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Fabien Petit

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Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Barcelona. Research Fellow at CEPEO, UCL. Labor markets, technologies, skills, generations, and inequality. fabienpetit.com

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Submissions to JEEA on January 31st will be like πŸ“ˆπŸš€ STONKS @eeanews.bsky.social

08.01.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's 2026. I wish you all a great year!

PS: I'm back posting on BS, Twitter, X, or whatever :)

08.01.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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‼️We are thrilled to announce that applications for the MSc in Economics at @ub.eduΒ is officially open!

🌍Join the globally recognized programme in Economics designed for aspiring Researchers, Economists, and Policy Leaders dedicated to understanding and shaping today’s economic challenges.

05.12.2025 10:30 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That's me (with a Xmas hat)

10.12.2025 13:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CEPEO Seminar Series. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: CEPEO Seminar Series. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

09.12.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s @cepeo-ucl.bsky.social last seminar of 2025 this Thursday with one of our own @fabienpetit.bsky.social

Join us in person or online to hear about new research on the spillover benefits of education, using LEO data

Note: At earlier time of 2pm to allow for the team to then play mini golf ⛳️

09.12.2025 17:57 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Using UCAS data to understand higher education transitions Join us in person at the Department for Education in London to learn more about using UCAS data to better understand youth transitions

Want to know more about using UCAS data to research transitions to HE (and delay the return to your desk in Jan!)?

Join us in person at the Department for Education in London for a research showcase with @adruk.bsky.social

πŸ••Tues 6th Jan, 10.30am-4pm

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977270535...

09.12.2025 11:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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@fabienpetit.bsky.social presenting his work this morning at the UCL and IFS joint workshop on Human Capital and Labour Markets coorganised by CEPEO

21.11.2025 10:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🎬 The TASKS VII Conference #TASKSVII2025 has come to an end.

🀝 The conversations & collaborations sparked in #Luxembourg will continue well beyond today.

πŸ™ A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us β€” and we look forward to future editions of TASKS!

πŸ”— Event info: www.liser.lu/events/TASKS...

12.09.2025 13:20 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Day 2️⃣ of the TASKS VII Conference #TASKSVII2025

πŸ—£οΈ @fabienpetit.bsky.social presents β€œThe Employment Impact of Emerging Digital Technologies” co-authored w/ E. Prytkova, @lideyu.bsky.social, S. Chaturvedi & T. Ciarli

πŸ”— Program details: www.liser.lu/events/TASKS...

#Automation #EconSky #AISky

12.09.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks @liser-lm.bsky.social for organizing this great conference! I'm looking forward to being there in the next days!

09.09.2025 13:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”œ We are looking forward to hosting the TASKS VII Conference: The Economic Impacts of #AI on Work and Labor Markets

πŸ“… September 11-12 in #Luxembourg

🧳 We wish all the participants a safe and speedy journey to #TASKSVII2025

πŸ”— www.liser.lu/events/TASKS...

#EconSky #ArtificialIntelligence

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09.09.2025 13:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

Implement a 100% tariff and ruin a movie

Joker 2

07.05.2025 00:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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⏳NOW HIRING! Call for applications for two Assistant Professor positions:

πŸ“Applied Economics / History and Economic Institutions
πŸ”΄Deadline: 2 May 2025
πŸ”—https://f.mtr.cool/jrawiojtmr

Serra HΓΊnter Programme by Research and Universities Department (Generalitat de Catalunya)

30.04.2025 10:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Check out @paul-ed-martin.bsky.social (CEPEO) new Data Insight on how where you live and your personal background affect your chances of going to university! πŸŽ“πŸ“š

www.adruk.org/fileadmin/up...

31.03.2025 09:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ New blog post πŸ“’

πŸ’ΌWhy are working class applicants less likely to be hired?

blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cepeo/2025/0...

Following on from our @nuffieldfoundation.org report today’s blog post focuses on why working class young people (yp) are less likely to be offered jobs than their more advantaged peers

07.03.2025 12:50 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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πŸ’‘CEPEO Seminar coming up next week! πŸ’‘

We are very lucky to have Silke Anger from Institute for Employment Research (IAB) presenting her work on offering high school students access to assistance from professional career counselors.

Thursday 27th Feb, sign up here:

ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

21.02.2025 11:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Last week, we bid a heartfelt 'Γ  bientΓ΄t' to our brilliant Research Fellow and Econ-wizard, @fabienpetitucl.bsky.social

Soon, he’ll embark on a new adventure as an Assistant Professor at the University of Barcelona.

