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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · 1d

This week we're very happy to have @rkhoban.bsky.social from @econ.uzh.ch visiting us! On Thursday, Roza will present her research on "Unequal Gains from Trade and the Distribution of Political Power in India". Welcome to Växjö! www.rkhoban.com

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · 6d

Our senior lecturer @jonaskolsrud.bsky.social was recently a guest in "Arbetslinjen" (a series hosted by our previous student and Member of Parliament Oliver Rosengren). You can also hear a debate between the two in Sveriges Radio P1 Morgon here: www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/deba...

Arbetslinjen - Jonas Kolsrud

YouTube video by Oliver Rosengren

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · 7d

This week, we're happy to have Muhammad Qasim from @lund-university.bsky.social visiting us! On Thursday, Muhammad will give a talk on "Robust instrumental variables methods for causal effects with invalid instruments". Welcome!

Muhammad Qasim

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · 13d

Congratulations to our PhD student @marcosdemetry.bsky.social, who successfully defended his interim (midway) seminar today! 🎉 Also thanks to internal opponent @jakobenlund.bsky.social for a great discussion! You can read more about Marcos and his research here: marcosdemetry.com

Marcos Demetry

PhD Student in Economics at Linnaeus University

marcosdemetry.com

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · 14d

This week we're very happy to have @billingsecon.bsky.social from @colorado.edu visiting us! Tomorrow Steve will present his research at our Seminar in Economics and Statistics. Welcome to Växjö!

STEPHEN BILLINGS

Research Statement Steve's research focuses on the intersection of housing, schools, neighborhoods and crime. His work addresses a number of important policy issues including the impact of sea level r...

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · 16d

Congratulations to our researchers Tobias König, Thomas Giebe and Adam Birgersson who have been granted 1 million SEK in project funding from Formas for their project "Recycled water in Kalmar"! 🎉 formas.se/en/start-pag...

13 projects to change the way we think and act about water

How do we get more people to understand the value of water - and act accordingly? This is one of the central questions in the call for proposals issued by Formas under the Water Wise Societies innovat...

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · 17d

Our associate professor Magnus Carlsson was interviewed in Swedish radio about age discrimination. Listen here: www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/reda...

Redan vid 40 sorteras du bort – forskare varnar för ålderismen - P4 Kronoberg

Arbetsgivare ropar efter erfaren arbetskraft. Samtidigt sorterar man bort sökanden redan i 40-årsåldern.Nationalekonomen Magnus Carlsson vid Linnéuniversitetet ...

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · 19d

👋 New colleagues announcement! We're very happy to have two new PhD students joining our department! A warm welcome to Fanni Forslind @fanniforslind.bsky.social and Marielle Appelkvist @marielleappelkvist.bsky.social! 🤩

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · 26d

Our professor @hansgronqvist.bsky.social is active! 👨‍🏫 Here you can listen to an interview with him in the Swedish radio channel P1: www.sverigesradio.se/avsnitt/kan-..., and here about a new research grant from the Swedish Retail and Wholesale Council: www.aktuellsakerhet.se/forskning-om... 🙌

Kan fotbojan lösa fängelsekrisen? - Förmiddag i P1

Från årsskiftet ska fler avtjäna sina straff med fotboja. Hur begränsas friheten för dömda med fotboja och hur påverkas återfallen i brott och samhällsekonomin? ...

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IIES, Stockholm University @iies.su.se · Sep 8

”A-kassan är bakvänd – ge mer till långtidsarbetslösa”.
Debattartikel i @dagensnyheter.bsky.social av IIES prof @jpeternilsson.bsky.social och Jonas Kolsrud
@linnaeus-econ.bsky.social
www.dn.se/debatt/a-kas...

DN Debatt. ”A-kassan är bakvänd – ge mer till långtidsarbetslösa”

DN Debatt. Nationalekonomerna Jonas Kolsrud och Peter Nilsson om Tidöpartiernas reform av a-kassan, långtidsarbetslöshet och hur lägre ersättning påverkar.

www.dn.se

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · Sep 8

Today you can read an op-ed about the Swedish unemployment insurance fund by our Jonas Kolsrud and @jpeternilsson.bsky.social in DN Debatt @dagensnyheter.bsky.social: www.dn.se/debatt/a-kas...

