Sascha O. Becker

Excited to have been elected as Fellow of the Econometric Society. Official Certificate Ceremony today at the World Congress in Seoul 🇰🇷 (handshake with Larry Samuelson) @econometric.bsky.social

#econsky Wednesday (Oct 28) -- AYEW Job Talks in Gender Economics Join us at 9am GMT / 8pm AEDT to listen to Jessica (University of Turin) & Noyel (JNU, New Delhi)! Zoom link: www.monash.edu/business/imp...

Coventry ❤️

Coventry's "London Road Cemetery" is one of my favourite places: (1) an oasis of peace (2) Joseph Paxton's Arboretum (3) Anglican and Non-Conformist chapels ⛪🕍

Berlin ❤️

One of the many great things -- beyond academic excellence -- at @rfberlin.bsky.social is its location close to so many wonderful cultural sights: State Opera, National Gallery, Berlin Cathedral etc ❤️

Next week Tuesday 27 October, we welcome Prof. Michael Keane (Johns Hopkins University) to Berlin for our Applied Economics Seminar Series! He will give a seminar on "Human Capital and Optimal Taxation". It's open to the public, we look forward to seeing you there! Event details 🔗: buff.ly/JV9sSfY

#econsky Wednesday (Oct 21) -- AYEW Job Talks in International/Macroeconomics Join us at 9am BST / 7pm AEDT to listen to Carole (University of Zurich), Serena (KU Leuven) & Joan (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)! Zoom link: www.monash.edu/business/imp...

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I usually tell this story with regressions. This time, we made a movie. 🎬 In 19th-century America, giving married women control over their own property and earnings led to smaller families. Why? A story about marriage, money, and the risks of childbirth.

⌛ 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗹𝗲𝗳𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗙𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲! On 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 at 𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲 will give her lecture on 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩: 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 🆓 Admission is free, but registration is required ➡️ buff.ly/o1IGUKZ

#econsky TOMORROW (Oct 14) -- AYEW Job Talks in Economic History & Religious Economy Join us at 9am BST / 7pm AEDT to listen to Monir Bounadi (Stockholm University) & Prashant Poddar (University of Oxford)! Zoom link: www.monash.edu/business/imp...

Until now the EU was the only serious financial supporter of Ukraine, but was expecting the US political leadership will help to bring peace to Ukraine. A time comes when the EU together with Ukraine needs to elaborate and implement an independent Peace Strategy.

250th anniversary of Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations: a book and a conference to celebrate in beautiful Edinburgh 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ❤️

World-class hospitality at @stockholm-uni.bsky.social Economics. Evening concert at Berwaldhallen, followed by dinner with old friends, stimulating 1:1 meetings and excellent feedback during the seminar. Thanks 🙏

𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗙𝗕𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁 𝗖𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲! Join us on Tuesday 20 October 16:00 at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin for her lecture on "𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘔𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩, 𝘐𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘏𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵". 🆓 Free admission | 🎟️ Register now: buff.ly/2EWWVcT

I had an amazing time in Lund 🇸🇪 giving a keynote at the 6th Arne Ryde Workshop on Culture, Institutions, and Development. Thanks to Gunes Gokmen for hosting this great event 🙏

#econsky #econtwitter The second session of 13th AYEW is HAPPENING TOMORROW (Oct 7)! Join us at 1 pm BST/11 PM AEDT for Job Talks in Environmental Economics with Yuyuan (CityUHongKong), Pascale (@tse-fr.eu) and Linge (@uconn.bsky.social). Zoom link: monash.zoom.us/j/8197989995...

📢 RFBerlin is hiring Postdoctoral Fellows in Economics. No teaching obligations, up to six years, unique datasets, and dedicated mentoring, a research-first home in Berlin. Apply by 10 November: buff.ly/v9Jz8ru #EconJobMarket #EconSky

Terrific postdoc opportunities available:

📢 New JKU Economics Working Paper! Sascha O. Becker, Ana Fernandes, Nurlan Lalayev, and Doris Weichselbaumer study employers’ responses to applicants’ commuting distance using data from a large-scale experiment in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. Paper: ideas.repec.org/p/jku/econwp...

