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by Paolo Crosetto — Reposted by: Erik Wengström, Peter Haan, Steffen Huck , and 7 more

georgweizsaecker.bsky.social
If one person gives a euro to Ukraine, the result is €1.

If two people give 2 each, it is €4.

If 3,000 give 3,000 each, it is 9 million.

Let’s coordinate, here 👇

and please re-post to spread the word.

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Your Contribution Squared
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Reposted by: Erik Wengström

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Will people get vaccinated in exchange for money? A study via Booth’s Devin Pope, Lund University's @erikwengstrom.bsky.social @campos-mercade.bsky.social, @snsf-ch.bsky.social's Armando Meier, Columbia's @meierstephan.bsky.social, Copenhagen's Florian Schneider. www.chicagobooth.edu/review/does-...
Does Money Really Encourage People to Get Vaccinated?
Researchers used a randomized controlled trial to isolate the incentive effects of payments.
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by Erik Wengström — Reposted by: Erik Wengström

erikwengstrom.bsky.social
We will be admitting new PhD students in 2025. Full funding from day one. Vibrant research environment. International university town, a short train ride from Malmö and Copenhagen. Apply before January 31! Please reach out to me if you have questions!
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Doctoral students at the Department of Economics
Job Assignments The holders of these positions have a primary obligation to successfully fulfil their postgraduate (third cycle) education ending with a doctoral degree (PhD). A position as doctoral s
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by Erik Wengström

erikwengstrom.bsky.social
The latest issue of @scandjecon.bsky.social also contains a bibliometric overview of the journal's development (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....). This article also offers insights into the evolution of economics, including how the most frequent author keywords have changed over time.

by Erik Wengström

erikwengstrom.bsky.social
The Scandinavian Journal of Economics has reached its 125th anniversary! In the latest issue, we, the current editors, put the spotlight on a selection of notable papers published in the journal over the past decades.
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The Scandinavian Journal of Economics @scandjecon.bsky.social · Jan 13
Marking the 125th year of the journal, the editors highlight some of the influential research of the last 25 years.

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The Scandinavian Journal of Economics at 125: a note from the editors
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Reposted by: Erik Wengström

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Marking the 125th year of the journal, the editors highlight some of the influential research of the last 25 years.

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The Scandinavian Journal of Economics at 125: a note from the editors
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by Ola Andersson — Reposted by: Erik Wengström

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Amin Hussain is on the market this year. His JMP makes important contributions to the pricing of multi-use drugs. Let me explain why

sites.google.com/view/aminhus...
Amin Hussain
I am a 5th Year PhD Economics Student at Uppsala University. Research Interests: Micro-theory and Mechanism Design with applications to Health and Political Economy
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by Erik Wengström

erikwengstrom.bsky.social
We're hiring: Full Professor in Financial Economics! In my (perhaps biased) view, our department has a vibrant research environment—yet friendly, and with a lively faculty lounge! Spread the word!

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Professor in Financial Economics
The department of Economics employs around 100 researchers, teachers, doctoral candidates, and administrative personnel. Research at the department includes topics such as microeconomics, finance, eco
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by Erik Wengström

erikwengstrom.bsky.social
Huge thanks to everyone who contributed with inspiring lectures: Leonardo Bursztyn; Ingvild Almås; Adeline Delavande; @flxhlzmstr.bsky.social; Luigi Butera; @ihaal.bsky.social; @jondequidt.bsky.social;
@campos-mercade.bsky.social
& to @roelonthehill.bsky.social & Topi Miettinen for co-organizing.
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by Erik Wengström

erikwengstrom.bsky.social
Wrapping up the PhD course on Behavioral Economics of Beliefs and Misperceptions with a great lecture by Alexia Delfino and engaging poster presentations. Now off to dinner!
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Reposted by: Erik Wengström

ollehammar.bsky.social
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨 How has the war in Ukraine 🇺🇦 affected sentiments in Russia 🇷🇺? In a new WP with Mikael Elinder and Oscar Erixson (Uppsala U), we study the effects of the invasion and two other war events on the support for Putin and other sentiments in Russia. 🧵👇
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by Erik Wengström

erikwengstrom.bsky.social
A recent blog post about our recent paper on the preferences and traits of finance professionals versus the general population. Huge kudos to Matthias Stefan for taking the lead on this piece.
Are finance professionals really different from everybody else?
Common belief paints finance professionals as competitive risk-takers who can be unconstrained by ethical considerations, a narrative fuelled by financial scandals and economic crises. Martin Holm�...
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Reposted by: Erik Wengström, Robert Dur

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Important meta work on public acceptance of field experiments. There is another one by @robertdur.bsky.social , Arjan Non
, Paul Prottung, and Benedetta Ricci on "Who's afraid of Policy experiments":

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Reposted by: Erik Wengström

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Randi Hjalmarsson is recruiting two postdocs on the economics of crime for her new ERC funded project.

