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David A. Jaeger (econ)

@davidajaeger.bsky.social

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•Econ Prof, Director of MPP Program at U of St Andrews
•President-Elect, European Society for Population Economics
•🇺🇸 Born/bred, NJ/NYC
•Labor, education, immigration, conflict, applied 'metrics + some nice pictures.
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David Allen Jaeger is a professor of economics at the University of St Andrews, a Research Fellow at IZA Institute of Labor Economics, and a Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. He was previously a professor of economics at the CUNY Graduate Center and a Research Fellow in the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is the author of numerous papers in labor economics, the economics of conflict, and econometrics, including a widely cited paper on the consequences of using weak instruments in instrumental variable estimation. He completed his B.A. in economics at Williams College in 1986 and his Ph.D. in economics at the University of Michigan in 1995. He also holds an M.A. in statistics from the University of Michigan. Since 2021 he is the Editor of the Scottish Journal of Political Economy. .. more

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David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 10h

Glückwünsche!!

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 3d

Oh Happy Day! I finally figured out how to delete GBNews from the channel line up on my television.

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 4d

🤣

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David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 4d

The world could use less artificial intelligence and more plain intelligence right about now.

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 4d

Good afternoon, beautiful Elie.

Reposted by Jörg Peters, Jan Marcus, David A. Jaeger , and 1 more Jörg Peters, Jan Marcus, David A. Jaeger, Almut Balleer

Marianne Saam @mariannesaam.bsky.social · 5d

www.uni-hamburg.de/stellenangeb... Unser Fachbereich hat eine unbefristete Stelle E13 in der VWL-Lehre zu besetzen. Gerne retweeten und bis 30.11. bewerben.

Ausschreibung

www.uni-hamburg.de

Reposted by Heather Boushey, Steven N. Durlauf, Yana van der Meulen Rodgers , and 10 more Heather Boushey, Steven N. Durlauf, Yana van der Meulen Rodgers, Joshua Goodman, Valerie Mueller, Climent Quintana‐Domeque, Lauren Hersch Nicholas, Todd Pugatch, Daniel Kuehn, David A. Jaeger, Laura Hospido, Kathryn A. Edwards, Ezra Golberstein

CSWEP @aeacswep.bsky.social · 7d

CSWEP strongly condemns Larry Summers’ behavior as revealed in the email correspondence with the late Jeffrey Epstein. While abuse of power in the economics profession is not new, rarely has the intent behind such abuse been so clearly stated.

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 7d

Was just at UNAM last week… a great institution!

Reposted by Shelly Lundberg, Stacy D. VanDeveer, David A. Jaeger

Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 10d

To my students: Lean into skills AI amplifies, not ones it bulldozes. Frame good questions, scope problems, interpret messy data, apply judgment, explain clearly. The bot can autocomplete; you bring curiosity, context, and ethics.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10d

Some residents of Southern California were under evacuation orders on Saturday as an unusually strong storm system moved through the region, bringing with it a risk for flash flooding and landslides in areas recently burned by wildfires.

Heavy Rains Pound Southern California, Forcing Evacuations

www.nytimes.com

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 10d

Good instruments are hard to find in the absence of explicit randomization. I think the diff-in-diff literature is about where IV was in 1996 or so. But evolving quickly.

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 11d

Fair.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11d

A young Caribbean Flamingo named Frankie flew away from a zoo in Cornwall, England. She was located 130 miles away in France, where her keepers said they would likely have to leave her.

On a Clipped Wing, Flamingo Escapes a British Zoo for a Life in France

Frankie, a young Caribbean Flamingo, flew 130 miles from captivity. Her keepers said they would likely have to leave her in France.

nyti.ms

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11d

A young Caribbean Flamingo named Frankie flew away from a zoo in Cornwall, England. She was located 130 miles away in France, where her keepers said they would likely have to leave her.

On a Clipped Wing, Flamingo Escapes a British Zoo for a Life in France

Frankie, a young Caribbean Flamingo, flew 130 miles from captivity. Her keepers said they would likely have to leave her in France.

nyti.ms

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 11d

I don’t think the Democrats have the fortitude… at least not the current leadership.

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Georg Weizsäcker @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social · 11d

The Brits have many nice understatements for really poor decisions ("a bit ill-advised", etc.) that this paper may bring out. In plain words: an economic disaster.

www.nber.org/papers/w34459

The Economic Impact of Brexit

Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...

www.nber.org

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 13d

Jesus…

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 16d

The most important results should always go in Table 3. I thought everybody knew that…

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 21d

So refreshing not to see a bunch of old white guys winning elections...

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 21d

Liberal arts colleges for the (big) win!

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 21d

Good afternoon, Bogota!

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 24d

Submissions from everyone are welcome!

Reposted by Nils Braakmann

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 24d

@nilsbraakmann.bsky.social , @lindseymacmillan.bsky.social, and I form the program committee. More info here: applied-microecon.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/sane-worksho...

Reposted by Diane Coyle, Richard S.J. Tol, Stephen P. Jenkins , and 2 more Diane Coyle, Richard S.J. Tol, Stephen P. Jenkins, Paul Nightingale, Nils Braakmann

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · 24d

Time to submit a paper to the Fifth Annual Scotland and Northern England Conference in Applied Micro! Steve Machin (LSE) will deliver the keynote. 5-7 May, submit papers here:

www.tinyurl.com/FifthSaNESub...

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · Oct 27

Good morning, Crail!

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · Oct 25

1. Excellent

2. Should have done this in May when Conservatives published their draft Bill.

3. Government's own ILR proposals are not remotely as bad -but would have similar impacts on many & have no economic, social or political rationale. Time to rethink.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Labour demands clarity on Tory plan to strip thousands of right to stay in UK

Anna Turley says legally settled people threatened by Katie Lam’s proposals deserve urgent clarification

www.theguardian.com

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · Oct 24

A journal editor's happy place:

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · Oct 20

Making waves in Crail..

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Scottish Economic Society @scoteconsociety.bsky.social · Oct 16

Final call for papers for the Scottish Economic Society Annual Conference, to be held from 13–15 April 2026 at the University of Glasgow.

The deadline is 4 November 2025. #EconSky

openingdoors.eventsair.com/ses26

David A. Jaeger (econ) @davidajaeger.bsky.social · Oct 16

Good morning, Crail!

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