Could the optimal labor tax be 0%?
This model suggests that replacing labor taxes with consumption and capital taxes raises worker consumption by 5.7%, with entrepreneurs taking an initial hit. In the long run, 86% of agents benefit from the change.
Read more: tinyurl.com/5d4x5fkm
#econbluesky
This model suggests that replacing labor taxes with consumption and capital taxes raises worker consumption by 5.7%, with entrepreneurs taking an initial hit. In the long run, 86% of agents benefit from the change.
Read more: tinyurl.com/5d4x5fkm
#econbluesky
January 30, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Could the optimal labor tax be 0%?
This model suggests that replacing labor taxes with consumption and capital taxes raises worker consumption by 5.7%, with entrepreneurs taking an initial hit. In the long run, 86% of agents benefit from the change.
Read more: tinyurl.com/5d4x5fkm
#econbluesky
This model suggests that replacing labor taxes with consumption and capital taxes raises worker consumption by 5.7%, with entrepreneurs taking an initial hit. In the long run, 86% of agents benefit from the change.
Read more: tinyurl.com/5d4x5fkm
#econbluesky
Submissions deadline at the end of the week for my favorite conference ! @GCER_Georgetown #econbluesky #developmentecon @gcer-gu.bsky.social
We’re pleased to announce the annual summer ThReD Conference, co-organized by GSEM and the Geneva Graduate Institute, will be held in Geneva on May 28–29, 2026!
Call for Papers now open — submissions due Jan 25, 2026 (midnight EST). thred.devecon.org/conferences/...
Call for Papers now open — submissions due Jan 25, 2026 (midnight EST). thred.devecon.org/conferences/...
thred.devecon.org
January 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Submissions deadline at the end of the week for my favorite conference ! @GCER_Georgetown #econbluesky #developmentecon @gcer-gu.bsky.social
We recently published our first issue of the year!
Follow the link below to check out the second part of our Symposium on Reproducibility and Replicability
in Economics. It also features several other original articles.
Link: tinyurl.com/mr3d7pyj
#economics #econbluesky
Follow the link below to check out the second part of our Symposium on Reproducibility and Replicability
in Economics. It also features several other original articles.
Link: tinyurl.com/mr3d7pyj
#economics #econbluesky
January 20, 2026 at 3:54 PM
We recently published our first issue of the year!
Follow the link below to check out the second part of our Symposium on Reproducibility and Replicability
in Economics. It also features several other original articles.
Link: tinyurl.com/mr3d7pyj
#economics #econbluesky
Follow the link below to check out the second part of our Symposium on Reproducibility and Replicability
in Economics. It also features several other original articles.
Link: tinyurl.com/mr3d7pyj
#economics #econbluesky
January 19, 2026 at 8:41 PM
FT Exclusive: Donald Trump's 'unpredictable' policies have prompted bond giant Pimco to diversify away from US assets. ft.trib.al/rPIo7ND
January 15, 2026 at 3:49 PM
We are backing Europe’s first EIB-financed gallium production project with €90m for METLEN in Greece.
The project will strengthen Europe’s supply of critical raw materials, boosting industrial autonomy and supporting the green and digital transitions.
➡️ go.eib.org/Metlen_Greece
The project will strengthen Europe’s supply of critical raw materials, boosting industrial autonomy and supporting the green and digital transitions.
➡️ go.eib.org/Metlen_Greece
January 15, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Two-thirds of cross-border groups plan to expand operations in Central, Eastern & South-Eastern Europe.
Corporate demand is becoming more favourable and banks are more confident on credit supply.
Read more: go.eib.org/CESEE_EIB
Corporate demand is becoming more favourable and banks are more confident on credit supply.
Read more: go.eib.org/CESEE_EIB
January 15, 2026 at 11:15 AM
January 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Hello, #ASSA2026! Come see us in the exhibit hall where study staff will be available to help with your @umpsid.bsky.social data needs. #econbluesky
January 2, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Hello, #ASSA2026! Come see us in the exhibit hall where study staff will be available to help with your @umpsid.bsky.social data needs. #econbluesky
#EconBluesky Journal of Mechanism and Institution Design, new volume 10 available at www.mechanism-design.org
@uniklagenfurt.bsky.social @york.ac.uk @t8el.bsky.social @skominers.bsky.social @vincecrawford.bsky.social @hexxxeh.bsky.social @naomiutgoff.bsky.social @joshgans.bsky.social
@uniklagenfurt.bsky.social @york.ac.uk @t8el.bsky.social @skominers.bsky.social @vincecrawford.bsky.social @hexxxeh.bsky.social @naomiutgoff.bsky.social @joshgans.bsky.social
December 23, 2025 at 9:12 AM
#EconBluesky Journal of Mechanism and Institution Design, new volume 10 available at www.mechanism-design.org
@uniklagenfurt.bsky.social @york.ac.uk @t8el.bsky.social @skominers.bsky.social @vincecrawford.bsky.social @hexxxeh.bsky.social @naomiutgoff.bsky.social @joshgans.bsky.social
@uniklagenfurt.bsky.social @york.ac.uk @t8el.bsky.social @skominers.bsky.social @vincecrawford.bsky.social @hexxxeh.bsky.social @naomiutgoff.bsky.social @joshgans.bsky.social
📖 💡 New Paper Alert 💡 📖
Very excited to share my paper “Workforce Wage Gap in Space, Labour Market Transformations and Structural Inequality” is now available here ⬇️
🔗 concettagigante.github.io/Gigante_Worf...