Econjobmarket advertisements: University of Gothenburg Econ Department position: econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
Stockholm University (SOFI) position: econjobmarket.org/positions?sh...
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EJM - Econ Job Market
https://econjobmarket.org/positions?show=all&type=reg&searchType=quick&saved_search_id=0&cutoffDate=2007-01-01&position_type_id=&category_id=10&iso2=&oid=#ad-9963…
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Reposted by: Erik Wengström

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Finns det myter om hur prissättning av koldioxid funkar? @danielspiro.bsky.social reder ut på Ekonomistas! ekonomistas.se/2023/10/12/d...
Daniel Spiro: Myter om koldioxidpriser
För inte längesen skrev en amerikansk miljöekonom, Gilbert Metcalf, en diskussionsartikel vid namn ”Five myths of carbon pricing”. Precis som titeln antyder så försöker Metcalf, med bas i mi...
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by Erik Wengström

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I have also thought about this issue (and it applies to fiction too). This shift may also lead to development of new app interfaces where selected graphs and pictures can be shown easily in audio mode.
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by Erik Wengström

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Agree. The prize stands out—and refreshingly so—for its focus on careful descriptive historical analysis.
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by Erik Wengström

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Congratulations! 🎉
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by Erik Wengström

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Kolla in kommentarer på årets ekonomipris av priskommittémedlemmarna från Lund: Kerstin Enflo och Tommy Andersson. Börjar 19:00 in i klippet nedan. Ett strålande val av pristagare!

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Nobel 2023: Tillkännagivanden – Ekonomi
Tillkännagivande av Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomi till minne av Alfred Nobel.
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Reposted by: Erik Wengström, Aurélien Eyquem

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Maybe of interest to #EconSky📈📉:

We now have a feed for #TeachEcon 👩‍🏫👨‍🏫! Please make use of it as well!
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Reposted by: Erik Wengström

robertostling.bsky.social
Acemoglu is once again the favorite in our yearly poll. But the real news is that we learned that our readers are not just clicking on the first alternative on the list.

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Acemoglu återigen favorittippad
Daron Acemoglu har varit favorittippad flera år i rad här på Ekonomistas och blev så även i år med 18% av rösterna. En möjlighet är att Acemoglus popularitet skulle bero på att vi sorterat a...
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by Erik Wengström

erikwengstrom.bsky.social
Kom ett papper i Nature nyligen som visar att idén om att folk var mer moraliska förr har funnits länge och i många länder. Däremot finner de inte att folk blivit mindre moraliska över tiden. Bygger på enkätsvar och självskattningar men ger stöd för din tes. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The illusion of moral decline - Nature
We show that the perception of moral decline is pervasive, perdurable, unfounded and easily produced, and suggest that this illusion has implications for research on the misallocation of scarce r...
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by Johannes Haushofer — Reposted by: Erik Wengström, Andrew Zeitlin, Steffen Altmann

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We started @malengo.org in 2021 to support Ugandan students on their journey to a Bachelor's degree in Germany. We admitted 10 students in 2021; 30 in 2022; and 120 in 2023.

Our next goal: FOUR HUNDRED!

We urgently need both investors and donors — please read and spread widely! 1/n
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by Erik Wengström

erikwengstrom.bsky.social
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The hidden costs of nudging: Experimental evidence from reminders in fundraising
We document the hidden costs of a popular nudge and show how these costs distort policy making when neglected. In a field experiment with a charity, w…
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by Lionel Page — Reposted by: Erik Wengström

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Submission to the Foundations of Utility and Risk conference 2024 is now open!
Check our great programme with an associated workshop on neuroeconomics in Sydney and the Learning Evolution and Games conference in Brisbane the 8-9 July. #econsky #psysci
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Reposted by: Erik Wengström, Catherine C. Eckel, Janina Steinert , and 1 more

peterandre.bsky.social
Early-Career Behavioral Economics Conference 2024

Check out the call, help spread the word to your early-career colleagues, and submit your wonderful papers!

Bonn, briq, July 1–2

More infos
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#ECBE2024 #EconSky 📉📈
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