Yonatan Berman

To honour the memory of Ghazala Azmat, the Department of Economics of SciencesPo is creating an award in her name. Ghazala made important contributions in a large number of fields, spanning the economics of discrimination, gender, education and organizational economics. The award will promote work in those fields by young scholars. The first edition of this award will consist of a 5,000 euro prize for the best paper in this set of fields by junior researchers. The selection of the laureate will be carried out by a scientific committee composed of Pierre Cahuc, Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo. Eligibility for the prize requires that all authors have obtained their PhD after 1 September 2018. Papers written jointly with more senior researchers will not be considered. The prize will be awarded at SciencesPo during the event organised in memory of Ghazala on 10 December 2025. One of the authors of the prize winning paper will present the work at this event. Applications must be submitted by 31 August 2025.

📢 #CallForPapers To honour the memory of Ghazala Azmat, the Economics Department of SciencesPo is creating an award in her name. Junior researchers can submit a paper in economics of discrimination, gender, education & organizational #economics. Submit by 31 August.
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The 2nd Lofoten Int'l Symposium on Inequality & Taxation (#LISIT2025) is now history! A fabulous 2-day workshop with a stellar group of economists & public finance scholars, surrounded by the stunning peaks & sea views that only the Lofoten islands can offer. Thread below

Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:

"The Influence of Inheritances on Wealth Inequality in Rich Countries"

By @morellisal.bsky.social, Brian Nolan, @juancpal.bsky.social, & Philippe Van Kerm

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Global Inequality: Branko Milanovic Talking with the guy down the hall

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We're also hiring two more permanent lecturers in research methods and in comparative politics, both on the education pathway.

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King's College London Department of Political Economy (@kcl-spe.bsky.social, @kingsqpe.bsky.social), is hiring a permanent lecturer in economics on the education pathway.

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Applications are now open for Post-Doctoral Fellowships at the India Observatory for 2025-26!

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Great first day at the conference yesterday at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, ending with an excellent keynote by Rani Spiegler.

Looking forward to the next two days!

Welfare benefit cuts and other UK austerity measures after 2010 lowered life expectancy — and the effect was nearly twice as great on women, according to the new WP by Stone Center associated researcher @yonatanberman.com and Tora Hovland.
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We had a great day yesterday. On to the third and last day.

Thanks to all speakers, discussants and guests!

Happy to announce our upcoming workshop that will take place on June 9th afternoon @ox.ac.uk.

We have three excellent speakers:
@natrinh.bsky.social (Oxford), Marianne Vital (Oxford) and Vladimir Avetian (Dauphine)

Please register by emailing @mikbavaro.bsky.social (michele.bavaro@spi.ox.ac.uk)

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@nickbloom.bsky.social on the macro effects of Brexit

Why having rich parents may trump hard work Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, the rise of the inheritocracy

What are the Trends in Inheritance Across Developed Economies? Why is this important & What are the major drivers? Why has the Progressivity of inheritance tax been declining globally? I have talked about these issues in the Economist (@economist.com) podcast "Money Talks".
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I recently reviewed a paper for The BMJ, a top medical journal. Their model is open peer review: my name and affiliation were visible to the authors with my report, and if the paper is published, so is my report and identity. Interesting experience.

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The human cost of austerity: How UK fiscal policies led to 190,000 excess deaths Economic policies carry consequences far beyond fiscal balance sheets - they can shape the health, well-being, and even the life expectancy of societies

The human cost of austerity: How UK fiscal policies led to 190,000 excess deaths.

New IZA World of Labor op-ed by Yonatan Berman and Tora Hovland, based on their latest IZA DP. wol.iza.org/opinions/hum...

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We are pleased to announce the program of the 5th Early Career workshop in Quantitative Political Economy from 19 to 21 May 2025 at King's Collge London.

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Happy to host @nunopgpalma.bsky.social (University of Manchester) this Wednesday (April 16) for a seminar!

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