Economics LMU Munich

Exciting news! 🎉

We are pleased to share that @henninghermes.com has been selected for the Kickstart Fund by the @jherzstiftung.bsky.social for the development of a digital platform for mentoring programs.

👏 Congratulations, and we wish him and his team every success with the project!

🧩💡 Discover how exposure to biased narratives influences information processing and belief formation, even when awareness is high.

🎙️ We asked Sili Zhang to share key insights from the paper “Counteracting Narratives: Evidence from An Online Experiment” by 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗶 𝗟𝗶𝘂 and @silizhang.bsky.social published in The Economic Journal.

👉 Read the interview here: lmy.de/ODlrP

🔗 Access the paper: lmy.de/zcJqG

📸https://lmy.de/HtZza

🔵Coming up this Tuesday!
Join us on February 10 at the 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝘀-𝗠ö𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿-𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 with @raffasadun.bsky.social (𝗛𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹), who will present “Reorganizing work inside the firm: Task change after technology adoption”

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www.hbs.edu/faculty/Page...

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🔵Coming up this Thursday!
Join us on February 5 at the 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 with @koenig-felix.bsky.social (𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆), who will present “The Impact of Extending Mandatory Paid Time Off”

🔗 www.felixkoenig.com

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🎉 Congratulations, and we wish them great success in their research!

Read more here:
www.schmidtsciences.org/schmidt-scie...

Moreover, Florian Englmaier as part of the team in Jorge Tamayo's project will evaluate the impact of a new industrial copilot AI tool on the productivity, autonomy, and job satisfaction of blue- and white-collar workers in real production settings

We are excited to share that @castrosilvia.bsky.social is an AI at Work Awardee with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social
Using an RCT in major East African banks, she will study the impact of AI tools on employee productivity, customer impact and the effort to expand financial inclusion in the Global South

🔵Coming up this Monday!
Join us on January 26 at 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 with @juansemorales.bsky.social (𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆), who will present "The "Joe Rogan Experience", Public Health, and the Reach of Influence"

🔗https://sites.google.com/view/jsmorales/juan-s-morales?authuser=0

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Campustag Bei unserer größten Veranstaltung sind alle mit dabei: Lehrende und Studierende stellen ihre wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen vor. Die Servicestellen der LMU informieren zu Themen wie Bewerbung und Fina...

🎓 LMU Campus Day on January 31, 2026 – Join Us!

💡 Learn all about studying Economics at LMU! Visit our info booth, attend insightful talks, and join Prof. Claudia Steinwender’s lecture for a comprehensive look into our Bachelor’s program 📚
www.lmu.de/de/studium/b...

Campustag Bei unserer größten Veranstaltung sind alle mit dabei: Lehrende und Studierende stellen ihre wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen vor. Die Servicestellen der LMU informieren zu Themen wie Bewerbung und Fina...

🎓 LMU-Campustag am 31. Januar 2026 – Seid dabei!

💡 Informiert Euch über das VWL-Studium an der LMU: Mit Infostand, Vorträgen und einer Schnuppervorlesung mit Prof. Claudia Steinwender bieten wir Euch einen umfassenden Einblick in unser Studienprogramm 📚
www.lmu.de/de/studium/b...

🔵Coming up this Tuesday!
Join us on January 20 at the 𝗢𝗥𝗚 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 with @𝗔𝗻𝗷𝗮 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘁 (𝗟𝗕𝗦), who will present “The Impact of LLM Adoption on Online User Behavior”

🔗 www.london.edu/faculty-and-...
📄 lmy.de/xRhgd

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Vorstellung des SVR-Jahresgutachten 2025/26 am 13.01.2026 - 18:00 Uhr (s.t.)

🎓Seid dabei! @monika-schnitzer.com wird als Vorsitzende des Sachverständigenrates das Jahresgutachten 2025/2026 "Perspektiven für morgen schaffen – Chancen nicht verspielen" vorstellen.

