UQ econ is hiring.

Discussions on the award of the Nobel Prize in economics to Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson have often focused on their empirical papers on economic growth. A🧵 to point to the big picture: how they transformed the discipline.

I am very excited to share with you a heavily-updated edition of my tips for dealing with massive datasets in Stata 🥳 Today's theme is 𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐘. [a thread]

Looking forward to this 👇

UQ applications close **this Friday (November 8th)**. If you are looking for an academic position in econ with a great research environment in a fantastic place to live (Brisbane, Australia), apply to UQ: UQ News. We have multiple positions open: aeaweb.org/joe/listing.ph……

I feel anxious and saddened by Trump’s election. Years of turmoil and uncertainty await us. I have also come to believe that this is not Trump’s win. It is the Democrats who have lost this election.

International student caps are not going to go ahead:Coalition, Greens to vote against international student caps afr.com/politics/feder…

Introducing Adam Akmal Dzulkipli (adam dzulkipli), who is on the #EconJobMarket from Centre for Health Economics-Monash Business School. Adam's research interests lie at the intersection of #HealthEconomics, #LabourEconomics, & the economics of #education. Learn more about Adam at his website: sites.google.com/view/adzulkipl…

Two charts by Saul Eslake and Steven Hamilton claiming a dramatic fall in living standards in Victoria and Australia have gone semi-viral. But are they an accurate reflection of our standard of living? I don't think so. 🧵

Online sports betting has been really bad for financially vulnerable households. "Following legalization, sports betting spreads quickly..." "...credit card debt increases, available credit decreases, and overdraft frequency rises." nber.org/papers/w33108

Just days out from starting my Christmas holiday, my second thesis chapter and job market paper is now accepted Journal of International Economics . Hugely grateful to the editors and reviewers, not least for their patience with me over the years.

This is super policy relevant – these are pretty large effects!

If you ✅ work on gender inequality in the labor market ✅ want to finally understand what this never-ending DiD literature is talking about ✅ teach recent advances in DiD then take a look at our WP with Lukas Riedel! 🔗rfberlin.com/research/child… ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin