Wie haben wirtschaftliche Sorgen und Migration die Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt geprägt? Und welche Wirtschaftspolitik wäre von einer AfD-Regierung zu erwarten? Dazu ein kurzes Interview.

Freie Universität Berlin @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social · last mo.

Nach der Landtagswahl in Sachsen-Anhalt: Max Steinhardt, Professor für Volkswirtschaftslehre an der #FUBerlin, analysiert, welche Rolle wirtschaftliche Sorgen und Migration gespielt haben und was von der Wirtschaftspolitik einer AfD-geführten Regierung zu erwarten wäre. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2pcdm9mt

🚨 Announcing OpenCensus, a new project with @ezrakarger.bsky.social : We are transcribing the historical US censuses and releasing them as open data 2.6 million people so far in 1940, browse here: opencensus.us

Big thanks to all participants of the 4th FUB Internal PhD Workshop in Applied Micro. @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social. Co-organized with @danzernatalia.bsky.social, @steinhardt.bsky.social, @janmarcus.de. Lots of exciting research projects! 👏👏

Call for Papers: Aktuell suchen wir Beiträge für das PWP-Sonderheft zum Thema "Bildungsökonomie". Deadline ist der 01.10.2026! www.degruyterbrill.com/de/publicati...

At our institute, @sebastiankohl.bsky.social and @steinhardt.bsky.social are organizing an interdisciplinary public lecture series this summer term, featuring speakers from economics, sociology, and more. Feel free to drop by Thursdays 16:15–17:45! @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social

Interview zum Thema Wohnen in Deutschland in der @taz.de. Entstanden im Kontext eines von der @boeckler-stiftung.bsky.social geförderten Projekts zum Thema Wohnraummangel, gemeinsam mit @sebastiankohl.bsky.social, @lucastella.bsky.social & @simonvoss.bsky.social.

taz@taz.de · 7mo ago

Die einen wohnen beengt, andere haben mehr Platz, als sie brauchen. Ökonom Max Steinhardt sieht großes Potential, Wohnfläche besser zu verteilen.

A new Copenhagen Business School article highlights evidence that Denmark’s 2022 paternity leave reform changed leave-taking patterns, social attitudes & gender earnings gaps. Featuring research by Camille Landais & co-authors. via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddel...

Ny forskning: Elleve uger, der flyttede normerne | Copenhagen Business School

Det første store studie af den øremærkede barsel viser, at reformen ikke kun øger fædres orlov og mindsker løngabet, den ændrer også vores syn på køn, ansvar og ligestilling

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Where do parents find the time to parent? Less sleep, work and screens. Amazing chart feat. in @alphaville.ft.com Further Reading. homeeconomics.substack.com/p/where-do-p...

We are very happy to have Hans-Peter Grüner at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. He will present his work on „Locally Optimal Transfer Free Mechanisms for Border Dispute Settlement“ #EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin

🗓️ Thursday, January 29: We are very happy to welcome Thomas Triebs at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. He will present his work on „Switching to English to Attract Global Talent“ #EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin

Happy that our research is covered in the @theguardian.com . Hopefully next time our names make it in too 😉.

Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute@jfki-econ.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Our latest research on inequality in housing space highlighting the role of overcrowding and under-occupation by @steinhardt.bsky.social @simonvoss.bsky.social & @sebastiankohl.bsky.social has been featured in @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Looking forward to hosting @ariannaornaghi.bsky.social from @hertieschool.bsky.social at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social this week. #EconSky

FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🗓️ Thursday, December 4: We are very happy to have Arianna Ornaghi at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. She will present her work on „Media Consolidation“ #EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin

In a new policy with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social and @simonvoss.bsky.social, we spotlight an overlooked side of housing inequality: how living space is distributed. Both overcrowded and under-occupied homes have been rising in Germany in recent years. politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...

Research briefs - Nuffield Politics Research Centre

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Tarik Abou-Chadi@tabouchadi.bsky.social · 11mo ago

(4) Sebastian Kohl, Max Steinhardt, and Simon Voss shift attention to an often-overlooked dimension of housing inequality: the distribution of living space. Overcrowding and under-occupation in the existing housing stock are rising. Policymakers should incentivize redistribution.

🎉 Der Schmölders-Preis 2025 geht an Yulia Evsyukova, Felix Rusche und Wladislaw Mill für ihr Paper "LinkedOut? A Field Experiment on Discrimination in Job Network Formation“. In einem großen LinkedIn-Feldexperiment zeigen sie: Profile mit dunkler Hautfarbe erhalten 13% weniger Kontaktzusagen!

