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Join us!

@iwh-halle.bsky.social and @uni-magdeburg.de are hiring an AP in Labor Economics!

Focus: Effects of AI and new technologies on workers & firms.

No German required.

Enjoy an outstanding research environment in Magdeburg & Halle – come see for yourself!

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Assistant Professor (W1) in Labor Economics
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Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Kathleen J. Mullen, Georg Weizsäcker

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📢 #EJME virtual workshop II
Join @david-schindler.de
🗓️Thurs, Oct 16 @15:30 CEST
ℹ️ Pitching your paper, advice on behaviour, things to say during interviews, fly-outs & Negotiating offers, contracts PLUS exploding offers
Registration: bit.ly/42cS3gX
@eayeconomists.bsky.social @resmedia.bsky.social
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by Ludger Woessmann — Reposted by Simon Wiederhold

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Wie müssen sich Lernen und Unterrichten verändern in Zeiten von KI und Niedergang traditioneller Industrien?

🎙️ Mein Interview in der Welt darüber, was die aktuellen Transformationsprozesse für die Bildung bedeuten.

www.welt.de/politik/deut...
Zukunft des Lernens: „Testpersonen schneiden bei sprachlichen Aufgaben bereits ab Anfang 30 schlechter ab als Jüngere“ - WELT
Wie müssen sich das Lernen und das Unterrichten verändern in Zeiten von Künstlicher Intelligenz und dem Niedergang traditioneller Industrien? Ludger Wößmann ist Bildungsökonom am Ifo-Institut und erkl...
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Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Diane Coyle, Jonathan Portes , and 6 more

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We are thrilled to welcome Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee as the new Lemann Foundation Professors to our department, beginning in the summer of 2026.
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by Ludger Woessmann — Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Dan Goldhaber, Sascha O. Becker , and 3 more

woessmann.bsky.social
🚨 Now out in Journal of Human Resources:

⛪️ Can Schools Change Religious Attitudes?
Evidence from German State Reforms of Compulsory Religious Education

w/ @benjaminarold.bsky.social & Larissa Zierow

👉 Religious education in school affects adult lives

🔗 jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl...

A 🧵 1/6
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by Ludger Woessmann — Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Stephen P. Jenkins

by Ludger Woessmann — Reposted by Simon Wiederhold

woessmann.bsky.social
In Zeiten von ständigen Transformationen sollten wir Bildung als Befähigung zu stetigem Wandel verstehen.

Mein Einleitungsvortrag in das Bildungspolitische Forum 2025 des @leibnizbildung.bsky.social

Livestream: www.youtube.com/@Leibniz_bil...

www.leibniz-bildung.de/veranstaltun...
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Reposted by Simon Wiederhold

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Problems now, bigger ones ahead.
The decline of reading % of US teenagers who read in their leisure time... 50 Hardly ever 40 30 20 10 Almost every day 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Source: US National Assessment of Educational Progress Long-Term Trend Reading Assessments FT graphic: John Burn-Murdoch / @jburnmurdoch OFT 2020
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by Michèle Bélot — Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Stephen P. Jenkins, Dan Goldhaber , and 3 more

Reposted by Simon Wiederhold

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Today I spent a wonderful day visiting the @iabnews.bsky.social, invited by Bernd Fitzenberger and Silke Anger 🤓🙏

Inspiring discussions and a very interactive seminar, lots of fun! 🫶

Thanks for organizing, @caspalh.bsky.social & @demirecon.bsky.social 💪🥳

@ifoeducation.bsky.social
@cesifo.org
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by Simon Wiederhold

simonwiederhold.bsky.social
It was so great having you all at our workshop! Can't wait for the anniversary edition next year...
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Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Philipp Lergetporer

by Ludger Woessmann — Reposted by Simon Wiederhold

woessmann.bsky.social
Ich freue mich schon riesig auf das
🚨Bildungspolitische Forum 2025🚨
in das ich in diesem Jahr einführen darf!

Es geht um
➡️Bildung in Zeiten von Transformation und beruflichem Wandel⬅️

Im Video reiße ich schon mal die Themen an, um die es geht:
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfuA...
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LERNBPF25 - Bildung in Zeiten von Transformation und beruflichem Wandel - Prof. Dr. Ludger Wößmann
YouTube video by Leibniz-Forschungsnetzwerk Bildungspotenziale
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by Ludger Woessmann — Reposted by Simon Wiederhold

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🚨 85% (!) der Erwachsenen sind für ein Mindestalter von 16 Jahren für Social Media.
Selbst unter den Jugendlichen ist eine relative Mehrheit dafür.

