Nils Wehrhöfer
@nilswehrhoefer.bsky.social
Research Economist at @Bundesbank.de | PhD from U Mannheim | Views are my own | https://sites.google.com/view/nilswehrhoefer/
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AEA Statement on Dismissal of BLS Comm.
"The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions."
"The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions."
August 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
AEA Statement on Dismissal of BLS Comm.
"The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions."
"The independence of the federal statistical agencies is essential to the proper functioning of a modern economy. Accurate, timely, and impartial statistics are the foundation upon which households, businesses, and policymakers make critical decisions."
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Can private insurance fill gaps from public disability insurance (DI) cuts? Studying a German reform, Seibold, @sseitzecon.bsky.social & @sigginho.bsky.social find modest private DI take-up, no adverse selection & efficiency gains, but an equity case for public DI. buff.ly/A0x8RSu
July 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Can private insurance fill gaps from public disability insurance (DI) cuts? Studying a German reform, Seibold, @sseitzecon.bsky.social & @sigginho.bsky.social find modest private DI take-up, no adverse selection & efficiency gains, but an equity case for public DI. buff.ly/A0x8RSu
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🚨 New #Publication: We tracked how policy and parenthood reshaped gender inequality in Germany from the 1960s to today. In early decades, only 14% of the gender gap was due to kids—now it's 64%.
How did children become the biggest factor? Thread🧵
🧑🤝🧑 with Hansen, @dominiksachs.bsky.social & Lüthen
How did children become the biggest factor? Thread🧵
🧑🤝🧑 with Hansen, @dominiksachs.bsky.social & Lüthen
April 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🚨 New #Publication: We tracked how policy and parenthood reshaped gender inequality in Germany from the 1960s to today. In early decades, only 14% of the gender gap was due to kids—now it's 64%.
How did children become the biggest factor? Thread🧵
🧑🤝🧑 with Hansen, @dominiksachs.bsky.social & Lüthen
How did children become the biggest factor? Thread🧵
🧑🤝🧑 with Hansen, @dominiksachs.bsky.social & Lüthen
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Do the media focus on the negative? If so, why? We study this in the context of stock market reporting and identify and quantify an overlooked bias. A thread:
April 10, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Do the media focus on the negative? If so, why? We study this in the context of stock market reporting and identify and quantify an overlooked bias. A thread:
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Guten Morgen aus #Frankfurt!
Wir begrüßen Sie auf unserem offiziellen Bluesky-Kanal!👋
Ab heute halten wir Sie hier über alles Wissenswerte rund um die #Geldpolitik, #Bankenaufsicht und #Finanzstabilität sowie über viele weitere Aufgaben der #Bundesbank auf dem Laufenden.
#HerzlichWillkommen
Wir begrüßen Sie auf unserem offiziellen Bluesky-Kanal!👋
Ab heute halten wir Sie hier über alles Wissenswerte rund um die #Geldpolitik, #Bankenaufsicht und #Finanzstabilität sowie über viele weitere Aufgaben der #Bundesbank auf dem Laufenden.
#HerzlichWillkommen
April 9, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Guten Morgen aus #Frankfurt!
Wir begrüßen Sie auf unserem offiziellen Bluesky-Kanal!👋
Ab heute halten wir Sie hier über alles Wissenswerte rund um die #Geldpolitik, #Bankenaufsicht und #Finanzstabilität sowie über viele weitere Aufgaben der #Bundesbank auf dem Laufenden.
#HerzlichWillkommen
Wir begrüßen Sie auf unserem offiziellen Bluesky-Kanal!👋
Ab heute halten wir Sie hier über alles Wissenswerte rund um die #Geldpolitik, #Bankenaufsicht und #Finanzstabilität sowie über viele weitere Aufgaben der #Bundesbank auf dem Laufenden.
#HerzlichWillkommen
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1/19: Seems timely to share a paper which explores how people perceive & understand trade and trade policies. Which factors shape the support for different trade policies? Thread below with the key takeaways #EconTwitter 🧵, and full paper here: socialeconomicslab.org/understandin...
