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Valentin Kecht

@VKecht

Postdoc at @EPFL_en. Econ PhD from @unibonn. Bavarian by nature, Italian by nurture. Views and dadjokes my own.

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Joined April 2020
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Benjamin Born@borneconOct 6
Come join our macro group @UniBonn! We're hiring two postdocs for three years, starting September 2027. Empirical and theoretical macroeconomists (broadly defined) welcome. Apply by 15 Nov 2026: econjobmarket.org/positions/… #EconTwitter #EconJobs @christianbaye13
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📢 PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics 2027 📢 Next edition: University of Zurich (June 17–18, 2027). Keynote speakers: John Conlon (Ohio State University), @alexandraroulet (INSEAD) Call for Papers: sites.google.com/view/behavi… Submission Deadline: Jan 31, 2027
PhD Workshop

PhD Workshop

Upcoming Edition: 3rd PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics June 17/18, 2027 University of Zurich Submission Deadline: January 31, 2027 (23:59 EST)

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The workshop provides a platform for early-career researchers to present work in behavioral and labor economics. We welcome submissions from current PhD students and from researchers who graduated in 2026 or later and work as postdocs, assistant professors, or equivalent.
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Organizing committee: Simon Cordes (Bonn), @sara_rabino (UZH), @MattMachio (UZH) and @vkecht (EPFL).
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Farzad Saidi@farzadoAug 26
Join us as assistant professor in finance @UniBonn’s Department of Economics. Looking for research-active folks fresh out of their PhD programs and more seasoned candidates alike: econjobmarket.org/positions/…
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🎉A big thank you to everyone who participated in the PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics 2026, hosted at @CEBI_UCPH, University of Copenhagen! The workshop brought together amazing researchers for talks and discussions - and we couldn't have asked for a better crowd.
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And a special thanks to my fantastic co-organizers - Simon Cordes, Ida Maria Hartmann, and @VKecht - for making it all come together. Looking forward to the next edition!
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Farzad Saidi@farzadoMay 14
Read the full paper here: nber.org/papers/w35089
Aging at the Very Top

Aging at the Very Top

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The rise of the American corporate gerontocracy ft.trib.al/ruGb102
The rise of the American corporate gerontocracy

The rise of the American corporate gerontocracy

No country for young CEOs

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Farzad Saidi@farzadoMay 20
Weitere Coverage zu unserem Paper, diesmal aus Deutschland, wo das Alter bei Ernennung der CEOs von 44 auf 52 Jahre angestiegen ist. Wie nachhaltig und zukunftsgerichtet ist die gestiegene Nachfrage nach generalistischen Skills, die das Altern in der Chefetage antreibt?
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Anstieg um Zehn Jahre: Warum Unternehmen auf immer ältere Chefs setzen (von Laura Roban) faz.net/aktuell/karriere-hoc…
Warum Unternehmen auf immer ältere CEOs setzen

Warum Unternehmen auf immer ältere CEOs setzen

Führungskräfte gelangen in den Vereinigten Staaten deutlich später als noch vor 20 Jahren in Spitzenpositionen. Können junge Menschen aus dem Trend etwas für die eigene Karriere lernen?

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Understanding the rise in CEO age Valentin Kecht @UniBonn, Alessandro Lizzeri @PrincetonEcon @Princeton, Farzad Saidi @farzado @UniBonn ow.ly/rk0Q50YVnZi
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New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP21397 Aging at the Very Top Valentin Kecht @UniBonn, Alessandro Lizzeri @PrincetonEcon @Princeton, Farzad Saidi @farzado @UniBonn ow.ly/lrff50YOVJB #CEPR_LE #CEPR_OE #CEPR_BCF #EconTwitter
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@axiosApr 28
American CEOs are getting older trib.al/Q78WOxx
American CEOs are getting older

American CEOs are getting older

The average American CEO is now 61, up from around 51 two decades ago.

