I have written a short entry on policy feedback for the @ipsa.org Companion to Political Science, an open-access online encyclopedia that has just been published: link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/...

Policy Feedback

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I will be presenting my study on far-right financial regimes Wed 21st (1pm CET) at the Max Planck Comparative Political Economy Series; join us if you'd like to discuss why Meloni's financial-market policies differ so sharply from Trump's... www.mpifg.de/1030945/curr...

📣 New call for postdoctoral researchers! We are seeking candidates with a doctorate in the social sciences for our research areas Political Economy (Prof. Dr. Lucio Baccaro) and Economic Sociology (Prof. Dr. Jens Beckert). Please share widely! s.gwdg.de/ySJx5p

📣 We're welcoming applications for our Visiting Researchers Program (summer semester 2026). If your work focuses on political economy or economic sociology, apply for a research stay (2-12 months). Open to researchers at all career levels! Apply by October 31, 2025: career.mpifg.de/jobposting/1...

Unsere (@antonellafa.bsky.social) Studie zu „Zugangshürden zu Betreuung im Kita- und Grundschulalter trotz Rechtsanspruch“ ist soeben als @difis.bsky.social-Studie erschienen! www.difis.org/publikatione...

Our (@bjoernbremer.bsky.social) paper on childcare expansion (<3y) in 🇩🇪 was just published @reggovjournal.bsky.social! We examine how the interplay between local government partisanship and fiscal conditions explains parts of the regional variation in childcare provision doi.org/10.1111/rego... 1/n

The Local Politics of Social Investment Under Fiscal Constraints: The Case of Childcare Expansion in Germany

Governments in many of the advanced economies expanded childcare, an exemplary social investment policy, in recent years. Yet, considerable regional variation exists in expansion efforts, and often t...

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👏 Besonders spannend wäre dieses Schaubild noch danach, in welchen Städten und Bundesländern die Unterschiede zwischen armen und reichen Stadtteilen mehr oder weniger stark ausgeprägt sind.

Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG)@mpifg.bsky.social · last yr.

Bildungschancen hängen in Deutschland vom Wohnort ab. Eine neue Studie von @iwkoeln.bsky.social und MPIfG zeigt: In wohlhabenden Stadtteilen gibt es ein Drittel mehr Kitas als in ärmeren Vierteln – ausgerechnet dort, wo frühkindliche Bildung am dringendsten gebraucht wird. s.gwdg.de/yTozrZ

We’re beyond thrilled to launch the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy If you’re a fellow political economist annoyed by all-male rooms & gendered comments— join us & share! 🗓️ 22-25 Sept, 2025 in Cologne 🚨 Apply by 25 Apr, 2025 www.mpifg.de/1343511/2025...

Dustin Voss@dustinvoss.bsky.social · last yr.

*Call for Applications* We’re excited to announce the Second Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy! Link to the conference website: www.mpifg.de/1343511/2025... Please share widely! @mpifg.bsky.social @palmapolyak.bsky.social

Looking forward to presenting our work (@nilsblossey.bsky.social) on the political consequences of media ownership concentration in the Political Economy Research Group seminar series at CEU (@weareceu.bsky.social) this Thursday: events.ceu.edu/2025-03-06/p...

Political consequences of media ownership concentration

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MAX CPE is back! Join our online workshop series in Comparative Political Economy. First session: Feb 26, 1 pm, with Andreas Nölke and Michael Schedelik on "Peripheral Growth Models and the Global Economy." Sign up: www.mpifg.de/max-cpe-work... @palmapolyak.bsky.social @dustinvoss.bsky.social

MAX CPE Workshop Series

The Max Planck Online Workshop in Comparative Political Economy (MAX CPE) is an online seminar series in Comparative Political Economy, hosted by the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies an...

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The application deadline for doctoral positions in #PoliticalEconomy and #EconomicSociology is fast approaching. We look forward to receiving your application by February 28. 👉 career.mpifg.de/jobposting/9... 👉 career.mpifg.de/jobposting/1...

Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG)@mpifg.bsky.social · 2y ago

📣 Two new calls for doctoral students! For our IMPRS-SPCE program we’re seeking doctoral researchers with a master’s degree in sociology, political science, economics, or a related field. Details and links below. Please share widely! @unicologne.bsky.social @unidue.bsky.social 🧵 1/3

The MPIfG is seeking a research group leader (tenure track) with a focus on the socioeconomic and political impacts of technological change to set up a new research group at the intersection of #economy, #society, and #technology. 📢Please share widely! s.gwdg.de/SULoAf

Why don´t we see more political competition in economic policy? Re wages, we (w/ Lucio Baccaro) show that the more dependent countries are on exports, the more the wage preferences of center-left and center-right voters converge 1/2 @mpifg.bsky.social @jeppjournal.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1350...

Growth models and voter preferences: the moderating impact of export-led growth on centre-left voters

This article examines the relationship between national growth models and voters’ economic preferences. We theorise that centre-left voters are cross-pressured between a demand for higher wages and...

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Am 13.6. präsentiere ich unsere (@bjoernbremer.bsky.social) Ergebnisse zum Zusammenspiel kommunaler Partei- und Fiskalpolitik für den Kitaausbau in 🇩🇪. Ich freue mich auf die Diskussion mit Thomas Weckelmann vom MKJFGFI NRW. Anmeldung hier: difis.org/veranstaltun...