April 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
1/19: Seems timely to share a paper which explores how people perceive & understand trade and trade policies. Which factors shape the support for different trade policies? Thread below with the key takeaways #EconTwitter 🧵, and full paper here: socialeconomicslab.org/understandin...
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Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "Local Labor Market Effects of the 2002 Bush Steel Tariffs" by James Lake and Ding Liu. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Local Labor Market Effects of the 2002 Bush Steel Tariffs
(Forthcoming Article) - President Bush imposed safeguard tariffs on steel in early 2002. Using US input-output tables and a generalized difference-in-difference methodology, we analyze the local labor...
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March 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Forthcoming in AEJ: Economic Policy: "Local Labor Market Effects of the 2002 Bush Steel Tariffs" by James Lake and Ding Liu. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
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⚠️Join us at the Spring Conference on Expectations of Households and Firms hosted by the @bundesbank.de on 24–25 April 2025 at our Conference Centre in Eltville/Rhein.
Only few more seats available
👉Click here for details on programme and registration:
www.bundesbank.de/de/bundesban...
#econsky
Only few more seats available
👉Click here for details on programme and registration:
www.bundesbank.de/de/bundesban...
#econsky
March 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
⚠️Join us at the Spring Conference on Expectations of Households and Firms hosted by the @bundesbank.de on 24–25 April 2025 at our Conference Centre in Eltville/Rhein.
Only few more seats available
👉Click here for details on programme and registration:
www.bundesbank.de/de/bundesban...
#econsky
Only few more seats available
👉Click here for details on programme and registration:
www.bundesbank.de/de/bundesban...
#econsky
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Deutschland braucht ein modernes #Forschungsdatengesetz. Eine bessere Verfügbarkeit von Daten führt zu hochwertigeren Publikationen, die öfter bei politischen Entscheidungen genutzt werden. Die Vorarbeit für ein solches Gesetz hat die #Ampel bereits geleistet. Mehr dazu:
www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....
www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....
March 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Deutschland braucht ein modernes #Forschungsdatengesetz. Eine bessere Verfügbarkeit von Daten führt zu hochwertigeren Publikationen, die öfter bei politischen Entscheidungen genutzt werden. Die Vorarbeit für ein solches Gesetz hat die #Ampel bereits geleistet. Mehr dazu:
www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....
www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c....
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The German income tax system is too complicated. What could we do to improve it? Nadine Riedel, Martin Jacob and I wrote down a few ideas for @taxfoundation.bsky.social Europe.
taxfoundation.org/blog/germany...
taxfoundation.org/blog/germany...
Simplifying Germany's Income Tax System: A Path Toward Fairness and Efficiency
While many Scandinavians get mailed comprehensive pre-filled tax returns and only have to check whether they are correct, the average German taxpayer spends 9 to 10 hours and over €100 filing their ta...
taxfoundation.org
February 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The German income tax system is too complicated. What could we do to improve it? Nadine Riedel, Martin Jacob and I wrote down a few ideas for @taxfoundation.bsky.social Europe.
taxfoundation.org/blog/germany...
taxfoundation.org/blog/germany...
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Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"The Big Sell: Privatizing East Germany's Economy"
By @lukasmergele.bsky.social, Moritz Hennecke, & @mlubczyk.bsky.social
"The Big Sell: Privatizing East Germany's Economy"
By @lukasmergele.bsky.social, Moritz Hennecke, & @mlubczyk.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"The Big Sell: Privatizing East Germany's Economy"
By @lukasmergele.bsky.social, Moritz Hennecke, & @mlubczyk.bsky.social
"The Big Sell: Privatizing East Germany's Economy"
By @lukasmergele.bsky.social, Moritz Hennecke, & @mlubczyk.bsky.social
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The February 2025 issue of AEJ: Economic Policy (17, 1) is now available online at aeaweb.org/issues/792.
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Vol. 17 No. 1 February 2025
aeaweb.org
January 31, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The February 2025 issue of AEJ: Economic Policy (17, 1) is now available online at aeaweb.org/issues/792.
