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✨ As the year comes to a close, we send our warmest holiday wishes to our colleagues and students.
🙏 Thank you for your engagement, collaboration, and commitment throughout the year. We look forward to continuing our work together in the year ahead.
#HappyHolidays #BestWishes
🙏 Thank you for your engagement, collaboration, and commitment throughout the year. We look forward to continuing our work together in the year ahead.
#HappyHolidays #BestWishes
December 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
✨ As the year comes to a close, we send our warmest holiday wishes to our colleagues and students.
🙏 Thank you for your engagement, collaboration, and commitment throughout the year. We look forward to continuing our work together in the year ahead.
#HappyHolidays #BestWishes
🙏 Thank you for your engagement, collaboration, and commitment throughout the year. We look forward to continuing our work together in the year ahead.
#HappyHolidays #BestWishes
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📢 Nobel Prize Lecture 2025 at @humboldtuni.bsky.social 🎓
On Jan 14, 2026, Chi Hyun Kim and Ben Schumann introduce the work of the 2025 Nobel Laureates Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion & Peter Howitt.
🥂 Followed by the New Year’s Reception
👉 More info: www.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/de/Events/no...
On Jan 14, 2026, Chi Hyun Kim and Ben Schumann introduce the work of the 2025 Nobel Laureates Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion & Peter Howitt.
🥂 Followed by the New Year’s Reception
👉 More info: www.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/de/Events/no...
December 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
📢 Nobel Prize Lecture 2025 at @humboldtuni.bsky.social 🎓
On Jan 14, 2026, Chi Hyun Kim and Ben Schumann introduce the work of the 2025 Nobel Laureates Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion & Peter Howitt.
🥂 Followed by the New Year’s Reception
👉 More info: www.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/de/Events/no...
On Jan 14, 2026, Chi Hyun Kim and Ben Schumann introduce the work of the 2025 Nobel Laureates Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion & Peter Howitt.
🥂 Followed by the New Year’s Reception
👉 More info: www.wiwi.hu-berlin.de/de/Events/no...
Interested in pursuing a PhD in Economics with a North American focus in Berlin?
The Graduate School of North American Studies at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social is now accepting applications for its doctoral program.
The application portal can be accessed at www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/en/graduates...
The Graduate School of North American Studies at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social is now accepting applications for its doctoral program.
The application portal can be accessed at www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/en/graduates...
December 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Interested in pursuing a PhD in Economics with a North American focus in Berlin?
The Graduate School of North American Studies at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social is now accepting applications for its doctoral program.
The application portal can be accessed at www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/en/graduates...
The Graduate School of North American Studies at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social is now accepting applications for its doctoral program.
The application portal can be accessed at www.jfki.fu-berlin.de/en/graduates...
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📣 Call for Papers
Join us for the 2nd Berlin PhD Conference in Economics on July 6-8, 2026.
🗓 July 6-8, 2026
⏰ Application deadline: 25 January 2026
🔗 Learn more & apply: berlinschoolofeconomics.de/event-detail...
@wzb.bsky.social @hertieschool.bsky.social #phdconference
Join us for the 2nd Berlin PhD Conference in Economics on July 6-8, 2026.
🗓 July 6-8, 2026
⏰ Application deadline: 25 January 2026
🔗 Learn more & apply: berlinschoolofeconomics.de/event-detail...
@wzb.bsky.social @hertieschool.bsky.social #phdconference
December 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
📣 Call for Papers
Join us for the 2nd Berlin PhD Conference in Economics on July 6-8, 2026.
🗓 July 6-8, 2026
⏰ Application deadline: 25 January 2026
🔗 Learn more & apply: berlinschoolofeconomics.de/event-detail...
@wzb.bsky.social @hertieschool.bsky.social #phdconference
Join us for the 2nd Berlin PhD Conference in Economics on July 6-8, 2026.
🗓 July 6-8, 2026
⏰ Application deadline: 25 January 2026
🔗 Learn more & apply: berlinschoolofeconomics.de/event-detail...
@wzb.bsky.social @hertieschool.bsky.social #phdconference
Our latest research on inequality in housing space highlighting the role of overcrowding and under-occupation by @steinhardt.bsky.social @simonvoss.bsky.social & @sebastiankohl.bsky.social has been featured in @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europe’s housing crisis is fuelling the rise of the far right. Our research shows how to address it | Tarik Abou-Chadi, Björn Bremer and Silja Häusermann
The mantra of ‘build, build, build’ misses something crucial: that few can afford these new homes, say Tarik Abou-Chadi, Silja Häusermann and Björn Bremer
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Our latest research on inequality in housing space highlighting the role of overcrowding and under-occupation by @steinhardt.bsky.social @simonvoss.bsky.social & @sebastiankohl.bsky.social has been featured in @theguardian.com.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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In a new policy with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social and @simonvoss.bsky.social, we spotlight an overlooked side of housing inequality: how living space is distributed. Both overcrowded and under-occupied homes have been rising in Germany in recent years.
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
In a new policy with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social and @simonvoss.bsky.social, we spotlight an overlooked side of housing inequality: how living space is distributed. Both overcrowded and under-occupied homes have been rising in Germany in recent years.
