#Oil hit roughly $120 in March - but during the May #ceasefire, most Americans thought the 2026 peak was still ahead. What does this mean for the #Midterms? ⏬ 📈 Only 22% said prices had already peaked, while 32% expected a peak above $150.

🚨We are hiring a two-year postdoctoral researcher (80%) at the University of Zurich within the new Horizon Europe project WELFAIR on the political implications of technological change, demographic ageing and rising inequality. The full job ad is here: tinyurl.com/3b6ddm25 Apply by August 9, 2026.

New paper out in the @thejop.bsky.social (w/ @christinagahn.bsky.social) Do opinion polls shape election results? Using both cross-national data and a survey experiment, the answer we find is yes - though it depends on how we communicate polling results. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

From April 2026 - The Missing Link: Technological Change, Dual VET, and Social Policy Preferences - https://cup.org/4sUzglE - @mhaslberger.bsky.social, Patrick Emmenegger & @ndurazzi.bsky.social #OpenAccess

📢 Open positions! I’m recruiting 2 postdocs + 3 PhD positions at C³S, @goetheuni.bsky.social in #ClimateJustice, environmental inequality, #Demography & #ComputationalSocialScience 🌍📊💻 3–4 years + strong support for training🎒 Deadline: 23 June 2026 More: www.uni-frankfurt.de/48794987/Zen...

New blog post with @ndurazzi.bsky.social & Patrick Emmenegger for @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social. We argue based on three recent articles that vocational training still remains a viable policy option for boosting growth and containing inequality. Article links below ⏬

LSE European Politics@lseeuroppblog.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Are vocational education and training (VET) systems fit for purpose in today’s modern economies? ✍ @ndurazzi.bsky.social, Patrick Emmenegger & @mhaslberger.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...

Happy to see our paper out in @soceducation.bsky.social (together with @mhaslberger.bsky.social and Patrick Emmenegger)! For anyone interested in / concerned about the attractiveness of (vocational) education in a European context, this is for you! 🏫 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Matthias Haslberger@mhaslberger.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🥁 New publication in Sociology of Education (@soceducation.bsky.social) 🥁 Europeans see vocational education and training (VET) as the path for kids who can't cut it in general education. Policymakers must address the downward spiral of declining prestige and attractiveness. 1/10

Some excellent thoughts the future of publishing and evaluation in an overstrained system founded on uncompensated labor

This skeet will self destruct@pardoguerra.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Some quick thought on what this means for the way we communicate science: time to kill the peer reviewed article? pardoguerra.org/2026/05/09/i...

🥁 New publication in Sociology of Education (@soceducation.bsky.social) 🥁 Europeans see vocational education and training (VET) as the path for kids who can't cut it in general education. Policymakers must address the downward spiral of declining prestige and attractiveness. 1/10

Fantastic new resource for studying spatial dynamics in the knowledge economy!

British Journal of Political Science@bjpols.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW - Skills, Spatial Polarization, and the Politics of the Knowledge Economy: Introducing the Regional Human Capital Database - https://cup.org/42ztudJ - Jane Gingrich, Daniel McArthur & Mihnea Cuibus #OpenAccess

It's time for another Encode/Decode! @madselk.bsky.social, @benansell.bsky.social, Laure Bokobza, @aslicansunar.bsky.social, @mhaslberger.bsky.social, & @jacobnyrup.bsky.social use original #survey #data to explore #inheritance #taxation and its impact on #wealth #inequality: doi.org/10.1353/wp.2...

New article out in @ejprjournal.bsky.social: Why do we see such strong backlashes against carbon taxes in rural areas? We find that when rural residents feel disadvantaged by the state, a carbon tax feels like a punishment on top of a punishment: a "double disadvantage." 👉 tinyurl.com/3rhmvar7

Delighted to see this review of @drodrik.bsky.social’s stimulating new book out in “Economic Record”, co-authored with @grattonecon.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🥁 New paper in BJPS @bjpols.bsky.social 🥁 While there has been a lot of great research on how technological change shapes social policy preferences, I argue with Patrick Emmenegger and @ndurazzi.bsky.social that this literature is missing an important link: the role of skills, notably dual VET.

NEW - The Missing Link: Technological Change, Dual VET, and Social Policy Preferences - https://cup.org/4sUzglE - @mhaslberger.bsky.social, Patrick Emmenegger & @ndurazzi.bsky.social #OpenAccess

How do workers respond to using AI technology? For @defactoexpert.bsky.social I had the opportunity to highlight the implications of our recent @jeppjournal.bsky.social article. Read more in the blog!

