@jschneebacher.bsky.social
Economist at the IFS (@theifs.bsky.social). Interested in firms, productivity, markets, management and growth. Previously at the CMA, ONS, Nuffield College Oxford. All views my own.
@escoeorg.bsky.socialReposted by @jschneebacher.bsky.socialReminder to submit papers for the next Earnings Symposium by 30 October 2026: tinyurl.com/4mch8s7s
@escoeorg.bsky.socialReposted by @jschneebacher.bsky.socialRead the ESCoE blog and discussion paper by @trfetzer.com, @christinavpalmou.bsky.social and @jschneebacher.bsky.social, which explores how new approaches to data and analysis can provide policymakers with timely, causal and granular evidence as crises unfold: tinyurl.com/mv4p8rec
@xiaoweixu.bsky.socialReposted by @jschneebacher.bsky.socialNo such luck - it’s broadly corroborated by PAYE and benefits data! ifs.org.uk/publications...
@beeboileau.bsky.socialReposted by @jschneebacher.bsky.socialThe government’s proposed ‘Your First Home’ scheme would offer eligible first-time buyers in England 20% equity loans on new-builds, with deposits as low as 2.5%. What could it mean for buyers and the housing market? 🧵 below:
@jschneebacher.bsky.socialCome work at the IFS! You’ll get to work on the big issues facing the country with colleagues whose passion, smarts and helpfulness humble me every day. Deadline: 8 November.
@gautamvyas.bsky.socialReposted by @jschneebacher.bsky.socialCome and work with us! We're hiring a research assistant to work across UCL and IFS on applied micro/IO/public econ questions in food policy. A great opportunity for anyone considering an econ PhD to develop their research skills/experience across two brilliant research environments. Apply below 👇
@theifs.bsky.socialReposted by @jschneebacher.bsky.social🏢 Want to work with the IFS?
@ucl.ac.uk is hiring a Research Assistant, with the successful applicant working across teams based at UCL and IFS.
Apply via the UCL website by 30 September 2026 here: www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
@theifs.bsky.socialReposted by @jschneebacher.bsky.socialNEW: Electricity prices in the UK are among the highest in the G7. Why is this? And what can the government do about it? Our new IFS Green Budget chapter explains: [THREAD] ⬇️
@timobres.bsky.socialReposted by @jschneebacher.bsky.socialHey, over on the other site, Ariel Dora Stern posts "Come work with me! I am hiring a postdoc to join me on a set of projects studying the deployment of clinical AI and the adoption of new technologies." @arieldora.bsky.social Highly recommended for health or AI economists & such.
@gautamvyas.bsky.socialReposted by @jschneebacher.bsky.socialWhere in Britain do people enjoy the highest living standards?
In a new Journal of Applied Econometrics paper (joint with @peterlevell.bsky.social & Lars Nesheim), we combine several datasets using Bayesian methods to find out. 🧵 1/7
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @escoeorg.bsky.social
@voxeu.orgReposted by @jschneebacher.bsky.social@trfetzer.com argues that, w/ AI-assisted processing of the information contained in electronic VAT invoices, the European Single Market can become an intelligence & orchestration platform of a modern state leaning on real-time, high-authority administrative data.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
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@escoeorg.bsky.socialReposted by @jschneebacher.bsky.social📢 Call for papers: Earnings Symposium 2027
Join ESCoE, ONS, ADR UK and the @wagedynamics.bsky.social team on 26 January 2027 in London to explore the latest developments in earnings data and statistics.
Submit your work by 30 October 2026: t.co/QE6p7GlNug
