Econ Prof @ Uni Innsbruck ⛰️🇦🇹, fan of evidence-based policymaking, #migration #econometrics #policyevaluation, AE Empirical Economics, opinions are my own. Posts in English and German.
Ursache und Wirkung: Darüber denken wir öfter nach, als uns bewusst ist.
Ausführlich mit @asator.bsky.social im Erklär mir die Welt Podcast darüber zu diskutieren, wie wir in der Wissenschaft darüber nachdenken, hat großen Spaß gemacht.
Forscher finden bei der "Kausalen Revolution" heraus, warum Arbeitslosigkeit steigt, Menschen FPÖ wählen oder ob Rauchen Lungenkrebs verursacht.
Andreas Steinmayr kennt die Revolution und erklärt.
Folge 410 von Erklär mir die Welt hier hören:
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My coauthor @deanyang.bsky.social has been talking about this gap for years: development economics has no global professional home.
Now it does. idea.devecon.org
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As driverless cars threaten to slowly replace taxi drivers, Big Tech is yet again destroying human interaction and calling it “convenience,” Xochitl Gonzalez argues.
Could sharing a family photo with an employer make workplace mistreatment less likely to occur? @deanyang.bsky.social et al found small, humanizing gestures reduced mistreatment among Filipino domestic workers working overseas. @umfordschool.bsky.social#EconSkymyumi.ch/E79Ep
Econ research in 🇩🇪, 🇦🇹 and 🇨🇭 is thriving in recent years.
I'll most certainly submit a paper to the open conference of the VfS, 13-16 Sep 2026 in Innsbruck, deadline March 1. You?
📣 Call for Papers opens Feb 1, 2026!
Submit your research for the open part of the VfS Annual Meeting and join us in beautiful Innsbruck. 🏔️
We’re looking forward to your submissions – and to seeing you in the Alps! 🏔️
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👇 This is how many academics (especially as referees) read papers. So it’s worth keeping in mind when writing research articles.
The key is to earn the reader’s attention after the abstract and intro and make them want to go deeper.
Even in the AI era, learning to quickly "read" an academic article is an essential skill.
When I started grad school, I thought I had to read every word, in order, for every article I "read".
I don’t do that anymore.
Here’s how I "read" most academic articles:
I imagine myself as a future historian, trying to make sense of our time through the documents left behind by the supposed leader of the free world, voluntarily chosen by the people of the most powerful country on earth.
"Donald Trump now genuinely lives in a different reality, one in which neither grammar nor history nor the normal rules of human interaction now affect him. Also, he really is maniacally, unhealthily obsessive about the Nobel Prize."
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📍 Innsbruck, Austria | ⏳ Apply by 20 Jan 2026
📢The #Fribourg#WinterSchool in #DataAnalytics & #MachineLearning is coming up (Feb 2–13, 2026)! On site at @unifr.bsky.social or online - covering data analytics, predictive & causal machine learning, and deep learning using Python, R, Julia & Knime. Register now: www.unifr.ch/appecon/en/w...
Glücklicherweise lässt sich dieses Verhalten von LLMs weitgehend abstellen, indem man entsprechende Instruktionen gibt.
Folgende Systemanweisungen machen ChatGPT als nüchternes Werkzeug für mich deutlich nützlicher.
ChatGPT und Co fallen mit einer extrem freundlichen, nahezu schleimenden Tonalität auf - Sycophancy nennt man das
Doch wie wirkt sich Sycophancy psychologisch aus? Und welche Geschäftsinteressen stehen dahinter?
Dazu mein neuer Newsletter 👇
📢 After the Annual Meeting is before the Annual Meeting! We are very much looking forward to #VfS_Conf2026! Where? @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
🔗https://www.socialpolitik.de/de/termin/annual-conference-2026
Faszinierend, wie sich die Namensvielfalt gesteigert hat - vor allem bei den Buben. 1984 (fast mein Geburtsjahr) hatten fast 50% der Buben einen Namen aus den Top-10. Heute machen die Top-10 nur mehr knapp 15% aus.
Andreas war in den 80ern natürlich ganz vorne dabei 😄.
👶 Emilia und Elias waren 2024 die beliebtesten #Babynamen in Österreich 2024.
📈 Emilia landete erstmals 2013 in den Top 10 und war bereits 2023 der beliebteste Vorname für Mädchen.
📈 Elias stieg bereits 2010 in die Top 10 ein und verdrängte Paul vom Spitzenplatz.
➡️ https://bit.ly/3VsnIah
Over the past year, I received reimbursements from institutions in various EU countries. Similar small sums, wildly different levels of paperwork. Here’s my Euro-bureaucracy ranking (1 = most paperwork pain):
🥇 France
🥈 Germany
🥉 Austria
4️⃣ Spain
5️⃣ Luxembourg
6️⃣ Denmark
I have leftover funding for a PhD student for one year (ideally Sept '25 - Sept '26). Might be a good fit for someone wanting to delay going on the market. Please send interested students my way!
Call for Paper #migrationresearch
Das @bamf.de Forschungszentrum feiert 20-jähriges Jubiläum und veranstaltet dazu eine internationale Konferenz am 3. und 4. Februar 2026 in Nürnberg!