🧵 A thread with some results below.
#EconBluesky
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Very excited to share my paper “Workforce Wage Gap in Space, Labour Market Transformations and Structural Inequality” is now available here ⬇️
🔗 concettagigante.github.io/Gigante_Worf...
🧵 A thread with some results below.
#EconBluesky
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December 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
📖 💡 New Paper Alert 💡 📖
Very excited to share my paper “Workforce Wage Gap in Space, Labour Market Transformations and Structural Inequality” is now available here ⬇️
🔗 concettagigante.github.io/Gigante_Worf...
🧵 A thread with some results below.
#EconBluesky
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Very excited to share my paper “Workforce Wage Gap in Space, Labour Market Transformations and Structural Inequality” is now available here ⬇️
🔗 concettagigante.github.io/Gigante_Worf...
🧵 A thread with some results below.
#EconBluesky
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📌On 12 December 2025, our Department #dSEA University of Padua, hosted the workshop “Advancing in Labor & Education Economics” in honor of Professor Giorgio Brunello, celebrating his contributions to labor, education & health economics and his mentorship of generations of economists.
#EconBlueSky
#EconBlueSky
December 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
📌On 12 December 2025, our Department #dSEA University of Padua, hosted the workshop “Advancing in Labor & Education Economics” in honor of Professor Giorgio Brunello, celebrating his contributions to labor, education & health economics and his mentorship of generations of economists.
#EconBlueSky
#EconBlueSky
2. On Thursday we will get a fresh set of Inflation data & tho Karoline Leavitt wants Inflation to be @ 2.5%,we are already @ 3% & the street is forecasting that to rise to 3.1%. CORE inflation might tick up to 3.2%,both higher than when he took office. #EconBluesky. Then comes Friday #Epsteinfiles
December 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
2. On Thursday we will get a fresh set of Inflation data & tho Karoline Leavitt wants Inflation to be @ 2.5%,we are already @ 3% & the street is forecasting that to rise to 3.1%. CORE inflation might tick up to 3.2%,both higher than when he took office. #EconBluesky. Then comes Friday #Epsteinfiles
#EconBluesky Christmas, Kwanzaa & Hanukkah are all coming early & it starts tomorrow.Tomorrow morning according to the street,50K jobs are forecast & the unemployment rate is expected to climb to 4.5%. Watch those revisions though & that should be fascinating as the October numbers will be included.
December 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
#EconBluesky Christmas, Kwanzaa & Hanukkah are all coming early & it starts tomorrow.Tomorrow morning according to the street,50K jobs are forecast & the unemployment rate is expected to climb to 4.5%. Watch those revisions though & that should be fascinating as the October numbers will be included.
We are happy to welcome Amedeo Piolatto, Associate Professor at @uab.cat, in our Economics Seminar Series next week presenting his paper "Municipal Unions".
📅Tuesday, 16 December 2025 at 1.00 PM CET
📍Seminar room & online
More details & Zoom link: unipd.link/Economics_Se...
#EconBlueSky
📅Tuesday, 16 December 2025 at 1.00 PM CET
📍Seminar room & online
More details & Zoom link: unipd.link/Economics_Se...
#EconBlueSky
December 12, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We are happy to welcome Amedeo Piolatto, Associate Professor at @uab.cat, in our Economics Seminar Series next week presenting his paper "Municipal Unions".
📅Tuesday, 16 December 2025 at 1.00 PM CET
📍Seminar room & online
More details & Zoom link: unipd.link/Economics_Se...
#EconBlueSky
📅Tuesday, 16 December 2025 at 1.00 PM CET
📍Seminar room & online
More details & Zoom link: unipd.link/Economics_Se...
#EconBlueSky
We are happy to host the '23rd Brucchi-Luchino Labor Economics Workshop' at Barco Teatro, Padua, today and tomorrow.