👉 Dies und mehr im neuen ifo Bildungsbarometer 2025:
www.ifo.de/fakten/2025-...
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Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Jörg Peters

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[2] 15/09 | 5:00 PM — Panel: Open Science – Increasing Research Transparency in Economics
Featuring ZBW, Jörg Ankel-Peters, Jan Marcus, Severine Toussaert, Lars Villhuber, Levent Neyse
#OpenScience #VfS_Conf2025
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by Ludger Woessmann — Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Raffaella Sadun

woessmann.bsky.social
📢Our CESifo Conference on Economics of Education is about to start!🤩

This will be so exciting!!!🥳

🔗https://www.ifo.de/en/cesifo/event/2025-09-05/cesifo-area-conference-economics-education-2025

@raffasadun.bsky.social @sandramcnally.bsky.social @christinafelfe.bsky.social @singhabhi.bsky.social …
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by Ludger Woessmann — Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Clemens Fuest

by Ludger Woessmann — Reposted by Simon Wiederhold

woessmann.bsky.social
"Skills and Earnings: A Multidimensional Perspective on Human Capital"

Final version now out in Vol. 17 of the Annual Review of Economics (Open Access):

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
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Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Richard S.J. Tol, Andreas Ortmann , and 4 more

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#GDRI_rep Update 8a: Major updates coming up over the next few weeks.

1st update: We reproduced "Parent–teacher meetings and student outcomes" some time ago. The paper was then retracted by the editors of the Euro Econ Rev.

Additional studies are connected (see diagram)
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Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Michael McFaul, Roger A. Pielke , and 4 more

by Rüdiger Bachmann — Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Aaron Sojourner

bachmannrudi.bsky.social
I now too have a "professional announcement." I have known it for quite some time now, but only from today on this is really, legally official: I am now Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor campus), @umich.edu
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Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Andréas Nilsson, Ingo E. Isphording , and 1 more

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At Our World in Data, we spend much of our time counting deaths.

But it’s just as important to know the number of lives saved — even though it is harder to estimate and involves much larger uncertainty.

My Data Insight today includes this chart of some estimates.
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Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Klaus F. Zimmermann, Shelly Lundberg , and 3 more

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If you'll be on the #EconJobMarket this coming year, you may want to join this webinar by @aereorg.bsky.social, titled, "Navigating Uncertain Waters: Advice for the Current Job Market," with Min Gong & @adrienneohler.bsky.social. 29 Sept 2025 @ 11am ET.
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Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Andreas De Block

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We now have some data on the environmental impact per AI prompt:

Gemini: 0.00024 kWh & 0.26 mL water

ChatGPT: 0.0003 kWh & 0.38 mL

...the same energy as one Google search in 2008 & 6 drops of water. Seems to be improving, too: Google reports a 33x drop in energy use per prompt in a year.

But...
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Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Caroline Krafft, Jesse Rothstein , and 10 more

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Society of Labor Economists (SoLE) Annual Conference will be May 1-2, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Submission portal is now open! Deadline for submissions is October 31--don't forget to submit! It will be a great conference! (organized by me and @jrothst.bsky.social)

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SOLE 2026 Submissions Open
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Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Aaron Sojourner

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⏰FINAL REMINDER⏰

Only two days left to apply for this fantastic postdoc position in the vibrant hub of Munich!🤩

Note that fluency in German is required for this position. Get in touch if you have any questions.🤓

@ifoeducation.bsky.social @econmunich.bsky.social @woessmann.bsky.social @cesifo.org
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Henning Hermes @henninghermes.com · Jul 16
We are looking for a postdoc to work on exciting RCTs circling around scaling up mentoring interventions, starting in July 2026 💪🏻🚀

Amazing team at @ifoeducation.bsky.social & the perfect place to thrive with ifo, @cesifo.org + @econmunich.bsky.social 🫶🏻🌟

Please share widely 🙏🙏

Link below 👇
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Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Gábor Békés

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Blah blah. If you'll teach undergrad or applied master #dataanalysis #methods #econometrics, with #rstats #python or #stata, have a look.
gabors-data-analysis.com/getting-star....
Data. Code. Slides.
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by Simon Wiederhold

simonwiederhold.bsky.social
Just came across this practical, step-by-step guide to taking a project from idea to polished presentation. Really great tips on feedback loops, writing, and data work! I’m just not sure any introduction needs to be 8 pages long 😉
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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 11
This looks potentially useful for junior scholars.

"The Research Paper Playbook: A PhD Student's Guide to Writing and Presenting"

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by John Holbein — Reposted by Simon Wiederhold, Lindsey Macmillan, Jill A. Jacobson

johnholbein1.bsky.social
This looks potentially useful for junior scholars.

"The Research Paper Playbook: A PhD Student's Guide to Writing and Presenting"

papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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