The latest ESM Working Paper “The distributional implications of the euro area crisis: Evidence from macroeconomic adjustment in Greece and Portugal” by Misina Cato, Olga Francova and @valentin_lang is published ow.ly/gl8z50UEeB0#ESMWP
📢 New article in @AJPS_Editor: "Biased bureaucrats and the policies of international organizations"
A thread on how ideological biases of international bureaucrats shape the political economies of countries in the Global South. 🌐
✅ Open access: doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12921
"Any attempt to mess with agricultural or regional handouts will meet howls of indignation[]. But the world is changing. And so must the bloc. It is time for a bold gambit," writes @COdendahl in this week's @TheEconomist, featuring our work with @valentin_lang and @DanBischof.
In der Süddeutschen Zeitung schreibt @Willmroth heute über unser neues Policy Paper zu den Verteilungseffekten von EU-Regionalgeldern mit @valentin_lang und @DanBischof. Wer möchte findet darin alles, was man wissen muss. sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/e…
The EU's regional funds are one of the biggest spending items of the EU and a key sticking point in the next budget negotiations.
In a new paper, @valentin_lang, @DanBischof and I use new data to see who benefits from them. And we show they need fundamental reforms. Here's why:
Is aid effective? Depends on the outcome you look at!
In our new @WorldDevJournal review, we show aid is more effective for outcomes that donors aim to affect:
- building int'l alliances
- promoting democracy
- intensifying trade ties, ...
Motives matter!
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Is aid effective? Depends on the outcome you look at!
In our new @WorldDevJournal review, we show aid is more effective for outcomes that donors aim to affect:
- building int'l alliances
- promoting democracy
- intensifying trade ties, ...
Motives matter!
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
We're excited to announce the creation of a new Short Paper submission option at the Journal of Public Economics!
AERI rules apply, submissions are now open!
See details here:
journals.elsevier.com/journa…
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.
My first paper "The Minimum Wage and the Wage Distribution in Portugal" was just published in 𝐿𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝐸𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑐𝑠 @eale_sbe!
It shows how the minimum wage has shaped the wage distribution and reduced wage inequality over the last thirty years.
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Our paper "The Global Distribution of Gains from Globalization" (@tavares_mm) is published in the Journal of Economic Inequality link.springer.com/article/10…...
Main result: globalization promotes a dual trend:
- income convergence across countries
- income divergence within countries
I've been telling people about this paper for a while, it's sooooo neat.
Prayers for rain only "work" in places where the probability of rain is increasing in the length of the dry spell ---> so these places have more religious belief.
nber.org/papers/w31411