📉📈 Half-Past Four is the New Five O’Clock in More Efficient Workday
https://archive.ph/PNdyP
The average American workday now ends 42 minutes earlier than two years ago. Despite the shorter workday, overall productivity has increased by about 2%.
#laborEconomics #work #EconSky
orig … 1/2
https://archive.ph/PNdyP
The average American workday now ends 42 minutes earlier than two years ago. Despite the shorter workday, overall productivity has increased by about 2%.
#laborEconomics #work #EconSky
orig … 1/2
March 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
📉📈 Half-Past Four is the New Five O’Clock in More Efficient Workday
https://archive.ph/PNdyP
The average American workday now ends 42 minutes earlier than two years ago. Despite the shorter workday, overall productivity has increased by about 2%.
#laborEconomics #work #EconSky
orig … 1/2
https://archive.ph/PNdyP
The average American workday now ends 42 minutes earlier than two years ago. Despite the shorter workday, overall productivity has increased by about 2%.
#laborEconomics #work #EconSky
orig … 1/2
We're thrilled to announce three outstanding researchers are joining the Upjohn Institute:
Chloe Gibbs @chloergibbs.bsky.social and Monique Davis @monique-e-davis.bsky.social in August
and Ethan Jenkins June 2.
Welcome!
#laboreconomics #econsky
Chloe Gibbs @chloergibbs.bsky.social and Monique Davis @monique-e-davis.bsky.social in August
and Ethan Jenkins June 2.
Welcome!
#laboreconomics #econsky
May 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We're thrilled to announce three outstanding researchers are joining the Upjohn Institute:
Chloe Gibbs @chloergibbs.bsky.social and Monique Davis @monique-e-davis.bsky.social in August
and Ethan Jenkins June 2.
Welcome!
#laboreconomics #econsky
Chloe Gibbs @chloergibbs.bsky.social and Monique Davis @monique-e-davis.bsky.social in August
and Ethan Jenkins June 2.
Welcome!
#laboreconomics #econsky
I created an IZA @iza.org Network Fellows/Affiliates starterpack, starting from those I am following, and who are following me. I surely missed a lot. Please reply below this tweet and tag yourself and your fellow Fellows! #econsky #laboreconomics #econ
go.bsky.app/5NP4VCb
go.bsky.app/5NP4VCb
November 12, 2024 at 8:30 AM
I created an IZA @iza.org Network Fellows/Affiliates starterpack, starting from those I am following, and who are following me. I surely missed a lot. Please reply below this tweet and tag yourself and your fellow Fellows! #econsky #laboreconomics #econ
go.bsky.app/5NP4VCb
go.bsky.app/5NP4VCb
Our new paper mapping job titles, sector specialization, and promotions across 24 sectors now published in @natureportfolio.nature.com Scientific Data
in collaboration w/ Shehryar Subhani and Bedoor Alshebli
@ischool.uw.edu @nyuad-oaa.bsky.social
#LaborEconomics #CareerData #CareerMobility
in collaboration w/ Shehryar Subhani and Bedoor Alshebli
@ischool.uw.edu @nyuad-oaa.bsky.social
#LaborEconomics #CareerData #CareerMobility
July 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Our new paper mapping job titles, sector specialization, and promotions across 24 sectors now published in @natureportfolio.nature.com Scientific Data
in collaboration w/ Shehryar Subhani and Bedoor Alshebli
@ischool.uw.edu @nyuad-oaa.bsky.social
#LaborEconomics #CareerData #CareerMobility
in collaboration w/ Shehryar Subhani and Bedoor Alshebli
@ischool.uw.edu @nyuad-oaa.bsky.social
#LaborEconomics #CareerData #CareerMobility
All found in the excellent starting pack "Women in Econ" by @riacton.bsky.social : bsky.app/starter-pack...
March 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I’m incredibly honored to have received the SOLE Poster Prize 🏆 for my paper:
“The Effect of Public Sector Relocations on Regional Development in Germany“ at the 6th World Labour Conference in Toronto!
#SOLE2025 #EconSky #LaborEconomics #RegionalEconomics #UrbanEconomics
“The Effect of Public Sector Relocations on Regional Development in Germany“ at the 6th World Labour Conference in Toronto!
