Till Wicker

PhD Tilburg University: Development & Behavioural Economics

[Patricio S. Dalton @DaltonPato]

🚨 We’re hiring a Research Project Manager in #Bulgaria for a @WorldBankGroup × @TilburgU_TiSEM project evaluating an #AI-led consulting tool for MSMEs.
Field-intensive role, extensive travel in Northern Bulgaria. Bulgarian + English required.
Details/apply: 👇

[Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre @HaqMahbub]

@till_wicker (Tilburg University) presents research on Mental Accounting and Cash Transfers on Day 2 of the G²LM|LIC/Path2Dev/BREAD Conference on Development Economics. Can mental accounting help economically disadvantaged people accumulate capital and grow their income?

[Mahbub Ul Haq Research Centre @HaqMahbub]

🔈The first two days of the G²LM|LIC/path2dev/BREAD Academic and Policy Conference on Development Economics 2025 form the academic core of the event.

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/HhIhoEGGgs

📅 September 11–13, 2025 | LUMS, Lahore

#DevelopmentEconomics #Path2Dev #SouthAsia

[Till Wicker @till_wicker]

Delighted to share a new working paper with @g_musillo, Niccolo, and Kian on the ***role of LLMs on labor market signals*** from the perspectives of job-seekers and firms.
Read the thread for headline results, full paper can be found here: https://t.co/vUZuOr3uiR

[Giuseppe Musillo @g_musillo]

🚨 Do LLM-generated cover letters help job-seekers, and do they distort hiring decisions?
Answer: They improve overall cover letter quality but do NOT increase chances for interviews. Recruiters prefer genuine motivation and experience—areas where ChatGPT struggles.

A 🧵:

[Till Wicker @till_wicker]

@nursenaaksunger @lindaunobel @_knaw @ResearchTI @mushfiq_econ exciting Nursena, congrats!

[Mathilde Lesueur @LesueurMathilde]

Hi #EconTwitter! I'm on the #EconJobMarket and happy to share my #JMP "The Impact of Weather Shocks on the Effectiveness of Child Marriage Bans"

Laws banning child marriage often fall short outside urban areas. I show that economic shocks explain the limited impact of these bans

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[Joseph Emmens @joe_emmens]

🚨Job Market Paper

How do teams push the innovation frontier forward?💡

Check out my JMP ‘Teams and Text: Collaborative Innovation in the Knowledge Space’:https://t.co/sKpsvytJud

Econ JM Best Paper Award Runner-up

Website: https://t.co/Znf4EX0MNJ
#EconTwitter
#EconJMP
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[David Schindler @DSchindlerEcon]

Our super talented student
@g_musillo from @TilburgU rounds of the grad student presentations with some work on LLMs and their potential role in improving recruiting outcomes.

[Ashley Wong @ashleyywong]

🚨🚨I’m hiring a predoc! Come work with me, Mery Ferrando, and @TeodoraTsankov2 on topics related to gender, labor, and migration 😊 @TilburgU

more info here: https://t.co/NYa7vTUHuP

[Graduate Applications International Network (GAIN) @GAIN_Network_]

Applications are open for the 2024 GAIN program!

Information sharing, mentoring, and financial support for African students interested in graduate school in economics and related fields.

➡️ Apply here: https://t.co/atUJ2TqOvF
🗓️ Deadline: March 11th

Please share widely!

[Yi Sheng @yisheng2333]

Do individuals help competitors in the workplace strategically? In my #JMP, I use a real-effort lab experiment to identify the signaling motive of helping.
*Main findings: They DO and the signal can be recognized!
#EconJobMarket #EconTwitter
Learn more: https://t.co/6gDhZnCBgy

[Tilburg University @TilburgU]

A decade later, is the 'generation pact' achieving its goals? Only partially, PhD research by @AlbertRutten reveals. The #Generatiepact works for older workers with high incomes, but benefits are limited for the less well-off & the young. https://t.co/Gbe1ILBUWo @TilburgU_TiSEM

[Till Wicker @till_wicker]

Absolute pleasure co-organizing the 1st Dutch Development Economics PhD Workshop, together with this team of superstars! Already looking forward to next year's edition 🥳

[Patricio S. Dalton @DaltonPato]

And a HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to the amazing organizing committee (from left to right): Yannick (@YannickValentin), Emma, Nursena (@nursenaaksunger), Lisa, Anaya (@anaya_dam), Till (@tillywonka), and Jet (not on picture). They are shaping the future of economic development! (4/4)

[Patricio S. Dalton @DaltonPato]

Last Friday, Utrecht University (@USE_UU) hosted the 1st Dutch Development Economics PhD Workshop. An action-packed day, with >60 attendees listening to 14 PhD presentations from @USE_UU, @VUamsterdam, @TilburgU_TiSEM, @UNUMERIT, @univgroningen, @Econ_WU, @Radboud_Uni. (1/4)

[ESB @ESBtweets]

Langer doorwerken lijkt een logische oplossing in een vergrijzende samenleving. Het is echter de vraag of langer doorwerken voor iedereen mogelijk is, schrijft @AlbertRutten in zijn promotiebespreking. https://t.co/peWYDIkSzT

[Matthew Naylor @MatthewNaylor_]

Using my very first tweet to announce a new @BoE_Research and @cepr_org working paper with @mcmahonecon. We investigate how complex information can be communicated effectively to a broad range of audiences. 1/7 https://t.co/WTCijFgk5m

[Till Wicker @till_wicker]

@lukusem @UNCST_Uganda Things are going well, and the research is progressing nicely! And you?

[Till Wicker @till_wicker]

@AnoukvVeldhoven Gefeliciteerd Anouk!!! 🥳🥳🥳

[Patricio S. Dalton @DaltonPato]

And here we are, in the church! 🙏