For empirical applied micro, shouldn't "data acquisition" be a core methods course — on par with experimental methods in behavioral econ? If getting the data is half the battle, why do we treat it like an afterthought? 7/7

Meanwhile, our training is skewed. We teach econometrics in excruciating detail over multiple courses. But we rarely teach how to cold-email a ministry, how to negotiate an NDA, or how to scrape when everything else fails. 6/7

When hiring and tenure committees evaluate us, they think they’re observing "research skill" via publications. But part of what they’re really seeing is "had access to privileged data." 5/7

This creates a gap: data haves vs. data have-nots. Access to shiny, clean, cool data is often restricted and mediated by networks: location, supervisor, affiliation, language, etc. 4/7

If you don't, you pour months or years into scraping, merging, cleaning, and documentation. That work is essential but barely rewarded, and it crowds out time to build more "visible" econometric skills. 3/7

The existence of great, easily accessible, pre-packaged data shapes how we spend our research time. If you have an amazing, cleaned dataset, you can pour energy into identification, modelling, and robustness. 2/7

ya, that's for sure, a sort of union of researchers or other coordinating system at institutional level. utopia.

Economics and economists should be in a favourable position (understanding markets and so forth) and drive the change, but, again, ours is a sort of sectarian discipline under many respects...so, here we go, paying submission fees, publication fees, OA fees, journals subscriptions, etc...

Ya un article qui fait la différence entre les chercheurs étrangers aux US et les chercheurs américains aux US?

hi @umpsid.bsky.social ppl, any suggestion?

This is due to language requirements and different tenure requirements (and different reference journals to publish in, with often a well defined catalogue whoch might exclude important journals). Mmost tenure track positions (ap's) are in domestic markets. 2/2

my take is that, although there is a european job market, most positions are still for domestic candidates only (i.e. there are many markets). 1/n

at the 10th time you wrote "novel," this word was not longer novel itself. synonyms might help

it is easy to keep in touch with your network as you are not asked to spend all your time phisically in Brno (e.g. 70%). when you will be on the job market, consider applying here if you see an opening. you ll develop your research agenda & have a concrete impact on a rapidly growing institute. 4/4

reasonable to no teaching (depending on contract), lots of flexibility, expanding network, great ppp salary and quality of life, funds (both competitive and not), regular MUES seminars w guests from all over europe. 3/4

btw, #econsky, it is great to be at @econmuni.bsky.social. in a landscape of decresing funds and increasing competition, consider applying here for future positions. 2/4