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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · Jul 15

📢 #CallForPapers To honour the memory of Ghazala Azmat, the Economics Department of SciencesPo is creating an award in her name. Junior researchers can submit a paper in economics of discrimination, gender, education & organizational #economics. Submit by 31 August.
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To honour the memory of Ghazala Azmat, the Department of Economics of SciencesPo is creating an award in her name.

Ghazala made important contributions in a large number of fields, spanning the economics of discrimination, gender, education and organizational economics. The award will promote work in those fields by young scholars.

The first edition of this award will consist of a 5,000 euro prize for the best paper in this set of fields by junior researchers. The selection of the laureate will be carried out by a scientific committee composed of Pierre Cahuc, Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo.

Eligibility for the prize requires that all authors have obtained their PhD after 1 September 2018. Papers written jointly with more senior researchers will not be considered.

The prize will be awarded at SciencesPo during the event organised in memory of Ghazala on 10 December 2025. One of the authors of the prize winning paper will present the work at this event.

Applications must be submitted by 31 August 2025.

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Erin Hengel @erinhengel.bsky.social · Aug 25

open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

We Are All Lisa Cook

Nobody is safe from weaponized government

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Laura Hospido @laurahospido.bsky.social · Aug 25

Starting today!

Hélène Rey @helene-rey.bsky.social · Jun 26

Fabulous programme for the #EEA25Bordeaux Congress thanks to our great programme chairs @abicadams and @johannesmboehm and the entire scientific committee. Thanks a lot to all. And this is the #EEA40thAnniversary ! Join us in Bordeaux! eea2025.org/eea-scientif...

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Prof Dynarski @dynarski.bsky.social · Aug 2

Statement from the largest economics association about the BLS firing

As context: AEA approximately never makes such public statements

This is a big deal

August 1, 2025
AMERICAN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION
Committee on Economic Statistics and Committee on Government Relations

Statement from the American Economic Association on the
Dismissal of the BLS Commissioner

Leaders of the American Economic Association express their grave concern over the dismissal of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier today.
The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions. Undermining the independence or credibility of these agencies threatens the integrity of the information that markets, institutions, and the public rely on every day.
Measuring the vast and dynamic U.S. economy in real time is inherently challenging. It is standard practice for statistical estimates to be revised as more complete and higher-quality data become available. These revisions reflect the commitment of statistical agencies to accuracy, transparency, and methodological rigor-not failure or bias.
The BLS has long had a well-deserved reputation for professional excellence and nonpartisan integrity.
Safeguarding this tradition is vital for the continued health of the U.S. economy and public trust in our institutions.
We call upon elected officials to respect and preserve the independence of the nation's statistical infrastructure.

Lawrence Katz
President, American Economic Association
Katharine Abraham
President-Elect, American Economic Association
Karen Dynan
Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Economic Statistics
Kenneth Troske
Chair, American Economic Association Committee on Government Relations

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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · Aug 2

Larry Summers re BLS (on Twitter). "This is surely not the most serious threat to our democracy that Trump poses, but it is the one closest to what we economists do. I don’t see how serious members of the economics profession can stay in his administration." x.com/LHSummers/st...

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Claudia Hupkau @claudiahupkau.bsky.social · Jul 2

🚼 What if making paternity leave mandatory could actually move the needle on gender equality?
In a new working paper, we study Spain’s paternity leave reforms from 2017 to 2021 — and the effects are remarkable.
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Paternity leave in Spain

Between 2017 and 2021, Spain progressively extended paternity leave from 2 to 16 weeks, equalizing it with maternity leave and introducing mandatory weeks. A 2018 reform also allowed fathers to split their leave. Using administrative data on all leave permits since 2016, we analyze trends in paternity leave take-up. Following the introduction of mandatory leave, the share of fathers taking leave increased by around 20 percentage points, and most now use nearly the full entitlement. The share opting to split leave has steadily grown, surpassing 50% by 2023. However, this behavior shows marked heterogeneity: while overall uptake is uniform across groups, leave-splitting is far more common among higher-income fathers and more prevalent in certain sectors. Spain's experience illustrates how policy design can significantly increase paternity leave usage, though workplace flexibility and income-related constraints shape how fathers use that time.

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Atresmedia Comunicación @atresmediacom.bsky.social · Jun 30

📺 @lodeevole.bsky.social ESTRENA esta charla de Jordi Évole con Ricky Rubio, quien avisa que será su única entrevista en un medio de comunicación

🗣️ "Si quieren saber algo, aquí lo tienen todo"

El próximo DOMINGO, a las 21.35 h, en #laSextaTV

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CEMFI @cemfi.es · Jul 1

Olympia Bover has been awarded with AEET Award in Labor Economics 2025
www.cemfi.es/all_news_blo...

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Olympia Bover @olympiabover.bsky.social · Jun 28

Very honored by the AEET Prize in Labor Economics and the opportunity to speak about my work on 'Gender and career progression at the Bank of Spain' with Laura Hospido and Ana Lamo
drive.google.com/file/d/1iSEk...
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OB AEET lecture Oviedo 2025.pdf

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Nada es Gratis @nadaesgratis.bsky.social · Jun 12

In Memoriam: Ghazala Azmat nadaesgratis.es/admin/in-mem... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social s #Economía

In Memoriam: Ghazala Azmat

Con inmensa tristeza, publicamos a continuación el obituario de Ghazala Azmat, colaboradora y amiga de este blog y de la comunidad académica española. El texto, escrito por sus coautoras Paula Bustos,...

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Nada es Gratis @nadaesgratis.bsky.social · Jun 11

Paternidad, trabajo y tiempo: ¿qué cambia cuando llega el primer hijo? nadaesgratis.es/admin/patern... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía

Paternidad, trabajo y tiempo: ¿qué cambia cuando llega el primer hijo?