Opening keynote by Michela Carlana (Harvard University & Bocconi University) on inclusion and preferential college admissions.
Programme economia.unipd.it/en/23rd-bruc...
#EconBlueSky
Opening keynote by Michela Carlana (Harvard University & Bocconi University) on inclusion and preferential college admissions.
Programme economia.unipd.it/en/23rd-bruc...
#EconBlueSky
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
We are happy to host the '23rd Brucchi-Luchino Labor Economics Workshop' at Barco Teatro, Padua, today and tomorrow.
Opening keynote by Michela Carlana (Harvard University & Bocconi University) on inclusion and preferential college admissions.
Programme economia.unipd.it/en/23rd-bruc...
#EconBlueSky
Opening keynote by Michela Carlana (Harvard University & Bocconi University) on inclusion and preferential college admissions.
Programme economia.unipd.it/en/23rd-bruc...
#EconBlueSky
🤩Congratulations to our Professor Alessia Russo, winner of the ERC Consolidator Grant!
Alessia Russo, Full Professor of Economics at our Department @dsea-unipd.bsky.social (Uni of Padua), has secured nearly €1.3 million in funding for her project RESTATE.
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
#EconBlueSky
Alessia Russo, Full Professor of Economics at our Department @dsea-unipd.bsky.social (Uni of Padua), has secured nearly €1.3 million in funding for her project RESTATE.
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
#EconBlueSky
December 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🤩Congratulations to our Professor Alessia Russo, winner of the ERC Consolidator Grant!
Alessia Russo, Full Professor of Economics at our Department @dsea-unipd.bsky.social (Uni of Padua), has secured nearly €1.3 million in funding for her project RESTATE.
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
#EconBlueSky
Alessia Russo, Full Professor of Economics at our Department @dsea-unipd.bsky.social (Uni of Padua), has secured nearly €1.3 million in funding for her project RESTATE.
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
#EconBlueSky
Thank you for supporting the Sadie Collective this #GivingTuesday 💜
Your generosity strengthens the pathway from classroom to career for emerging scholars through #SACE and our research and mentorship programs. Grateful for you all!
#Economics #EconBluesky
Your generosity strengthens the pathway from classroom to career for emerging scholars through #SACE and our research and mentorship programs. Grateful for you all!
#Economics #EconBluesky
December 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Thank you for supporting the Sadie Collective this #GivingTuesday 💜
Your generosity strengthens the pathway from classroom to career for emerging scholars through #SACE and our research and mentorship programs. Grateful for you all!
#Economics #EconBluesky
Your generosity strengthens the pathway from classroom to career for emerging scholars through #SACE and our research and mentorship programs. Grateful for you all!
#Economics #EconBluesky
A very nice paper by a great candidate from the University of Minnesota!
The paper becomes relevant now, when many emerging countries accumulated high debt levels and wanted to improve their health services and infrastructure after the pandemic!
#EconSky #EconJobMarket #EconBlueSky #EconJM
The paper becomes relevant now, when many emerging countries accumulated high debt levels and wanted to improve their health services and infrastructure after the pandemic!
#EconSky #EconJobMarket #EconBlueSky #EconJM
Should IMF limit foreign borrowing by governments of developing nations?
UMN @umn-econ.bsky.social Econ JMC Juliana Gamboa-Arbelaez argues any such restrictions need to depend on conditions in the country and how the government spends borrowed funds.
sites.google.com/view/juliana...
UMN @umn-econ.bsky.social Econ JMC Juliana Gamboa-Arbelaez argues any such restrictions need to depend on conditions in the country and how the government spends borrowed funds.
sites.google.com/view/juliana...
Juliana Gamboa-Arbelaez
I am a PhD job market candidate in Economics at the University of Minnesota. My research lies at the intersection of Macroeconomics and International Macroeconomics, with a focus on sovereign debt and...
sites.google.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
A very nice paper by a great candidate from the University of Minnesota!
The paper becomes relevant now, when many emerging countries accumulated high debt levels and wanted to improve their health services and infrastructure after the pandemic!
#EconSky #EconJobMarket #EconBlueSky #EconJM
The paper becomes relevant now, when many emerging countries accumulated high debt levels and wanted to improve their health services and infrastructure after the pandemic!
#EconSky #EconJobMarket #EconBlueSky #EconJM
Super well done and relevant paper not only for India but for many other regions of the world!
Scott is also a very friendly and smart colleague! Definitely the type of person you want to work with!
#EconSky #EconJobMarket #EconBluesky
Scott is also a very friendly and smart colleague! Definitely the type of person you want to work with!
#EconSky #EconJobMarket #EconBluesky
Why is agricultural productivity in India so low?
