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Francesca Salvati @francescasalvati.bsky.social · 18h

"Not the Onion"

Francesca Salvati @francescasalvati.bsky.social · 5d

😂 i was surprised at how well he dealt with modernity, given his films are mostly always depicting the past. i was positively surprised at how well he captured the contemporary world while still weaving in exaggerated elements of almost "comic book" like nature with such skill. And so much comedy!

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Francesca Salvati @francescasalvati.bsky.social · 5d

great film!

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 17d

Small boats: TV coverage - day after day after day after day....

PPE scandal: TV coverage - let's stick this powerful, enraging documentary on at quarter past ten on a Sunday night.

The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money review – a devastating picture of the biggest spending scandal ever

This rigorous look at the Tories’ ‘VIP lane’ for PPE suppliers during Covid raises questions about the motivations of those involved – ones that are almost too disgusting to contemplate

www.theguardian.com

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Marcos Vera-Hernandez @papiteide.bsky.social · 22d

Would you take better care of your health today if you knew you’d be richer in retirement? We study Chile’s 1981 pension reform with a fuzzy Regression Kink Design on linked admin + household panel data. Answer: yes. Preventive care rises (healthy behaviours modestly), and old-age mortality falls.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies @theifs.bsky.social · 23d

NEW: #IFSWorkingPaper: More to live for: health investment responses to expected retirement wealth in Chile

📗 Read Grant Miller, Nieves Valdés and @papiteide.bsky.social's new paper here: ifs.org.uk/publications...

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · 28d

🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: Sarah Fritz, Lorenzo Incoronato, and Catherine van der List document substantial fiscal waste in the context of the EU Cohesion Policy in Italy. 🧵

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UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 29d

Announcing Generation New Era: the first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years.

It will study 30,000 children born in 2026 across the four nations of the UK.

Watch out for upcoming opportunities for researchers and other stakeholders to engage with the study team via @clscohorts.bsky.social

UKRI announces first UK-wide birth cohort study in 25 years

A ground-breaking UK-wide scientific study will help improve the lives of future generations by studying 30,000 children born in 2026.

www.ukri.org

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Rafe Meager (they/them) @economeager.bsky.social · Sep 2

thinking once again about how the central, pivotal performance on which PJ's LOTR trilogy turns is Ian McKellan's, because if we believe Gandalf is real we will believe the entire story, but at the same time the central performance of Fellowship as a standalone film is Sean Bean's

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David Lay Williams @laywilliams.bsky.social · Aug 4

Excited about a forthcoming roundtable on my book and @brankomilan.bsky.social's this fall (November 4) at @stoneeconucl.bsky.social. Discussants include @johncassidysays.bsky.social, @annastansbury.bsky.social, Helen Thompson, and Beatrice Cherrier.

www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dgv3e...

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Cllr Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social · Aug 14

There is a real disconnect between media outlets putting together live coverage of A-level results and celebrating those going to university whilst also ignoring the decimation of the higher education sector and the impact that, over time, this will have on the experience of most of these students.

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Henning Hermes @henninghermes.com · Jul 16

We are looking for a postdoc to work on exciting RCTs circling around scaling up mentoring interventions, starting in July 2026 💪🏻🚀

Amazing team at @ifoeducation.bsky.social & the perfect place to thrive with ifo, @cesifo.org + @econmunich.bsky.social 🫶🏻🌟

Please share widely 🙏🙏

Link below 👇

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Francesca Salvati @francescasalvati.bsky.social · Jul 14

Our new Wimbledon Champion!

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Sandy Black @econsandy.bsky.social · Jul 7

Walking on campus, I was just thinking how hard it is to be a grad student. It was by far the hardest thing I have done professionally, and there were many days (and nights!) when I was certain I would never come up with a job market paper (or, any paper, really). Grad students, hang in there!🤗

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Francesca Salvati @francescasalvati.bsky.social · Jun 26

This is one of my favourite studies of the last few years. Totally worth reading!

VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Jun 26

🆕 Building cognitive endurance: How a simple change in the school day can transform attentional capacity

Today on VoxDev w/ @clbrown.bsky.social (UChicago), Supreet Kaur (@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social), Geeta Gandhi Kingdon (@ucl.ac.uk) & Heather Schofield (Cornell): voxdev.org/topic/educat...

Building cognitive endurance: How a simple change in the school day can transform attentional capacity

Promoting sustained effortful mental activity in Indian primary schools markedly improved student cognitive and educational outcomes across a wide range of subjects.

voxdev.org

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Francesca Salvati @francescasalvati.bsky.social · Jun 10

I am so sorry, Enkelejda. This is so sad.

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Greg Veramendi @greg-veramendi.bsky.social · Jun 7

I am happy to share a 3-year postdoc opening. My fantastic colleagues @kailirimfeld.bsky.social and Dan Anderberg recently won a grant to work on youth mental health at the intersection of psychology, genetics, and education. It is open to economics PhDs, among other fields. #EconSky #econ_ra

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Youth Mental Health at Royal Holloway, University of London

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Youth Mental Health at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · Jun 3

Italians abroad voting on June 8-9:

reminder that you’ve got to send your ballots to your relevant consular office no later than *today* as they need to arrive by the p.m. of June 5 to be counted.

Sent mine last week. Join us ❤️

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Francesca Salvati @francescasalvati.bsky.social · May 30

Honestly reading this just made my day.

Andrea Matranga @andreamatranga.bsky.social · May 29

The tragic landslide in Blatten gives me the excuse to tell you the story of how we found out Ice Ages existed. It's a cool story and the most important bit is rather similar to what's happening now.

Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · May 29

Aerial view westward over the Blatten deposit and the newly formed lake upstream! 🧊🌊

📷Via Christian Petit/Linkedin

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Francesca Salvati @francescasalvati.bsky.social · May 14

Really interesting!

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Marion Leroutier @leroutierm.bsky.social · May 14

In this new paper joint with @ondineberland.bsky.social, featured in The Guardian, we show that :
-women in France emit 26% less CO₂ than men from food & transpor
- the gap isn’t just down to biology or labor market differences.

Thread will follow, see full paper here:
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...

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Francesca Salvati @francescasalvati.bsky.social · May 12

Delighted to be at @rockwoolfonden.dk in Copenhagen today, giving a seminar on peer effects in education. Looking forward to a day of great interactions. And Copenhagen is always such a treat. Thank you @mikkelmertz.bsky.social for the invitation!

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Corinne Low @corinnelow.com · Apr 22

I interviewed an awesome pre-doc candidate who we don't have a position for--is anyone still looking for a candidate who'd like me to pass her info along? Computer Science / Econ major, 3.95 GPA from top school, 4 years of comp sci work experience and now wants to prep for an Econ PhD.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Apr 14

Trump has just hung the "now open for business sign", saying he'll do specific (tariff) favors for specific companies.

CEOs will see massive gains from lobbying, and huge costs from criticizing the White House.

It's an effective way to suppress criticism.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/b...

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Francesca Salvati @francescasalvati.bsky.social · Apr 4

Yes for example. I guess it depends on what you're interested in conceptually!

Francesca Salvati @francescasalvati.bsky.social · Apr 4

Could you create a factor summarising your public transit accessibility variables?

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