Matthias Blum
@MatthiasBlum3
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Economist, author, hardened supporter of VfB Stuttgart and co-editor of An Economist's Guide to Economic History (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018).
Berlin, Germany.
Joined January 2019
Come and join us! You have a keen interest in applied micro, in policy relevant questions in health/ labor/ population/ public econ? Shortly finished your doctoral or master studies (or just about to do so)? We are looking forward to your application (3y, possible extension)!
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New paper on business formation and organisational choice in Glasgow with Graeme Acheson, Gill Newton, and Linda Perriton https://t.co/18HJPOFV1U
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This paper examines the prevalence of business partnerships in a late-nineteenth-century British city, using individual-level data from post office directories and censuses. Focusing on Glasgow, we...
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Statement against the Boycott of Israeli Academics. Launched by a doctoral student at the Hebrew University, the list of signatories is very distinguished, and growing by the day.
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China's government is censoring what videos Americans can post on TikTok.
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This terrible video of a colleague, Caroline Fohlin, being pointlessly taken down by police @EmoryUniversity. Admin need to exercise greater oversight in times like these. Hope you are ok, Caroline.
@MiddleEastEye Here’s @EmoryUniversity economics professor Caroline Fohlin knocked to the ground with her head on the concrete. Her glasses are thrown off. She shouts “I’m a professor” #Gaza #Protesters
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This is disastrous, hideous news. NHS England are hacking back the mental health support for hospital staff. One doctor takes their life every three weeks. One nurse takes their life every single week. These numbers will now INCREASE. @VictoriaAtkins - please do the right thing.
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Great thread. Currently reading Exit, Voice and Loyalty. Lots of interesting ideas.
Happy birthday to Albert Hirschman, who would be 109 today. Hirschman—anti-fascist, resistance hero, later a development economist—may be the most interesting person to ever take up the profession. 🧵 and blog post on his remarkable life and work.
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Our chapter on historical Genuine Savings ( https://t.co/CuzLCP5mMV) forthcoming in Measuring and Accounting for Environmental Public Goods: A National Accounts Perspective
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Thank you to #RES2024 @QUBelfast for having us! Our lunchtime panel discussion about Economic History and its policy potential was a great success. Many thanks to our panelists, and we look forward to further collaborations in the future! @QUBBusiness @tcdeconomics @TCD_SSP
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We're excited to be presenting our panel tomorrow at @QUBelfast as part of @RoyalEconSoc #RES2024 featuring @ClioChris @gaia_narciso @MatthiasBlum3 @ProfJohnTurner See you at lunchtime: https://t.co/eqsBEbGHxn
#EconTwitter #EconomicHistory #NSRPproject @tcdeconomics @QUBBusiness
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We're looking forward to taking part in @ImagineBelfast next month by hosting a roundtable discussion at McHugh's Bar: What economic history does the next UK government need to know? Chaired by our resident standup comedian, we'll walk through some important lessons from
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⚠️Upcoming deadline⚠️ The deadline for the submission of papers to ceph@qub.ac.uk for the World Economic History Congress in Lund on the 28 July – 1 August 2025 is this Friday 12th January 2024. Scholars are invited to submit papers that explore the multifaceted relationship
Call for Papers! Is economic history research aware of its potential policy impacts? As part of the World Economic History Congress that will be held in Lund on the 28 July – 1 August 2025, @ClioChris and @JohanFourieZA invite scholars to submit papers that explore the
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Our review is now available #OpenAccess
Our review of the scientific literature on past pandemics is in press at Social Science & Medicine. @DoranAine @eoinaldo
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Our review of the scientific literature on past pandemics is in press at Social Science & Medicine. @DoranAine @eoinaldo
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This is the scariest thing I have seen. This appears completely real, and it is completely fake. I genuinely do not know how we will tell reality from the fakes that will be everywhere.
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Call for Papers! CfP: Is economic history aware of its policy impacts? @JohanFourieZA and I invite you to submit papers that explore the relationship between economic history and public policy. @ceph_ie @LEAP_SU Further details here: https://t.co/eRxpiiLJAM…
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📢📢 More hiring! We are accepting applications for four Research Assistant positions, based at @tcddublin Details: https://t.co/RMfcoQF2TN
@tcdeconomics @TCD_SSP @HistoryTcd @QUCEHBelfast @QUBelfast @QUB_History @economicsucc @EconomicsUCD @Economics_UL @econgalway @MU_Econ
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We are seeking to appoint four exceptional candidates to the post of Research Assistant in Economic History, based at Trinity College Dublin. The Research Assistants will be active in assisting the...
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Great advice.
10 commandments for economists, and 10 for noneconomists about economists, from Rodrik's book "Economics Rules". I think we should make a habit of re-reading these evey couple of months, to keep us focused and humble
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In #WeimarGermany, areas that experienced severe outbreaks of the Spanish flu saw a large shift in voting towards left-wing parties, who had previously demonstrated expertise in public health matters @SBauernschuster, @MatthiasBlum3, @HornungErik, C Koenig https://t.co/1urLMiBiV2
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