Forthcoming article "The Value of Names: Civil Society, Information, and Governing Multinationals" by David H Kreitmeir, Nathan Lane and Paul A Raschky @eeanews.bsky.social Teaching materials available: www.eeassoc.org/teaching-mat... doi.org/10.1093/jeea...

St John's (Newfoundland) 🇨🇦 is beautiful ❤️ Looking forward to giving the George Story Distinguished Lecture at @memorialu.bsky.social tomorrow 🎉

#econsky 13th AYEW is back! Happening THIS WEDNESDAY (Sep 30)! Join us at 9am BST / 6pm AEST for our very first Job Talks session with Vaibhav Rathi (Stockholm University) & Jingshu (University of Oxford)! Zoom Link: www.monash.edu/business/imp...

School Math Olympiad in #Kyiv these days, held in a bomb shelter. Russia keeps attacking Ukrainian cities, so these kids solve geometry problems between pipes and ventilation ducts. Every solved problem is a small act of defiance. 🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine

Mara Squicciarini gives keynote Nr 3 at ASREC Europe in Venice 🎉

ASREC Europe Keynote Number 1 by @saumjha.bsky.social. Introduction by @valerueda.bsky.social, and Joel Mokyr in row 1.

And ASREC Europe has started. The view from the venue ❤️

Have the BBC forgotten how to do proper reporting? The arrest isn't "over video", it's over the dinghy slashing.

Great pleasure to examine Caterina Alfonzo's PhD thesis today alongside Joel Mokyr in beautiful Bologna ❤️ Congratulations, Dr. Alfonzo 🎉

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Looking forward to giving the George Story Distinguished Lecture at @memorialu.bsky.social St John's, Newfoundland 🇨🇦 (based on joint work with @ammapanin.bsky.social, @jaredcrubin.com and Steven Pfaff).

I am being looked after so well by my co-authors @jaredcrubin.com and Steven Pfaff @ Chapman Uni ❤️

Starting my sabbatical with a visit to Chapman University in Orange 🍊, CA, at 38°. Pleased to see this Brown Bag Series 😂 Thanks to @jaredcrubin.com, Steve Pfaff, Chris Bader and Larry Iannaccone for hosting me 🙏

Forthcoming in the AER: "The Dawn of Civilization Metal Trade and the Rise of Hierarchy" by Matthias Fluckiger, Mario Larch, Markus Ludwig, and Luigi Pascali.

Only a few more days left to submit a paper for the NBER Economics of Religion conference --> fall 2026 in San Francisco... www.nber.org/conferences/...

Incredibly well written books about 🇨🇦 history. Such a beautiful country 🍁🍁🍁

🚨 EXTENDED DEADLINE — CALL FOR PAPERS 🚨 Hi #econsky The submissions are still open for Season 13 of the Applied Young Economists Webinar (AYEW)! 📅 New deadline: Monday, 31 August 2026 👉 Learn more and submit your paper via the submission form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Glad I accepted the invitation to give a keynote in Yellowknife 🇨🇦 Aurora from my hotel window ❤️

Do unions still lift wages? Can tariffs rebuild an industry? What does anyone really know about the risks before they migrate? Working Papers, a new podcast series from RFBerlin. New episodes every Thursday, starting tomorrow. Learn more: www.rfberlin.com/introducing-...

After 3 years as Editor at @theeconjournal.bsky.social, I am looking forward to my sabbatical 😇 Across 511 papers I handled, I am happy about the max of (only) 65 days. Mean=15, Min=0, Median 5, std=23. This was only possible thanks to the many amazing referees at the EJ ❤️ Thanks, everyone 🙏

Congrats to amazing recipients of 2026 SIOE prizes for best book, best thesis, best paper www.sioe.org/news/2026-si...