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Taiwan’s sugar industry boomed, from 1905 to 1920. Labour demand was met by women, who unbound their feet in order to work in farms. Foot-binding plummeted from 68-11% East Asian culture was thus extremely malleable in response to economic incentives. ggd.world/p/what-led-to-…

We're hiring a Professor of Economics in international trade. Apply by 24 June! su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jo…

Opening for a full professor in economics with a focus on trade at Department of Economics, Stockholm University! I can't say enough nice things about this amazing department. More info here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jo… And here's a picture of your way to work:

#Econtwitter Econ RA Listings: We are hiring a full-time pre-doc to work on exciting projects on inequality that leverage administrative data. If you want a vibrant, educational and fun environment, come work with us at Department of Economics, Stockholm University! su.se/english/about-…

Miscellaneous things I learned in [econ] grad school: 1. The returns to experience are high(er than I thought) - Someone who has studied a single topic for a decade or two or three really does know a LOT about that topic

Heute ist ein aufregender Tag für alle Regionalforscher in 🇩🇪, denn gerade wurde der allererste „Gleichwertigkeitsbericht“ vorgestellt. Ein Kompendium mit 102 Landkarten (!), darunter Material, das man so noch nie gesehen hat. Hier meine persönlichen TOP 3 Highlights 🧵

🚨New WP Alert🚨 Jen-Kuan Wang and I analyze Taiwan's 1950s land reform, long seen as central to its economic takeoff—and to the East Asian Miracle. By digitizing archival data, we bring new causal evidence to the table. What we find is surprising! oliverwkim.com/papers/KimWang…

🎉 Our heartfelt congratulations to Jakob Beuschlein Jakob Beuschlein Stockholm University, winner of the best PhD paper award at the 2024 CEPR European Conference on Household Finance, with the paper "Leaving Your Past Behind: Debt Relief and Examiner IV"

Why do East Germans vote for the far-right AfD? We may have a new answer. It turns out, East Germans misperceive the grievances *other* citizens hold. The good news: if you tell East Germans that grievances are not as bad, AfD vote intentions go down. Here’s the experiment we ran

Meet our PhD candidates Jakob Beuschlein and Ossian Prane, who will be on the job market in 2024/25. su.se/department-of-…

Also Volksverhetzung on Top!

🚨 I’m on the job market! 🚨 Check out my JMP: Designing Debt Restructuring: The Adverse Effects on Labor Market Outcomes. Bonus: fun insights on examiner/judge IV designs. Very brief summary: 👇

1) When people smear immigrants and refugees as "lazy" and "not integrating," take a look at the list of people murdered last week in Sweden's worst mass killing in modern times. Their lives should be a lesson. Aziza, engineer & teacher (Kurdistan) x.com/ChrChristensen…

We are at a crossroads in history. It is time to act.

#Econtwitter !! Job alert !! The Dept of Econ. at Stockholm University is hiring a full professor of economics. Join our collaborative, thriving, and ambitious community where academic and personal freedoms are core institutions. Deadline March 31! su.varbi.com/en/what:job/jo…

1/Hagen Schuster ist in Bautzen geboren und hat dort fast sein ganzes Leben verbracht.Vergangenes Jahr tritt er bei der Kommunalwahl an, engagiert sich gegen Rechtsextremismus. Fünf Tage nach der Wahl wird er bei der Schulabschlussfeier seiner Tochter von einem ihrer ehemaligen

Den Willen für eine #BrainGain-Initiative sehe ich nach Trumps Harvard-Eklat in Deutschland bisher nicht: 539 Mio Euro gibt’s für die neue Exzellenzstrategie – verteilt auf 43 Unis. Aber für die Senkung der Gastro-Steuer sollen jährlich 4 Mrd fließen. Nicht nachvollziehbar!👇