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Lukas Lehner

@lukaslehner.bsky.social

Assistant Prof @EdinburghUni | Econ & social policy: labor, (un)employment, inequality | http://supertracker.spi.ox.ac.uk | https://lukaslehner.github.io/

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Employment is an effective integration tool, so early labour market access matters for asylum seekers. Long periods of inactivity reduce integration prospects and increase fiscal costs. @judithkohlenberger.bsky.social and I spoke about this to ORF:

orf.at/stories/3421...

04.03.2026 17:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Contributing to this programme was one of the best journalistic experiences Iโ€™ve had given the exceptionally thorough background fact-checking; a real testament to the quality of #BBC and #MoreorLess.

09.01.2026 15:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
BBC Audio | More or Less | The Stats of the Nation: Immigration, benefits and inequality Tim Harford explores the stats on some of the UKโ€™s most potent political debates

Reform UK recently claimed that the UKโ€™s benefits bill would be much higher than in other Western countries. That's simply incorrect.

I spoke to @timharford.ft.com for #BBC More or Less about the actual cost of welfare.

BBC: www.bbc.com/audio/play/p...
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6WyJ...

09.01.2026 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Der Berufseinstieg fรผr junge Studienabsolvent:innen ist derzeit schwierig. Gleichzeitig bleibt eine gute Ausbildung einer der wichtigsten Schutzfaktoren gegen Arbeitslosigkeit; gerade รผber den Erwerbsverlauf.

Mit der Kleinen Zeitung habe ich darรผber gesprochen:
www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/2...

07.01.2026 10:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Located in Trondheim, Gjรธvik and ร…lesund. Specializing in technology and the natural sciences. 40 000 students.

๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿšจ PhD position in my new "@welgain.bsky.social" project ๐Ÿšจ ๐Ÿ“ข

I am looking for a ๐ŸŽ“ PhD student ๐ŸŽ“ interested in impact evaluation, welfare programs, labor & public economics, social policy & inequality, to work with me at NTNU in Trondheim (www.ntnu.edu). (1/3) ๐Ÿ‘‡

23.12.2025 18:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Iโ€™m hiring a postdoc! Flexible in terms of details, but Iโ€™m looking for someone to collaborate with on research about labor market inequality. Iโ€™ll review applications as they come in and the posting just went up here:
apply.interfolio.com/178873

09.12.2025 19:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Arbeitslosigkeit: Kritik am "Zwischenparken" - Niederรถsterreich heute vom 03.12.2025 Arbeitslosigkeit: Kritik am "Zwischenparken" | Agrana: Neuer Vertrag mit Rรผbenbauern | Lebensgefahr am Gleis: ร–BB klรคrt Schรผler auf | Mehr Rechte fรผr Menschen mit Behinderung gefordert | Meldungen | P...

Aktuell subventionieren Branchen mit stabiler Beschรคftigung jene mit instabiler Beschรคftigung. Experience Ratings, wie in den USA, wรผrden dies eindรคmmen.

Mit dem ORF habe ich รผber die aktuell steigende Arbeitslosigkeit in ร–sterreich gesprochen: on.orf.at/video/143022...

noe.orf.at/stories/3332...

04.12.2025 09:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excited to be part of this project, where we'll aim to improve cost-benefit analysis of social policies over the next four years.

Thanks for leading the work, @robertoiacono.org!

03.12.2025 22:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lukas Lehner Wins International Awards For Dissertation โžฝ https://www.inet.ox.ac.uk/news/lukas-lehner-wins-international-awards-for-dissertation

@lukaslehner.bsky.socialย has received two international awards for his dissertation completed @ox.ac.ukย @dspi-oxford.bsky.social

23.11.2025 10:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Many congratulations to our alumnus @lukaslehner.bsky.social who has received 2 awards for his dissertation completed during his DPhil at DSPI:
'Beyond Unemployment: An Investigation of Social Policies to Empower Workers in a Changing World of Work' โฌ‡๏ธ #Employmeny #SocialPolicy

20.11.2025 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

06.11.2025 21:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Vielen lieben Dank, Markus!

06.11.2025 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Vielen lieben Dank!

06.11.2025 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Danke dir, Matthias!

06.11.2025 19:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thrilled and honoured to receive the @upjohninstitute.bsky.social 2025 Dissertation Award ๐Ÿ†

Congrats to @amyburnettcross.bsky.social & Omeed!

Truly grateful to my mentors and collaborators, especially
@simonjaeger.bsky.social & @maxkasy.bsky.social. Canโ€™t quite believe it looking at past winners.

06.11.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Opinion | A.I. Is Deciding Who You Are In the age of A.I., personal data is anything but personal.

Just out in the New York Times:

My op-ed on the limits of data-privacy and the need for democratic control in the age of AI.

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/02/o...

@nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com

02.11.2025 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Title, authors, and abstract text of new working paper

Title, authors, and abstract text of new working paper

Does deliberative democracy affect peoplesโ€™ political agency and redistributive preferences? A new WP by @franziskadbacher.bsky.social, Martin Haselmayer, @lukaslehner.bsky.social, @severinrapp.bsky.social & @frawin.bsky.social uses a field experiment to answer this question.
bit.ly/4q4qq3P

14.10.2025 16:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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๐ŸŽ–๏ธ The Prize in Economic Sciences is awarded to Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt!

