To all female scholars, working in the broad field of political economy: Apply for the Max Planck Summer School for women in political economy! Two years ago we had a blast! www.mpifg.de/1343511/2025....

Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy

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Special Call: The MPIfG is offering a one-year postdoctoral fellowship in economic sociology or political economy, intended for researchers (f/m/d) from Palestine and Lebanon career.mpifg.de/jobposting/e...

🙌NEW PUBLICATION: Have you ever wondered why many women in early history supported rightist parties that often suppressed women's political rights? @jeppjournal.bsky.social In this paper, I offer a supply-side explanation, focusing on political parties' positions on gender policies, 1900-1975.

‼️Our department is looking for a 4-year postdoc: ideally someone interested in economic sociology experienced with quantitive methods. We offer: manageable teaching load, great time to develop research & a wonderful city. Please consider applying & share widely! ‼️ jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...

Reproducing growth? Yesterday, I presented my first findings on growth models, social reproduction, and family policies in the Doctoral Colloquium at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies @mpifg.bsky.social.

In our @schechtlm.bsky.social SER article we show that daughters are less likely than sons to receive parental transfers, values tend to be lower & daughters receive different types of asset. This translates into a gender tax gap of 2% for inheritances and 22% for gifts. doi.org/10.1093/ser/...

The gender (tax) gap in parental transfers. Evidence from administrative inheritance and gift tax data

Abstract. This study examines how inheritance and gift taxation, in combination with gendered parental transfer behavior, exacerbate gender wealth inequali

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