#SOLE2025 #EconSky #LaborEconomics #RegionalEconomics #UrbanEconomics
June 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I’m incredibly honored to have received the SOLE Poster Prize 🏆 for my paper:
“The Effect of Public Sector Relocations on Regional Development in Germany“ at the 6th World Labour Conference in Toronto!
#SOLE2025 #EconSky #LaborEconomics #RegionalEconomics #UrbanEconomics
“The Effect of Public Sector Relocations on Regional Development in Germany“ at the 6th World Labour Conference in Toronto!
#SOLE2025 #EconSky #LaborEconomics #RegionalEconomics #UrbanEconomics
Meet @aikoschmeisser.com 🔍
Job market candidate at BSoE. His research spans Labor Economics, Political Economy, and Behavioral Economics, with a focus on how preferences and beliefs influence labor market outcomes.
More on👉 www.aikoschmeisser.com
#econjobmarket #laboreconomics #politicaleconomics
Job market candidate at BSoE. His research spans Labor Economics, Political Economy, and Behavioral Economics, with a focus on how preferences and beliefs influence labor market outcomes.
More on👉 www.aikoschmeisser.com
#econjobmarket #laboreconomics #politicaleconomics
October 22, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Meet @aikoschmeisser.com 🔍
Job market candidate at BSoE. His research spans Labor Economics, Political Economy, and Behavioral Economics, with a focus on how preferences and beliefs influence labor market outcomes.
More on👉 www.aikoschmeisser.com
#econjobmarket #laboreconomics #politicaleconomics
Job market candidate at BSoE. His research spans Labor Economics, Political Economy, and Behavioral Economics, with a focus on how preferences and beliefs influence labor market outcomes.
More on👉 www.aikoschmeisser.com
#econjobmarket #laboreconomics #politicaleconomics
Hello BlueSky! ☀️ I’m excited to be here and connect! 🚀 My research focuses on inequality, exploring how labor market institutions, household dynamics, and social interactions shape economic disparities. Looking forward to exchanging insights and findings on #LaborEconomics and #Inequality.
March 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Hello BlueSky! ☀️ I’m excited to be here and connect! 🚀 My research focuses on inequality, exploring how labor market institutions, household dynamics, and social interactions shape economic disparities. Looking forward to exchanging insights and findings on #LaborEconomics and #Inequality.
📢 Call for Applications | IZA@LISER Summer School in Labor Economics 2026 #IZALISER2026
📅 1–3 June 2026 in #Luxembourg
🗣️ W/ featured lecturers @alanmanning4.bsky.social & Kristiina Huttunen
⏳ Deadline: 5 March 2026
🔗 www.liser.lu/news/call-fo...
#LaborEconomics #PhDSky #AcademicSky
📅 1–3 June 2026 in #Luxembourg
🗣️ W/ featured lecturers @alanmanning4.bsky.social & Kristiina Huttunen
⏳ Deadline: 5 March 2026
🔗 www.liser.lu/news/call-fo...
#LaborEconomics #PhDSky #AcademicSky
February 27, 2026 at 2:03 PM
📢 Call for Applications | IZA@LISER Summer School in Labor Economics 2026 #IZALISER2026
📅 1–3 June 2026 in #Luxembourg
🗣️ W/ featured lecturers @alanmanning4.bsky.social & Kristiina Huttunen
⏳ Deadline: 5 March 2026
🔗 www.liser.lu/news/call-fo...
#LaborEconomics #PhDSky #AcademicSky
📅 1–3 June 2026 in #Luxembourg
🗣️ W/ featured lecturers @alanmanning4.bsky.social & Kristiina Huttunen
⏳ Deadline: 5 March 2026
🔗 www.liser.lu/news/call-fo...
#LaborEconomics #PhDSky #AcademicSky
✅ I’m eager to connect with researchers and policymakers interested in #GenderEconomics, #LaborEconomics, and #EconHist! (10/11)
November 23, 2024 at 7:10 PM
✅ I’m eager to connect with researchers and policymakers interested in #GenderEconomics, #LaborEconomics, and #EconHist! (10/11)
Meet Izabela Wnuk-Soares 🔍
Job market candidate at BSoE. Her main research interests are labor and applied microeconomics, with her current work focusing on migration and demographic change.
