Associate Professor, Department of Economics @Unibocconi, @IGIER,
Research Fellow @cepr_org, Associated Researcher @ofceparis.
#macroeconomics#IO#network
The 🇪🇺 miracle: When 75 Millions Reach High Income
Since 2004, the 10 new EU members have double their GDP per capita.
How much is due to the 🇪🇺? What about the EU15?
In a new WP (https://t.co/PLa98bDk4V) I found that half is due to the 🇪🇺 and that the EU-15 did not suffer
Now that I have your attention : )
Gernot Müller and I are looking for a Ph.D. student to work on
"Heterogeneous Expectations in HANK Models: Empirical Evidence, New Solution Methods, and Macroeconomic Implications.” For details check the Link.
Deadline is July 31, 2026.
https://t.co/DEef1MPYqc
The program for the 2026 Society for Economic Dynamics Annual Meeting in Athens is out!
It has been a dream to work with Jen-Jen La'O and our amazing committee to put together this year's program.
https://t.co/XwWDVvAirC
*Small logistical changes might still come.
🚨 Call for Papers 🚨
3rd Annual Conference on Macro-Finance Research @sffed
Please send us your latest macro-finance papers 👇
We'll also give out the Janet Yellen Award for Monetary Research again! Please submit your best nominations 👇
https://t.co/WGzb2gO5pX
Wednesday? One Extra Year story!
This week, Evi Pappa will share her story through “Fragments from the Diary.” It is a story of resilience and success.
https://t.co/CuEwg7ikXj
(6/6) Interested in joining our workshop or presenting your research? Don't hesitate to get in touch with [email protected]. We welcome job market candidates and researchers working on micro and macro perspectives of labor markets!
(1/6) 🧵 Join our "The Micro and Macro Perspectives of Labor Market" Virtual Reading/Workshop Group co-organized with Jesse Wedewer at @DukeEcon!
It allows PhD students to connect with peers outside their home department. Here's how it runs:
#EconTwitter
“Putin fears a democratic Ukraine more than NATO tanks, because a free and successful Ukraine destroys the ideological foundation of his regime.”
- Garry Kasparov
🚨 Hiring alert 🚨
We‘re looking two positions
a predoc/junior researcher
a research manager
in our team at UZH & ETH designing innovative social and health policies in collaboration policy makers and evaluating their economic impact using large-scale RCTs
The St. Louis Fed is looking to recruit research economists with experience in monetary and fiscal policy modeling. Please apply if you work on these topics, or share with your network if you know of someone who does. Must be authorized to work in the US.
https://t.co/l7VKDS8SY1
Congratulations to Prof. Dr Mario Draghi, former President of the European Central Bank and former Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, for being awarded the International Charlemagne Prize of Aachen 2026.
#Karlspreis2026
📸 Karlspreis / Christian van't Hoen
It’s story day! This week, we hear from the wonderful Ella Patelli and her approach to the impossible “but when is the best time in your career” question.
https://t.co/LhrNs2GFiz
One more point about constant vs current GPD in PPP for comparing living standards over time.
Suppose European societies were to charge 3x more next year for health care procedures.
They wouldn't deliver any more or better service, prices would just rise massively.
In the May 2026 issue: ‘The Trouble with Rational Expectations in Heterogeneous Agent Models: A Challenge for Macroeconomics,’ by Benjamin Moll https://t.co/RWvehwIsA8 @ben_moll@RoyalEconSoc#EconTwitter
Here is some context for my international followers.🧵
This is Aya Nakamura, one of the most-streamed French singers.
She is known for her hard-to-understand slang lyrics.
Everyone loves her songs.
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