10.02.2025 13:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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CEPEO's 4th Annual Lecture Join us for the Centre for Education Policy and Equalising Opportunities' 4th Annual Lecture, delivered this year by Professor Chloe Gibbs

"Making Smart Investments in Early Childhood Education"

We are very excited to be hosting Professor Chloe Gibbs from the University of Notre Dame for CEPEO's 4th Annual Lecture.

πŸ—“οΈThursday, July 10 Β· 6 - 8pm
πŸ“Central Hall Westminster
πŸ‘‰Sign up for free here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cepeos-4th...

11.02.2025 10:00 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Today, via ADR UK, I've published a new "Data Explained" document where I share some insights of carrying out research using linked National Pupil Database (NPD) and HESA higher education data. These datasets are also available as part of the "LEO" dataset... 🧡

www.adruk.org/fileadmin/up...

20.01.2025 11:07 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Ready for our first seminar of 2025?

"It’s alright for some: Are the effects of school exclusion heterogeneous?"

Andrew McClean will discuss his work examining the effects of school exclusion.

πŸ“…Join us 23rd Jan, 3-4pm. Online or in person at UCL.

➑️Sign up here: www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/events/2...

14.01.2025 07:15 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Private school pupils’ performance in GCSEs (and IGCSEs) Using rich longitudinal data from the UK’s Millennium Cohort Study (MCS), the authors compare the performance of private and state school pupils in age 16 national examinations (GCSEs) in England, ...

State schools have closed the gap with private schools in GCSE results, once we adjust for socioeconomic differences in their intakes.

New findings in our paper published today in Cambridge Review of Education: https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2024.2420611

21.11.2024 07:35 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 66 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 19

We are excited to be hosting Dr Anna Raute today at CEPEO.

Do join us online for her seminar about family friendly workplace policies at 3pm.

Sign up: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

28.11.2024 08:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“’ Upcoming @CEPEO_UCL @UCLSocRes Summer Seminar! We're thrilled to welcome @annastansbury.bsky.social from MIT, presenting "The Class Gap in Career Progression: Evidence from Academia"

πŸ—“οΈ June 12, 2024
⏰ 13:00 (UK Time)
πŸ”— Register now: ucl.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

03.06.2024 12:26 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't miss our one-day event on "Higher Education Access and Funding: Challenges and Policy Options", co-organized with @theifs.bsky.social , UCL SRI and Georgetown University!

πŸ—“οΈ May 14, 2024
⏰ 11 AM - 5.30 PM (BST)
πŸ”— Sign up now (hybrid): ifs.org.uk/events/highe...

08.04.2024 14:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Upcoming CEPEO Seminar!

We're thrilled to welcome
@luciegschmidt.bsky.social, presenting her work: "Does Old Age Social Security Help Children? The Impact of Social Security on Child Well-Being"

- May 2, 2024
- 15:00 (UK Time)
- Register now: ucl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

08.04.2024 14:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
EconPapers: AI and Employment Opportunities: Fostering Skill Development for a Prosperous Future By Fabien Petit; Abstract: The 2023 AI Safety Summit brought attention to the profound changes AI can bring to our work lives. While we have

Curious about what AI means for the future of skills and jobs? @fabienpetitucl.bsky.social wrote this insightful briefing note on AI's potential and challenges for the economy and for equalising opportunities. Take a look! econpapers.repec.org/paper/uclcep...
#CEPEO2023inReview

18.12.2023 15:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Will #AI replace all jobs? Elon Musk thinks so. At the 2023 AI Safety Summit, he and Rishi Sunak discussed this looming possibility.

My latest Briefing Note explores strategies to ensure employment opportunities in the meantime!

Check this out! #FutureOfWork #UK #Skills

12.12.2023 00:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So honored that my co-author Ekaterina Prytkova won the Best Paper Award CESifo for our joint work on Exposure to Emerging Digital Technologies!

Our working paper will be available by the end of December, and the data will follow by mid-January. Stay tuned!

08.12.2023 14:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today, I'm thrilled to present at the @UntangledEu Final Conference in Leuven!

My talk will focus on the adoption of emerging digital technologies across Europe, including #AI and #robotics, and will explore differences between countries!

#DigitalTransformation

23.11.2023 11:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0