You can account for 100% of the gender wage gap by controlling for the number of X and Y chromosomes. Another example of why adding control variables doesn't necessarily identify causal relations.

UEFA

By front loading incentives, the tenure system disadvantages women. Just not fit for purpose in the 21st century. An applied theory problem: how to design a gender neutral tenure system. I think this paper by Petra Moser puts the issues into sharp focus. dropbox.com/s/2umv5go9umjd…

Some people like cute titles for econ papers, others hate them. Some prefer detailed, explanatory titles. But we all know the real power move is a 1-word title. 🧵

Dieses »2015 soll sich nicht wiederholen« macht mich komplett fertig

BREAKING: Google loses its #antitrust appeal against European Commission in its shopping case. Judges reaffirm Google abused its dominant position by favoring its own services. The 2.4 billion euro fine also stands.

Very nice paper!

Several junior men & women have written and thanked me for speaking up saying that they are shocked and scared by the silence. If you are in a position of power and know what this is about please demand an investigation. There are a lot of people appalled by the silence. Thank u

Predators simply cannot be dripped out, I don’t make the rules

Happy New Year! My first publication is now available online: We find that common ownership by institutional investors in competing firms can increase markups and innovation. authors.elsevier.com/a/1gM51c8eEsDTn (50days free access) 👇

Very happy to share that already in spring, I will join the chair of political economy Universität Hamburg as a postdoc! Excited for what's to come!

Sydney Sweeney reveals in an interview that she's a big critic of Why Nations Fail. "I think people who like it probably just don't know how flawed the research supporting it is." She adds, "Freakonomics is even worse, though"

Social Media Redaktion des BMBF dreht frei

Alle, die an deutschen Hochschulen arbeiten, sollten sich den Mail Verlauf aus dem BMBF mal durchlesen. Irre was da abläuft.

Mittlerweile ist ja alles egal leider aber wenn man dafür nicht zurücktritt wofür dann haha

Wird immer schräger irgendwie

Wütend macht mich hier ja, dass in dem Tweet völlig verdreht wird, worum es bei der Kritik am BMBF geht. Wer so zur öffentlichen Desinformation beiträgt, hat eigentlich im Journalismus nichts zu suchen (zumindest nicht im seriösen, aber in der Liga spielt er wohl nicht).