DN Debatt. ”A-kassan är bakvänd – ge mer till långtidsarbetslösa”

DN Debatt. Nationalekonomerna Jonas Kolsrud och Peter Nilsson om Tidöpartiernas reform av a-kassan, långtidsarbetslöshet och hur lägre ersättning påverkar.

www.dn.se

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · Sep 3

Welcome back to a new semester! 🍁 Tomorrow we'll start off our Seminar in Economics and Statistics with a talk by Andros Kourtellos @ucy1.bsky.social on "Social Curves: A Spatial Functional Regression Approach". Welcome to Växjö! sites.google.com/view/kourtel...

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Olle Hammar @ollehammar.bsky.social · Aug 27

🚨 We have a comment on Begum et al (2018) forthcoming in @readdemography.bsky.social - see link below! @i4replication.bsky.social

Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · Aug 27

We also document changes in language about the randomization between the working paper and published version, and inconsistencies in the authors’ response. See full report (here osf.io/wp8fr/) for more details.

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · Aug 25

Meet our PhD student @marcosdemetry.bsky.social 🎓: www.linkedin.com/posts/ekonom...

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Olle Hammar @ollehammar.bsky.social · Aug 21

Having a good time at the @iipf.bsky.social Annual Congress in Nairobi! 🇰🇪

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · Aug 4

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · Aug 4

Meet our Professor Mats Hammarstedt 👇

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Olle Hammar @ollehammar.bsky.social · Jun 26

Next up: the World Labor Conference in Toronto! The SOLE Mentoring Program (🙏 @jrothst.bsky.social et al) started off yesterday with a great session on replication with @larsvil.bsky.social - and on Saturday I'll be presenting our work on Human Wealth Inequality (w/ @danielwaldenstrom.bsky.social)!

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · Jun 19

New report on the relationship between ethnic segregation and crime! This week, @hansgronqvist.bsky.social and Susan Niknami published a report written for the Expert Group on Public Economic (ESO). Read the full report or watch the seminar here (in Swedish): eso.expertgrupp.se/rapporter/20...

Leder boendesegregation till ökad brottslighet? - ESO - Expertgruppen för studier i offentlig ekonomi

Se seminariet i efterhand här: Läs hela seminarieinbjudan med program. Bilder från seminariet. Lyssna på seminariet här (extern ljudfil). I de flesta stora städer i Sverige och utomlands finns stadsde...

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · Jun 18

Our seminar is taking a summer break, but will be back with a great fall lineup! 😎 @billingsecon.bsky.social, @rkhoban.bsky.social, @rolandrathelot.bsky.social, @kyrahanemaaijer.bsky.social, @hornungerik.bsky.social, @jesper-bojeryd.bsky.social, @teresafmonteiro.bsky.social, @essobecker.bsky.social

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · Jun 10

Welcome to our final seminar for the semester! ☀️ Tomorrow, we're happy to have Jakob Roland Munch from @ucph.bsky.social presenting his ongoing research. Looking forward to it!

Jakob Roland Munch

Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen Affiliations: Co-chairman at the Danish Economic Council ("Vismand") Fellow, CESifo Research Network Research Fellow, Institu...

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · Jun 4

This week we're happy to have Paolo Sodini from the Swedish House of Finance @sthlmschoolofecon.bsky.social visiting us! Tomorrow, Paolo will present a paper on "More than Money: The Role of Preferences on Wealth Mobility". Welcome to Växjö! www.hhs.se/en/houseoffi...

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Department of Economics and Statistics, Linnaeus University @linnaeus-econ.bsky.social · May 26

Tomorrow we'll have @econom.bsky.social from the Erasmus School of Economics in Rotterdam visiting us! 🤩 Olivier will present his ongoing work "From Tweets to Ballots: Refugee Inflows and Natives' Reactions". Welcome!

Olivier MARIE

Welcome to my website! I am Professor of Labour Economics at the Erasmus School of Economics in Rotterdam. I have research affiliations at: TI, IZA, CEPR, and CESifo. My full CV is here. My main...

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