Ali Sina Önder
@asonder.bsky.social
Economist, specializing in econ of innovation & science, network applications, migration
Is #innovation good for #regional development? Yes, and here’s how: West German regions that absorbed East German know-how after 1990 saw higher incomes, esp. in industries that drive their region’s #patents. tinyurl.com/fbkczuyw with @saschaschweitzer.bsky.social and @olgatcaci.bsky.social
Innovation and Regional Development: The Impact of Patenting on Labor Market Outcomes
We examine the effects of regional patenting on labor market outcomes. Linking SOEP data to PATSTAT and leveraging the knowledge complementarities embedded in c
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November 29, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Is #innovation good for #regional development? Yes, and here’s how: West German regions that absorbed East German know-how after 1990 saw higher incomes, esp. in industries that drive their region’s #patents. tinyurl.com/fbkczuyw with @saschaschweitzer.bsky.social and @olgatcaci.bsky.social
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A fascinating podcast on how economic statecraft—through tariff cuts and foreign aid—helped replace cocaine cultivation with asparagus and blueberries.
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How the War on Drugs got us... blueberries : Planet Money
Ever wondered why you can buy fresh Peruvian blueberries in the dead of winter? The answer, surprisingly, is tied to cocaine. Today on the show, we look at how the war on drugs led to an American trad...
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April 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A fascinating podcast on how economic statecraft—through tariff cuts and foreign aid—helped replace cocaine cultivation with asparagus and blueberries.
www.npr.org/player/embed...
www.npr.org/player/embed...
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Just wrapped up a fantastic debate in my int'l trade class! Two IU debate team members discussed Trump's proposed tariffs, starting with opening speeches for & against, then leading class discussions to refine arguments using course material. A highly-recommended class activity!
December 12, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Just wrapped up a fantastic debate in my int'l trade class! Two IU debate team members discussed Trump's proposed tariffs, starting with opening speeches for & against, then leading class discussions to refine arguments using course material. A highly-recommended class activity!
Here is the Podcast about our paper created using NotebookLM (Some aspects are explained MORE elaborately than I could!) @olgatcaci.bsky.social #patents #regionaleconomics #occupationmatching drive.google.com/file/d/1F9eP...
November 21, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Here is the Podcast about our paper created using NotebookLM (Some aspects are explained MORE elaborately than I could!) @olgatcaci.bsky.social #patents #regionaleconomics #occupationmatching drive.google.com/file/d/1F9eP...
What are causal effects of regional innovation on income and employment? New WP with @olgatcaci.bsky.social and S.Schweitzer
Using PATSTAT and SOEP, we match patenting activity to occupations. We find innovative region is good, innovative occupation is better! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Using PATSTAT and SOEP, we match patenting activity to occupations. We find innovative region is good, innovative occupation is better! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
November 9, 2024 at 3:40 PM
What are causal effects of regional innovation on income and employment? New WP with @olgatcaci.bsky.social and S.Schweitzer
Using PATSTAT and SOEP, we match patenting activity to occupations. We find innovative region is good, innovative occupation is better! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Using PATSTAT and SOEP, we match patenting activity to occupations. We find innovative region is good, innovative occupation is better! papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Revised WP with @econlessmann.bsky.social
shows it actually pays to be a "Science Kardashian" on social media! Kardashian virologists' pre-COVID papers started to get significantly more citations after COVID compared to their coauthors' papers during COVID. www.cesifo.org/en/publicati...
shows it actually pays to be a "Science Kardashian" on social media! Kardashian virologists' pre-COVID papers started to get significantly more citations after COVID compared to their coauthors' papers during COVID. www.cesifo.org/en/publicati...
Do Science Kardashians Get Citation Premium? Self-Fulfilling Effects of Social Media on Citations
We analyze whether the social media popularity of scientists affects the number of academic citations. We use the COVID-19 global pandemic as a quasi-natural experiment exogenously increasing public a...
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September 18, 2024 at 6:04 AM
Revised WP with @econlessmann.bsky.social
shows it actually pays to be a "Science Kardashian" on social media! Kardashian virologists' pre-COVID papers started to get significantly more citations after COVID compared to their coauthors' papers during COVID. www.cesifo.org/en/publicati...
shows it actually pays to be a "Science Kardashian" on social media! Kardashian virologists' pre-COVID papers started to get significantly more citations after COVID compared to their coauthors' papers during COVID. www.cesifo.org/en/publicati...
Does performance-based public funding pay off for university research? We apply Arkhangelsky et al.'s (AER, 2021) synthetic DiD to UK's REF. We find significant and causal effects in UK univs' Economics and Business research output since REF in 2009. Available as WP: ideas.repec.org/p/pbs/ecofin...
November 19, 2023 at 9:02 AM
Does performance-based public funding pay off for university research? We apply Arkhangelsky et al.'s (AER, 2021) synthetic DiD to UK's REF. We find significant and causal effects in UK univs' Economics and Business research output since REF in 2009. Available as WP: ideas.repec.org/p/pbs/ecofin...
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New paper with @jvoth.bsky.social
"From the Death of God to the Rise of Hitler"
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"From the Death of God to the Rise of Hitler"
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October 20, 2023 at 9:58 PM
New paper with @jvoth.bsky.social
"From the Death of God to the Rise of Hitler"
Click (pdf) 👉 lnkd.in/g2wtSvUm
"From the Death of God to the Rise of Hitler"
Click (pdf) 👉 lnkd.in/g2wtSvUm
Whether it is Bluesky or Twitter or whatever platform may be popular at the time, showcasing research pays off in terms of academic citations. Not only showcasing research, showcasing yourself --hence visibility-- brings home citations. More details in my VoxEU column:
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October 8, 2023 at 2:17 PM
Whether it is Bluesky or Twitter or whatever platform may be popular at the time, showcasing research pays off in terms of academic citations. Not only showcasing research, showcasing yourself --hence visibility-- brings home citations. More details in my VoxEU column:
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
cepr.org/voxeu/column...