Klaus F. Zimmermann
@kfzimmermann.bsky.social
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Professor (Bonn U & FU Berlin); Senator Leopoldina; #EconSky President Global Labor Organization GLO: https://glabor.org/ Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Population Economics: https://link.springer.com/journal/148 Website: https://www.klausfzimmermann.de/
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leopoldina.org
Heute zu Gast an der Leopoldina: Roboter-Hund „Spot“ 🐕🤖. Er zeigt den Gästen der Leopoldina-Jahresversammlung, wie Roboter in der Pflege eingesetzt werden könnten, z. B. bei Spaziergängen mit Personen, die an Demenz erkrankt sind.
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jdportes.bsky.social
"Objective details do matter for government, though — especially when considering a policy that, in retrospectively changing the law to deport potentially hundreds of thousands of legal migrants, would shred the UK’s reputation for fair play and predictability. "

www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Farage Is Riding the Boris Wave on Immigration
The Reform leader’s claims about how much mass deportation will save rest on dubious numbers.
www.bloomberg.com
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jdportes.bsky.social
There *is* a substantial "grey"/shadow economy in the UK! Up to 1 in 10 adults are estimated to participate (most on a relatively small scale).

To state the obvious, only a tiny % of this relates to irregular migrants.

natcen.ac.uk/publications...
The Hidden Economy in the UK | National Centre for Social Research
Working alongside HMRC, NatCen carried out a second wave of research into the Hidden Economy in the UK
natcen.ac.uk
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iabnews.bsky.social
Das IAB-#Arbeitsmarktbarometer setzt seinen Aufwärtstrend im September fort und liegt nach dem sechsten Anstieg in Folge nun bei 100,7 Punkten im leicht positiven Bereich. „Die Arbeitsagenturen sehen Licht am Ende des Tunnels“, so IAB-Ökonom Enzo Weber. 🔗 iab.de/daten/iab-ar...
Das IAB-Arbeitsmarktbarometer zeigt den Arbeitsmarktausblick für die nächsten 3 Monate. Im September 2025 steht Komponente A (Arbeitslosigkeit) bei 100,7 Punkten; Komponente B (Beschäftigung) steht bei 100,6 Punkten; das IAB-Arbeitsmarktbarometer als Mittelwert beider Komponenten steht bei 100,7 Punkten. Werte über 100 signalisieren einen positiven Ausblick, Werte unter 100 einen negativen.
kfzimmermann.bsky.social
#GLO related: Meeting with Martina Bihn & Niko Chtouris of Springer at the 2025 conference of the Verein für Socialpolitik about issues of the Journal of Population Economics #JOPE & Handbook of Labor, Human Resources, and Population Economics. #EconSky Info: www.klausfzimmermann.de/verein-fur-s...
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kfzimmermann.bsky.social
September 1, 2025: Happy to share a new role as Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh starting today! Looking forward to collaborate further with Wen Hou and his colleagues. #EconSky 2024 research visit to Edinburgh: www.klausfzimmermann.de/research-vis...
Research Visit to Edinburgh, Scotland, October 13-17, 2024
On the invitation of Prof. Wen Hou (University of Edinburgh Business School & Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Chinese Economics and Business Studies), GLO
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kfzimmermann.bsky.social
Happy citizens trust their rulers. New #JOPE paper OPEN ACCESS. Citizen well-being impacts political trust, which is key to regime stability. Any government, even an authoritarian one, has an incentive to foster the happiness of its citizens.
doi.org/10.1007/s001...
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jdportes.bsky.social
Very important work by @lgilbert.co comprehensively dissecting and demolishing the myth spread by politicians and "thinktanks" that recent migrants are likely to be a drain on public finances.

www.laurenpolicy.com/p/are-recent...
Are recent immigrants a "ticking time bomb" for British public finances?
At a few recent policy events, I keep hearing that dependents on visas are a Problem.
www.laurenpolicy.com
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mpoessel.de
Ok, all das hier fällt ja nicht vom Himmel. Über so etwas redet man ja hoffentlich in Redaktionsbesprechungen. Zumal bei so einem Thema wie „10 Jahre nach…“. (Und eine ähnliche sieben-Jahre-später-Studie erinnere ich auch.) Und jetzt die große Frage: 1/
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czimm-economist.bsky.social
The St. Louis Fed Research Division is already recruiting Research Associates starting in Spring or Summer 2026. Great for top undergraduates who want to get some research experience before going on to a PhD, and we have a great track record of top program placements. Deadline is October 15, 2025.
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