Christian Zimmermann's Blog and Media Mentions

Christian Zimmermann

Blog and media mentions

Blogging has become a new way to discuss research. I fact, I am actively trying to encourage such discussion through the Econ Academics blog aggregator. And sometimes my own research is discussed. Here is what I am aware of. Includes also other media mentions, like radio interviews.

Unemployment Insurance Generosity: A Trans-Atlantic Comparison
- Comparing American and European Unemployment Insurance, Condé Nast Portfolio.com, Odd Numbers, December 12, 2008.
The Economics of Citation
- Economics of Citation, Mostly Economics, August 25, 2008.
Heterodox Economics and Dissemination of Research through the Internet: the Experience of RePEc and NEP
- Diffusion de la recherche: l'expérience RePEc et NEP, blog du Centre de doc - Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne, October 30, 2008.
- OA and heterodox economics, Open Access News, October 27, 2008.
- A propos de la diffusion de la recherche "non traditionelle", pintiniblog, October 29, 2008.
Voting on unemployment generosity
- New insights on optimal unemployment insurance, Economic Logic, December 23, 2008.
Malaria: Disease Impacts and Long-Run Income Differences
- Development economics needs to refocus, Economic Logic, April 10, 2009.
Parenthood and Productivity of Highly Skilled Labor: Evidence from the Grove of Academe
- How Does Having Kids Affect Productivity? Real Time Economics, Wall Street Journal, January 14, 2014. Reused by QQEnglish, January 15, 2014.
- Academics with kids are more successful Welfare Society Territory, January 16, 2014.
- Having Kids Makes Some Parents More Productive The Sisterhood, Forward the Jewish Daily, January 19, 2014.
- Fed does study on Parenthood, Advisor.ca, January 23, 2014.
- The Mommy-Track Myth, The Atlantic, February 4, 2014. Reused by Quartz, February 5, 2014.
- Werkende moeders zijn net zo productief als vrouwen zonder kinderen, NRC Handelsblad, February 4, 2014.
- Mythe over minder productieve mama's ontkracht, De Morgen, February 6, 2014.
- Does having kids make you a less productive worker?, SFGate, February 7, 2014.
- Mères et plus productives que jamais, La Presse, May 10, 2014.
- Eltern sind besonders fleißige Mitarbeiter, Spiegel Online, June 19, 2014.
- Studie: Väter sind beruflich leistungsfähiger als kinderlose Männer, Business-panorama.de, October 8, 2014.
- Väter sind leistungsfähiger, Men's Health (German edition), October 8, 2014.
- Does Having Children Lower the Productivity of Professionals at Work?, On the Economy, October 23, 2014.
- Study: Women with more children are more productive at work, Washington Post Wonkblog, October 30, 2014. Reused at NZ Herald News, November 5, 2014, IOL Lifestyle, October 31, 2014.
- More Children Means More Work Productivity, Study Suggests, New York Times Motherlode blog, October 31, 2014.
- Moms with more than 2 kids are more productive at work, study finds NBC Today Parents, October 31, 2014. Reused at WRCBtv, November 2, 2014.
- One study that illustrates how screwed up America's approach to family life is, Vox, November 1, 2014.
- Mothers Are More Productive At Work Than Women Without Kids, ThinkProgess, November 3, 2014.
- Interview, John Hines Show, WCCO CBS Minnesota, November 3, 2014.
- 5 things you don't need to know but might want to and one place not to take a selfie, St. Louis Business Journal, November 3, 2014.
- Why Many Working Moms Make Better Employees, Care2, November 3, 2014.
- Study: Working women with children more productive at work, KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau, November 3, 2014.
- Interview, Calgary Today with Angela Kokott, Newstalk 770, November 4, 2014.
- Ginnie Graham: 'Mommy brain' doesn't slow parents in workplace, Tulsa World, November 5, 2014.
- Why Parenthood is Great for Productivity, Inc., November 6, 2014.
- Fertility and Productivity, First Things, November 7, 2014.
- Face: Women With Kids More Productive Than Literally Everyone, Jezebel, November 9, 2014.
- Moms With More Kids Get More Done at Work, Newser, November 9, 2014.
- What having more than one child does to your productivity and happiness, Deseret News National, November 9, 2014. Reused by Chronicle-Independent, November 10, 2014, NewsOK, November 10, 2014.
