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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · Jul 29

📢Applications are open for two Nuffield Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Economics, starting Sept 2026. A unique chance to pursue independent research at Oxford in a supportive, well-resourced environment.

Deadline: 30 Sept 2025
Find out more: bit.ly/4mcMxSR

#AcademicJobs #OxfordEconomics

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · Jul 22

We’re proud to share that Professor Stefan Dercon has been elected to the British Academy Fellowship, recognising his work on development, poverty, and risk - research shaping policy worldwide.

Congratulations, Stefan!

🔗 bit.ly/4o24EwF
#OxfordEconomics #BritishAcademy

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · Jul 21

📢 Exciting news! CSAE’s @nmeriggi.bsky.social has been awarded an NWO Veni grant for projects tackling the political barriers to effective property taxation in West Africa (with @logritax.bsky.social).

🔗 economics.web.ox.ac.uk/article/nicc...
🏆 www.nwo.nl/en/researchp...

Niccolò F. Meriggi Awarded Prestigious NWO Grant to Study Property Taxation in Western Africa

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · Jul 21

We're thrilled that our Senior Research Fellow Niccolò Meriggi has received a Veni Talent Programme grant from NWO! His research will tackle barriers to property taxation in West Africa.

Learn more: bit.ly/4nTE9cF
#OxfordEconomics #VeniGrant #ResearchImpact

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · Jul 16

📢 We're hiring a Projects Officer at CSAE, Department of Economics, Oxford! Join a small, busy team supporting world-class research with real impact. Full-time, fixed-term (3 yrs), Grade 6. Apply by 11 Aug: lnkd.in/etTAqmta #OxfordJobs #CSAE #ResearchSupport

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · Jul 2

Oxford’s Alena Wabitsch has won the 2025 ECB Young Economist Prize! 🏆 Her paper, The Messenger Matters, shows how policy impact changes with who delivers the message. A huge achievement—congrats, Alena! 🎉
More: bit.ly/46lo7SA
#ECBForum #Economics

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · Jun 25

⭐New working paper by the CSAE's Ashley Pople, @gamblingondev.bsky.social (@oxfordecondept.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social) & co-authors tests the impact of shifting timing of cash transfers on household welfare in response to drought in Niger.
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Screenshot of cover page of working paper 'The Earlier the Better? Cash Transfers for Drought Response in Niger' with World Bank and Reproducible Research Repository logos.

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · Jun 26

We’re pleased to share a new policy brief by Prof
@maxkasy.bsky.social and Lukas Lehner, exploring the results of the Marienthal Job Guarantee, the world’s first universal jobs guarantee pilot. It virtually eliminated long-term unemployment.
Read more: bit.ly/3I0B9L8
#OxfordEconomics #JobGuarantee

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University of Oxford @ox.ac.uk · Jun 12

'Despite the uncertain global picture, the chancellor has laid some promising foundations. Now the challenge will be delivering the growth.'

@oxfordecondept.bsky.social's Dr @lindayueh.bsky.social reacts to the UK Government's 2025 Spending Review ⬇️

Spending review delivers big boosts for health and defence – but Rachel Reeves is focused on investment

The chancellor’s choices need to deliver economic growth – otherwise cuts to public services could be on the horizon.

theconversation.com

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · Jun 16

Alongside Saïd Business School, we're pleased to launch a new flagship programme: the Oxford MSc in Applied Financial Economics.

Designed for working professionals, this part-time, masters offers you flexibility by combining online teaching with Oxford residentials.

Find out more:
bit.ly/4l722eH

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · Jun 9

What happens when economic theory meets AI?

Join us for the Atkinson Memorial Lecture 2025 with Prof Jeffrey Ely (Northwestern): Natural Selection of Artificial Intelligence

📅 18 June | 15:30 BST
📍 Oxford | Online
🔗 bit.ly/43zJcXL
#OxfordEconomics #AIandEconomics

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · Jun 5

🌟NEW CSAE Working Paper 'Ignorance is bliss? Rejection and discouragement in on-the-job search'

✒️ ‪@roccozizzamia.bsky.social (@oxfordecondept.bsky.social) ‬
📚Read it there (click ORA Record): csae.web.ox.ac.uk/publication/...

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · Jun 6

Join our free webinar to explore what’s new at Oxford’s September Summer School in Economics, including two brand-new courses for 2025. Hear from faculty, ask questions, and plan your next steps.
🗓 19 June | 🕤 9:30am BST
🔗 Register: shorturl.at/FtxPl

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · May 30

12 JUNE: Join Emeritus Professor David Vines for a timely lecture exploring the response to the energy price shock triggered by the war in Ukraine. This timely lecture reveals simple models of optimal fiscal strategies, offering critical insights on the fallout of geopolitical conflict.

Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford @inetoxford.bsky.social · May 30

We're looking forward to Prof David Vines @oxfordecondept.bsky.social @ballioloxford.bsky.social giving a talk on how to build a simple model of optimal policy responses to a temporary rise in energy prices
12 June at 14:00 BST
🔗https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/events/inet-oxford-seminar-trinity-term-25-w7

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · May 29

📅 8–12 Sept 2025 | Oxford & Online
Advance your economics expertise with Oxford’s September Summer School.
🔸 Micro, macro, econometrics
🔸 Taught by Oxford faculty
🔸 Global cohort, small class sizes

🎥 Watch & apply: bit.ly/3ywbFkv
#OxfordEconomics #EconomicsSummerSchool

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · May 29

🌟NEW CSAE Key Research Takeaways Short — Impacts of Cash Transfers on Micro-Enterprises

@antoniadelius.bsky.social (CSAE & @oxfordecondept.bsky.social) gives 3 takeaways from a study of the impacts of cash-based assistance on businesses & markets in a refugee camp.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPvS...

CSAE Key Research Takeaways - Impacts of Cash Transfers on Micro-Enterprises in a Refugee Camp

YouTube video by Centre for the Study of African Economies

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · May 27

THIS WEEK: Unbiased- Challenges & Contradictions in Defining a Fair Society with Matthew Gentzkow (Standford)

🗓️ 28 May | 🕠 17:30–18:45
Register here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/department-o...
🔹 What does "unbiased" really mean?
🔹 How does research shape policy in AI, law & beyond
#Unbiased

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · May 23

Thinking about grad study in economics or finance?

Join our 30-min webinar on 3 June (11:00 BST) to explore Oxford’s one-week summer course in maths, stats & econometrics for aspiring postgrads and professionals!

Register: bit.ly/43QThyz

#OxfordEconomics #SummerSchool

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · May 21

💉"In just 24 hours the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccine increased five fold."

@nmeriggi.bsky.social (@oxfordecondept.bsky.social)
discusses an intervention providing last-mile delivery of vaccines in Sierra Leone.

@theigc.bsky.social @yaleegc.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-_1...

CSAE Key Research Takeaways - Vaccine Delivery to Rural Communities in Sierra Leone

YouTube video by Centre for the Study of African Economies

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · May 20

🌍 How do states use economics as a tool of power?

Join Jesús Fernández-Villaverde for a lecture on geoeconomics: where strategy meets policy.

📅 30 May, 1.30pm
📍 Oxford & online
🎟️ Register here for Free: bit.ly/4krBQes

#OxfordEconomics #Geoeconomics #GlobalEconomy

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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · May 20

How do military events, casualties, & media coverage influence same-day donations to a major Ukrainian nonprofit supporting the military during Russia’s invasion?

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@oxfordecondept.bsky.social @blavatnikschool.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social‬

Charitable giving in wartime: evidence from Ukraine’s war fundraising - ORA - Oxford University Research Archive

We analyze how military events, casualties, and media coverage influence same-day donations to a major Ukrainian nonprofit supporting the military during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In a unique setting, we exploit random variation in attacks on civilians across time to estimate that one additional

ora.ox.ac.uk

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · May 9

Bridging the gap between undergraduate and postgraduate study in Economics:

Our Fundamentals of Graduate Economics (21–25 July) offers an intensive week of maths, econometrics, and applied skills, taught by Oxford faculty.

Apply by 14 July: ouess.web.ox.ac.uk/home

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · May 8

Climate, Policy, and Power.
Don’t miss “Regulating Carbon Emissions: Lessons for Institutional Design from Low State Capacity Settings” with Rohini Pande (Sanjaya Lall Visiting Professor).

Tuesday 13 May, 17:30-19:00
In-person and online
Register now: ow.ly/4Pot50VP4rj

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · May 8

How can algorithms be designed to optimise social welfare rather than private profit?

This innovative paper integrates multi-armed bandits and adversarial learning with optimal tax theory and welfare economics to explore that question.

Find out more: bit.ly/44z7RN7

@maxkasy.bsky.social

Econometrica @ecmaeditors.bsky.social · Apr 25

How can we design algorithms that maximize social welfare, rather than profits? This paper merges multi-armed bandits and adversarial learning with optimal tax theory and welfare economics. @maxkasy @NicoloCB @Rcolomboni buff.ly/pxPY8nj

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Department of Economics, University of Oxford @oxfordecondept.bsky.social · May 1

🔍 What are the real risks of AI, and who stands to gain or lose?

Join us online for a free talk on how AI is already reshaping politics, power & inequality.

🗓 12 May | 🕐 1–2PM BST
🎙 Jean-Paul Carvalho
🎤 Moderator: @maxkasy.bsky.social

Register: bit.ly/3Gx0YSo
#AI #Economics #Oxford

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