Check out the @voxeu.org column summarising our paper on AI adoption in Europe and the US 👇
We document differences in AI adoption rates of workers and firms, investigate explanations for these differences, and assess what this implies for productivity growth 💡
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
Documenting AI adoption in the US and Western Europe and correlating adoption rates with worker and firm characteristics, from Alexander Bick, Adam Blandin, David J. Deming, Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, and Jonas Jessen www.nber.org/papers/w34995
Anteil der Beschäftigten in den USA, UK, Schweden, Niederlande, Deutschland, Frankreich und Italien, die Anfang 2026 Künstliche Intelligenz am Arbeitsplatz nutzen, in Prozent.
Europa liegt bei der KI-Nutzung am Arbeitsplatz deutlich hinter den USA; Deutschland liegt im Mittelfeld. Das zeigt eine aktuelle Studie von WZB-Präsidentin Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln und @jonasjessen.bsky.social mit US-amerikanischen Forschern. Zur Presseinformation: www.wzb.eu/de/pressemit...
Ein historischer Moment: 65 Jahre nachdem der erste türkische Gastarbeiter nach Deutschland kam, wird mit @oezdemir.de erstmals ein türkeistämmiger Deutscher Ministerpräsident von Baden-Württemberg.
Das erfüllt mich mit Stolz auf dieses Land. Glückwunsch an Ba-Wü und Cem!
The sheer size of the child penalty in labor markets (worldwide) makes it so important. Here's a new study digging deeper.
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But we hear all the time that GDP is growing 2% or 3%, so how is that possible?
That’s because the US population is growing (especially the adult population, age 20+)
GDP has grown 2.3% a year since 2010
But GDP per adult only 1.3%
Freedom versus externalities
📢 Very happy to see our paper "Child penalties in labour market skills" (w/ @jonasjessen.bsky.social & @michelebattisti.bsky.social) out in the special issue on "Education, Health, and Gender: A Family Perspective" of the European Economic Review.
Link (open access): doi.org/10.1016/j.eu...
More ⤵️
It has become received wisdom in Brussels and Washington that there is a new “euro-sclerosis”: that the EU economy is lagging the US
This view is wrong
A little primer on the measurement of productivity – and why reports of the economic death of Europe are greatly exaggerated🧵
🚨 New paper alert: Exclusionary political rhetoric alone can drive people to leave their hometowns
In Poland, anti-LGBTQ resolutions by 100 local governments caused a rise in migration intentions, reflected in job search
Here’s what @jangromadzki.bsky.social and I found: 🧵
Excellent thread 👏
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The lack of spines among tech CEOs is pathetic... 🤮
Of course, the European leaders did the same to some degree, but at least this was to save Ukraine 💙💛
In January 2026 the excellent Perspectives on (Un-)Employment PhD Workshop is taking place, organised by @iabnews.bsky.social & @fauwiso.bsky.social 🏗️
Keynotes: Paula England & David Dorn 💡
Deadline: 30 September 2025
Aimed at: PhD Students in economics & sociology
More info: shorturl.at/jATG3
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It's fantastic that the network is saved.
But IZA as an institute closing down is still a tremendous loss
Amazing masterclass with Barbara Petrongolo on her Handbool chapter at @rfberlin.bsky.social in September ⚖️
4 days left to apply 👇
surest way not fulfill the potential is a move to United
Thanks you @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social! 🙏
Incredible feeling to finally see it published 🤩
What are the macro effects of making UI more generous?
In this paper we seek to answer this contentious question 📝
We find increases in aggregate unemployment, driven by both longer UI durations & increased inflows 💡
I'd hire them if it's a pre-trend test
American economists
Almost similar story for me with this paper also forthcoming in REStud: doi.org/10.1093/rest...
2) Never rejected by another journal.... But it did take more than 4 years😉
1) Met one co-author when had some time ago re-submitted the version that was conditionally accepted
Now only 3 days left to apply to the workshop on Economics of Ageing and Pensions ⌛
.@hertieschool.bsky.social & IfW Kiel are jointly 🚨 recruiting a Professor of International Economics🚨 (Associate/Full).
👉 apply.interfolio.com/169770
Great opportunity to join Berlin's thriving econ community. No kings here.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2025
Please share widely! #EconSky
10 days left to apply for our workshop on Economics of Ageing and Pensions 👇
📆 Deadline: July 31
💸 Travel and accommodation will be covered
Russian attacks on Ukraine just this past night.
Crazy to see this constant barrage and then see some question whether getting Russian oil and gas is indeed the right step
Via @anastasiarodi.bsky.social
bsky.app/profile/anas...
A lot of attention is rightfully on gender inequalities in the labour market and, to a lesser degree, on inequalities in unpaid work ⚖️
But men falling behind in education and the lack of debate around this is also a big societal problem. Great paper 👇
Ich hab keine Ahnung wie man das Berliner Urteil einordnen soll/muss. Ob die Bundesregierung Recht hat oder nicht. Aber die Art wie jetzt von vielen die Justiz oder einzelne Richter angegangen/delegitimiert werden, ist nicht weit von dem entfernt was gerade in den USA passiert.
We're hiring a postdoc in labor economics at IAB Nuremberg! Join @ineshelmecon.bsky.social, @jnimczik.bsky.social & me on a project about gig work.
🗓️ Start: 1 Oct 25
💶 Salary ≥ €5200/month
🌱 Possibility to apply for tenure track program
Apply here until 17 June: econjobmarket.org/positions/11...