The Toll Index was first proposed in IZA DP5522 which was published in the Journal of Forecasting. It has been widely covered in national and international media (selection): Focus Magazin,Tim Harford – The undercover <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1224

The Toll Index was first proposed in IZA DP5522 which was published in the Journal of Forecasting. It has been widely covered in national and international media (selection): Focus Magazin,Tim Harford – The undercover <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1219

👋 Live from LISER's 'Society in Motion - Science & Tools for Impact' #PolicyLabLISER

🗣️ @gathmannch.bsky.social, @askitas.bsky.social & Serge Linckels share insights on Panel #3 – #Upskilling for a Changing World: From Data to Decisions

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The Toll Index was first proposed in IZA DP5522 which was published in the Journal of Forecasting. It has been widely covered in national and international media (selection): Focus Magazin,Tim Harford – The undercover <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1214

On my way to Zürich for the 8th and last edition of the workshop Peter Kuhn and I have been running for the last years. This is my last "public appearance" for IDSC and for IZA before leaving at the end of October 2025.
Program looks fun.
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The Toll Index was first proposed in IZA DP5522 which was published in the Journal of Forecasting. It has been widely covered in national and international media (selection): Focus Magazin,Tim Harford – The undercover <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1200

Generative AI (GenAI) and Large Language Models (LLMs) are moving into domains once seen as uniquely human—reasoning, synthesis, abstraction, and rhetoric. Addressed to (labor) economists and informed readers, this paper <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1197

Some thoughts on generative AI coming for us white collar workers.
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We examine the uptake and measurable effects of GPT-assisted writing in economics working paper abstracts. Focusing on the IZA discussion paper series, we detect a significant stylistic shift following the public release of <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1195

The Toll Index was first proposed in IZA DP5522 which was published in the Journal of Forecasting. It has been widely covered in national and international media (selection): Focus Magazin,Tim Harford – The undercover <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1190

The Toll Index was first proposed in IZA DP5522 which was published in the Journal of Forecasting. It has been widely covered in national and international media (selection): Focus Magazin,Tim Harford – The undercover <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1185

The program for the 8th issue of our "Matching Jobs and Workers Online" workshop is now online

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This year co-organized with and hosted at KOF ETH in Zurich.

Inter-Agency Working Group (IAG) Workshop on the Trends and Impact of AI in the labour markets | ETF www.etf.europa.eu/en/news-and-...

The Toll Index was first proposed in IZA DP5522 which was published in the Journal of Forecasting. It has been widely covered in national and international media (selection): Focus Magazin,Tim Harford – The undercover <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1180

The Toll Index was first proposed in IZA DP5522 which was published in the Journal of Forecasting. It has been widely covered in national and international media (selection): Focus Magazin,Tim Harford – The undercover <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1174

Employment for computer programmers in the U.S. has plummeted to its lowest level since 1980—years before the internet existed The job drop’s correlation with the rise of ChatGPT has led some to believe we’re seeing how AI will impact future coding jobs.

Employment for computer programmers in the U.S. has plummeted to its lowest level since 1980—years before the internet existed

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Toll Index January 2025 | -2.6% year over year The Toll Index was first proposed in IZA DP5522 which was published in the Journal of Forecasting. It has been widely covered in national and international media (selection): Focus Magazin,Tim Harf…

Toll Index in January 2025 (German border crossing activity of Long Vehicles) only marginally better than December 2024 and 2.6% down year-over-year. #NumbersDay

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The Toll Index was first proposed in IZA DP5522 which was published in the Journal of Forecasting. It has been widely covered in national and international media (selection): Focus Magazin,Tim Harford – The undercover <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1169

Flash IZA/Fable SWIPE Consumption Index at over +7% in February 2025 The 14-day month-to-date data for February 2025 shows a 7% year-over-year increase in consumption. This initial “flash estimate” compares the first 14 days of February 2025 with the sam…

Flash IZA/Fable SWIPE consumption index at over 7% yer over year in February 2025 #NumbersDay

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The 14-day month-to-date data for February 2025 shows a 7% year-over-year increase in consumption. This initial "flash estimate" compares the first 14 days of February 2025 with the same period in February 2024 and should <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1165

Flash IZA/Fable SWIPE Consumption Index at +6.5% in January 2025 Final January 2025 Consumption Data Shows Stronger Growth Than Initial Estimates On January 22, I reported a 5.31% year-over-year increase in consumption based on the first 14 days of January 2025.…

IZA/Fable SWIPE Consumption Index: Final January 2025 Consumption Data Shows Stronger Growth Than Initial Estimate. Notable rebound from December’s performance. #NumbersDay
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Final January 2025 Consumption Data Shows Stronger Growth Than Initial Estimates On January 22, I reported a 5.31% year-over-year increase in consumption based on the first 14 days of January 2025. This "flash estimate" <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1158

Flash IZA/Fable SWIPE Consumption Index at +5.31% in January 2025 The 14-day month-to-date data for January 2025 shows a 5.31% year-over-year increase in consumption. This initial “flash estimate” compares the first 14 days of January 2025 with the sa…

Flash IZA/Fable SWIPE #Consumption Index in January 2025 at +5.31% year-over-year, based on a 14-day month-to-date comparison. askitas.com/flash-iza-fa...

The 14-day month-to-date data for January 2025 shows a 5.31% year-over-year increase in consumption. This initial "flash estimate" compares the first 14 days of January 2025 with the same period in January 2024 and should <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1153

Toll Index December 2024 | -2.6% year over year The Toll Index was first proposed in IZA DP5522 which was published in the Journal of Forecasting. It has been widely covered in national and international media (selection): Focus Magazin,Tim Harf…

Toll index for December 2024 down 2.6% year over year
askitas.com/toll-index-d... #NumbersDay

The Toll Index was first proposed in IZA DP5522 which was published in the Journal of Forecasting. It has been widely covered in national and international media (selection): Focus Magazin,Tim Harford – The undercover <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1148

December IZA/Fable SWIPE Index rests at -3.34% Recent recordings of negative consumer sentiment appear to be translating into consumption restraint this December, as our SWIPE index shows a -3.34% year-over-year change for December 2024. The un…

Recent recordings of negative consumer sentiment appear to be translating into consumption restraint this past December, as our SWIPE index shows a -3.34% year-over-year drop for December 2024. askitas.com/december-iza... #NumbersDay

Recent recordings of negative consumer sentiment appear to be translating into consumption restraint this December, as our SWIPE index shows a -3.34% year-over-year change for December 2024. The uncertainty surrounding the <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1144

December IZA/Fable SWIPE Index at +9.9% The December flash estimate of the IZA/Fable SWIPE consumption index shows a 9.9% year-on-year increase in credit card spending in Germany for the first half of the month, compared to the same peri…

Boosted by a late Black Friday (November 29), which pushed part of the Black Friday splurge into December (e.g. Cyber Monday), the flash estimate of the IZA/Fable SWIPE consumption index shows a 9.9% YoY spending increase in the first half of December. #NumbersDay

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The December flash estimate of the IZA/Fable SWIPE consumption index shows a 9.9% year-on-year increase in credit card spending in Germany for the first half of the month, compared to the same period in December 2023. The <a class="more-link" href="">Read More ...</a> https://askitas.com/?p=1132