- Study: Moms more productive at work, Daily Herald, November 10, 2014.
- Mothers Can Be More Productive at Work, Family Studies Blog, November 19, 2014.
- Studies explore what having more than one child does to productivity, happiness, KTAR News, November 25, 2014.
- Useamman Lapsen Äidit Ovat Huippuja Töissä, City (Finland), February 1, 2015.
- The Good and the Bad of Becoming a Parent, Esquire, August 13, 2015.
- Why parents may make better employees, Market Watch, August 14, 2015.
- The ultimate efficiency hack: Have kids, Quartz, October 11, 2016. Reused at World Economic Forum Global Agenda, October 14, 2016.
- Lavoro. Avere figli ti rende più efficiente, GQ Italia, October 12, 2016.
- Lavoro: chi ha figli è più efficiente. Ecco perché, QuiFinanza, October 13, 2016.
- How having two children turns mothers into super achievers who are more productive than their childless colleagues, Daily Mail, October 20, 2016.
- The secret to being a modern superwoman, The Times, October 20, 2016.
- Want To Be More Productive? Have TWO Kids (Yes, Really), HerFamily.ie, October 21, 2016.
- Tutkimus todisti: Äidit töissä tehokkaampia kuin muut!, Stara, October 23, 2016.
- Does being a mom make you more productive at work?, Spark, CBC Radio, October 30, 2016.
- First comes job, then comes...?, Financial Time Podcast, November 4, 2016.
- What You Can Do to Help New Parents, TLNT, March 20, 2017.
- The simple system that helped me stop obsessing over work—and start prioritizing my family, Quartz, April 18, 2017.
- Kinder als Leistungsturbo, news@ORF.at, May 16, 2017.
- Why Working Mothers are the Best Bargains in Business, Bright Horizons Solutions at Work Blog, August 7, 2017.
- How Not to Tell Your Boss You're Pregnant, sheknows, January 3, 2018.
- 9 scientific ways being a father affects your success, Business Insider, June 17, 2018.
- Mothers in Denmark Are Less Productive at Work, Study Finds, Partially Explaining Gender-Wage GapA, Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2018.
- The best new perks for working parents, Quartz, November 27, 2018.
- Mothers are often more efficient than childless counterparts, China Daily Hong Kong edition, March 8, 2019.
Universal Basic Income vs. Unemployment Insurance
- Hutchins Roundup: Unemployment Insurance, Emerging Markets, and More, The Hutchins Roundup, Brookings, November 20, 2014.
- Universal Basic Income vs. Unemployment Insurance: Which is the Better Safety Net?, Ed Dolan's Econ Blog, EconoMonitor, November 24, 2014.
- Universal Basic Income v Unemployment Insurance, True Economics, January 16, 2015.
- Basic Income, Some Issues, Stumbling and Mumbling, January 27, 2015.
- Analyzing a Universal Basic Income, RegBlog, Penn Program on Regulation, February 9, 2015.
I work on RePEc, which is frequently mentioned in the media. Here are some recent examples where I am mentioned as well:
- Now You Can Play The Nerdiest Fantasy Sport Ever -- Fantasy Economics, Business Insider, January 13, 2014.
- Fantasy league lets economists indulge their animal spirits, Mound City Money, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 14, 2014.
- Fantasy Football for Econ Nerds, Freakonomics, January 17, 2014.
- Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, National Public Radio, January 18, 2014.
- Forget fantasy football. In Colby player's league, champs are economists, Portland Press Herald, January 24, 2014.
- Masci, bianchi e sempre gli stessi: l'immobile Top 200 degli economisti, Corriere della Sera, October 11, 2015.
- Los Economistas Más Influyentes de Internet, El Mundo Domingo, November 27, 2016.
And lastly, the FRED Blog generates media attention as well.
- Trump tried to save their jobs. These workers are quitting anyway, The Washington Post, August 15, 2017.
- Recovery has been really slow on the labor market, CNBC Power Lunch, August 17, 2017.
- Workers are finally seeing higher wages, but it’s a fraction of record corporate profits, Washington Post, November 2, 2018.
- GM layoffs are another victory for capital over labor, Washington Post, November 26, 2018.
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