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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · 20d

I'm thrilled to share that I've been shortlisted for the 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐦𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 – a global award inspired by the legacy of Adam Smith, recognising research that explores the relationship between long-term thinking and radical innovation. It is an honour.

Heriot-Watt News @heriotwattnews.bsky.social · 20d

Four global thought-leaders have been shortlisted for the $75,000 Panmure House Prize — one of the world’s largest awards in financial research.

Good luck to the finalists:
🔹 Joshua Pearce
🔹 Killian Huber
🔹 Pedro Gomes
🔹 Tima Bansal

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SCIENMAG @scienmag.bsky.social · 20d

Panmure House Prize Shortlist Revealed

An international cadre of preeminent researchers and scholars has been shortlisted for the esteemed Panmure House Prize 2025, a prestigious award celebrating groundbreaking advancements in financial research that champion long-term thinking and innovation.…

Panmure House Prize Shortlist Revealed

An international cadre of preeminent researchers and scholars has been shortlisted for the esteemed Panmure House Prize 2025, a prestigious award celebrating groundbreaking advancements in financial research that champion long-term thinking and innovation. With a substantial monetary endowment of $75,000, the Prize underscores the critical importance of strategic economic foresight and institutional ingenuity that can shape sustainable societal progress over generations.

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Jul 25

We highlight several of the potential channels by which a four-day week can affect global health, positively or negatively, and call for more trials, to help quantify these channels. You can read it here: rdcu.be/exjCN

How the four-day working week could affect health

Nature Human Behaviour - How the four-day working week could affect health

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Jul 25

𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐫 just published a correspondence that I wrote together with Rita Fontinha, Brendan Burchell, and health economists Jolene Skordis, Pedro Pita Barros and Sotiris Vandoros.

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Jun 19

Great (and skeptical) discussion about the 4 day week. www.thestudiesshowpod.com/p/episode-76...

Episode 76: The four-day week

Listen now | As The Cure put it: "Friday I'm Out of Office"

www.thestudiesshowpod.com

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · May 5

Por fin es jueves, es el libro de la semana #25siete. www.257.uy/post/por-fin...

Por fin es jueves

De Pedro GomesPor fin es jueves, del economista Pedro Gómes, es un libro que viene a cuento porque ese día de esta semana se conmemora el Día Internacional de los Trabajadores, cuando en 1886 se lucha...

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Javier Ibáñez Martínez 🔻 @javieribanyez.bsky.social · Jan 26

Es posible trabajar menos, ser más productivo, vivir mejor.
Gente con convicción y capacidad de innovación como el amigo José Manuel Felisi lo hacen posible.

#TrabajarMenos para #VivirMejor

@joansanchis.com @nomdedeu.bsky.social @htejero.bsky.social @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social

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Quantitative Economics @qe-editors.bsky.social · Dec 30

The mismatch problem: 34% of workers with college are underemployed, 11% of workers without college are overemployed. We quantify the economic costs of this mess, and how it affects the college premium debate. #economics #labor #mismatch @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social https://buff.ly/4gwhKOw

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The Visible Hand Podcast @visiblehandpod.bsky.social · Dec 16

Episode 86: Dan Gross on Labour Market Responses to Automation. #EconSky. Listen here at: www.thevisiblehand.uk/episodes/epi...

Episode 86: Dan Gross on Labour Market Responses to Automation — The Visible Hand

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 19

𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞: 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
Financial frictions + policy mix = post-crisis divergence. The US eased its way to recovery; the EA tightened its belt and stalled. Turns out, inflation isn’t always the villain!
#Macroeconomics
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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 18

𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
Want a stronger economy? Pairing education with financial reforms creates a 30% bigger growth boost than tackling each alone. Who knew diplomas and credit lines were the dream team? 🎓📈 #FinancialDevelopment #EconomicGrowth #HumanCapital
doi.org/10.1093/ej/u...

Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 15

𝐈𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬
Immigration myths busted: More immigrants ≠ fewer jobs for natives. From Spain to the U.S., migration inflows barely nudge native job-finding or job-separation rates. Turns out, the labor market pie grows! 🥧🌍 #LabourEconomics #Immigration

doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · Dec 14

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 14

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜-𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
Raise public wages for top jobs and everyone studies harder 📚—but also lines up longer for those cushy jobs. Turns out, balancing education incentives and job queues is tougher than it looks! #PublicEmployment #Education
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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 13

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐝𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬
Public-sector jobs in Italy: the ultimate homeownership hack 🏠✨. With stable contracts and less loan rejection, it's easier to trade job security for a house key. Meanwhile, private-sector workers? Still saving up. #Economics
doi.org/10.1007/s111...

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 12

𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐱
Public sector: where a Master's degree can land you an unskilled job. 📚➡️💼 Wage compression and underemployment make it the ultimate plot twist for skilled workers. #PublicEmployment #Underemployment #Economics

doi.org/10.1016/j.jg...

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 12

𝐉𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐮𝐞
Public-sector hiring: where connections beat CVs 🤝📄. Turns out, nepotism can lower unemployment by shortening queues for cushy jobs—but meritocracy is definitely side-lined. The problem is not nepotism, it is those cushy jobs. 🏢📉 #PublicEmployment #Nepotism
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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 11

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫? Job-to-job flows between public and private sectors are rare, like unicorns 🦄. Most public hires come from non-employment. Queues for public-sector jobs are real—and inefficient. 🏢🔄 #PublicEmployment
doi.org/10.1016/j.ec...

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 11

𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬: 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫
Public-sector jobs: safer than a seatbelt! 🚗 Workers would forgo up to 2.9% of their wages for that sweet job security, proving stability is the ultimate work perk.⚖️
#LabourMarket #PublicEmployment #Economics #JobSecurity doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 10

𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐥: 𝟏𝟗𝟒𝟎-𝟔𝟐
Portugal’s 1940s school-building spree: 80% of new enrolments, 13% literacy growth, and a nation catching up—one classroom at a time. Who knew bricks and books could be so powerful?📚 #EducationMatters #EconomicHistory
doi.org/10.1017/S021...

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 10

𝐇𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲
Public sector wages: pay too much, and everyone queues like it's a concert 🎟️. Pay too little, and skilled workers vanish like Wi-Fi on a train 🚄. Balance is everything! ⚖️ #Economics #PublicEmployment #PublicWages #LabourMarket

doi.org/10.1111/iere...

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 9

𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟑 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞
The European Capital of Culture boosts GDP by 4.5%—turns out arts and culture aren't just for the heart, they're for the wallet too! 🎭💰 Hosting cities: proving that creativity is a solid investment. #CulturalEconomics
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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Dec 9

🆕 Chapter of the Handbook of Labor Economics in our #DiscussionPaper Series: Pierre Cahuc provides an in-depth overview of the economic literature on short-time work programs, exploring their history, impact on employment and policy implications. www.rfberlin.com/research/the...

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 9

𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬
Secondary education: the real MVP of firm size. More high school grads = bigger, more productive businesses. Turns out, diplomas don't just change lives—they scale companies too! 🎓 #Economics #HumanCapital #FirmSize

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Pedro Gomes @pedromaiagomes.bsky.social · Dec 8

𝐔𝐧𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐭 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞-𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 Unemployment duration: skilled workers get the fast lane 🛣️, unskilled face roadblocks 🚧. Firms even ‘over-invest’ in fancy tools to keep the queues exclusive. Productivity meets luxury hiring! #LabourMarket #Wages
doi.org/10.1111/sjoe...

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