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Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute

@jfki-econ.bsky.social

We are the official account of the Economics Department at the John-F.-Kennedy Institute at the Freie Universität Berlin https://www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/en/faculty/economics/index.html

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

📢 Update: Unfortunately, this week’s Research Seminar with @freya-rubel.bsky.social has been cancelled due to the 250th anniversary celebration of the Declaration of Independence. We warmly invite you to join the celebration instead. More information: www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/dates/2026-0...

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

🗓️Thursday, July 2 We are very happy to welcome @freya-rubel.bsky.social from our department to the Research Seminar in Economics at FU Berlin. She will present her work on "Environmental Shocks and Female Employment: Evidence from the Dust Bowl". For more info: sites.google.com/view/freyaru...

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

📢 Correction: We apologize for the confusion, the venue and date have changed. The event will now take place tomorrow, June 24, at the Institute of Sociology, @tuberlin.bsky.social. 📍 Frauenhoferstraße 33–38, 10587 Berlin, room FH 804/805 We look forward to seeing you there!

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

🗓️Thursday, May 25.06. We are very happy to welcome @shayobrien.bsky.social (@mitpress.bsky.social) at the Research Seminar in Economics at FU Berlin. Presenting her work on: "Kinship Interlocks: How the Intimate Exchange of Wealth, Status, and Power Generates Upper-Class Persistence".

Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute@jfki-econ.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New research from our team by @steinhardt.bsky.social, @sebastiankohl.bsky.social, @lucastella.bsky.social & @simonvoss.bsky.social has been published in @houspoldebate.bsky.social. Overcrowding for some, spare rooms for others: unequal housing space in Germany. doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2026.2670542

Crowding (at) the Margins: Investigating the Unequal Distribution of Housing Space in Germany

Contemporary public housing debates generally focus on affordability, while overlooking inequalities in housing quality, such as living space. Using longitudinal survey data from Germany (1985–2022...

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Max Steinhardt@steinhardt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Delighted to see our work with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social, @lucastella.bsky.social and @simonvoss.bsky.social on overcrowding in Germany published open access in @houspoldebate.bsky.social Crowding among families and migrants, empty rooms elsewhere: a story of unequal space. doi.org/10.1080/105114

Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute@jfki-econ.bsky.social · 5mo ago

🎉Great news for Berlin’s research community. Proud to be part of Berlin’s vibrant research landscape and the next seven years of excellence with @berlinualliance.bsky.social, @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social and @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social.

Freie Universität Berlin @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Erfolg in der Exzellenzstrategie 🎉 Mit großem Einsatz haben viele FU-Angehörige die BUA in den vergangenen Jahren mitgestaltet. „Ihr Einsatz und Ihre Kreativität haben entscheidend zu diesem Meilenstein beigetragen“, sagt FU-Präsident Günter M. Ziegler. „Dafür danke ich Ihnen allen sehr herzlich!“

Foto-Collage, Text "Ein gemeinsamer Erfolg.": Oben links: Dr. Timo Torsten Schmidt mit einem Gehirn-Modell aus dem 3D-Drucker, das im Rahmen des Projekts „Print your brain“ entstanden ist, das Projekt ist am „Center for Cognitive Neuroscience Berlin“ angesiedelt | Bernd Wannenmacher Oben rechts: Studierende auf dem FU Campus | Michael Fahrig Unten links: Gruppenfoto SCRIPTS – Contestations of the Liberal Script: Der Exzellenzcluster erforscht Anfeindungen liberaler Gesellschaftsentwürfe und die Resilienz demokratischer Staaten Unten mittig: Campus der FUBerlin, Bernd Wannenmacher Unten rechts: Prof. Dr. Katharina Franke Ko-Sprecherin des Clusters Center for Chiral Electronics und Universitätspräsident Ziegler | Stephan Töpper
Berlin School of Economics@bsoeberlin.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 Why do women & men earn different wages – & what role do firms play? New research finds that firm differences explain a substantial share of the #GenderWageGap. 📄 by @ansolassen.bsky.social (@wzb.bsky.social @bsoeberlin.bsky.social) & coauthors. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #InternationalWomensDay

The gender wage gap and what firms have to do with it

Early explanations for gender wage gaps focused on human capital or career choices. This column uses data from the US and ten European countries to examine the role of firms. Across all countries considered, firms account for between 10% and 30% of the gender wage gap, mainly reflecting women being more likely to work at firms that pay less to all employees, irrespective of their skills. While men move to higher-paying firms as they advance in their career, women tend to stay behind. Women also tend to sort into low-wage firms in return for more flexibility in working time. The findings suggests that there is a case for complementing family policies with policies focused on firms.

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WZB Berlin@wzb.bsky.social · 5mo ago

New study on the important role of companies for the #GenderWageGap. Around one-third of the pay gap between men and women can be attributed to how companies pay their employees. This is the conclusion of an analysis of international data on income and working hours. #womansDay