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New paper: "Unintended Effects of Transparency: The Consequences of Income Disclosure by Politicians," (www.econtribute.de/RePEc/ajk/aj... ) co-authored with @nilswehrhoefer.bsky.social. THREAD 1/n
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January 30, 2025 at 9:22 AM
New paper: "Unintended Effects of Transparency: The Consequences of Income Disclosure by Politicians," (www.econtribute.de/RePEc/ajk/aj... ) co-authored with @nilswehrhoefer.bsky.social. THREAD 1/n
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January 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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A new survey of US households (w/ Michael Weber and Oli Coibion): tinyurl.com/527pnad4
"The Upcoming Trump Tariffs: What Americans Expect and How They Are Responding"
Point 1: Americans expect that the incoming Trump administration will apply heavy tariffs (esp for 🇨🇳).
#Trump #tariff #EconSky
"The Upcoming Trump Tariffs: What Americans Expect and How They Are Responding"
Point 1: Americans expect that the incoming Trump administration will apply heavy tariffs (esp for 🇨🇳).
#Trump #tariff #EconSky
January 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
A new survey of US households (w/ Michael Weber and Oli Coibion): tinyurl.com/527pnad4
"The Upcoming Trump Tariffs: What Americans Expect and How They Are Responding"
Point 1: Americans expect that the incoming Trump administration will apply heavy tariffs (esp for 🇨🇳).
#Trump #tariff #EconSky
"The Upcoming Trump Tariffs: What Americans Expect and How They Are Responding"
Point 1: Americans expect that the incoming Trump administration will apply heavy tariffs (esp for 🇨🇳).
#Trump #tariff #EconSky
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!!! Submission Deadline: January 19th !!!
For our Spring Conference @bundesbank.de on Expectations of Households and Firms.
April 24th and 25th, 2025 in Eltville am Rhein/Germany.
#econsky
For our Spring Conference @bundesbank.de on Expectations of Households and Firms.
April 24th and 25th, 2025 in Eltville am Rhein/Germany.
#econsky
January 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
!!! Submission Deadline: January 19th !!!
For our Spring Conference @bundesbank.de on Expectations of Households and Firms.
April 24th and 25th, 2025 in Eltville am Rhein/Germany.
#econsky
For our Spring Conference @bundesbank.de on Expectations of Households and Firms.
April 24th and 25th, 2025 in Eltville am Rhein/Germany.
#econsky
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You are pursuing a PhD in economics or finance?
You are particularly interested in banking and finance?
You have strong empirical skills?
You should apply for an RA position in the Research Centre @bundesbank.de !
Deadline: January 12th !!! 👇 #econsky
www.bundesbank.de/en/career/jo...
You are particularly interested in banking and finance?
You have strong empirical skills?
You should apply for an RA position in the Research Centre @bundesbank.de !
Deadline: January 12th !!! 👇 #econsky
www.bundesbank.de/en/career/jo...
Research Assistant in the areas of banking and finance / monetary policy implementation and transmission
in Part-time (19,5 hours)
www.bundesbank.de
January 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
You are pursuing a PhD in economics or finance?
You are particularly interested in banking and finance?
You have strong empirical skills?
You should apply for an RA position in the Research Centre @bundesbank.de !
Deadline: January 12th !!! 👇 #econsky
www.bundesbank.de/en/career/jo...
You are particularly interested in banking and finance?
You have strong empirical skills?
You should apply for an RA position in the Research Centre @bundesbank.de !
Deadline: January 12th !!! 👇 #econsky
www.bundesbank.de/en/career/jo...