Defacto Expert@defactoexpert.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The surprising sociotropic effects of generative AI exposure on social policy preferences – @mhaslberger.bsky.social, Jane Gingrich, Jasmine Bhatia As AI rapidly enters workplaces, a crucial question arises: how do workers respond when they use this technology? www.defacto.expert/2026/02/18/t...

Thrilled to see our paper (with @madselk.bsky.social and @benansell.bsky.social) out in West European Politics!

West European Politics@wepsocial.bsky.social · 6mo ago

🎉 Online first: How does owning a home change how people feel about politics? In this article, @mhaslberger.bsky.social and @madselk.bsky.social find that owning a home is linked to feeling more politically included, especially for older people. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...

Just out in @wepsocial.bsky.social: how housing wealth shapes whether people feel heard. Together with @madselk.bsky.social and @benansell.bsky.social, I looked at a neglected determinant of political efficacy: homeownership. Read the #OA paper: doi.org/10.1080/0140... Quick overview below (1/5)

Homeownership and political efficacy: how housing wealth shapes whether people feel heard

Why do some citizens feel that political institutions are responsive to people like them, while others do not? Existing research highlights the role of education and income in shaping external poli...

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New in @bjpols.bsky.social! Dave Hope, @lhaffert.bsky.social and I show that low taxes on the rich have a hidden cost: They undermine public support for broad-based taxation. 🖋️ cup.org/45lgPwN

Well said! 70-odd customized applications in the last few months, I really miss doing actual research. This could/should be our most productive period for research, but there are only so many hours in a day...

Lotem Halevy@lotemhalevy.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Dear hiring committees, I miss writing anything that isn’t a custom-fit job market package. Please consider standardizing the materials so I can return to the research and writing that motivates these applications. Signed, A tired postdoc who just finished a 12-page package and misses her work

Two great days at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social filled with enriching discussions and mutual learning on AI and politics. Grateful to @mhaslberger.bsky.social and @benansell.bsky.social for bringing together such a brilliant group of researchers and making it happen!

Matthias Haslberger@mhaslberger.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Two inspiring days at the Nuffield Politics of AI workshop! This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social

Amazing workshop on the Politics of AI with wonderful people at Nuffield! Such a priviledge Thank you @mhaslberger.bsky.social @benansell.bsky.social for the warm hospitality!

Matthias Haslberger@mhaslberger.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Two inspiring days at the Nuffield Politics of AI workshop! This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social

Two inspiring days at the Nuffield Politics of AI workshop! This was social science at its best, thanks to all involved! @benansell.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social

🤔 You're interested in how exposure to AI affects people's risk perceptions and policy preferences, but don't have time to read a full paper? 💡 @unisg.ch has got you covered with a write-up about our recent paper in @jeppjournal.bsky.social. www.unisg.ch/en/newsroom/...

Does AI change what people expect from government?

Exposure to new technology – specifically generative AI like ChatGPT – can influence what citizens expect from their elected officials. A recent study from Matthias Haslberger and an international tea...

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I'm excited to share the schedule for the Politics of AI workshop I have the pleasure of co-hosting together with @benansell.bsky.social at @nuffieldcollege.bsky.social next week. Link: matthiashaslberger.github.io/ai/

NEW - Seeking Opportunity in the Knowledge Economy: Moving Places, Moving Politics? - https://cup.org/3LgxVos "moving to opportunity results in... more left-leaning self-identification, and lower support for far-right parties" - @valentinaconsiglio.bsky.social & @thmskrr.bsky.social #OpenAccess

Of all the housing charts not made by MMI, this one is my favourite. It shows how, despite rhetoric, housing shortages aren't a global phenomenon, but they do seem to be an Anglo-American one.

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes,” by Barwick, Chen, Fu, and Li: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Digital Distractions with Peer Influence: The Impact of Mobile App Usage on Academic and Labor Market Outcomes*

Abstract. Concerns about excessive mobile phone use among youth are mounting. We present estimates of both behavioral and contextual peer effects, along wi

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Paths to Power (PtP) is out in @bjpols.bsky.social! It is a database with data on cabinet members' social profile globally from 1966-2021. This is a great team effort with @chknutsen.bsky.social, @peterla.bsky.social, @inalkristiansen.bsky.social. But many more helped us along the way 🙏 A short 🧵

⚡9.-Klässler:innen 2024 vs. 2018: Mathe -24⬇️ Bio -24⬇️ Chemie -24⬇️ Physik -23⬇️ Die neuen Ergebnisse des IQB-Bildungstrends. Ganz grob gesprochen: 9.-Klässler:innen liegen heute etwa auf Niveau der 8.-Klässler:innen noch vor 6 Jahren. 1/3