Over the last two centuries the world has seen sustained economic growth. This yearโ€™s laureates explain how innovation provides the impetus for further progress.

#PrizeinEconomicSciences #NobelPrize

13.10.2025 09:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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Multidisciplinary Seminar Series - Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality Fall 2025 Hosted by Stone Center Postdoctoral Scholars All seminars will be held biweekly on Wednesdays from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM (EDT) in hybrid format: In-Person Location: Stone Center Library and...

In tomorrow's seminar at the @stone-lis.bsky.social I will be presenting my paper "The Good Council: Deliberating inequality in a field experiment" (w @frawin.bsky.social @lukaslehner.bsky.social @franziskadbacher.bsky.social and Martin Haselmayer). Join: stonecenter.gc.cuny.edu/programs/mul...

07.10.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New WP: We study how minimum wage increases affect poverty and food hardship in the U.S from 1981-2019. Different from recent work, we study the Supplemental Poverty Measure + two measures of food hardship, factor in cost-of-living differences, and more. www.iza.org/publications...

29.09.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 56    ๐Ÿ” 30    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Two graphs are shown, illustrating the trade union density and productivity or wage levels per company and economic sector

Two graphs are shown, illustrating the trade union density and productivity or wage levels per company and economic sector

From the INEQ archive ๐Ÿ“‚
In INEQ Research Note 2024|02, @elist.bsky.social and @lukaslehner.bsky.social analyse the relationship between unionisation, works councils, and firm performance.
๐Ÿ“„ Find all INEQ Research Notes here: short.wu.ac.at/ineq_rn (Only in German)
#INEQ #INEQ_RN
ยฉ List & Lehner

16.09.2025 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wie gรผnstig eine Jobgarantie ist und warum ร–sterreich sie sich spart Die Wirtschaft strauchelt, die Arbeitslosigkeit steigt โ€“ und immer mehr Menschen finden auch รผber lange Zeit keinen Job. Doch es gibt erprobte und รผberraschend gรผnstige Ansรคtze.

Die Wirtschaft strauchelt, die Arbeitslosigkeit steigt โ€“ und immer mehr Menschen finden auch รผber lange Zeit keinen Job. Doch es gibt erprobte und รผberraschend gรผnstige Ansรคtze.

12.08.2025 13:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Marterbauer zu Besuch in Marienthal: Fรผr die Jobgarantie ist kein Geld da Einst widmete sich eine berรผhmte Studie den Arbeitslosen von Marienthal, danach das Angebot einer Jobgarantie. Diese kรถnnte sich fรผr den Staat rechnen, zeigen neue Zahlen. Doch Finanzminister Marterba...

Heute besuchten Finanzminister @markusmarterbauer.bsky.social und #JobGarantie-Initiator Landesrat @svenhergovich.bsky.social Marienthal, wo ich ihnen neue Ergebnisse unserer Evaluierung vorstellen konnte.

@derstandard.at hat den Besuch zusammengefasst:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

04.08.2025 15:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Marterbauer zu Besuch in Marienthal: Fรผr die Jobgarantie ist kein Geld da Einst widmete sich eine berรผhmte Studie den Arbeitslosen von Marienthal, danach das Angebot einer Jobgarantie. Diese kรถnnte sich fรผr den Staat rechnen, zeigen neue Zahlen. Doch Finanzminister Marterba...

Today Austria's Finance Minister @markusmarterbauer.bsky.social & #JobGuarantee Founder @svenhergovich.bsky.social visited #Marienthal where I shared new results of the evaluation with @maxkasy.bsky.social @inetoxford.bsky.social

@derstandard.at covered the visit:
www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

04.08.2025 15:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Research Associate at The University of Edinburgh Recruiting now: Research Associate on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

Postdoc at the University of Edinburgh for a project on โ€œInstability After Adverse Parental Life-Course Events and Educational Inequality.โ€ Open to applicants with the right to work in the UK, deadline Aug 4.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNX731/r...

18.07.2025 11:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Terrific news for @inetoxford.bsky.social & @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social!

14.07.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Zach Parolin Appointed Oxford Professor of Social Policy, Inequalityโ€ฆ Zach Parolin will direct the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Programme at INET Oxford, which seeks to understand the drivers and implications ofโ€ฆ

This fall, I'll join the University of Oxford as Professor of Social Policy, Inequality & Opportunity. I'll also become the Director of the Economics, Inequality and Opportunity Program at INET Oxford, and will join @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social as a Professorial Fellow.

14.07.2025 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 144    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 24    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Curious who's behind INEQ? ๐Ÿง 
We've just launched a starter pack featuring our team โ€“ researchers working on topics of inequality.
๐Ÿ‘‰ Check it out and follow the people behind the research: "INEQs โ€“ meet the inner circle" go.bsky.app/B7ff4zJ

26.06.2025 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What can we learn from the #Marienthal #JobGuarantee pilot for designing effective labor market and social policy?

@maxkasy.bsky.social and I have a new @inetoxford.bsky.social policy brief that summarises the results of the #Marienthal #JobGuarantee.

oms-inet.files.svdcdn.com/production/f...

25.06.2025 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Paper forthcoming in AJS! Your last chance to read as a working paper here

06.06.2025 17:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0