Jonas Jessen

The sheer size of the child penalty in labor markets (worldwide) makes it so important. Here's a new study digging deeper.

@jonasjessen.bsky.social @kinnelavinia.bsky.social

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Danke 🙏

But we hear all the time that GDP is growing 2% or 3%, so how is that possible?

That’s because the US population is growing (especially the adult population, age 20+)

GDP has grown 2.3% a year since 2010

But GDP per adult only 1.3%

Freedom versus externalities

📢 Very happy to see our paper "Child penalties in labour market skills" (w/ @jonasjessen.bsky.social & @michelebattisti.bsky.social) out in the special issue on "Education, Health, and Gender: A Family Perspective" of the European Economic Review.

Link (open access): doi.org/10.1016/j.eu...

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It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US

This view is wrong

A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵

🚨 New paper alert: Exclusionary political rhetoric alone can drive people to leave their hometowns

In Poland, anti-LGBTQ resolutions by 100 local governments caused a rise in migration intentions, reflected in job search

Here’s what @jangromadzki.bsky.social and I found: 🧵

Excellent thread 👏

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The lack of spines among tech CEOs is pathetic... 🤮

Of course, the European leaders did the same to some degree, but at least this was to save Ukraine 💙💛

In January 2026 the excellent Perspectives on (Un-)Employment PhD Workshop is taking place, organised by @iabnews.bsky.social & @fauwiso.bsky.social 🏗️

Keynotes: Paula England & David Dorn 💡

Deadline: 30 September 2025

Aimed at: PhD Students in economics & sociology

More info: shorturl.at/jATG3

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It's fantastic that the network is saved.

But IZA as an institute closing down is still a tremendous loss

Amazing masterclass with Barbara Petrongolo on her Handbool chapter at @rfberlin.bsky.social in September ⚖️

4 days left to apply 👇

surest way not fulfill the potential is a move to United

Thanks you @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social! 🙏

Incredible feeling to finally see it published 🤩

What are the macro effects of making UI more generous?

In this paper we seek to answer this contentious question 📝

We find increases in aggregate unemployment, driven by both longer UI durations & increased inflows 💡

I'd hire them if it's a pre-trend test

American economists

The Micro and Macro Effects of Changes in the Potential Benefit Duration∗ Abstract. We quantify micro and macro effects of changes in the potential benefit duration (PBD) in unemployment insurance. In Poland, the PBD is 12 months

Almost similar story for me with this paper also forthcoming in REStud: doi.org/10.1093/rest...

2) Never rejected by another journal.... But it did take more than 4 years😉
1) Met one co-author when had some time ago re-submitted the version that was conditionally accepted

Now only 3 days left to apply to the workshop on Economics of Ageing and Pensions ⌛

.@hertieschool.bsky.social & IfW Kiel are jointly 🚨 recruiting a Professor of International Economics🚨 (Associate/Full).

👉 apply.interfolio.com/169770

Great opportunity to join Berlin's thriving econ community. No kings here.

Deadline: Sep 30, 2025

Please share widely! #EconSky

10 days left to apply for our workshop on Economics of Ageing and Pensions 👇

📆 Deadline: July 31

💸 Travel and accommodation will be covered

Russian attacks on Ukraine just this past night.

Crazy to see this constant barrage and then see some question whether getting Russian oil and gas is indeed the right step

Via @anastasiarodi.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/anas...

A lot of attention is rightfully on gender inequalities in the labour market and, to a lesser degree, on inequalities in unpaid work ⚖️

But men falling behind in education and the lack of debate around this is also a big societal problem. Great paper 👇

Ich hab keine Ahnung wie man das Berliner Urteil einordnen soll/muss. Ob die Bundesregierung Recht hat oder nicht. Aber die Art wie jetzt von vielen die Justiz oder einzelne Richter angegangen/delegitimiert werden, ist nicht weit von dem entfernt was gerade in den USA passiert.

We're hiring a postdoc in labor economics at IAB Nuremberg! Join @ineshelmecon.bsky.social, @jnimczik.bsky.social & me on a project about gig work.

🗓️ Start: 1 Oct 25
💶 Salary ≥ €5200/month

🌱 Possibility to apply for tenure track program

Apply here until 17 June: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...

San Antonio Express-News ® @ExpressNews Sen. Rafael Edward Cruz, who uses the preferred name Ted, has introduced a bill to limit the use of preferred names and pronouns.

headline construction masterclass

Es wird knapp, es wird reichen - hoffentlich.

@diw.de @bsoeberlin.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social @iabnews.bsky.social @phaan.bsky.social @jgeyer.bsky.social @fna.bsky.social

📣CALL FOR PAPERS 📣

Workshop on the economics of ageing and pensions

tinyurl.com/2wez4wp7

Where? Berlin @wzb.bsky.social 🐻

When? November 20-21 November 🍂

For whom? Researchers at all stages in their career

Anything else? Accomodation & travel cost will be covered 🚅🏨

Please circulate!