Robert Östling

We’re a v collegial dept, good in multiple fields: applied micro, macro, Dev, theory, behavioural...

See e.g. @toreellingsen.bsky.social @robertostling.bsky.social @martinabjorkman.bsky.social @jmerilainen.bsky.social

Lots of seminars, an excellent PhD program (run across the Stockholm depts)

DN Debatt. ”Den akademiska friheten i USA är ett minne blott” Handels rektor Lars Strannegård om Sveriges "Einstein moment" när Trump, Vance och Musk attackerar akademin i USA – så kan vi locka till oss forskare.

Är inte detta en mycket stark överdrift? "Med andra ord har amerikanska universitet knappast präglats av någon större akademisk frihet tidigare heller."

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The author also points out that redistribution of wealth from the rich to the poor would actually increase emissions. The author highlights the importance of distinguishing between poverty alleviation and emission reduction as separate goals. Link: ekonomistas.se/2023/11/29/f...

The author argues that while it is not surprising that the rich emit more CO2, reducing inequality may not necessarily reduce emissions. The author suggests including a figure showing emissions per unit of income for different income groups to provide a more nuanced view.

I just posted a blog text about a new report from Oxfam about inequality and the climate. It is in Swedish, but Wordpress new AI tool gives a good summary: "The content of the post discusses a recent report by Oxfam on carbon emissions and income inequality in Sweden. ..."

På torsdag kl 17 presenterar Jesper Roine sin bok om ojämlikhet. @robertostling.bsky.social och jag deltar i samtalet. Gratis, men föranmälan behövs! billetto.se/e/darfor-ar-...

Today's Nobel for Claudia Goldin is inspiring in so many ways.

One of them is recognizing important *descriptive* work built painstakingly over decades. This is rare.

Two big examples are Fogel (C.Goldin's advisor) and Kuznets (Fogel's advisor). Few other examples (Stone, Deaton, Ostrom?).

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...

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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I wouldn’t dare to make a prediction, but I’d be happy if Persson et al or Granovetter & Jackson got it.

For those of you in the business of speculating about the economics prize in memory of Alfred Nobel, I think the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge laureates provides a good short list of plausible candidates: www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/laureates-ca... #EconSky

Stolen from the other side. Anne L’Huillier at Lund University continues teaching after having been notified of her Nobel prize in physics. Photo credit to her student Aron.

I should say we haven't put much thought into the list, it has evolved over time as people have suggested people to add or substract. This year it was sorted on first name and that revealed how many John's we had gathered.

Vem får ekonomipriset 2023? Måndagen den 9:e oktober tillkännages 2023 års ekonomipristagare. Det är därför hög tid för Ekonomistas traditionsenliga omröstning. Du kan rösta på upp till tre kandidater från listan ne...

On this year's list of potential economics prize winners at our blog, there are six men named John but only three women. Any suggestions of women to add or Johns to substract? (Btw, there is no John among John Bates Clark medalists.) #EconSky ekonomistas.se/2023/10/03/v...

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I am very proud that my first student has now been promoted to full professor!

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I am not an organizer so I can say this credibly: This will be fun! #econsky