Many thanks to colleagues for the invitation and insightful exchanges.
Reposted by Gabriel Burdín
Reposted by Gabriel Burdín
#Economics #Statistics #Siena #ResearchDay
👉https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5362985
💡 Low-cost informational interventions can boost societal support for employee ownership.
But belief updating alone may not trigger career choices → deeper barriers remain.
👉Demand effects: shift in policy preferences persists even in an obfuscated follow-up survey
👉(Non-preregistered) analysis of open-text responses with human coders + ChatGPT adjudication of disputes
👉Worker ownership has the potential to improve firm and worker outcomes
👉Uptake is low not only due to wealth constraints, risk aversion or decision costs, as emphasized by traditional explanations, but also due to biased priors and negative narratives.
Control: “exploitation,” “low pay,” “instability.”
Treatment: “solidarity,” “cooperation,” “jobs.”
Information reduced negative first-order concerns about cooperatives and increased positive ones.
Result:
✅ Beliefs shifted (more optimistic)
✅ Policy support ↑ (“govt should support the creation of co-ops”)
❌ BUT career intentions did not change
5/
4/
🔍 Priors: Young adults were much more pessimistic than international experts about the relative performance of worker cooperatives.
3/
We asked: what do people believe about worker co-ops vs conventional firms (firm productivity, survival, inequality, employment stability)?
2/
Why are employee-owned firms with majority workforce control (e.g., worker cooperatives) so rare, despite evidence showing they perform at least as well as investor-owned firms in many contexts?
We argue: beliefs play a key role.
🧵
#econsky
Reposted by Gabriel Burdín, Filippo Belloc
Conduct research on Worker Voice, Wages & Technological Change: The Role of Collective Bargaining, Unions & Employee Representation.
Deadline: Sept 5, 2025 2 pm (CET)
Application procedure:
unisi.it/ricerca/dott...
Still a working draft - comments are welcome!
Link 👉 papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
One tied to research on worker voice, collective bargaining, wages & tech change.
Apply by July 30, 2025 👉
phdeconomics.unisi.it/admission-pr...
#econsky
by Filippo Belloc — Reposted by Gabriel Burdín
“Incentive Pay, Managerial Skills and Span of Control”
w/ F. Landini & S. Dughera.
Why do some firms rely more on bonuses than others? We show that incentive pay is more likely when managers are better educated and hierarchies are wider.
WP 👉 shorturl.at/7LgAj
"Property rights, sick pay and effort supply" in J. of Development Economics (w @pablobl.bsky.social @andresdean.bsky.social)
Using variation in Uruguay’s sick pay, we study how absenteeism varies between worker co-ops and conventional firms.
doi.org/10.1016/j.jd...
#econsky
Reposted by Gabriel Burdín, Filippo Belloc
Our PhD students are presenting their research and receiving constructive feedback from discussants and faculty members.
#Pontignano #econsky
Reposted by Gabriel Burdín, Filippo Belloc
Our PhD Annual Meeting kicks off this week, 10–12 June!
We'll spend three days at the beautiful Certosa di Pontignano (Siena), sharing and discussing our PhD students' research and strengthening our community.
Program:
phdeconomics.unisi.it/wp-content/u...
Have a look at @DepsUSiena new Distinguished Visiting Scholar Program! #econsky
👇
Reposted by Gabriel Burdín, Filippo Belloc
We welcome leading economists conducting broad and impactful research. The program offers fully-funded academic visits lasting 1–3 weeks.
More information 👇
www.deps.unisi.it/en/avvisi/ca...
#econsky
by Filippo Belloc — Reposted by Gabriel Burdín
by Gabriel Burdín — Reposted by Stephen P. Jenkins
If you have ideas in labor and organizational economics and a credible research design in mind, I encourage you to apply. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. #econsky
Reposted by Gabriel Burdín, Stephen P. Jenkins, Filippo Belloc
Several fully funded scholarships available
Deadline: June 9, 2025, at 2:00 PM (CEST)
Website: phdeconomics.unisi.it
Call: phdeconomics.unisi.it/the-new-call...
#econsky
Reposted by Gabriel Burdín
Prof. Matthew O. Jackson is discussing the relevance of different forms of social capital
#Inequality #SocialMobility #ConnectionsMatter
@deps-siena.bsky.social
Reposted by Gabriel Burdín