UMN @umn-econ.bsky.social Econ JMC Scott Sommers argues weather shocks amplify land market restrictions as source of misallocation in agriculture. He uses micro data to build model of heterogeneous farmers.
sites.google.com/view/scottso...
UMN @umn-econ.bsky.social Econ JMC Scott Sommers argues weather shocks amplify land market restrictions as source of misallocation in agriculture. He uses micro data to build model of heterogeneous farmers.
sites.google.com/view/scottso...
Scott Sommers
Scott Sommers
sites.google.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Super well done and relevant paper not only for India but for many other regions of the world!
Scott is also a very friendly and smart colleague! Definitely the type of person you want to work with!
#EconSky #EconJobMarket #EconBluesky
Scott is also a very friendly and smart colleague! Definitely the type of person you want to work with!
#EconSky #EconJobMarket #EconBluesky
Our PhD candidate Jessica Piccolo is on the #EconJobMarket this year! Her JMP studies how households revise beliefs on inflation & unemployment after shocks, revealing big differences across people.
Check out her profile: www.economia.unipd.it/en/phd/job-m...
#Econsky #EconBluesky
Check out her profile: www.economia.unipd.it/en/phd/job-m...
#Econsky #EconBluesky
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Our PhD candidate Jessica Piccolo is on the #EconJobMarket this year! Her JMP studies how households revise beliefs on inflation & unemployment after shocks, revealing big differences across people.
Check out her profile: www.economia.unipd.it/en/phd/job-m...
#Econsky #EconBluesky
Check out her profile: www.economia.unipd.it/en/phd/job-m...
#Econsky #EconBluesky
Our PhD candidate Dagmawe Tenaw, is on the #EconJobMarket!
His research covers #EnergyEconomics, #ClimateChange & #SustainableDevelopment. His JMP explores how electrification drives welfare & structural change in Ethiopia.
Check out his profile: www.economia.unipd.it/en/phd/job-m...
#EconBluesky
His research covers #EnergyEconomics, #ClimateChange & #SustainableDevelopment. His JMP explores how electrification drives welfare & structural change in Ethiopia.
Check out his profile: www.economia.unipd.it/en/phd/job-m...
#EconBluesky
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Our PhD candidate Dagmawe Tenaw, is on the #EconJobMarket!
His research covers #EnergyEconomics, #ClimateChange & #SustainableDevelopment. His JMP explores how electrification drives welfare & structural change in Ethiopia.
Check out his profile: www.economia.unipd.it/en/phd/job-m...
#EconBluesky
His research covers #EnergyEconomics, #ClimateChange & #SustainableDevelopment. His JMP explores how electrification drives welfare & structural change in Ethiopia.
Check out his profile: www.economia.unipd.it/en/phd/job-m...
#EconBluesky
👏 Congratulations to Patricia Funk on being elected to the @eeanews.bsky.social Council (2026–2031)!
We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics.
Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk.
#USIecon #Econbluesky
We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics.
Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk.
#USIecon #Econbluesky
October 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
👏 Congratulations to Patricia Funk on being elected to the @eeanews.bsky.social Council (2026–2031)!
We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics.
Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk.
#USIecon #Econbluesky
We are proud as @usiidep.bsky.social to celebrate our faculty’s excellence and leadership in economics.
Discover more about her profile here: usi.to/ubk.
#USIecon #Econbluesky
🎓Welcome Day PhD in Economics & Management, U of Padua
📅27 October, 9:30 am 📍Sala della Carità
Inaugural lecture by Luigi Zingales (U of Chicago Booth) 'Citizen Investors: How the Democratization of Stock Ownership Can Improve Capitalism'. www.economia.unipd.it/en/welcome-d... #EconBluesky #Econsky
📅27 October, 9:30 am 📍Sala della Carità
Inaugural lecture by Luigi Zingales (U of Chicago Booth) 'Citizen Investors: How the Democratization of Stock Ownership Can Improve Capitalism'. www.economia.unipd.it/en/welcome-d... #EconBluesky #Econsky
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
🎓Welcome Day PhD in Economics & Management, U of Padua
📅27 October, 9:30 am 📍Sala della Carità
Inaugural lecture by Luigi Zingales (U of Chicago Booth) 'Citizen Investors: How the Democratization of Stock Ownership Can Improve Capitalism'. www.economia.unipd.it/en/welcome-d... #EconBluesky #Econsky
📅27 October, 9:30 am 📍Sala della Carità
Inaugural lecture by Luigi Zingales (U of Chicago Booth) 'Citizen Investors: How the Democratization of Stock Ownership Can Improve Capitalism'. www.economia.unipd.it/en/welcome-d... #EconBluesky #Econsky