Por Belén Rodríguez Moro Uno de los hallazgos más consistentes en economía de género es que el nacimiento del primer hijo marca un antes y un después en la vida laboral de las mujeres. Esta penalizaci...

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Cristina Bellés Obrero @cristina-belles.bsky.social · Jun 11

No os perdáis la entrada de hoy en @nadaesgratis.bsky.social: @beleninininina.bsky.social, @adequinto.bsky.social y @laurahospido.bsky.social muestran cómo el primer hijo cambia el uso del tiempo: las madres cambian empleo por cuidado, los padres casi intactos.

Nada es Gratis @nadaesgratis.bsky.social · Jun 11

Paternidad, trabajo y tiempo: ¿qué cambia cuando llega el primer hijo? nadaesgratis.es/admin/patern... Vía @nadaesgratis.bsky.social #Economía

Paternidad, trabajo y tiempo: ¿qué cambia cuando llega el primer hijo?

Por Belén Rodríguez Moro Uno de los hallazgos más consistentes en economía de género es que el nacimiento del primer hijo marca un antes y un después en la vida laboral de las mujeres. Esta penalizaci...

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CEMFI @cemfi.es · Jun 6

Olympia Bover has been awarded with Premio Womenvalue in Economics 2025
www.cemfi.es/all_news_blo...

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Laura Hospido @laurahospido.bsky.social · Jun 4

Workshop "Women in Central Banking": www.bancaditalia.it/media/notizi...

Bank of Italy - Workshop "Women in Central Banking" - 6-7 November 2025

As part of the initiatives to promote Diversity and Inclusion, and in particular female presence in central banking, on the 6th and 7th of November 2025 the Bank of Italy will host the third edition o...

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Jun 3

What do economists contribute? This. Our biggest contribution is this idea and a few others.

Propagandists for a zero-sum world not only make everyone worse off, they move consistently to concentrate power in their own hands.

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Jun 2

The most important idea in all of economics is not competition, but cooperation.

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Laura Hospido @laurahospido.bsky.social · May 30

@fundacionareces.bsky.social Always worth watching: Barbara Petrongolo on Gender Inequalities in the labor market www.youtube.com/live/iiUNMg-...

Conferencia- 'Desigualdad de género en los mercados laborales del siglo XXI'

YouTube video by FundacionAreces

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Ramon Aymerich @ramonaymerich.bsky.social · May 11

La mitad de la población no sabe qué hará el próximo año porque no sabe que ingresos tendrá, según el Banco de España. Es una manifestación más de una desigualdad que corroe el sistema y alimenta la extrema derecha
El año que viene en ninguna parte www.lavanguardia.com/internaciona...

El año que viene en ninguna parte, por Ramon Aymerich

La mitad de la población no sabe cómo será su vida dentro de un año porque desconoce cuáles serán sus ingresos, según el Banco de España. Es una expresión más

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Luis Guirola @luisguirola.bsky.social · Apr 29

What do fathers do when they are on paternity leave? Joint work with @laurahospido.bsky.social and @libertadgonzalez.bsky.social

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Do Fathers Use Paternity Leave for Childcare or Leisure?

Libertad Gonzalez, Luis Guirola and Laura Hospido analyze how men in Spain schedule and use their paternity leave time

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AEA Information @aeainformation.bsky.social · Apr 22

Congratulations to Stefanie Stantcheva (@s-stantcheva.bsky.social) of @harvard.edu, winner of the 2025 John Bates Clark Medal! #econsky www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho...

Stefanie Stantcheva, Clark Medalist 2025

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KaminskiMed @kaminskimed.bsky.social · Apr 19

Steve Kerr, coach of Golden State Warriors wore a Harvard Basketball t-shirt in support for academic freedoms, opposition to government interference & said “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”
I agree! And I’m a Yale Basketball fan‼️
#StandUpToTheBully

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Jason P. Steed @profsteed.bsky.social · Apr 17

Autistic people work as engineers, accountants, lawyers, doctors. They play all the sports. They write poetry and make art. There’s literally a Netflix show about people with serious autism dating. This puddlebrain should not be in charge of anything related to autism.

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Raffaella Sadun @raffasadun.bsky.social · Apr 14

📣 New paper drop!
Why do some employees take up training and others don’t, even when the programs are the same?
Surprisingly, the answer isn’t HR policy—it’s middle managers.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Apr 13

“Air pollution fell substantially as [Paris]
restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”

Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life.

Such an obvious no-brainer, it’s remarkable that so many cities HAVEN’T done the same.

Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.

Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.

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Chloe N East (she/her) @chloeneast.bsky.social · Apr 9

If you feel helpless right now as students are deported, organize a Know Your Rights trainings at your school.

You don't need to lead them yourself, just reach out to your local @aclu.org or immigrant rights organization and they will lead one for you.

Chloe N East (she/her) @chloeneast.bsky.social · Apr 9

My heart breaks more every day and is particularly broken after hearing one of our students has been deported.

It’s past time to be fighting this like hell.

www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...

University of Colorado says 12 international students have had visas revoked, up from 4

The university said 12 students across its four campuses have had their visas revoked by the federal government. This brings the total number of international college students in Colorado whose visas ...

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Ben Casselman @bencasselman.bsky.social · Mar 31

Tariffs get all the attention, but ask economists what they're really worried about and many will point to the Trump administration's cuts to federal support for the sciences, including canceling grants and revoking student visas.
#EconSky
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Trump’s Science Policies Pose Long-Term Risk, Economists Warn (Gift Article)

Since World War II, U.S. research funding has led to discoveries that fueled economic gains. Now cutbacks are seen as putting that legacy in jeopardy.

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