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Our Head of Department, Carlos Carrillo Tudela discussing why study in the Department of Economics at Essex? vimeo.com/740318689

Looking forward

62 speakers, ~100 attendees from around the world, 3 parallel sessions, 4 plenaries over two days. Our alumni answered the call in amazing numbers! This UCL Economics PhD alumni conference is a resounding academic success, and a moving reminder of how much we all love our department!

Thibaut Lamadon Lunch on Gordon and Tavistock squares in typical UCL Economics fashion

Apply now to work with me (Economia Insubria) and International Fund for Agricultural Development on a super interesting project on gender equality and climate resilience in developing countries (Scholarship code C40.CU2.13)

Last days to apply! phd.eco.uninsubria.it

Honored to see our paper on gender gap in household bargaining power in investment decisions published by RFS. It's vital to address this imbalance that can expose wives to unwanted financial risks doi.org/10.1093/rfs/hh… #GenderEquality #EconTwitter Uni Essex Economics Dept Society for Financial Studies

In Bergen to present "To Whom It May Concern: The Value of Auditing Grade Assessment on Educational and Labour Market Outcomes" #2024EALE. Key takeaway: high school grade inflation results in less efficient sorting and pricing of students/workers with heterogeneous skills.

🎉We're proud to have been placed 7th in the UK for Economics in the Guardian University Guide 2025. 🥳🔥 Also, the University of Essex has moved up to 23rd in the UK in the same guide. Find out more here: essex.ac.uk/news/2024/09/0… #Economics #uoe Essex Social Science

A reform that reduced Employment Protection Legislation failed to meet expectations of lowering job loss costs. If you're curious about the reasons, check this out! Economia Insubria Uni Essex Economics Dept

I am enjoying every moment of my visiting Uni Essex Economics Dept. As always, there is plenty of food for thought and much to learn

🚨Working on projects related to labour or personnel economics? Join us in Trier. Keynote by Nicolas R. Ziebarth, submission deadline January 8, tinyurl.com/WLE2025

This paper explores how reducing employment protection legislation raised the cost of job loss and deepened the disparities faced by vulnerable workers

I was glad to be part of the jury. Congratulations, Carlotta! Well done!

📣 Call for papers for the 3rd Essex PhD Conference in Applied Economics is out! March 20-21, 2025 Keynotes: Imran Rasul, Ben Etheridge. Submit your paper by January 3rd 2025, 11:59 PM GMT here: essex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ef… Uni Essex Economics Dept ISER

Daniela Sonedda (Daniela Sonedda) in Tier presenting the paper "Levelling up? Targeted students of university grants based on wealth and skills" with Francesco Figari (Francesco Figari; UPO - Università), Marcello Matranga (Marcello Matranga;UPO - Università)

New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20278 Does Weaker #Employment Protection Lower the Cost of Job Loss? Marco Francesconi University of Essex Uni Essex Economics Dept, Daniela Sonedda Uninsubria ow.ly/1jX850VVCkY #CEPR_LE #EconTwitter

Pleased to present Coal Phaseout and Local Jobs at King's College London. Many thanks to Michel and Liang for the amazing organisation!

In 2012, Italy reformed employment protection laws to reduce temporary jobs in favour of permanent ones. But what did this mean for the cost of job loss? Our column for  VoxEU here....

🎓 Aperto il bando per i Dottorati di Ricerca #Uninsubria – XLI ciclo, a.a. 2025/26! 📚 8 corsi, 76 posti (51 con borsa) 🌍 Accesso anche per studenti internazionali 🗓️ Scadenza: 12 luglio, ore 12 🔗 uninsubria.it/la-didattica/d… #PhD