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Posted: What Explains the Rise in CEO Age?, corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026… #corpgov

What Explains the Rise in CEO Age?

CEO age has risen sharply over the past several decades. In a recent NBER working paper, we document this striking trend, examine associated trends in career profiles and discuss potential explanat...

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Steven N. Durlauf
@sndurlaufApr 25
This is a wonderful paper Valentin Kecht, Alessandro Lizzeri, and Farzad Saidi. The analysis makes a persuasive argument that long and diverse career paths are increasingly valued. As such, the model speaks to issues ranging from the right tail of executive compensation to meaning of meritocratic matching in firms. The paper complements arguments made by Michelle Jackson @mivich in her brilliant book The Division of Rationalized Labor on increasing job complexity in the modern economy.
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CEOs have become much older since 2000, especially in smaller firms, as rising uncertainty and complexity increase demand for generalist skills acquired over longer careers, from Valentin Kecht, Alessandro Lizzeri, and @farzado nber.org/papers/w35089
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Farzad Saidi@farzadoApr 27
In which we study how firms' use of big data shapes the transmission of macroeconomic shocks to investment, with data-intensive firms responding more strongly to monetary policy shocks while their data intensity exhibits a non-linear relationship with investment cyclicality.
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New CEPR Discussion Paper - DP21379 Monetary Policy and Business Cycles in the Data Economy Carl-Christian Groh @UniBonn, Oliver Pfäuti @PfaeutiEcon @UTAustin, Farzad Saidi @farzado @UniBonn ow.ly/q9rt50YOUSE #CEPR_MEF #CEPR_MG #CEPR_BCF #EconTwitter
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Farzad Saidi@farzadoApr 23
Why has CEO age increased so much? Thank you also to @bizboyle for covering our paper for Bloomberg: bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
CEOs in Their 60s Are New Norm With Companies Picking Older Bosses

CEOs in Their 60s Are New Norm With Companies Picking Older Bosses

Apple Inc.’s new chief executive officer joined the iPhone maker 25 years ago and was tapped for the top job at age 50. While that would have been a common trajectory for CEOs a generation ago, the...

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CEOs have become much older since 2000, especially in smaller firms, as rising uncertainty and complexity increase demand for generalist skills acquired over longer careers, from Valentin Kecht, Alessandro Lizzeri, and @farzado nber.org/papers/w35089
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David Van Dijcke@packlesshepherdApr 9
I coded up an open-source, not-for-profit AI paper reviewer that rivals the performance of @reviewer3com, @RefineInk, and Stanford Agentic Reviewer (according to @GeminiApp). Costs <$2! Live @ coarse.ink. Plug in paper, @OpenRouter key, and email. #econtwitter.
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🚨 Very excited to co-organize the 2nd PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics in Copenhagen (June 8-9, 2026) Are you a PhD student / PostDoc? ✅ Working on Labor and/or Behavioral Economics? ✅ Do not miss the chance to apply!
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📢 PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics 2026 📢 The next edition will take place at @CEBI_UCPH , Copenhagen (June 8–9, 2026). Keynote speakers: Ingar Haaland (NHH) & Benjamin Schoefer (UC Berkeley). Call for Papers: sites.google.com/view/behavi… Deadline: Jan 31, 2026
PhD Workshop

PhD Workshop

Upcoming Edition: 3rd PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics June 17/18, 2027 University of Zurich Submission Deadline: January 31, 2027 (23:59 EST)

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📢 PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics 2026 📢 The next edition will take place at @CEBI_UCPH , Copenhagen (June 8–9, 2026). Keynote speakers: Ingar Haaland (NHH) & Benjamin Schoefer (UC Berkeley). Call for Papers: sites.google.com/view/behavi… Deadline: Jan 31, 2026
PhD Workshop

PhD Workshop

Upcoming Edition: 3rd PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics June 17/18, 2027 University of Zurich Submission Deadline: January 31, 2027 (23:59 EST)

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