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
politicscentre.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/progressive-...
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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☀️
November 25, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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☀️
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It was great to be in Tampa for the SEA 2025 conference and to present in such an interesting session. Many thanks for all the valuable comments! #SEA2025 #Economics
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
It was great to be in Tampa for the SEA 2025 conference and to present in such an interesting session. Many thanks for all the valuable comments! #SEA2025 #Economics
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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
#SEA2025 #Economics
November 23, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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
#SEA2025 #Economics
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Just arrived in Tampa for the 95th Annual Meeting of the Southern Economic Association! Looking forward to great discussions and new ideas.
If you’ll be here and want to meet up, feel free to send me a DM. Always happy to offer advice to early-career scholars and students.
#SEA2025
If you’ll be here and want to meet up, feel free to send me a DM. Always happy to offer advice to early-career scholars and students.
#SEA2025
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Just arrived in Tampa for the 95th Annual Meeting of the Southern Economic Association! Looking forward to great discussions and new ideas.
If you’ll be here and want to meet up, feel free to send me a DM. Always happy to offer advice to early-career scholars and students.
#SEA2025
If you’ll be here and want to meet up, feel free to send me a DM. Always happy to offer advice to early-career scholars and students.
#SEA2025
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🎉 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...
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...
doi.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🎉 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...
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...
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📄New study by @steinhardt.bsky.social (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social , @iza.org) and co-author Christopher Prömel uncovers a direct, causal link between joblessness and a feeling of "bitterness."
Read more🔗 berlinschoolofeconomics.de/about-us/new...
#studyonunemployment #emotionaleffect
Read more🔗 berlinschoolofeconomics.de/about-us/new...
#studyonunemployment #emotionaleffect
August 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
📄New study by @steinhardt.bsky.social (@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social , @iza.org) and co-author Christopher Prömel uncovers a direct, causal link between joblessness and a feeling of "bitterness."
Read more🔗 berlinschoolofeconomics.de/about-us/new...
#studyonunemployment #emotionaleffect
Read more🔗 berlinschoolofeconomics.de/about-us/new...
#studyonunemployment #emotionaleffect
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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
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
JF-HKEcon1_25
www.fu-berlin.de
July 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
📢 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
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
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Thank you so much, Max. The visit at FU Berlin today was so much fun. Always a pleasure!
Excited to welcome @zohalhessami.bsky.social from @ruhr-uni-bochum.de this thursday for a talk on migrant integration in our Research Seminar in Economics at @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social - happening at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social !
#EconSky #EconConf
#Migration #Integration
#EconSky #EconConf
#Migration #Integration
🗓️ Thursday, June 5:
We are very happy to welcome @zohalhessami.bsky.social at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . She will present her work on „The (Ir)Relevance of Institutional Proliferation: Evidence from Foreigners’ Advisory Councils“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin
We are very happy to welcome @zohalhessami.bsky.social at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . She will present her work on „The (Ir)Relevance of Institutional Proliferation: Evidence from Foreigners’ Advisory Councils“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin
June 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Thank you so much, Max. The visit at FU Berlin today was so much fun. Always a pleasure!
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Excited to welcome @zohalhessami.bsky.social from @ruhr-uni-bochum.de this thursday for a talk on migrant integration in our Research Seminar in Economics at @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social - happening at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social !
#EconSky #EconConf
#Migration #Integration
#EconSky #EconConf
#Migration #Integration
🗓️ Thursday, June 5:
We are very happy to welcome @zohalhessami.bsky.social at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . She will present her work on „The (Ir)Relevance of Institutional Proliferation: Evidence from Foreigners’ Advisory Councils“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin
We are very happy to welcome @zohalhessami.bsky.social at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . She will present her work on „The (Ir)Relevance of Institutional Proliferation: Evidence from Foreigners’ Advisory Councils“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin
June 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Excited to welcome @zohalhessami.bsky.social from @ruhr-uni-bochum.de this thursday for a talk on migrant integration in our Research Seminar in Economics at @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social - happening at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social !
#EconSky #EconConf
#Migration #Integration
#EconSky #EconConf
#Migration #Integration
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✨ Check out this @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social post on why this weekend’s referendum in Italy on making citizenship more accessible to non-EU migrants matters. With lots of links to various studies @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @gathmannch.bsky.social @steinhardt.bsky.social @tomfratti.bsky.social
💥 New: Italy’s citizenship referendum is a chance to align the country with the rest of Europe
✍️ @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social @yajnagovind.bsky.social & @maartenpvink.bsky.social
✍️ @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social @yajnagovind.bsky.social & @maartenpvink.bsky.social
Italy’s citizenship referendum is a chance to align with the rest of Europe
Italian citizens will vote on 8-9 June on a proposal to reduce the number of years a non-EU national must live in Italy before they can seek citizenship.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
June 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
✨ Check out this @lseeuroppblog.bsky.social post on why this weekend’s referendum in Italy on making citizenship more accessible to non-EU migrants matters. With lots of links to various studies @oecd-ocde.bsky.social @gathmannch.bsky.social @steinhardt.bsky.social @tomfratti.bsky.social
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Excited to share that my joint work with @steinhardt.bsky.social and Marc-André Luik on immigrant housing in the US is out in the Journal of Housing Economics!
