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π¨ Weβre hiring! A post-doc opportunity in an international team working on a life course microsimulation modelling of multi-dimensional well-being for five European countries
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The chance of asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting out planet in 2032 is now 1.5%, or 1 in 67.
The OVERWHELMING likelihood is that the asteroid will miss Earth.
But for the first time ever, we might have to seriously consider a deflection mission soon.
Let me explain. 𧡠(1/x)
Are young men and women in Europe becoming more polarized in their political ideologies?
It depends. Across 32 countries:
14 show no meaningful gender gap
7 have a stable small to medium gap with women leaning more left
11 show widening modern gender gaps
osf.io/preprints/os...
Can a public wealth transfer to young people reduce inequality?
New article out in the Journal of European Social Policy with Andreas Thiemann, Leire Salazar and @josenoguerauab.bsky.social!
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What explains recent declines in income inequality in the European Union? Despite rising within-country inequality from 2007-2019, EU-wide inequality declined sharply due to upward convergence in market earnings among its poorest member states. More here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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πͺπΊ Country heterogeneity in acceptance:
π Highest acceptance (2023): Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Belgium.
π© Lowest acceptance: Greece, Hungary, Slovakia.
πRecent declines were most pronounced in Poland, Portugal, and the UK.
New paper: We combine evidence from a survey (correlational), bank spending data, and online experiments to show that job loss increases risk taking.
Joint work with @abbysussman.bsky.social, Carlos Vazquez-Hernandez, Daniel O'Leary, and Jennifer Trueblood
Listening with the sound on was a real ride
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JuΕΌ w przyszΕy wtorek 17.12 zapraszamy na dyskusjΔ z aktywistkami i zwiΔ
zkowcami nt. problemu nierΓ³wnoΕci ekonomicznych w Polsce
ποΈ KIEDY? Wtorek, 17 grudnia, o godz. 18:30
π GDZIE? Sala im. J. Wiadernego, OPZZ (ul. Kopernika 36/40, Warszawa)
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4/ Key finding 1:
Sentiment toward finance varies starkly across countries and over time. English texts (US/UK) show the most positive sentiment, while Russian texts are consistently negative. Historical events (crises, wars) visibly influence trends.
This paper is fascinating. A three-year field experiement in which a 1000 low income Americans get $1000 a month. The tl;dr conclusion is that it basically has zero effect on their political views or participation.
www.nber.org/papers/w33214
