Henning Hermes
@henninghermes
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Behavioral & Experimental Economist, focusing on education. Postdoc @ifo_Institut & affiliated w/ @TheChoiceLab, @cepr_org, @CESifo, @hceconomics & @iza_bonn.
Joined February 2011
We are looking for a postdoc to work on exciting RCTs circling around scaling up mentoring interventions, starting in July 2026 💪🏻🚀 Amazing team at @ifo_Education & perfect place to thrive with @ifo_Institut, @CESifoNetwork + @ECONMunich 🫶🏻🌟 Please share widely 🙏 Link 👇
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📢New working paper: “The Demand for Economic Narratives” with @BlesseSebastian, Klaus Gründler & @henninghermes We study whether households actually demand and value economic narratives — and how these narratives shape beliefs and understanding. Thread following below👇 1/10
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📢 New working paper alert! 📢 „The Demand for Economic Narratives“ with my great co-authors @BlesseSebastian (Uni Leipzig), Klaus Gründler (Uni Kassel), and @philipp_heil1 (@HECParis & @ifo_Institut). Check out thread below👇🏻🧵 #EconomicNarratives #EconTwitter #WorkingPaper
📢New working paper: “The Demand for Economic Narratives” with @BlesseSebastian, Klaus Gründler & @henninghermes We study whether households actually demand and value economic narratives — and how these narratives shape beliefs and understanding. Thread following below👇 1/10
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New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP20759 The Demand for Economic Narratives Sebastian Blesse @ifo_Institut @UniLeipzig, Klaus Gruendler @ifo_Institut @uni_kassel, Philipp Heil @ifo_Institut @HECParis, @henninghermes
https://t.co/3hUb6dcy6F
#CEPR_MG #CEPR_PoE #EconTwitter
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What a fantastic hire! This is great news for Europe. Congratulations, Florian, for this success! #WelcomeToEurope, Esther and Abhijit!
I am delighted to share that Nobel laureates Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee will join our Department of Economics @econ_uzh at the University of Zurich on July 1, 2026, as Lemann Foundation Professors of Economics. 🧵 1/7
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🚨Now out in @J_HumanResource: ⛪️Can Schools Change Religious Attitudes? Evidence from German State Reforms of Compulsory Religious Education w/ @BenjaminArold & @LarissaZierow 👉Religious education in school affects students’ adult lives 🔗 https://t.co/LByJjPpH14 A🧵 1/6
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📢Call for papers: 🚀4th CESifo Junior Workshop on the Economics of Education🤩 30-31 March 2026, Munich Keynote: @michelacarlana (Harvard) PhD students & early postdocs, please apply! https://t.co/mQIXPqx7Xv Deadline: 11 Jan 2026 Co-organizers @CaterinaPavese1 @mtotarelli
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Today I spent a wonderful day visiting the IAB, invited by Bernd Fitzenberger and Silke Anger 🤓 🙏 Thanks for organizing, Pascal Heß & Gökay Demir 💪🥳 @CESifoNetwork
@ifo_Education
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Looking back to a wonderful 4th edition of our Workshop on Field Experiments earlier this week – what an amazing crowd 😍 Thank you all for coming and making this event possible – special shoutout to our keynotes, Ulrike Malmendier & Noam Yuchtman 🙏 To a 5th edition in 2026🚀
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🚨 85% (!) der Erwachsenen sind für ein Mindestalter von 16 Jahren für Social Media. Selbst unter den Jugendlichen ist eine relative Mehrheit dafür. 👉 Dies und mehr im neuen ifo Bildungsbarometer 2025: https://t.co/XpLA6ljgkc 1/7
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Can’t wait, this will be fantastic!!! 🤩
📢Our CESifo Conference on Economics of Education is about to start!🤩 This will be so exciting!!!🥳 🔗 https://t.co/Lby6JO69qd
@EricHanushek @raffasadun @singhabhi @Lnavarrosola @jmontalbancas @Sandra_McNally @turnersarahe @MeulenSimon @uZoelitz @anaisfabre_econ …
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Many interventions “work” in small trials but fail at scale Also, EdTech often promises much, but delivers little In a new paper ( https://t.co/5lVFXjX4ez)
@singhabhi & I show how personalized adaptive learning (PAL) software can sharply improve learning outcomes at scale🧵1/16
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Can one word change borrowing decisions? In our new WP "Speaking of Debt: Framing, Guilt, and Economic Choices" (with @cevatgirayaksoy, @MathiasDolls, @APeichl, and Lisa Windsteiger), we show how moral connotations in language shape attitudes & behaviors toward debt.
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⏰FINAL REMINDER⏰ Only two days left to apply for this fantastic postdoc position in the vibrant hub of Munich! 🤩 Note that fluency in German is required for this position. Get in touch if you have any questions. 🤓 @ifo_Education @ifo_Institut @ECONMunich @Woessmann
We are looking for a postdoc to work on exciting RCTs circling around scaling up mentoring interventions, starting in July 2026 💪🏻🚀 Amazing team at @ifo_Education & perfect place to thrive with @ifo_Institut, @CESifoNetwork + @ECONMunich 🫶🏻🌟 Please share widely 🙏 Link 👇
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⌛️REMINDER: Two weeks left to apply for this fantastic postdoc position at @ifo_Education & @ifo_Institut 🙂 Deadline: August 17 ⏲️ IMPORTANT: The position requires fluent German skills 🧑🏫 @Woessmann @CESifoNetwork
We are looking for a postdoc to work on exciting RCTs circling around scaling up mentoring interventions, starting in July 2026 💪🏻🚀 Amazing team at @ifo_Education & perfect place to thrive with @ifo_Institut, @CESifoNetwork + @ECONMunich 🫶🏻🌟 Please share widely 🙏 Link 👇
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📢 Job alert: Postdoc position 🧑🎓 (up to 6 years, non-tenure track) In our Center, @henninghermes is looking to fill a research position in the economics of education, particularly to join in major field experimental work on mentoring Come join our team! 👇
We are looking for a postdoc to work on exciting RCTs circling around scaling up mentoring interventions, starting in July 2026 💪🏻🚀 Amazing team at @ifo_Education & perfect place to thrive with @ifo_Institut, @CESifoNetwork + @ECONMunich 🫶🏻🌟 Please share widely 🙏 Link 👇
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We are looking for a student assistant🔎 If you... ▶️ are interested in empirical research ▶️ are enrolled in a Bachelor’s/Master's program in econ, data/social sciences, or similar ▶️ have knowledge in econometrics, scraping & Stata/R ...please apply! 👉 https://t.co/93xqr5bUQ8
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📢New paper in the Economic Journal @EJ_RES: 👉Differences in patience can account for substantial regional variation in educational achievement within countries Data on Facebook interests allow us to derive regional measures of patience https://t.co/gvNFfGQ2BI A🧵 1/9
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🧵 1/ 🚨 Job Opening: Join us at Johannes Kepler University Linz! I'm hiring a Pre-Doc / PhD-track Research Assistant in microeconomic theory with a focus on market design & game theory. Perfect for those considering a PhD or looking for a 1–2 year RA position. 👇
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