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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 8h

„Even if funding is fully restored in a matter of months — a scenario that seems unlikely — the researchers estimate half a million more cases and nearly 100,000 more deaths by the end of the decade.“

NPR @npr.org · 27d

New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

TB is the #1 killer among infectious diseases. A new study says its toll could mount

New research estimates that as many as 2.2 million more people could die of tuberculosis if U.S. cuts to foreign aid become permanent.

n.pr

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 8h

Great economists, all of them, and particularly happy to see my dep‘t colleague Roland Strausz on the list

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 8h

Markets despise most stupidity and certainly war

MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 8h

📉 Russia’s stock market suffered its steepest single-day decline in three years after a senior diplomat said that progress toward a potential peace deal had largely stalled, - The Moscow Times

The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) Index fell 4.05% to 2,563.3 points, its lowest level since December 2024.

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Stephen Jarvis @stephenjarvis.bsky.social · 1d

We're hiring! Environmental econ AP position with a focus on biodiversity and related topics.

Come join our great community here at LSE, with lots of people working in the enviro econ space across campus.

Deadline in just under 3 weeks (Oct 26th) and details here: jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 10h

!!!

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Ember @ember-energy.org · 1d

NEW | Solar and wind OUTPACED global electricity demand growth in the first half of 2025, leading to a fall in fossil fuels compared to this time last year ☀️🌪️

Record solar and steady wind growth is reshaping global power as renewables OVERTAKE coal for the first time.

https://loom.ly/c-MNZSk

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 1d

100% agree with your dissatisfaction about the level of diversity.

But it's not the Swedish academy's fault that 95% of candidates are old white men. Rather, we normal people (including we normal faculty) should shape the juniors' careers better.

In econ lingo: it's also supply, not only demand.

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Ludger Woessmann @woessmann.bsky.social · 1d

📢 Call for papers:

🚀 4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education 🤩

30-31 March 2026, Munich

Keynote: Michela Carlana (Harvard)

PhD students & early postdocs, please apply!

www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/ev...

Deadline: 11 Jan 2026

@caterinapavese.bsky.social @mtotarelli.bsky.social

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

Especially large drops in the numbers of 🇺🇸 students arriving from Asia and Africa.

Plus many more pieces of info. 👇🏼

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Nearly 20 Percent Fewer International Students Traveled to the U.S. in August (Gift Article)

The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic.

www.nytimes.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

Haven‘t yet seen the inside of this book but Judd is a great behavioral economist, so look out for it

Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics @pennchibe.bsky.social · 2d

CHIBE affiliate Dr. Judd Kessler has a new book out called “Lucky by Design: The Hidden Economics You Need to Get More of What You Want.”

In it, he discusses “hidden markets” that determine who gets what in everyday life.

Read our Q&A with Dr. Kessler ⤵️.
chibe.upenn.edu/blog/dr-kess...

Dr. Kessler releases new book “Lucky by Design” - Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE)

CHIBE affiliate Dr. Judd Kessler has a new book out called “Lucky by Design: The Hidden Economics You Need to Get More of What You Want.” In it, he discusses “hidden markets” that determine who gets w...

chibe.upenn.edu

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · 27d

We're looking forward to hosting the opening of @bsoeberlin.bsky.social' acadmic year @hertieschool.bsky.social on October 8. To join us at this event, which includes (among others) a keynote by Michèle Tertilt on 'The Economics of Women’s Rights', register via👇
www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...

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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
More about the event: www.rfberlin.com/event/why-wo...

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...

www.rfberlin.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

Berliners are awesome, too

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

This new book looks most useful

Michael Jakob @ct-economics.bsky.social · 2d

Read more in my (open access) book on climate optimism: doi.org/10.1007/978-...

The Case Against Climate Doom

This open access book provides hope against climate pessimism and outline practical ways to combat climate change.

doi.org

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 2d

Great - Thank you

Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d

👇🏼 a blog post that shows most clearly what a poisonous trap the proposed „compact“ with 🇺🇸 universities is.

Luckily these unis are beacons of strength and braininess - won’t be trapped.

(The authoritarian pressure is dangerously high, though.)

Joey Fishkin @fishkin.bsky.social · 4d

I thought I'd put the administration's proposed "compact" with universities in context, so I wrote the blog post below.

It's especially for journalists covering this story!

Many details about how the compact itself works and why the administration has retreated to this strategy.

Balkinization: The Art of Replacing the Law with the Deal

A group blog on constitutional law, theory, and politics

balkin.blogspot.com

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 3d

Please enlighten us, too, if you have the time

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Anna Goeddeke @annagoeddeke.bsky.social · 3d

#TeachEcon

Dina Pomeranz @dinapomeranz.bsky.social · 3d

Does anyone have slides that lend themselves for undergraduate teaching, which go step by step through a behavioral lab experiment, and would be willing to share them with me?