Christoph Siemroth
@SiemrothEcon
Economist working on financial markets and organizational economics. Associate Professor at University of Essex. @UoE_economics #EconTwitter
π’Our #WorkFromHome paper came out in the first issue of the Journal of Political Economy Micro! Main finding: #WFH decreased productivity among IT workers, added 1.6-2h to working day, bc collaboration is harder remotely. Summary thread 1/n #EconTwitter doi.org/10.1086/721803
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Employees with more direct collaborators generate better ideas. Those who bridge groups face short-term costs but create valuable spillovers. Remote work disrupts key innovation networks. Research by Michael Gibbs, Friederike Mengel & Christoph Siemroth. ow.ly/4ztr50WrgHJ
Last week, I recorded a live podcast in Munich (yes, with real humans, not AI) about our research on giving behaviour, using a Dutch TV show where people donate to those in financial need. ποΈ Listen here: pod.link/1536444695
Wow, only 12 years after the first student joined the University of Essex, big contribution to economics.
1/ Week 28: Theory paper in focus this week is the seminal article by Anthony Atkinson and @JosephEStiglitz that is now famously referred to as the "zero commodity/capital taxation" benchmark in public economics. It has led to much technical & policy debates. Let's find out.
Using data from over 28,000 #innovators within a #firm, this study examines how network position affects #innovation, measured by the quality of ideas proposed in a formal suggestion system. Read: spkl.io/6017A6hpz Subscribe: spkl.io/6010A6hpO #EconTwitter
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This is flying a bit under the radar. But in terms of damage to Americaβs innovation and knowledge supremacy, the chilling effect of these revocations on the countryβs ability to attract and retain scientific talent likely dwarfs the impact of tariffs or other policies.
UK university bureaucracy at its finest. Received a request to change text on my exam: "the duration states 120 minutes but it needs to be 2 hours. Please can you change this?" This request involved and took the time of at least 3 people... #AcademicTwitter #academia
A Man's World? Consumption-based Investment in the #MutualFund Industry This paper examines whether U.S. mutual fund managers invest in line with gender-specific #consumption patterns. By: @HansGruener, Alexandra Niessen-Ruenzi & @SiemrothEcon Read: spkl.io/6014faPHo