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Nils Redeker @nilsredeker.bsky.social · 23d

Last week, the French government announced an extra €1,000 bonus for EVs with batteries made in Europe.

Another data point that “buy European” is picking up some real traction this fall. www.ecologie.gouv.fr/presse/augme...

Augmentation de la prime pour l’achat d’un véhicule électrique respectant des critères de production européenne à partir du 1er octobre | Ministères Aménagement du territoire Transition écologique

Agnès PANNIER-RUNACHER, ministre de la Transition écologique, de la Biodiversité, de la Forêt, de la Mer et de la Pêche, et Marc FERRACCI, ministre chargé de l’Industrie et de l’Energie, annoncent l’a...

www.ecologie.gouv.fr

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Nils Redeker @nilsredeker.bsky.social · 17d

“The more the German industry continues to focus on phasing out niche technologies […] the easier it becomes for Chinese companies to expand their lead in batteries and new electronic vehicle architectures.”

Remarkable op-ed by former VW boss Herbert Diess.

www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/...

WirtschaftsWoche

www.wiwo.de

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 17d

Canary down.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 17d

Cardboard-box demand is slumping, flashing a potential warning about the health of the American consumer.

Cardboard-Box Demand Is Slumping. Why That’s Bad News for the Economy.

Mills that make the material for corrugated packaging are closing at an unprecedented pace this year.

on.wsj.com

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Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · 18d

Yes, pretty sure I'm not organizing the event 😃

Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · 20d

It's time for the European Law & Economics Association's conference (with new work on disclosure) #EALE. #Oslo I'm coming. #EconSky #ConfSky

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Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · 22d

ZEW Mannheim on tour!

ZEW Mannheim @zew.de · 22d

🎤📊 Spannende Themen, inspirierende Menschen & Freude am Netzwerken auf der #VfS_Conf2025! Wir sind auch 2025 wieder mit vielen Vorträgen & Panels vertreten. Wenn ihr mehr zur #ZEW -Forschung erfahren wollt, besucht uns noch bis morgen 👋

#EconSky @vfsecon.bsky.social @wisocologne.bsky.social

Gruppenbild ZEW-Team auf der VfS-Jahrestagung 2025

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ZEW Mannheim @zew.de · 23d

Panel zur „European Industrial Policy“ bei der #VfS_Conf2025 @wisocologne.bsky.social

Unter Moderation von #ZEW-Präsident Achim Wambach diskutieren:
🔹 @bertschek.bsky.social (ZEW/EFI)
🔹 Ottmar Edenhofer (PIK/ EWRCC)
🔹 @kerstin-jorna.bsky.social (EU-Kommission, GROW)

#EconSky #IndustrialPolicy

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Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · 22d

Lots of cool research by my amazing colleagues at this year's @vfsecon.bsky.social #VfS_Conf2025

yes: I'm the orange sweater
yes: the spikes in the data look curious
no: final answer still on the run

ZEW Mannheim @zew.de · 23d

1. Tag der #VfS_Conf2025: Spannende Einblicke in aktuelle #ZEW -Forschung 🎤📊

Wir freuen uns auf die nächsten Tage der Tagung und viele Begegnungen an unserem Infostand!

#EconSky @vfsecon.bsky.social @wisocologne.bsky.social

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ZEW Mannheim @zew.de · 22d

🎤📊 Spannende Themen, inspirierende Menschen & Freude am Netzwerken auf der #VfS_Conf2025! Wir sind auch 2025 wieder mit vielen Vorträgen & Panels vertreten. Wenn ihr mehr zur #ZEW -Forschung erfahren wollt, besucht uns noch bis morgen 👋

#EconSky @vfsecon.bsky.social @wisocologne.bsky.social

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Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · 23d

@pantras.bsky.social is delivering his keynote (on industrial policy!) at this year's meeting of the German Economics Association @vfsecon.bsky.social . The room is packed! #econsky #econconf #vfs_conf2025

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Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · 24d

Seit neuestem beschießen Anwohner*innen der Riedbahn die vorbeifahrenden ICEs mit Steinen (?). Mit ein paar zerborstenen Fenstern geht's jetzt einmal nur langsam (wenn überhaupt) weiter. Ich wünsch den Spaßvögeln ganz herzlich alles Schreckliche. #trains #DeutscheBahn #Bahn

Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · 25d

The arrival hall at Antwerp's main station is monumental, and at 7 a.m. it's waiting for its first travelers.

#EPIP2025 is history, it was a blast. Now on to Cologne for #VfS_Conf2025 @vfsecon.bsky.social #EconConf #EconSky #trains

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29d

(FT) - The world’s biggest oil and gas companies are cutting jobs, slashing costs and scaling back investments at the fastest pace since the coronavirus market collapse, as executives brace for a prolonged period of lower crude prices.

www.ft.com/content/c6ab...

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Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · 29d

Excited to present in December and looking forward to the other speakers in the lineup.

#EconConf #EconSky

TECHNIS @technis4.bsky.social · Sep 8

📢 The TECHNIS Seminar Series returns for 2025–2026.
A new year of interdisciplinary webinars on innovation, technology, and society — led by renowned scholars.
🔗technisnet.org/seminars
hashtag#TECHNIS hashtag#InnovationStudies hashtag#WebinarSeries hashtag#Research

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Christian Zimmermann @czimm-economist.bsky.social · Sep 3

Do you have questions about RePEc and its services? There is an extensive FAQ section. If anything is missing, let us know.

ideas.repec.org/help.html

#RePEc #EconSky

IDEAS/RePEc: Help

IDEAS is a central index of economics research, including working papers, articles and software code

ideas.repec.org

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Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · Aug 30

If your website links to your CV on Google Drive, I might get this: 👇

Restricted (or no access) to the file.

#PSA pull CVs and other files you want the world to see out from behind access control (Google Drive, ...)

#EconSky #EconJMK

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AERE @aereorg.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚨 Do people listen when an emergency alert asks them to save energy?
During Michigan’s 2019 gas shortage, a phone alert to set thermostats at 65°F spurred action within minutes—unlike earlier social media/news nudges. Smart thermostat data show an average 1.1°F drop.
📊 #JaereFigureFriday
🌎 #EconSky

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Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · Aug 27

Submission link: bit.ly/submit-diss2...

Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚨 CALL FOR PAPERS

👩‍🎓 Workshop Disclosure, Information Sharing, and Secrecy
DISS 2026
📅 February 23-24, 2026
🔬 Online (Zoom)

Deadline: November 15

Submit papers on information disclosure (or non-disclosure) in econ, mgmt science, accounting, law, et al.

#EconSky
#EconConf
@tmartens.bsky.social

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Aug 26

A careful study of every populist episode since 1900 finds catastrophic consequences, which play out slowly.

On average, incomes fall behind by nearly 15% over 15 years.

For the U.S., this is a cost of about $13k per person per year. Over a lifetime, that's million bucks.

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Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · Aug 24

We also demonstrate that shorter smooth-landing contracts can dominate longer ones because they are more cost-effective (but may be less effective in implementing a fully cooperative outcome).

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Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · Aug 24

Important for this to work:

Formal contracts need to be flexible (we refer to such contracts as smooth-landing contracts) because rigid contracts crowd out relational dynamics.

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Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · Aug 24

We see more cooperation at the intensive margin (longer cooperative relationships) and at the extensive margins (full cooperation for a wider range of environments).

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Bernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · Aug 24

The paper provides a rationale for this hybrid contracting strategy.

Using formal commitment later in the relationship works by combining relational and formal contracting dynamics, complementing each other.

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