Michael Oberfichtner

Labour economist working on monopsonistic labour markets, gender economics & policy evaluation @iab_news & @uniFAU. Father of 2. Views on twitter are my own.

[Michael Oberfichtner @M_Oberfichtner]

🔈 Call for Papers 🔈 Join us for the first NU-DE Workshop on Applied Microeconomics 📍Nuremberg | 🗓️ Oct 1–2, 2025 For more information, see the call for papers. Interested? Submit your paper! We are looking forward to seeing you in October! #econtwitter @econ_conf

[Michael Oberfichtner @M_Oberfichtner]

Looking for a PhD programme to do exciting research on labour markets? Here it is!

Great research environment, superb data access, funding for up to four years. For more information, see below or reach out.

Application deadline is 16 March.

https://t.co/jGbYoKfzMp

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And a summary in German in the @iab_news Forum:
https://t.co/KsgZU1la7h

[Michael Oberfichtner @M_Oberfichtner]

🚨 PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨

How are firms are affected by (longer) parental leave absences? Paper with @MathiasHuebener , @daniel_kuehnle & @jonasjessen is forthcoming at @EJ_RES

Anticipated, longer parental leave does not have a lasting impact on firms

https://t.co/lhVGOGZxhL

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Summary in the @IZAWorldofLabor Newsroom : https://t.co/ohMIEwuWoF

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Results of field experiment on pre-unemployment caseworker meetings are out. Offering these meetings to at-risk workers didn't affect employment outcomes within a year. #Unemployment #LaborMarket

Read more: https://t.co/rjmEQ9hndA

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@iab_news @MarkusJanser And the English version of the job ad:
https://t.co/J4EFVd9VNq

[Michael Oberfichtner @M_Oberfichtner]

@iab_news is hiring a PhD student to work on a new projct on the ecological transmission; opportunity to work on an exiting topic, with excellent data and wonderful colleagues like @MarkusJanser

One position in economics and one in sociology.

More:
https://t.co/o9PECy1E3e

[IZA @iza_bonn]

How are firms affected by parental leave absences?

@MathiasHuebener (@bib_bund), @jonasjessen (@iza_bonn), @daniel_kuehnle (@UDE_econ), @M_Oberfichtner (@iab_news) find increased pre-leave hiring, short-term drop in employment, no long-term consequences. https://t.co/rfc5j9GKwJ

[IZA @iza_bonn]

Wie wirkt sich Elternzeit auf Unternehmen aus?

Studie von @MathiasHuebener (@bib_bund), @jonasjessen (@iza_bonn), @daniel_kuehnle (@UDE_econ), @M_Oberfichtner (@iab_news): Neueinstellungen vorab füllen Lücke teilweise, langfristig keine negativen Effekte. https://t.co/dRKfCAPEZP

[Michael Oberfichtner @M_Oberfichtner]

Great opportunity for those of us who do/did field experiments!

Thanks for organizing this, @BelotMichele, @lergetporer, @henninghermes, Frauke Peter &, @SimonWiederhold !

[Henning Hermes @henninghermes]

We are thrilled to curate a Special Issue on “Field Experiments to Reduce Inequality” in the European Economic Review!

Guest editors: @lergetporer @BelotMichele @henninghermes Frauke Peter & @SimonWiederhold. Submissions are open!

Details: https://t.co/R2iQ9or5E0 #EconTwitter

[Mathias Huebener @MathiasHuebener]

📢We are hiring
@bib_bund bietet eine 4-Jahres PostDoc-Stelle in der empirischen #Bildung|sforschung mit #Politik|nähe in unserer Forschungsgruppe "Bildung und Humanvermögen". Freude an Datenarbeit? Erfahrung mit kausalen Methoden oder Experimenten?

👉https://t.co/SgBIlAQGhq

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Considering a PhD in labour market research?

The @iab_news offers great opportunities, including our amazing scholarship programme GradAB: https://t.co/jGbYoKf1WR

Application deadline to start in October 2024:
15 March 2024

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Der Anteil von Frauen in Führungsposition bleibt niedrig - vor allem ganz oben. Positiv(?): Unternehmen bieten zunehmend Führen mit reduzierter Arbeitszeit an. Aktuelle Ergebnisse aus dem @iab_news Betriebspanel, auch https://t.co/SH5zu4KGR0

[Jonas Jessen @jonasjessen]

What an honour 😃

Thanks a lot to all my co-authors, my supervisors & @DIW_Berlin!

[Verein für Socialpolitik @VfS_econ]

💡Der Arbeitsmarkt ist von zentraler Bedeutung für Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Stabilität und gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt. Die Datenverfügbarkeit zur Beantwortung von Forschungsfragen auf diesem wichtigen Gebiet hat jedoch erhebliche Mängel. Mehr dazu:
https://t.co/w0pOTcqn6y

[Sandra Schaffner @SandraSchaffne3]

#Econtwitter: We are hiring! We are looking for a Postdoc (100%) in empirical economics with an interest in regional economics! NO teaching duties!
https://t.co/XOSLkgbRfn
Join a great team: all using spatial variation in environment, housing, labor, education or population.

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Zurückhaltende Nutzung der Brückenteilzeit, zeigt eine Studie von Christian @CHohendanner und Susanne Wanger auf Basis des @iab_news - Betriebspanels

[Kamila Cygan-Rehm @CyganRehm]

📢JOB ALERT📢
Looking for a PhD or a postdoc position in applied labor/ education/health/population economics? Join me @tudresden_de

👉Find out more here
https://t.co/lIhQx4cMeT
(some German language skills required)

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Welcome at @UniFAU's @Fauwiso, @simonreif!

[Joachim Hornegger @Hornegger]

Please welcome our new #FAUprof and Health Economist @SimonReif. Simon heads 'Health Markets & Policy' at @ZEW Mannheim. He will strengthen #FAU's Economics & Sociology research at @FAUwiso with particular focus on healthcare behavior & #digitalhealth #HealthEconomics @UniFAU