Alexander Ahammer

Associate Professor @jku_econ, health/labor/risky behavior

[Alexander Ahammer @AhammerAlex]

Friends, I want to tell you about new work with @FahnMatthias and @florastiftinger I am very excited about. The paper is called

"Outside options and worker motivation"

A short-ish 🧵

[Alexander Ahammer @AhammerAlex]

a rare win

[APStylebook @APStylebook]

You've been asking for this one for years. We heard you.
We announced a change in AP style at the @ACESEditors conference today: It's now healthcare, one word, in all uses.
We also changed childcare and daycare, closing them up to one word rather than two.
This guidance is live on AP Stylebook Online now.

[Wolfgang Frimmel @WFrimmel]

I'm hiring a PostDoc for 6 years JKU Linz

Focus on Health Services Research, Health Economics and interdisciplinary research with clinicians at the medical faculty of JKU

Deadline: 04/22/2026

Full job ad: https://t.co/QtBdDsrSkt

[Martin Halla @HallaMartin]

Was die „Aktion 20.000“ tatsächlich bewirkte:
Die Reintegration älterer Langzeitarbeitsloser zählt zu den größten Herausforderungen der Arbeitsmarktpolitik. Gerade Menschen über 50 haben nach langer Arbeitslosigkeit oft nur geringe Chancen auf reguläre Jobs.

[The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat) @restatjournal]

Downsizing affects the health of workers who remain in the firm. In the September issue, by Alexander Ahammer @AhammerAlex, Dominik Grübl, and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer @EbmerWinter https://t.co/6D17uTWm05

[Alexander Ahammer @AhammerAlex]

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!

[USI Lugano - Department of Economics @USI_IDEP]

Today @UGlogowsky (@jku_econ) presented “The Parenthood Penalty in Mental Health”, coauthored with @AhammerAlex (JKU Linz), @HallaMartin (@WU_econ) & @TimoHener (@AarhusUni).
They find parenthood imposes a greater mental health burden on mothers, leading to long-run gender gaps.

[Flora Stiftinger @florastiftinger]

Proud that my very first publication is now out in the Journal of Health Economics! Couldn’t have wished for better coauthors on that journey 🥰

https://t.co/q851eVWwPH

[Alexander Ahammer @AhammerAlex]

@econ_lessmann @richten_nach @kuhnmo @faznet oder die prompts des autoren waren das problem

[Analisa Packham @analisapackham]

My paper with @AhammerAlex is now live and available from the Journal of Health Economics:

https://t.co/vk3qgPudUG

Punchline: we find that more targeted screening for DI benefits has positive impacts for labor force participation and wages, without adverse health consequences

[Alexander Ahammer @AhammerAlex]

@jessica__kiser @Macalester @analisapackham @mimimmarcus @stephenwpatrick congratulations jessica!

[Alexander Ahammer @AhammerAlex]

@HO2604 @makro_philip @T_Hintermaier Jednfois.

[Alexander Ahammer @AhammerAlex]

@HO2604 @VARulle make german great again!

[Alexander Ahammer @AhammerAlex]

@analisapackham @bf_churchill of course they did

[Alexander Ahammer @AhammerAlex]

@bf_churchill @analisapackham this is the most american thing I saw today

[Hanna Glenn @hannalynnglenn]

I'm on the market! I guess that means it's time for the long awaited JMP thread >> stay tuned until the end for a short summary video

(1/8) My JMP estimates how clinical training affects hospital behavior in response to a change in financial incentives on quality

[Alexander Ahammer @AhammerAlex]

@DavidAJaeger sounds great!