

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Arin Dube @arindube.bsky.social · Jul 20

Very pleased that our local projections dif-in-dif paper is now out in the Journal of Applied Econometrics. Joint with @dgirardi.bsky.social, Jorda, and Taylor.

It's a tool that we think many applied economists will find useful (indeed many already have).

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Farzad Saidi @farzado.bsky.social · Jun 1

So wahr! Cancel Culture hat herzlich wenig mit Kultur zu tun, sondern ist im Kern anti-intellektuell. Nach links wird auf Tinder geswiped, nicht in Debatten mit Mitmenschen.

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.bsky.social · May 27

Eurovision is over, but this is still a good read:
“In the end, even as Eurovision is officially a nonpolitical event, everyone knows it’s really geopolitics in drag.”

foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/23/e...

The West Is Strong—and in Sequins

Eurovision has never been a bigger party—or more political.

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Farzad Saidi @farzado.bsky.social · May 22

Congrats to our esteemed colleagues from Lake Constance!

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Farzad Saidi @farzado.bsky.social · May 22

…sense of camaradery across university borders and disciplines. Looking forward to reaping the highest possible return on this investment, for which our recruiting objectives will play a key role.

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Farzad Saidi @farzado.bsky.social · May 22

Our Cluster of Excellence secured a second funding period today. As one of the PIs, in magnificent company, I am extremely happy that our efforts especially towards the final stage of the reapplication process paid off. Numerous meetings, retreats, and flights taken have contributed to a unique…

ECONtribute @econtribute.bsky.social · May 22

🎉 Exciting news! Our Cluster of Excellence @econtribute.bsky.social will be funded for another seven years by @dfg.de! We’re excited to continue our journey together. Many thanks to all involved! Find out more here: econtribute.de/funding-exte... #ExStra @unibonn.bsky.social @unicologne.bsky.social

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Universität Bonn @unibonn.bsky.social · May 22

A landmark success! The University of Bonn secured funding for all six existing Clusters of Excellence and both new initiatives – more than any other German university. More: www.uni-bonn.de/en/news/095-...

© G. Hübl, V. Lannert, M. Thürbach/ECONtribute, J. F. Saba/UKB, S. Wegener/ML4Q; N. Wietrich

A collage with symbolic images of all eight clusters of excellence. A man working on a machine, an observatory, two people in a field, a woman writing something on a piece of paper, a woman in front of a device, a man writing something on a blackboard, an exhibition, a woman looking through a telescope.

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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · May 14

This is bleak reading

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Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute @oiginstitute.bsky.social · May 6

New article from Kenneth Cowles explores research from @mokuhn.bsky.social, @farzado.bsky.social, and Tobias Herbst that explains how an expansion of credit in the form of expanded eligibility for VA loans contributed to increases in home prices. bit.ly/4czY9vR

Credit supply, housing demand, and rising home prices | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

A change in veteran home loans can help explain home price dynamics

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Apr 29

"I'm going to govern in econometrics" is a winning campaign slogan for the ages.

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Kiel Institut @kiel.institute · Apr 29

📢 Save the date! The 4th Kiel-CEPR Conference on Geoeconomics takes place this October—this time in Paris 🇫🇷.
Thanks to #ScPoEcon @sciencespo.bsky.social for hosting—it’s going to be another great one!
📜 Call for papers coming soon. Stay tuned for more info 👉 www.ifw-kiel.de/institute/ev...

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Sebastian Friedrich @sebfriedrich.bsky.social · Apr 28

„Merz und Söder trieben durch geschürte Empörung ganz bewusst die Leute gegen die Ampelregierung auf die Bäume – und bekommen sie nun, da in den Koalitionsverhandlungen doch wieder schwierige Kompromisse gefragt waren, nicht mehr herunter.“
(@puettmann.bsky.social)

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Zwischen Christdemokratie und Rechtspopulismus

Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenfördes Diktum „Der freiheitliche, säkularisierte Staat lebt von Voraussetzungen, die er selbst nicht garantieren kann“, lässt sich auch auf Parteien anwenden. Die Besetzung der Pa...

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · Apr 24

NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy www.science.org/content/arti...

Exclusive: NSF director to resign amid grant terminations, job cuts, and controversy

“I have done all I can,” says Sethuraman Panchanathan, a Trump appointee who has led agency since 2020

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Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute @oiginstitute.bsky.social · Apr 24

Homebuyers and economists alike closely watch indicators for changes in home prices. How do policies that expand access to credit affect those prices? New article from Ken Cowles explores the research from @mokuhn.bsky.social, @farzado.bsky.social, and Tobias Herbst:  bit.ly/4czY9vR

Credit supply, housing demand, and rising home prices | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

A change in veteran home loans can help explain home price dynamics

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Farzad Saidi @farzado.bsky.social · Apr 24

Coquin :)

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Opportunity & Inclusive Growth Institute @oiginstitute.bsky.social · Apr 16

In 1991, eligibility criteria for VA loans were relaxed, providing a natural experiment to study what happens to house prices when the supply of credit expands. Our new article looks at research from @mokuhn.bsky.social, @farzado.bsky.social, and Tobias Herbst:  bit.ly/4czY9vR

Credit supply, housing demand, and rising home prices | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

A change in veteran home loans can help explain home price dynamics

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