📅 13. Januar 2026
⏰ 18:00 Uhr (s.t.)
📍 Raum B101, HGB

lmy.de/EbNdt

🎁 ECONM Advent Calendar – Day 24! 🎁

Happy Holidays to everyone! 🎄🌟
Thank you for your dedication and the many achievements we shared this year. We look forward to continuing our journey together in the coming year.

Throwback to the CES Munich Lectures in Economics 2025 with 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗿. ❄️💡

🎁 ECONM Advent Calendar – Day 23! 🎁

This term, we celebrated a special moment as 𝗜𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗶𝗱 𝗛ä𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗲 & @francisawong.bsky.social were officially welcomed during their festive inaugural lectures! 🌟🎓✨

💡 Learn more about the research collaboration: www.econ.lmu.de/en/latest-ne...

🎁 ECONM Advent Calendar – Day 22! 🎁

Congratulations to the research team of @gaborbekes.bsky.social & 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 on their outstanding European research collaboration in the project “Globalization and Industrial Policy: Evidence from the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (IP-KuK)”!👏

Explore our study programs:
🎓 Bachelor Program: lmy.de/JIRXs
📈 Master Program: lmy.de/yUPyx
📊 MQE: lmy.de/QXleT
🔍 PhD Program: lmy.de/NvNVq

🎁 ECONM Advent Calendar – Day 21! 🎁

🏆 Achievements & Awards: @manuelmenkhoff.bsky.social won the 2025 VAC Best Dissertation Award & @gbuontempo.bsky.social won the 2025 VAC Award for Excellence in Teaching! 📚🎉

Read the full paper here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

🎁 ECONM Advent Calendar – Day 20! 🎁

🎄Today, we’re highlighting article “Can Mentoring Alleviate Family Disadvantage in Adolescence? A Field Experiment to Improve Labor-Market Prospects” by 𝗦. 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗻𝗷𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗷, 𝗝. 𝗥𝘂𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲, @simonwiederhold.bsky.social, @woessmann.bsky.social &
@katharinawedel.bsky.social

💡 Learn more about new member of our senior faculty, Arthur Seibold!

🎁 ECONM Advent Calendar – Day 19! 🎁

A look back at our Opening & Closing Ceremony with keynote speaker 𝗜𝗺𝗿𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗹 (@ucl.ac.uk). 🎤🌟

www.leibniz-gemeinschaft.de/en/research/...

🎉 Congratulations to 𝗗𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗵𝘀 on winning funding for a @leibniz-gemeinschaft.de Junior Research Group for the period 2026–2030! The group will study the behavior of firms and consumers in the transition from efficiency-driven to resilience-driven globalization👏👏

🎁 ECONM Advent Calendar – Day 18! 🎁

Throwback to the welcome days for our 2025 PhD students 🎓✨

Get to know our PhD program here: www.econ.lmu.de/en/faculty/m...

🎉We proudly congratulate 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 on her recognition by @wirtschaftswoche.bsky.social as one of the “30 Hoffnungsmacher*innen” — individuals expected to play a key role in shaping and advancing Germany’s future by 2030 👏👏

#30bis2030

🎁 ECONM Advent Calendar – Day 17! 🎁

🏆 Achievements & Awards: 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘄𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 won the 2025 Hermann Heinrich Gossen Prize! 🏆🌟

🔵Coming up this Thursday!
Join us on December 18 at the 𝗠𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 with 𝗔𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘁 (𝗠𝗜𝗧), who will present “A World Trading System For Whom? Evidence from Global Tariffs”

🔗 economics.mit.edu/people/facul...
📄 economics.mit.edu/sites/defaul...

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🔵Coming up this Thursday!
Join us on December 18 at the 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 with @stevecicala.bsky.social (@tufts.edu), who will present “Adverse Selection as a Policy Instrument: Unraveling Climate Change”

🔗 www.stevecicala.com
📄 www.stevecicala.com/papers/unrav...

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