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Erik Hornung

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Professor of Economic History at University of Cologne

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US and EU reach tariff agreement to avert trade war Deal follows Scotland talks between Donald Trump and European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen

What a deal!
The EU has "agreed to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on additional US energy products and weapons, in exchange for the broad 15 per cent levy that covers many European exports including cars."
Not a misprint. Unthinkable during my lifetime. But this is 2025.
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28.07.2025 05:35 πŸ‘ 206 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 24

"Economic Societies and the Rise of Useful Knowledge" now out in the Economic Journal!

07.07.2025 14:39 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our Spanish Flu paper is now forthcoming at Explorations in Economic History!

13.01.2025 08:39 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

There is just one more week until the deadline to apply for the Postdoc position in Economic History!

#EconSky

10.01.2025 13:26 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Job announcement for Postdoctoral Researcher in Economic History

Job announcement for Postdoctoral Researcher in Economic History

Job announcement for Postdoctoral Researcher in Economic History

Job announcement for Postdoctoral Researcher in Economic History

πŸ“’We are hiring πŸ“’

We look to fill a Postdoc position in Economic History!

5-year position funded by ERC project β€žEntrenched: Elite Capture and Social Mobilityβ€œ

jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/1964

Deadline: Jan 17, 2025
Please spread widely!

@econtribute.bsky.social
#EconSky

13.12.2024 12:13 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
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Historical Political Economy - Insights from Europe Thank you for your interest in our survey. We are a team of researchers based at the Humboldt-University of Berlin, University of Bonn and University of Geneva. The goal of this survey is to map the ...

Is your research in Historical Political Economy and are you based in Europe? @beckerbastian.bsky.social, @cathrinmohr.bsky.social and I seek to map the current state as well as the future potential of the field in Europe. Help us to do so by taking our 15-minute survey: forms.gle/kXXsGQZUVtrH...

10.12.2024 13:04 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Happy to finally share the fantastic news that I received an #ERCCoG grant! 😊 I am very grateful to the ERC that they decided to give me the much-needed freedom to do this project.

You will find me in the data mines next year!

Also: Watch out for job ads coming soon!

04.12.2024 10:25 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸ“’ We are hiring πŸ“’

ifo is looking to fill 5 positions, incl. one

6-year Postdoc πŸ‘©β€πŸŽ“

to join our team at the ifo Center for the Economics of Education!

πŸ‘‰https://econjobmarket.org/positions/11131
Deadline: 24 Nov 2024

Please spread the word! #EconSky

30.10.2024 06:03 πŸ‘ 56 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 4

Are you hiring in Applied Micro? Labor, Economic History, Political Economy? I suggest looking at Carola Stapper's profile and read her exciting work!

18.11.2024 13:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good news - we are hiring!! πŸ₯³

Are you an Applied Microeconomist on the job market & interested in policy-relevant research on crime, labor & inequality? Come work with us @diw.de & join our new team in a vibrant research environment - right in the center of Berlin.
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07.11.2024 17:22 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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πŸ‘‹Our Cluster of Excellence ECONtribute is now here on Bluesky! Follow us for updates on our events, research and exciting news. Find out more about us on our websiteπŸ‘‰ econtribute.de. #EconSky #EconTwitter

13.11.2024 09:46 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

That is fantastic news, congrats everyone involved!

05.11.2024 09:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Despite concerns over data, I still need to be convinced the core ideas of these papers are wrong.

14.10.2024 13:11 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Colonial Origins, Atlantic Traders, and Reversal of Fortunes. These studies are important not because they’re flawless, but because they conveyed novel insights and convinced economists that history matters. That’s what great research does, even if it’s later challenged.

14.10.2024 13:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks to AJR, an entire line of research into long-run development has emerged over the past 20 years. I probably wouldn’t be in academia without their pioneering work. Every year, I tell my students this when we cover their landmark papers:

14.10.2024 13:10 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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🚨CALL FOR PAPERS🚨 Technology and Long-Term Development: Lessons from the Past. When? June 12-13, 2025. Where? València (Spain). Keynotes: Luigi Pascali and Bruno Caprettini #EconSky #Econhist

04.09.2024 20:24 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1

#EconSky: We are hiring! We are looking for a PostDoc in empirical economics. (100%) with an interest in regional economics! NO teaching duties!
econjobmarket.org/positions/10...
You can join a great team – all using spatial variation in environment, housing, labor, education and/or population.

09.11.2023 14:57 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

You should really consider hiring @juliuskoschnick.bsky.social !

02.11.2023 07:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ERC Starting Grant β€œORGandICT” The objective of this research project is to push the frontier of our understanding of how the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) affects the internal organization of firms a...

We're hiring! Join us as post-doc at the University of TΓΌbingen! 3 yrs, 0 teaching. Funded through an ERC STG on the effect of digitalization on firms. Deadline is 30nov2023. econjobmarket.org/positions/10... annagumpert.wordpress.com/erc-starting...

30.10.2023 15:02 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Not a fan of the Royal Sonesta?

27.10.2023 13:27 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks a lot for the intro @stephanmaurer.bsky.social !

06.10.2023 19:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0