In our new paper we show that women's employment/hours worked decreased more than men's in the current pandemic recession. This is very different from usual recessions. We find that telecommuting helps to mitigate the effect.
New paper (with @TitanAlon, @SenaCoskun11, @david__koll, @TertiltMichele) on the impact of the pandemic recession on women's employment in 28 countries:
It's a "shecession" almost everywhere, and childcare and industry/occupation effects are only part of the story.
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How should childcare subsidies vary with family income? In a new paper @david__koll, @Dominik__Sachs, Fabian Stürmer-Heiber, and Hélène Turon study this question in the German context with a dynamic structural model.
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In diesem FAZ-Artikel skizzieren @FuestClemens und ich eine Alternative zum Klimageld, welche sowohl Verteilungs- als auch Arbeitsanreizeffekte berücksichtigt und eine zielgerichtetere Entlastung als beim klassischen Klimageld anstrebt. https://t.co/o6KJ0rAR80 1/15
Ever wondered how discrimination affects job networks?
In our two-stage experiment on LinkedIn, we provide insights into the question, causally studying the effect of discrimination on Black individuals' job networks in the U.S.
The University of Mannheim is looking to fill two temporary positions in Macroeconomics starting in Fall 2024: a visiting position for one year and a 3-year position. W3 salary level, some publications required. If interested, email me.
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Looking to hire in Public Economics?Take a look at the great Luisa Wallossek @LWallossek from @ECONMunich @LMU_Muenchen wih a very interesting JMP on „The Marriage Earnings Gap“
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I am excited to announce that my student Luisa Wallossek @LWallossek from LMU Munich is on the job market! She works on first-order questions on inequality and public policy using different administrative tax sources..https://t.co/ULhmQGMFqp
Hiring in macro, public or labor? Suzanne has a fantastic JM paper proposing a new channel why poor families don't move to better neighborhoods: misperceptions about the returns which self-perpetuate over time through learning based on information from one's neighborhood only.
Over 200 years, women's rights went from virtually non-existent in many countries to being close to on par with those of men in parts of the world.
What role did economic forces play in this great expansion?
Our new paper summarizes what we know so far.
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