More on 👉 sites.google.com/view/izabela...
@bostonu.bsky.social @diw.de
#econjobmarket #LaborEconomics
Job market candidate at BSoE. Her main research interests are labor and applied microeconomics, with her current work focusing on migration and demographic change.
More on 👉 sites.google.com/view/izabela...
@bostonu.bsky.social @diw.de
#econjobmarket #LaborEconomics
November 1, 2024 at 1:19 PM
Meet Izabela Wnuk-Soares 🔍
Job market candidate at BSoE. Her main research interests are labor and applied microeconomics, with her current work focusing on migration and demographic change.
More on 👉 sites.google.com/view/izabela...
@bostonu.bsky.social @diw.de
#econjobmarket #LaborEconomics
Job market candidate at BSoE. Her main research interests are labor and applied microeconomics, with her current work focusing on migration and demographic change.
More on 👉 sites.google.com/view/izabela...
@bostonu.bsky.social @diw.de
#econjobmarket #LaborEconomics
💫💫💫 We invite applications for a full Professorship in Labor Economics.
Apply by June 18, 2025
More info: www.jku.at/en/the-jku/w...
Please share widely!
#EconSky #AcademicJobs #EconJobs #LaborEconomics
Apply by June 18, 2025
More info: www.jku.at/en/the-jku/w...
Please share widely!
#EconSky #AcademicJobs #EconJobs #LaborEconomics
May 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
💫💫💫 We invite applications for a full Professorship in Labor Economics.
Apply by June 18, 2025
More info: www.jku.at/en/the-jku/w...
Please share widely!
#EconSky #AcademicJobs #EconJobs #LaborEconomics
Apply by June 18, 2025
More info: www.jku.at/en/the-jku/w...
Please share widely!
#EconSky #AcademicJobs #EconJobs #LaborEconomics
Thank you to the Labor and Accounting Group (LAG) for the opportunity to present our paper at Stanford GSB. It’s exciting to see cross-disciplinary research in labor economics and accounting spark fresh insights and ideas. #LaborEconomics #Accounting
#academicsky #econsky #LAG #Stanford #StanfordGSB
#academicsky #econsky #LAG #Stanford #StanfordGSB
April 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Thank you to the Labor and Accounting Group (LAG) for the opportunity to present our paper at Stanford GSB. It’s exciting to see cross-disciplinary research in labor economics and accounting spark fresh insights and ideas. #LaborEconomics #Accounting
#academicsky #econsky #LAG #Stanford #StanfordGSB
#academicsky #econsky #LAG #Stanford #StanfordGSB
📚💙 ‘The Wage Standard’ by Arindrajit Dube in conversation with @pkrugman.bsky.social 📚 #booktalk #author #labor #economics #wages #LaborEconomics #bookrecs
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
Arindrajit Dube on Wages
Labor economics you should know about
open.substack.com
June 20, 2026 at 1:30 PM
📚💙 ‘The Wage Standard’ by Arindrajit Dube in conversation with @pkrugman.bsky.social 📚 #booktalk #author #labor #economics #wages #LaborEconomics #bookrecs
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
#EconSky New paper: Firms with greater AI focus show more efficient hiring even though AI focus isn't linked to gains in contemporaneous productivity. AI's value may show up in decision quality, not just output.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
#AI #LaborEconomics #CorporateFinance
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
#AI #LaborEconomics #CorporateFinance
Artificial Intelligence Focus and Labor Investment Efficiency
<p><span>We examine how firms’ strategic focus on artificial intelligence (AI) affects the efficiency of their labor investment. Using a text-based measure of A
papers.ssrn.com
September 23, 2026 at 10:33 PM
#EconSky New paper: Firms with greater AI focus show more efficient hiring even though AI focus isn't linked to gains in contemporaneous productivity. AI's value may show up in decision quality, not just output.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
#AI #LaborEconomics #CorporateFinance
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
#AI #LaborEconomics #CorporateFinance
🚨 What happens to mothers' employment when 4-year-olds attend mandatory, cost-free kindergarten?