We provide the first causal evidence linking immigrant language skills to homeownership. #EconSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We provide the first causal evidence linking immigrant language skills to homeownership. #EconSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Language proficiency and homeownership: Evidence from U.S. immigrants
In this paper, we deliver the first causal evidence on the relationship between immigrant host-country language proficiency and homeownership. Using a…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Excited to share that my joint work with @steinhardt.bsky.social and Marc-André Luik on immigrant housing in the US is out in the Journal of Housing Economics!
We provide the first causal evidence linking immigrant language skills to homeownership. #EconSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
We provide the first causal evidence linking immigrant language skills to homeownership. #EconSky
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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📢 Check out the latest newsletter from our Economics department — fresh insights, research highlights, and updates you won't want to miss! #EconSky
🎉 Here‘s the link to our new #EconFUBerlin Newsletter with all the updates you need:
www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/fachbereich/...
www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/fachbereich/...
May 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
📢 Check out the latest newsletter from our Economics department — fresh insights, research highlights, and updates you won't want to miss! #EconSky
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We're looking forward to your talk on Thursday and warmly welcome you in Berlin, @andyferrara.bsky.social!
Excited to host you at @jfki-econ.bsky.social and @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social of @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.
#EconSky
Excited to host you at @jfki-econ.bsky.social and @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social of @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.
#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
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
May 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
We're looking forward to your talk on Thursday and warmly welcome you in Berlin, @andyferrara.bsky.social!
Excited to host you at @jfki-econ.bsky.social and @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social of @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.
#EconSky
Excited to host you at @jfki-econ.bsky.social and @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social of @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.
#EconSky
🚨 PhD Econ students in Berlin:
Join Andy Ferrara’s (@andyferrara.bsky.social) talk "Tips for Navigating the Economics Job Market" on May 16 at 11:00am!
@bsoeberlin.bsky.social @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social
#EconSky
Join Andy Ferrara’s (@andyferrara.bsky.social) talk "Tips for Navigating the Economics Job Market" on May 16 at 11:00am!
@bsoeberlin.bsky.social @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social
#EconSky
May 12, 2025 at 9:09 AM
🚨 PhD Econ students in Berlin:
Join Andy Ferrara’s (@andyferrara.bsky.social) talk "Tips for Navigating the Economics Job Market" on May 16 at 11:00am!
@bsoeberlin.bsky.social @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social
#EconSky
Join Andy Ferrara’s (@andyferrara.bsky.social) talk "Tips for Navigating the Economics Job Market" on May 16 at 11:00am!
@bsoeberlin.bsky.social @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social
#EconSky
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Just returning from the Fourth SaNE Conference in Applied Microeconomics in Crieff, where I presented my paper "Do Homeless Shelters Increase Local Crime? Evidence from Los Angeles". Thanks to everyone for the great feedback and discussions!
May 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Just returning from the Fourth SaNE Conference in Applied Microeconomics in Crieff, where I presented my paper "Do Homeless Shelters Increase Local Crime? Evidence from Los Angeles". Thanks to everyone for the great feedback and discussions!
📣 New policy brief (in German only) about the importance of interethnic contact in school by Christopher Prömel and Max Steinhardt (@steinhardt.bsky.social).
#ifoSchnelldienst @bsoeberlin.bsky.social @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social
www.ifo.de/publikatione...
#ifoSchnelldienst @bsoeberlin.bsky.social @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social
www.ifo.de/publikatione...
ifo Schnelldienst 04/2025: Gesellschaftliche Vielfalt
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April 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
📣 New policy brief (in German only) about the importance of interethnic contact in school by Christopher Prömel and Max Steinhardt (@steinhardt.bsky.social).
#ifoSchnelldienst @bsoeberlin.bsky.social @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social
www.ifo.de/publikatione...
#ifoSchnelldienst @bsoeberlin.bsky.social @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social
www.ifo.de/publikatione...
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The Workshop "Immigration and Refugee Inflows: The Impact on Host Country Economies" was a great success! Thank you to all the participants for bringing all of your great ideas, presentations and discussions to FU Berlin (@fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social, @bsoeberlin.bsky.social)
See you next time!
See you next time!
March 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Workshop "Immigration and Refugee Inflows: The Impact on Host Country Economies" was a great success! Thank you to all the participants for bringing all of your great ideas, presentations and discussions to FU Berlin (@fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social, @bsoeberlin.bsky.social)
See you next time!
See you next time!
Congratulations to Lidia Gutu and @alessioromarri.bsky.social for winning the best-poster award at the workshop!
March 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Congratulations to Lidia Gutu and @alessioromarri.bsky.social for winning the best-poster award at the workshop!
Congratulations to Lidia Gutu and @alessioromarri.bsky.social for winning the best-poster award at the workshop!
March 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Congratulations to Lidia Gutu and @alessioromarri.bsky.social for winning the best-poster award at the workshop!