Einreichungen sind bis 31.8.2025 gern gesehen!
www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/M...
☀️ The 2025 Summer School on the Political Economy of Immigration has come to a successful close!
📅 From June 30 to July 4, the UB School of Economics hosted an intensive and timely program focused on one of today's most pressing global issues: international migration.
💻 Jetzt anmelden: Bei der nächsten Ausgabe unseres Online-Formats „BAMF-Forschung im Dialog“ dreht sich alles um neue Datenprodukte aus dem BAMF-FDZ!
📅 Donnerstag, 26.6.2025
🕚 11 bis 12 Uhr
Mehr dazu ▶️ www.bamf.de/SharedDocs/V...#BAMFforscht
THREE full professorships in Data Science, Microeconomics & Behavioral Econ — great colleagues, excellent research conditions and a spectacular setting in the Alps.
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📢 Come work with us!
🏛️ Faculty of Economics & Statistics, UIBK @econstatuibk.bsky.social @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
‼️ Three job openings for Full Professor positions
- Data Science
- Microeconomics
- Behavioral Economics
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📢 Come work with us!
🏛️ Faculty of Economics & Statistics, UIBK @econstatuibk.bsky.social @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
‼️ Three job openings for Full Professor positions
- Data Science
- Microeconomics
- Behavioral Economics
Please share! #datascience#economicswww.uibk.ac.at/de/info-beru...
THREE full professorships in Data Science, Microeconomics & Behavioral Econ — great colleagues, excellent research conditions and a spectacular setting in the Alps.
Please share! 📈📉
📢 Come work with us!
🏛️ Faculty of Economics & Statistics, UIBK @econstatuibk.bsky.social @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social
‼️ Three job openings for Full Professor positions
- Data Science
- Microeconomics
- Behavioral Economics
Please share! #datascience#economicswww.uibk.ac.at/de/info-beru...
📢 Meet our lecturers at the 2025 Summer School at UB School of Economics, Andreas Steinmayr (@andreassteinmayr.net) and Tanya Surovtseva (@tsurovtseva.bsky.social)
#Economics#EconSky
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Join us in Barcelona this summer!
We’ll explore how immigration shapes economies and politics, drawing on cutting-edge research and lively discussion. MSc/PhD students and professionals welcome.
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🌴 We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the UB School of Economics Summer School on The Political Economy of Immigration – Economics, Attitudes, and Votes: Unpacking Immigration Dynamics, taking place from June 30 to July 4, 2025.
🗣️ The programme combines in-depth lectures with interactive discussions, where participants will engage with cutting-edge research on how immigration influences economies, electoral processes, and policy-making.
🎓 Scholarships available for eligible candidates.
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Join us in Barcelona this summer!
We’ll explore how immigration shapes economies and politics, drawing on cutting-edge research and lively discussion. MSc/PhD students and professionals welcome.
Please share! #Econtwitter
🌴 We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the UB School of Economics Summer School on The Political Economy of Immigration – Economics, Attitudes, and Votes: Unpacking Immigration Dynamics, taking place from June 30 to July 4, 2025.
🌴 We are excited to announce that applications are now open for the UB School of Economics Summer School on The Political Economy of Immigration – Economics, Attitudes, and Votes: Unpacking Immigration Dynamics, taking place from June 30 to July 4, 2025.
Followerpower gefragt! 🚗📸 Für eine Vorlesung heute Nachmittag suche ich aktuelle Fotos von PREISANZEIGEN AN TANKSTELLEN: einmal an einer Autobahntankstelle und einmal an einer Billigtankstelle. Ist gerade jemand unterwegs und könnte einen Schnappschuss machen? Danke! 🙏
Falls hier Leute von der @uniinnsbruck.bsky.social und MedUni Innsbruck mitlesen:
Heute um 10 Uhr halte ich einen Gastvortrag über „Falschmeldungen, Angriffe und unfaire Methoden gegenüber Ärzt:innen und Wissenschaftler:innen“
(Hörsaal Anatomie)
Freu mich über alle, die dabei sind!
Our dept/faculty @uniinnsbruck@social.uibk.ac.at is looking for a senior scientist
- to coordinate a new master program
- to teach statistics & data science in that master (and beyond)
German skills needed. Further details & online application at:
lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/karri...
📈📉 I’m preparing a class and looking for a good overview of gasoline price elasticities—covering gasoline demand, vehicle choice, driving behavior, and alternative fuel adoption. Any recommendations for comprehensive reviews? Appreciate any pointers!
#econsky
🔝 Join the @UniBarcelona educational community, the top university in Spain and ranked in the top 10% of economics departments worldwide.
🗞️ Discover more about our Summer School in this interview with @matteogamalerio.bsky.social, the programme academic coordinator.
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‼️Applications open for the Summer School 2025 "The Political Economy of Immigration – Economics, Attitudes, and Votes: Unpacking Immigration Dynamics"
☀️ 30 June-4 July, 2025
📅 Application deadline: June 15th | Scholarships available until April 30th.
Enthusiasm waning?
Since their peaks just before the inauguration, the TRUMP meme coin has dropped by approximately 85%, while the stock price of Trump Media and Technology Group has declined by about 45%.