@causalhuber.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#LaborEconomics #FamilyEconomics
@causalhuber.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#LaborEconomics #FamilyEconomics
April 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🚨 What happens to mothers' employment when 4-year-olds attend mandatory, cost-free kindergarten?
@causalhuber.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#LaborEconomics #FamilyEconomics
@causalhuber.bsky.social and I explore this question in our new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#LaborEconomics #FamilyEconomics
#TLeBarbanchon at today’s #BellaterraAppliedSeminar presenting an insightful paper on labor market competition and firms’ incentives to provide on-the-job training (with Abi Adams and Alberto Marcato)
#MachineLearning #LaborEconomics
#UFAE @uab.cat @bsebarcelona.bsky.social #IAE @csic.es
#MachineLearning #LaborEconomics
#UFAE @uab.cat @bsebarcelona.bsky.social #IAE @csic.es
March 16, 2026 at 9:32 PM
#TLeBarbanchon at today’s #BellaterraAppliedSeminar presenting an insightful paper on labor market competition and firms’ incentives to provide on-the-job training (with Abi Adams and Alberto Marcato)
#MachineLearning #LaborEconomics
#UFAE @uab.cat @bsebarcelona.bsky.social #IAE @csic.es
#MachineLearning #LaborEconomics
#UFAE @uab.cat @bsebarcelona.bsky.social #IAE @csic.es
We have a new paper with
@AgusColonna
and Lukas Rodrian on the effect of firm inspections on workplace conditions and employment in Mexico. Under labor market power, these inspections improve regulatory compliance and increase employment!
#EconSky #EconTwitter #LaborEconomics
@AgusColonna
and Lukas Rodrian on the effect of firm inspections on workplace conditions and employment in Mexico. Under labor market power, these inspections improve regulatory compliance and increase employment!
#EconSky #EconTwitter #LaborEconomics
October 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We have a new paper with
@AgusColonna
and Lukas Rodrian on the effect of firm inspections on workplace conditions and employment in Mexico. Under labor market power, these inspections improve regulatory compliance and increase employment!
#EconSky #EconTwitter #LaborEconomics
@AgusColonna
and Lukas Rodrian on the effect of firm inspections on workplace conditions and employment in Mexico. Under labor market power, these inspections improve regulatory compliance and increase employment!
#EconSky #EconTwitter #LaborEconomics
📢 DEA Departmental Seminar
🗓️ Thursday, Nov 13 | 13:30–14:30
📍 Sala de Graus
🎙️ Jan Eeckhout (UPF, BSE)
📖 "The (Un)fortunate Poor"
#Economics #Seminar #Inequality #LaborEconomics
🗓️ Thursday, Nov 13 | 13:30–14:30
📍 Sala de Graus
🎙️ Jan Eeckhout (UPF, BSE)
📖 "The (Un)fortunate Poor"
#Economics #Seminar #Inequality #LaborEconomics
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 AM
📢 DEA Departmental Seminar
🗓️ Thursday, Nov 13 | 13:30–14:30
📍 Sala de Graus
🎙️ Jan Eeckhout (UPF, BSE)
📖 "The (Un)fortunate Poor"
#Economics #Seminar #Inequality #LaborEconomics
🗓️ Thursday, Nov 13 | 13:30–14:30
📍 Sala de Graus
🎙️ Jan Eeckhout (UPF, BSE)
📖 "The (Un)fortunate Poor"
#Economics #Seminar #Inequality #LaborEconomics
📈📉 Standard Error is delighted to announce that Sarah Winton (LSE ’26) has been awarded the Best Paper Prize at the 7th Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration. 🧵 1/9
stderr-editors.com/blog/best-pa...
#Migration #Refugees #LaborEconomics #DevelopmentEconomics
stderr-editors.com/blog/best-pa...
#Migration #Refugees #LaborEconomics #DevelopmentEconomics
Standard Error awards Best Paper Prize at Rome migration research workshop to Sarah Winton
The research finds that Jordan's 2016 policy granting Syrian refugees work authorization increased overall output by 10.9% and raised Jordanians' average wages by nearly 1%.
stderr-editors.com
May 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
📈📉 Standard Error is delighted to announce that Sarah Winton (LSE ’26) has been awarded the Best Paper Prize at the 7th Workshop on the Economics and Politics of Migration. 🧵 1/9
stderr-editors.com/blog/best-pa...
