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Benjamin Arold

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Benjamin Arold

@BenjaminArold

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, @cambridge_uni. Before @ETH, @LMU_Muenchen, @ifo_Institut. Economics of Labor, Education, Religion, and AI

Cambridge, UK

Joined June 2021

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Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
Mar 24, 2025
🚨New Working Paper: The Value of Worker Rights in Collective Bargaining w/ @ellliottt, W. Bentley MacLeod & @snaidunl We propose novel NLP methods applied to 30,000 collective bargaining agreements to quantify the value of worker rights. 👉 nber.org/papers/w33605 🧵1/7
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Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
Jul 8, 2024
🥳 Beyond excited that my first publication is now out @QJEHarvard 🥳 Thanks a ton for great comments by editors, referees, mentors, peers, and especially by my supervisors @ellliottt, @Woessmann, and Davide Cantoni. 👉 (open access): academic.oup.com/qje/advance-ar… An updated🧵 1/8
QJE
@QJEHarvard
Jul 8, 2024
Recently accepted by #QJE, “Evolution vs. Creationism in the Classroom: The Lasting Effects of Science Education,” by Benjamin W. Arold (@BenjaminArold): doi.org/10.1093/qje/qj…
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Evolution vs. Creationism in the Classroom: The Lasting Effects of Science Education*
Abstract. Anti-scientific attitudes can impose substantial costs on societies. Can schools be an important agent in mitigating the propagation of such atti
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Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
Apr 4, 2024
Excited to share that I will join @Cambridge_Uni, Econ Dep, this Sept as Assistant Professor! Looking forward to working with the⭐️economists there! I am forever grateful to my amazing supervisors @ellliottt Ash, Ludger @Woessmann and Davide Cantoni. You are my role models! 🙏
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Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
Feb 27, 2025
📣Now hiring: Predoc in Economics and Data Science @ellliottt Ash and I are hiring a predoc -- work @ETH_en Zurich on exciting projects in applied econ (education, political econ etc.), using AI, NLP, and causal inference. Apply here: econjobmarket.org/positions/11505 @econ_ra
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Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
Oct 10, 2022
📢New WP🚨 “Evolution vs. Creationism in the Classroom: The Lasting Effects of Science Education” Key result: Evolution teaching affects students` related knowledge, adulthood beliefs, and life choices. More here:🧵 👉research-collection.ethz.ch/handle/20.500.… 1/8
Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
Nov 13, 2025
The Sorting Hat has spoken – I am thrilled to share that I have found my Cambridge College. I have joined @SidneySussex College Cambridge as a Fellow, alongside my position at the Faculty of Economics @CamEcon @Cambridge_Uni. Thanks a ton for the warm welcome, @SidneySussex!
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Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
Oct 10, 2024
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QJE
@QJEHarvard
Oct 10, 2024
Replying to @QJEHarvard
#QJE Nov 2024, #7, “Evolution vs. Creationism in the Classroom: The Lasting Effects of Science Education,” by Benjamin W. Arold (@BenjaminArold): doi.org/10.1093/qje/qj…
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Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
Jul 7, 2022
PhD viva ✅️👨‍🎓🥳 @ifo_Institut @LMU_Muenchen. Thanks a ton, Ludger @Woessmann, for your truely outstanding supervision and support! Also many thanks to Davide Cantoni, Andreas @APeichl, my great co-authors, the fantastic team of @ifo_Education, and everyone who supported me!
Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
Mar 9, 2023
Wow, I'm deeply honoured to receive this prize for my PhD! 🥳 Thanks so much to the jury of the @VfS_econ for choosing me, and to my PhD supervisor Ludger @Woessmann for your truly outstanding support!
Ludger Woessmann
@Woessmann
Mar 9, 2023
And the winner is… 🥳@BenjaminArold🎉 wins the Dissertation Award in the Economics of Education🍾provided by the Committee for the Economics of Education of the German Economic Association @VfS_econ🎊 Congratulations from the proud supervisor😊 …-economics.committee.socialpolitik.de/dissertation-a…
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Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
Aug 30, 2024
Today is my last day as postdoc @ETH. Thanks a ton to @ellliottt and all team members of the @eth_cle for two fantastic years. I could not have had a better postdoc experience! Next step: @Cambridge_Uni
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Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
Sep 19, 2023
Wow - I am thrilled to receive the 🥳Fürther Ludwig-Erhard-Preis 2023 🥳 for best PhD, recognized for innovation, practical relevance, and societal impact Special thanks to my fantastic PhD supervisor Ludger @Woessmann and all amazing co-authors.
Top-Ökonom Otmar Issing hält Festrede: Verleihung des Fürther Ludwig-Erhard-Preises 2023
From marktspiegel.de
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Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
Sep 6, 2022
Thanks a ton for the warm welcome @eth_cle! It is fantastic to be here at @ETH in Zurich and work with @ellliottt and the other team members on new exciting projects!
ETH Center for Law & Economics
@eth_cle
Sep 6, 2022
A warm welcome to @BenjaminArold! Ben has joined @eth_cle as a postdoc, after completing his PhD at @LMU_Muenchen & @ifo_Institut. He works at the intersection of labor economics & public economics, i.a. focussing on education and political economy.
Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
May 6, 2022
Just traveling back from three amazing days @ETH Zurich, where I will start my postdoc this fall in the group of @ellliottt @eth_cle. So exited! Thanks a ton to everyone who supported me on this journey, especially @Woessmann 🥳
Benjamin Arold
@BenjaminArold
Mar 18, 2024
Excited to visit @Princeton this week! Thanks a lot Bentley MacLeod for having me. Looking forward to giving a workshop on NLP in Econ tomorrow!
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