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4 Lakota men were kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis. 3 of them were taken to what used to be a concentration camp for Native people, and the only people talking about it are other Indigenous people. I am angry but mostly numb, I am so used to this at this point. We are always forgotten.

Murder. And not just the one who pulled the trigger.

Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments

A new NYT video analysis by confirms that Renee Good's vehicle did not run over Jonathan Ross and did not strike him. It's possible that it brushed up against him, but that remains unclear. Ross should be under arrest. This is a gift link. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/v...

A friendly reminder to everyone still using X/Twitter: stop it.

I’d say quite the opposite, Americans have had a remarkably effective and swift regime change: from posterboy democracy to full fledged authoritarianism.

Sadly it was clear as day that this was always the intention, folks.

The Nobel Lectures 2025 - Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien

Watch the Nobel Lecture in Economics live from @stockholm-uni.bsky.social and the Royal Academy of the Sciences: www.kva.se/en/event/the... The lecture begins at 2:30 CET today December 8th #econsky

Great paper! Really helps synthesise the theory and empirics in one comprehensive but clear way. Check it out 👇🏼

Check out the amazing line up of speakers!! Please submit and share 🌟 🌈
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🚨 POSTDOC POSITION 🚨

Pauline Grosjean, Ieda Matavelli, Ralph De Haas and I are hiring a postdoc for our projects on masculinity in economics.

Position is 2 years, at UNSW In Sydney, Australia. Starting Sept 2026.

Please reach out with any questions.

Apply:
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Reminder to apply!

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tenured track assistant or associate prof in economics at university of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social

welcome applications from all fields (but especially from econometrics)

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Postdoctoral Fellow in Economics The ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin (RFBerlin) invites applications for postdoctoral fellow positions in economics. The initial contract is for two years, with the possibility of renewal for up to six year...

Join RFBerlin as a Postdoctoral Fellow!
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Are you working in #LGBTQ related research topics?! Come visit us in Melbourne next year!!

While there is an applied/econ focus, the summit will be more multidisciplinary than most ;)

Also there are a handful of scholarships available!
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What Jan said 👇🏼

Health Economics of Risky Health Behavior (HERB) Health Economics of Risky Health Behavior (HERB)

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 – 𝐈𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐲 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 (HERB 2026)

📍 𝐁𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐚, January 22–23, 2026

🗓 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: November 30, 2025

🔗 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 here: eventi.unibo.it/workshop-herb

#healtheconomics @healtheconomics.bsky.social #econsky

What was their excuse

🚨 We are hiring! ‼️‼️

tenured track assistant or associate prof in economics at university of Melbourne @unimelb.bsky.social

welcome applications from all fields (but especially from econometrics)

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While I agree this is an excellent choice, the timing of a prize for “showing how technology can lead to sustained growth” with AI and the state of democracy at the precipice… I just hope “spoke too soon” won’t be next years’ meme

We are hiring!

Assistant or Associate Professor of economics in the Econ Dept at University of Melbourne.

We are specifically looking for candidates specializing in econometrics.

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The best time of the year 🎃

It’s OK to use paracetamol in pregnancy. Here’s what the science says about the link with autism It’s safe for pregnant women to take paracetamol at any stage of pregnancy. Here’s what the research says about the risk of autism.

There is no clear evidence that paracetamol has any harmful effects on an unborn baby.

Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.

What happened to Jimmy Kimmel is not about one comedian who said something he should not have said. The Trump administration and its enforcers want to control your speech, your behavior, even your public expressions of mourning. You are not allowed to criticize the president’s associates. You do not even retain the right to remain silent; you must make public expressions of emotions demanded by the administration and its allies or incur its disfavor, which can threaten your livelihood. This is the road to totalitarianism, and it does not end with one man losing his television show.

The Republican reaction to Kirk’s murder has been a campaign of state repression that ends with Trumpist toadies deciding what Americans are allowed to think, do and say. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

We (development econ faculty at Princeton) are hiring predocs, to start in summer 2026. Please share the application with folks who might be interested: rpde.princeton.edu/rpde-%E2%80%93-predoctoral-fellows-research-specialists-start-summer-2026
We'll review apps starting on 9/15. Thanks!

Keep them up. But honestly the fact that they have naps makes it easier to readjust for them (if yours still naps!!). Good luck!!!

Graph showing a strong negative correlation between GDP per capita and unequal gender role norms. While economists have extensively studied gender norms affecting women, masculinity norms – the informal rules that guide and constrain the behaviours of boys and men – remain underexplored. This column reviews how such norms can shape economic outcomes in labour markets, health, education, households, and politics. Drawing on new survey data from 87,000 individuals across 70 countries, the authors show that adherence to masculinity norms strongly predicts men's labour supply, risk-taking, health behaviours, and support for authoritarian leadership.

@vicbar.bsky.social @ralphdehaas.bsky.social @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social & I Matavelli show that adherence to masculinity norms strongly predicts men's labour supply, risk-taking, health behaviours, and support for authoritarian leadership.
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😓 the Russians are monsters.

📢New working paper: "Masculinity Norms and Their Economic Consequences" w/ @paulinegrosjean.bsky.social Ieda Matavelli+@vicbar.bsky.social.

We review the literature on how masculinity norms - the informal rules guiding men's behavior - shape economic outcomes in health, labor markets & politics. 🧵