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Does new housing supply lead to a decrease in rents, even in high-demand markets? Read this Just Accepted article from the Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics to find out: ow.ly/1eN950UqS1B
January 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Does new housing supply lead to a decrease in rents, even in high-demand markets? Read this Just Accepted article from the Journal of Political Economy Macroeconomics to find out: ow.ly/1eN950UqS1B
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A new paper from the Journal of Political Economy investigates how PhD program ranking, department status, and other author connections impact peer review decisions. Read the full findings here: ow.ly/sfLx50UiGII #EconSky
December 12, 2024 at 2:18 PM
A new paper from the Journal of Political Economy investigates how PhD program ranking, department status, and other author connections impact peer review decisions. Read the full findings here: ow.ly/sfLx50UiGII #EconSky
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New here and happy to share my job market paper!
"Bad Bank, Bad Luck? Evidence from 1 Million Firm-Bank Relationships"
We build a large novel dataset on US firm-bank relationships to ask the question “How do bank failures affect small business survival and employment?”
A🧵summarizing our findings:
"Bad Bank, Bad Luck? Evidence from 1 Million Firm-Bank Relationships"
We build a large novel dataset on US firm-bank relationships to ask the question “How do bank failures affect small business survival and employment?”
A🧵summarizing our findings:
December 6, 2024 at 11:09 AM
New here and happy to share my job market paper!
"Bad Bank, Bad Luck? Evidence from 1 Million Firm-Bank Relationships"
We build a large novel dataset on US firm-bank relationships to ask the question “How do bank failures affect small business survival and employment?”
A🧵summarizing our findings:
"Bad Bank, Bad Luck? Evidence from 1 Million Firm-Bank Relationships"
We build a large novel dataset on US firm-bank relationships to ask the question “How do bank failures affect small business survival and employment?”
A🧵summarizing our findings:
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Zero-sum thinking is a key mindset that shapes how we view the world. A little thread to highlight our work on its roots with @sahilchinoy.bsky.social,
@nathannunn.bsky.social, Sandra Sequeira.🧵1/23 scholar.harvard.edu/files/stantc...
@nathannunn.bsky.social, Sandra Sequeira.🧵1/23 scholar.harvard.edu/files/stantc...
December 3, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Zero-sum thinking is a key mindset that shapes how we view the world. A little thread to highlight our work on its roots with @sahilchinoy.bsky.social,
@nathannunn.bsky.social, Sandra Sequeira.🧵1/23 scholar.harvard.edu/files/stantc...
@nathannunn.bsky.social, Sandra Sequeira.🧵1/23 scholar.harvard.edu/files/stantc...
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🚨 NEW PAPER: When low-income Americans get $1,000/month for 3 years, what happens to their political views & behavior?
The OpenResearch Unconditional income Study reveals surprising findings about the effects of income on politics... 🧵
The OpenResearch Unconditional income Study reveals surprising findings about the effects of income on politics... 🧵
December 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM
🚨 NEW PAPER: When low-income Americans get $1,000/month for 3 years, what happens to their political views & behavior?
The OpenResearch Unconditional income Study reveals surprising findings about the effects of income on politics... 🧵
The OpenResearch Unconditional income Study reveals surprising findings about the effects of income on politics... 🧵
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Economists love using linear regression to estimate treatment effects — it turns out that there are perils to this method, but also amazing perks
Come with me in this 🧵 if you want to learn about our now-published paper "Contamination Bias in Linear Regressions!"
1/ (Twitter rerun!)
Come with me in this 🧵 if you want to learn about our now-published paper "Contamination Bias in Linear Regressions!"
1/ (Twitter rerun!)
The December 2024 issue of the American Economic Review (114, 12) is now available online at aeaweb.org/issues/785.
American Economic Review
Vol. 114 No. 12 December 2024
aeaweb.org
November 30, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Economists love using linear regression to estimate treatment effects — it turns out that there are perils to this method, but also amazing perks
Come with me in this 🧵 if you want to learn about our now-published paper "Contamination Bias in Linear Regressions!"
1/ (Twitter rerun!)
Come with me in this 🧵 if you want to learn about our now-published paper "Contamination Bias in Linear Regressions!"
1/ (Twitter rerun!)
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New paper: benjaminmoll.com/challenge/
November 29, 2024 at 5:59 PM
New paper: benjaminmoll.com/challenge/