Andrei Gorshkov

Postdoc at @EconomicsUU | PhD from @Aarhus_BSS

[IFAU @IFAU_ENG]

Call for Papers: CREST-IFAU Workshop on Labor Market Policy Evaluation

Submission Deadline: March 10, 2025

[Soumitra Shukla @soumitrashukla9]

1/N The “class ceiling” in elite US jobs is real.

@SamFriedmanSoc & @Daniel_Laurison find that even when people from working-class backgrounds reach top professions, they still earn about $20,000 less per year than privileged-origin colleagues... 🧵

[Jonas Vlachos @jonasvlachos]

Dear social scientists! Please direct me to data sources (not the least microdata) that are available to students at the undergrad and master's level. I have already LIS and ILSA (PISA, TIMSS etc) on my list. #econtwitter

[Ingar Haaland @Ingar30]

A GPT for converting academic references into BibTeX entries https://t.co/6R7h8qrCCy

[Sebastian Kranz @sean_ulm]

I studied over 8000 reproduction packages from leading economic journals. The plots show the shares that use Stata, Matlab, Python and R over time. In 2023 R was used in 20% of reproduction packages but Stata remains stable above 70%. More details here https://t.co/OpyBNGYWqN

[Stanislav Avdeev @stnavdeev]

Seeking public data sets for a student's research project! They're exploring how migration influences education and labor market outcomes. Any suggestions for easily accessible data? #EconTwitter

[Andrei Gorshkov @An_Gorshkov]

@AnnaMinasy The research on peer effects conducted at a Dutch business school by @EconFeld, @uZoelitz, and their co-authors has been an invaluable source of knowledge and inspiration for our work!

[Andrei Gorshkov @An_Gorshkov]

@PaulRaschky Indeed! It's crucial to note that in the context of our study, there are no tuition fees involved, and the academic selectivity of the institution during our study period isn't high. Despite these factors, our findings suggest that 'exclusivity' still emerges endogenously.

[Andrei Gorshkov @An_Gorshkov]

That was "Peers, Heirs, and Careers: Labor Market Effects of Alumni Networks" a joint work with @s3alfisc, @tmsandoy, and Jeanette Walldorf.

Please, check out the full paper and my other work:
https://t.co/wnpri3W2Qw

[Andrei Gorshkov @An_Gorshkov]

🚨 #JobMarketPaper 🚨

Does 'knowing the right people' help to make it to the top?

Absolutely! But here's the catch: it works best if you're from ‘the right’ (read: wealthy) background.

[Andrei Gorshkov @An_Gorshkov]

Conclusion

▪️ Alumni connections among business school peers shape career progression
▪️ But they benefit more students from the most wealthy families
▪️ Hence, they potentially reinforce inequality and impede social mobility