Brian Higgins
@brianehiggins
🇮🇪 Economist interested in macro, finance and real estate. Assistant Professor at @IIES_Sthlm.
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https://higginsbrian.github.io/ 25-05-2015 16:41:52
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I'm thrilled to see innovation cited as one of the key reasons behind the FTC's vote to ban non-compete agreements earlier today. It's inspiring to see research impacting policy -- and I'm honored to see my WP with Emma Rockall discussed alongside other exciting academic work.
Join Department of Economics, Stockholm University as a full-time RA starting Oct24. Work on political econ projects, gain hands-on data experience, & collab w top researchers Ferenc Szucs & Mitch Downey @IIES_sthlm. Perfect for candidates w strong quantitative skills. Deadline: 2 Oct bit.ly/4go9NLS
Introducing our #EconJMC Patrizia Massner. In her #EconJMP “Should Elder Care Be Subsidized? Theory and Evidence from Sweden” she examines the impact of a 2002 elder care fee reform that lowered costs by 40% on avg. for 2/3 of Sweden’s municipalities. su.se/institute-for-… 1/6
We are thrilled to welcome Martin Koenen ( Harvard Department of Economics), Amalia Repele (Università Bocconi) and Canishk Naik Canishk Naik (LSE Department of Economics) as new Assistant Professors following this year's Job Market! For more: su.se/institute-for-…