When oil prices spike, inequality rises.
Recent research by @sorrytobekurt.bsky.social & co-authors shows oil shocks hurt low-income workers the most, lowering earnings growth & job prospects while high-income workers are largely unaffected.
Read more: bit.ly/4rRXNHw
So, it turns out this paper @sorrytobekurt.bsky.social, Tobias Broer and I wrote, which was recently published in the IMF ER is somewhat topical this weekend:
Oil shocks hurt workers at the bottom of the income distribution most; through lower employment, but also lower earnings for the employed.
It was probably dropped from a helicopter
Finally, someone has solved a real problem with AI! No more having to take a paper in the format for a journal that rejected you, and reformat it for a new journal. Well done!! formatmypaper.com
This is a great resource! I've been using it for a bit now, and I am very much looking forward to the new chapters
That's a crazy throw. I guess the "selling it" could also refer to the third baseman acting like no throw was coming. The runner probably would have slid in otherwise.
Really looking forward to this!
Any Econ PhD students at Harvard (or elsewhere in the U.S.) worried about visa status, the @iies.su.se has openings for PhD students who have completed their coursework and are at the dissertation stage, starting in the fall. Apply here:
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Let me tell you about my job market paper!
We're very excited to have you!
Good news for researchers - don't miss out!
We just launched a pilot project @ecb.europa.eu to share anonymised data on bank balance sheets and interest rates for loans and deposits in the euro area. 1/2
www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/dat...
@cphoeck.bsky.social maybe?
I have a new working paper on solving complex life-cycle models with deep learning.
Paper: drive.google.com/file/d/1txCS...
Python toolbox: github.com/NumEconCopen...
Could've just asked for access to the Danish, Swedish or Norwegian registry data. Access possible without dismantling democratic institutions
To all econ students on the market and advisors: I am thinking about filling an additional postdoc position at the University of Mannheim working on portfolio choice, wealth inequality, and labor markets. Interested? If yes, please let me know!
sites.google.com/site/kuhneco...
This was such a fun conference. I learned a lot! Thanks to all the organizers for a fantastic experience!
🚨Call for Papers🚨
The next SED meeting will be held June 26-28, 2025, in Copenhagen!
Submit your paper here: editorialexpress.com/cgi-bin/conf...
before Feb 15
Julieta Caunedo and I are the Program Chairs
In other news from #France, the household savings rate there (as elsewhere) is settling on a higher level. But plus 4%-points is a *huge* increase if it turns out to be permanent.
🙋, except it's the Danish tax payer who pays me
@eu-eurostat.extwitter.link, why can't you be more like him? 😭😭
Crazy fact indeed...
How worried are you about the U.S. economic outlook in light of the current policy proposals and appointments?
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2️⃣ Somewhat worried
3️⃣ Worried
4️⃣ Very worried
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The covers of the Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish preparedness leaflets. Somebody went for a slightly different vibe!
This is also very good
There didn't seem to be one, so I made a starter pack of people whose work I find interesting, and whose work other people who work in macro may find jnteresting. Highly incomplete, but maybe helpful to other newcomers.
go.bsky.app/PRGAstf
Is there a starter pack for macroeconomics? If so, I'd be very happy to be pointed towards it
The University of Copenhagen is hiring in Macro! Come work with us in beautiful Copenhagen, in our growing macro group.
If you have any questions at all, I will be very happy to answer them.
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Many countries want to decarbonize their economies. Eg, the US aims to be net zero by 2050. Given this target: What is the optimal transition path? What are the main drivers and economic implications? Our Job Market Candidate Stefan Hinkelmann tackles these questions in his Job Market Paper.
