🎉 Excited to share that our team member @freya-rubel.bsky.social will present her work on "Environmental Shocks and Female Employment: Evidence from the Dust Bowl" at the Nordic Annual Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop 2026, hosted by @sthlmschoolofecon.bsky.social on June 12, 2026.

🎉 Excited to share that our team member @freya-rubel.bsky.social will present a poster on “Environmental Shocks and Female Employment: Evidence from the Dust Bowl” at the Annual Conference of the @echistsoc.bsky.social at the London School of Economics, April 10–12, 2026.

🚀 A new semester begins at the Department of Economics at the John-F.-Kennedy-Institute Berlin! Join exciting courses, explore new research, and don’t miss the upcoming Social Science Research Colloquium. 👉 Learn more: www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/faculty/econ...

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 · 5mo ago

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

📢 Research Colloquium Our team member & PhD candidate @simonvoss.bsky.social (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social) presents: Crowding (at) the Margins: Investigating the Unequal Distribution of Housing Space in Germany 🗓️ March 31, 14:30 📍 @hwwi-economics.bsky.social, Hamburg

📢 We are hiring a PhD student @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social! Join the team of @steinhardt.bsky.social and contribute to research in labor economics, migration, political economy & gender economics. 🗓️ Deadline: 13 April Details in the call www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...

Happy to share that I just presented for the first time at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Economic Association. I’m grateful for everyone who offered comments and feedback in my session. Had a great time in Tampa☀️

Excited to be attending the 95th Meeting of the Southern Economic Association in Tampa, Florida, alongside @freya-rubel.bsky.social, @steinhardt.bsky.social, and @yue-louise-hu.bsky.social from the Economics Department at Freie Universität Berlin. #SEA2025 #Economics

🎉 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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📢 We're hiring! Looking for a motivated, organized, and detail-oriented Econ student to join our team at JFKI (@jfki-econ.bsky.social) as a Student Assistant 🎓💼 Gain experience, boost your resume, and support our department! Apply now ➡️ www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet... #EconSky

🗓️ Thursday, May 15: We are very happy to welcome Andreas Ferrara ( @andyferrara.bsky.social ) at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . He will present his work on „The U.S. Civil War’s Impact on Women’s Work and Political Participation “ @bsoeberlin.bsky.social

Insightful key-note lecture by Alexander von Hoffman (@harvard.edu) on "Overcrowding: Concepts, Contexts, and Contingencies" for our workshop on The Socio-Economics of Overcrowding. #EconSky #EconConf

Protesting drastic budget cuts for Berlin universities today. We need more not less investment in research and teaching!! RIP #BrainCityBerlin

📣 Call for papers for junior (non-tenured) researchers: Workshop on “The Impact of Immigration and Refugee Inflows on Host Country Economies”, March 6‐7 in Berlin Keynote: Anna Maria Mayda (Georgetown University) Submission Deadline: December 20, 2024 #EconConf #Econsky

Umweltzonen verbessern nicht nur die Luftqualität, sondern wirken sich auch positiv auf die mentale Gesundheit und den Bildungserfolg der Anwohner*innen aus. Dieser Zusammenhang wurde erstmals in einer von DIW-Forscherin Laura Schmitz mitverfassten Studie belegt: www.diw.de/de/diw_01.c.... (1/4)

Love the topic!

Lisa Hanzl@lisahanzl.bsky.social · 2y ago

I am very excited to share my #JMP with you all, which is titled: "Unequal Access: How Public #Library Closures Affect Educational Performance". 📚 Together with Gregory Gilpin, I look at public library closures and how the loss of these public spaces impacts children in the United States. 1/5