#Migration #Refugees #LaborEconomics #DevelopmentEconomics
stderr-editors.com/blog/best-pa...
#Migration #Refugees #LaborEconomics #DevelopmentEconomics
✅ New Discussion Paper!
Ganyu—Malawi’s informal casual labor—is rising and reshaping rural and urban livelihoods. Adriana & Hanne explore its trends, social dynamics, and policy impact.
🔍 Read more: https://loom.ly/a4Bf8xg
#Malawi #LaborEconomics #Urbanisation #DevelopmentResearch
Ganyu—Malawi’s informal casual labor—is rising and reshaping rural and urban livelihoods. Adriana & Hanne explore its trends, social dynamics, and policy impact.
🔍 Read more: https://loom.ly/a4Bf8xg
#Malawi #LaborEconomics #Urbanisation #DevelopmentResearch
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
✅ New Discussion Paper!
Ganyu—Malawi’s informal casual labor—is rising and reshaping rural and urban livelihoods. Adriana & Hanne explore its trends, social dynamics, and policy impact.
🔍 Read more: https://loom.ly/a4Bf8xg
#Malawi #LaborEconomics #Urbanisation #DevelopmentResearch
Ganyu—Malawi’s informal casual labor—is rising and reshaping rural and urban livelihoods. Adriana & Hanne explore its trends, social dynamics, and policy impact.
🔍 Read more: https://loom.ly/a4Bf8xg
#Malawi #LaborEconomics #Urbanisation #DevelopmentResearch
Our research was mentioned in The Atlantic on the links between childbirth, commuting patterns, and mothers’ access to higher-paying employment. Thanks to Stephanie H. Murray for the piece and to my co-authors.
#GenderEquality #LaborEconomics #Commuting #Parenthood #Mobility
#GenderEquality #LaborEconomics #Commuting #Parenthood #Mobility
Having children “tends to coincide with a lasting drop in employment and earnings for moms but not dads”—and a growing body of research has identified a significant, underdiscussed factor perpetuating this disparity, Stephanie H. Murray writes:
The Commute Penalty
“Travel time” may not be a sexy topic. But it’s a crucial factor in moms’ ability to work.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Our research was mentioned in The Atlantic on the links between childbirth, commuting patterns, and mothers’ access to higher-paying employment. Thanks to Stephanie H. Murray for the piece and to my co-authors.
#GenderEquality #LaborEconomics #Commuting #Parenthood #Mobility
#GenderEquality #LaborEconomics #Commuting #Parenthood #Mobility
🎓 Today, we are happy to spotlight the latest entry to the
USI_IDEP faculty: @fabricolella.bsky.social .
Fabrizio Colella joined USI in 2023 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor and works in the fields of #laboreconomics and #microeconometrics.
Check his website 👉 fabriziocolella.com
USI_IDEP faculty: @fabricolella.bsky.social .
Fabrizio Colella joined USI in 2023 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor and works in the fields of #laboreconomics and #microeconometrics.
Check his website 👉 fabriziocolella.com
October 29, 2024 at 8:13 AM
🎓 Today, we are happy to spotlight the latest entry to the
USI_IDEP faculty: @fabricolella.bsky.social .
Fabrizio Colella joined USI in 2023 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor and works in the fields of #laboreconomics and #microeconometrics.
Check his website 👉 fabriziocolella.com
USI_IDEP faculty: @fabricolella.bsky.social .
Fabrizio Colella joined USI in 2023 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor and works in the fields of #laboreconomics and #microeconometrics.
Check his website 👉 fabriziocolella.com
caution that productivity gains of AI may mask the growing burden of maintenance on a shrinking pool of experts."
#economics #LaborEconomics #skills
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/115447627606942425 3/3
#economics #LaborEconomics #skills
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/115447627606942425 3/3
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
caution that productivity gains of AI may mask the growing burden of maintenance on a shrinking pool of experts."
#economics #LaborEconomics #skills
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/115447627606942425 3/3
#economics #LaborEconomics #skills
orig https://fediscience.org/@davdittrich/115447627606942425 3/3