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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · 2d

We find that individuals move up either because of labor income only, or because of aligned capital and labor income upward movement. But even for individuals whose labor and capital income trajectories both point upwards, labour income jumps dominate at the mean and for about 90% of individuals.

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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · 2d

Ever wondered whether capital or labor income makes individuals move up the income ladder? So did my fantastic co-authors @marcoranaldi.bsky.social and @robertoiacono.org and I!

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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 2d

Do individuals move ⤴️ or⤵️ the income ladder because of jumps in labor or capital income, or both?

👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org

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Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone - WID - World Inequality Database

Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone This paper studies the dynamics of capital and labor income mobility using high-quality register data from Norway.

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World Inequality Lab @wid.world · 2d

Do individuals move ⤴️ or⤵️ the income ladder because of jumps in labor or capital income, or both?

👉Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone, find @marcoranaldi.bsky.social @joelliambuehler.bsky.social @robertoiacono.org

▶️ wid.world/news-article...

Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone - WID - World Inequality Database

Upward mobility is primarily driven by labor income but almost never by capital alone This paper studies the dynamics of capital and labor income mobility using high-quality register data from Norway.

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Adrián Santonja @adriansantonja.bsky.social · Jul 14

🚨New Working Paper🚨

"Understanding the link between heat and intimate partner violence”

Together with @juditvall.bsky.social and Laura Schmitz, we study how high temperatures affect intimate partner violence (IPV) in Spain over 15 years.

Curious about our results? This is what we find ⬇️

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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · Jul 16

Do you have / plan to have an answer on the points raised by Burgis? To me, it makes a lot of sense what he says, especially in the last part of the piece. But I would be interested in a counter-critique, because it might also just be related to pessimism about how to plan well :)

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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · Jun 30

🆕#WorkingPaper: “Privatisation and Remunicipalisation of Urban Water in Catalonia: Between Monopolisation, State and the Commons” by Germà Bel and @joelliambuehler.bsky.social.

Read the full text👉🏻https://f.mtr.cool/mcjdwutubh

#EconSky #Privatization #WaterPolitics #GovernmentMonopolies

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · Jun 3

This is residents in San Diego telling Ice-Gestapo agents to get TF out of their neighborhood. More of this please. 💙👊

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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · May 25

In the last third, Switzerland needs to bring their #elbowsUp for the whole world #SuiUSA

Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · May 15

We are currently writing another paper on the issue, this time more targeted to the causal inference crowd. Looking forward to sharing it here soon!
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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · May 15

We have a political economy-type working paper on the issue, in which we analyse how remunicipalisation is used to fight monopoly power in the Catalan water sector. We also document the spread of innovative new forms of cooperation and citizen involvement.
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www.ub.edu/irea/working...

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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · May 15

Interesting podcast (in German) on remunicipalization ("Rekommunalisierung").

Das Wissen | SWR | Strom, Wasser, Müllabfuhr – Besser wieder in öffentlicher Hand?
www.podbean.com/ea/dir-ghv3d...

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Strom, Wasser, Müllabfuhr – Besser wieder in öffentlicher Hand?

Ende der 1990er-Jahre hatten viele Kommunen ihre Stadtwerke verkauft. Jetzt wollen Städte und Gemeinden wieder selbst über ihre Infrastruktur entscheiden. Von Uwe Springfeld (SWR 2025) | Manuskript un...

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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · May 14

🆕#WorkingPaper: “Does It Take More Than One Village? The Effect of Inter-Municipal Cooperation on Waste Separation” by Germà Bel and @joelliambuehler.bsky.social.

Read the full text👉🏻https://f.mtr.cool/pexiltgbqt

#EconSky #WasteRecycling

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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · May 13

What a surprise, coming from a French speaking country ;)

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Simon Schlauri @simonschlauri.bsky.social · May 7

Die Schweiz will auf dem Verordnungsweg und ohne demokratische Legitimation einen riesigen digitalen Überwachungsapparat bauen.

Ich finde: Es wird Zeit für personelle Konsequenzen beim Dienst ÜPF. DDR-Mentalität hat in der Bundesverwaltung keinen Platz.

www.republik.ch/2025/05/07/d...

Die Schweiz ist drauf und dran, autoritäre Überwachungsstaaten zu kopieren

Müssen sich Internetnutzer künftig mit ID oder Telefonnummer identifizieren?

www.republik.ch

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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · May 3

Next up @arbeiderpartiet.bsky.social

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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · May 3

Really frustrating to see these guys shooting themselves in their left foot, noticing they struggle to walk, and "therefore" shooting themselves also in the right foot, with predictable effects. What can research and public do to prevent this shitshow?

Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · May 3

Just had an early morning reading session, about a third in. A very rewarding read indeed!

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Lea Ypi @leaypi.bsky.social · Apr 25

Buon 25 Aprile 🙂 🌹 !
www.youtube.com/watch?v=55yC...

Bella Ciao - Modena City Ramblers

YouTube video by williamoff

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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · Apr 22

Can confirm, @interraileu.bsky.social is my absolute favorite, bringing me from Barcelona to Bern, Trondheim, Copenhagen, Milan, Venice, the Alps, London and back to Trondheim just so far this year - and much more to come. Europe is so beautiful!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It turns out you’re never too old to go Interrailing around Europe | Phil Mongredien

Having missed out in my youth, I thought that was that – until I took a revelatory trip with my sons. We’re going again this year, says Guardian Opinion production editor Phil Mongredien

www.theguardian.com

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UB School of Economics @ubeconomics.bsky.social · Apr 16

🆕#WorkingPaper: “Community-based outcomes of interlocal cooperation in social services” by Germà Bel, @joelliambuehler.bsky.social and Esther Pano.

Read the full text👉🏻https://f.mtr.cool/wcspmmxggj

#EconSky #HumanServices #PublicWelfare

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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · Apr 8

What is your degrowth definition, and why are you not using the one by proponents of degrowth, if you are clearly referring to them? And where do you find them asking to return to cages?

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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · Apr 7

Einverstanden, aber was ist denn dein Take?

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Joël Bühler @joelliambuehler.bsky.social · Apr 7

Bin nicht sicher, ob ich das ganz verstehe: geht ihr davon aus, dass Zahlungsbilanzen kausal teils von der Leistungsbilanz- und teils von der Kapitalbilanz her getrieben sind, in den USA vor allem letzteres wegen des US$? Oder grundsätzlich (nur) von der Kapitalbilanz?

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Cédric Wermuth @cedricwermuth.bsky.social · Mar 20

Wieso „neu“? Rechte Politik WAR immer schon und IST Canceln. Arme, Flüchtlinge, Migrant:innen, Lohnabhängige, Frauen, PoC, Transpersonen, Linke, Klimaschützer:innen. Alles, was nicht weiss, männlich und reich ist.

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Kaspar Surber @ksurber.bsky.social · Mar 16

Unsere «Volkspartei» Seite an Seite mit Autokraten:
Zürich, 4. Dezember 2024: «Weltwoche» und SVP-Blocher rollen Vucic im Grandhotel Dolder den roten Teppich aus.
Belgrad, 15. März 2025: Hunderttausende demonstrieren gegen die Korruption unter Vucic in Serbien.

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