🗓️ Thursday, November 20: We are very happy to welcome Gregor Pfeifer at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . He will present his work on „Abortion Access and Long-Run Household Outcomes: Evidence from Population-Wide Administrative Data“ #EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin

We're so pleased to have collaborated with @ctale.bsky.social and The Stone Centre at UCL on our latest report: Rethinking Economics Assessments for a GenAI World. The report is a sector-wide call to action for economics education in the UK. Have a read here: bit.ly/4r3Az1d

Happy to share that our research brief on housing space inequality in Germany will soon be published by the Progressive Politics Research Network! This work, a collaboration with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social and @simonvoss.bsky.social , digs into who has access to space and how policy can address it.

Tarik Abou-Chadi@tabouchadi.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Next week, with the Progressive Politics Research Network, we are going to publish 8 new research briefs on the politics of housing. While housing has become a huge grievance across Europe, it is often absent from progressive parties‘ agendas. Our group of experts discusses different aspects of this

The RES Conference Committee is now accepting submissions for presentations at our 2026 event next July. Submissions are open for: ✅ General Sessions ✅ Speed Sessions ✅ Poster Presentations See the opportunities available: bit.ly/4oX4ua2

Great opportunity to improve your knowledge about diff-in-diff. Two-day online workshop offered by my colleague @janmarcus.de.

Jan Marcus@janmarcus.de · 11mo ago

Looking forward to teaching this training course on diff-in-diff. Registration still possible!

🎉 Our study “Do Natural Disasters Affect Household Saving?” found a great home in Economics of Disasters and Climate Change! After Germany’s 2002 flood, affected households saved less — generous disaster aid can ease hardship but also reduce precautionary saving. doi.org/10.1007/s418...

Do Natural Disasters Affect Household Saving? Evidence From the August 2002 Flood in Germany - Economics of Disasters and Climate Change

Recently, there is a growing interest in understanding how individuals adapt to changing climate conditions and climate-induced extreme weather events. An underexplored question is whether and how cli...

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🎉 Yesterday, we had the pleasure of welcoming our new tenure-track Assistant Professor @philippbach.bsky.social at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social In his talk, Philipp gave an inspiring overview of his work in the field of #CausalMachineLearning: method development, software tools, and applications.

Applications are now open for mentees in our Women's Committee Mentoring Programme! 🎉 If you’ve recently obtained your PhD or are close to completing it, you’ve got until the end of the year to apply: bit.ly/43jQYEz

Looking forward to teaching this training course on diff-in-diff. Registration still possible!

GESIS Training@gesistraining.bsky.social · 11mo ago

*Foundations and Advances in Difference-in-Differences* by @janmarcus.de. 🗓️ 03 – 04 February 2026 🏢 Online 🌐 t1p.de/dif_in_dif_26

Call for papers for a World Bank Economic Review special issue on migration and development: we are doing a special issue that builds on a recent conference, but with submissions open also for non-conference papers. Short papers in the AER insights type format also welcome. Deadline November 30.

Rund 1,4 Mio. Menschen in Deutschland erhalten Grundrente, über 75% davon sind Frauen. Grundrentenberechtigte sind häufiger im Arbeitsmarkt aktiv als andere Renter*innen. Das zeigt eine neue DIW-Studie auf Basis von Daten der Deutschen Rentenversicherung: www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c.... 🧵(1/5)

Ausschreibung: Der Finanzwissenschaftliche Ausschuss vergibt im nächsten Jahr wieder den mit 3.000 Euro dotierten Schmölders-Preis. 🏆 📍https://www.socialpolitik.de/de/ausschreibung-schmoelders-preis-2026 #Verhaltensökonomik #Finanzwissenschaft #econtwitter

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Gossen- und Stolper-Preis: Claudia Steinwender und Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln geehrt

Claudia Steinwender und Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln erhalten Wirtschaftspreise. Ihre Forschung zu Handel, Innovation und sozialer Ungleichheit wird ausgezeichnet.

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#econsky

Verein für Socialpolitik e.V.@vfsecon.bsky.social · last yr.

We award the prestigious Hermann Heinrich Gossen Award to a researcher who provided outstanding services to the internationalization of economics. This year’s winner truly makes an impact with her work. Our sincerest congratulations go to Claudia Steinwender 👏. @lmumuenchen.bsky.social

@pantras.bsky.social is delivering his keynote (on industrial policy!) at this year's meeting of the German Economics Association @vfsecon.bsky.social . The room is packed! #econsky #econconf #vfs_conf2025

14th PhD-Student Workshop on Industrial and Public Economics (WIPE) 5-6 February 2026 #Econsky

14th PhD-Student Workshop on Industrial and Public Economics (WIPE) 5-6 February 2026

The 14th edition of the WIPE workshop has been scheduled for February 5th-6th 2026, organised by ECO-SOS in Reus, at Universitat Rovira i Virgili.

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