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Valentin Kecht

@vkecht.bsky.social

Econ PhD @unibonn. Bavarian by nature, Italian by nurture. Views and dadjokes my own. Labor, finance, political economy. https://www.valentinkecht.com/

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EJM - Econ Job Market

Join us @unibonn.bsky.social! The finance group within the economics department is looking to hire an assistant professor (tenure track): econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

07.10.2025 08:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Paper with Alessandro Lizzeri and @vkecht.bsky.social can be found here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/3sje7...

08.08.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Our explanation: they are generalists, and that skill set is in high demand given high industry uncertainty. Generalists are good at curbing volatility, but tend to be old unless they come from a consulting background. Consultant CEOsβ€˜ young age may thus be a contributing factor to firm growth.

08.08.2025 08:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Europe is about to make its biggest strategic mistake Control over Moscow’s blocked foreign reserves empowers the EU to shape how the Ukraine war ends

Trump has made clear: the EU is on its own to defend itself & support πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦. But the EU controls an important asset: foreign reserves by the πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί Central Bank. It is imperative not to give this asset up in a lopsided deal on Trump’s & Putin’s terms but to use it for rebuilding πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦.
www.ft.com/content/3cab...

21.03.2025 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

One week left to apply for our PhD Workshop in June 2025 at @iza.org, but why wait?

We will bring together a group of outstanding PhD students working in applied behavioral and labor economics!

conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh...

23.01.2025 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Organized together with @scordes.bsky.social @ingoisphording.bsky.social and Florian Zimmermann

06.01.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
1st IZA PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics

🚨 We are hosting the 1st IZA PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics in Bonn (June 12-13, 2025)🚨

πŸ—£οΈ Keynotes by @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) and Chris Roth (U Cologne)

πŸ‘‰ Submissions (Jan 31) conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh...

Please share and apply!

06.01.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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