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Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you to all who joined us in Cologne this week for the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy! A fantastic line-up of speakers and participants, thoughtful discussions and global perspectives. Huge thanks to organizers @palmapolyak.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social!

Pauline Kohlhase speaking in a group setting

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Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · 18d

📣 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...

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Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · 18d

Packed room for the opening lecture by corneliawoll.bsky.social on "Economic Statecraft and Negotiated Justice in Global Markets."

Part of our Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy. Thanks to the fantastic speaker and organizers!
@palmapolyak.bsky.social
@dustinvoss.bsky.social

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Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · Jul 18

🎓 Yesterday, at the graduation ceremony of the International Max Planck Research School on the Social and Political Constitution of the Economy (IMPRS-SPCE), we had the great pleasure of honoring ‪@tobiasarbogast.bsky.social, @cerencevik.bsky.social, @hadoose.bsky.social, ‬...

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Foto of the graduates with their certificates. Maximilian Kiecker, Tobias Arbogast, Marco Oberti, Muhammad Osama Iqbal, Jeremiah Nollenberger, Anna Hehenberger, Stephan Gruber, Hanna Doose, Camilla Locatelli, Valentin Rottensteiner, Ceren Çevik and Zarah Westrich

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Jana Schultheiß @janaschultheiss.bsky.social · May 6

📌Reminder: die tolle FMM (Forum for Macroeconomics and Macroeconomic Policies) Konferenz findet dieses Jahr zum Thema „Gendering Macroeconomics“ statt. #FemÖk
In Berlin, 23. bis 25.10.25.

⌛Call for Papers bis 31. Mai! Alle Infos hier:

Tom Bauermann @bauermann-tom.bsky.social · Apr 16

📢 Reminder: Call for Papers 📅
Join discussions and present your work the #29FMM Conference "Gendering Macroeconomics" (23-25 Oct. 2025 Berlin)
We really look forward to receiving your abstract. Deadline for proposals: 31 May
More information: www.imk-boeckler.de/de/aktuelle-...
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Gendering Macroeconomics

Das Institut für Makroökonomie und Konjunkturforschung (IMK) hat es sich zum Ziel gesetzt, der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Perspektive in der ökonomischen Forschung und in der wirtschaftspolitischen Diskus...

www.imk-boeckler.de

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Lukas Schlogl @schl.bsky.social · Apr 29

🏭💶🌍 Can export finance keep pace with an escalating climate crisis?

We have a new study and a stellar panel to discuss this.

Join us on 7.5. online: www.oefse.at/veranstaltun...

cc @oefse.at @annahehenberger.bsky.social @oilchange.bsky.social @lukasoberndorfer.bsky.social @georgfeigl.bsky.social

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Anna Hehenberger @annahehenberger.bsky.social · Apr 28

Congrats Franziska!

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Franziska Wiest @franziskawiest.bsky.social · Apr 28

My first paper of my dissertation 'Patrimonial Relations. Kinship, capital and conflict in super-rich Families' is out now on open access!

Here I discuss how super-rich families use relational work on affective family ties as an economic resource.

@bupjournals.bsky.social

Family feelings: affective ties and the reproduction of wealth in super-rich families

Rising wealth inequalities, concentrated in the hands of a few super-rich families, have recently sparked sociological interest in how these families sustain and legitimise their wealth across generat...

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ÖFSE @oefse.at · Apr 24

We would like to invite you:

🌍 Webinar: Aligning Export Finance with the Paris Agreement
📅 Study launch & discussion on export credit agencies, climate targets & the politics of delay.
⏰ The climate clock is ticking – can export finance keep up?
ℹ️ Info & Registration 👉 www.oefse.at/veranstaltun...

Sharepic with the most important informations about the webinar.

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Zarah Westrich @zarahwestrich.bsky.social · Mar 28

⏰ Beschäftigte wünschen sich kürzere Arbeitszeiten
📄 Neue IfSo Expertise: www.uni-due.de/soziooekonom...
@ifso.bsky.social

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Franziska Wiest @franziskawiest.bsky.social · Mar 19

Meine Rezension zu J. Dinkel "Alles bleibt in der Familie" ist jetzt bei KZfSS zu lesen: Laut D. wurde das 19./20. Jhd. zum Zeitalter der Familie. Die „Gesellschaft der Singularitäten“ gilt nicht für Erbordnungen. Im Gegenteil setzt sich das "Familienprinzip" durch
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · Mar 12

📣 We’re hiring!

For our research areas led by Lucio Baccaro and Jens Beckert we are inviting applications for senior researcher positions in

political economy: s.gwdg.de/Sw6Mu8
and economic sociology: s.gwdg.de/trrYgR

Please spread the word!

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Anna Hehenberger @annahehenberger.bsky.social · Mar 14

Most amazing news: the MPIfG Summer School for Women in Political Economy is taking place again this fall. Apply everyone! 💫

Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · Mar 14

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 · Mar 14

*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

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Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · Nov 27

Update: this list has now 100 (!) women political economists to follow! 🤩

Thanks so much for the (self-)recommendations, I'm thrilled to connect and reconnect with you all here & so looking forward to learning more about your work!

Still 50 spots open! 🙋
go.bsky.app/QFrdfh3

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Arianna Tassinari @aritassinari.bsky.social · Feb 21

At last, this paper found a (nice!) home in Stato&Mercato. With Francesco Bagnardi, we offer an explanation for the deep variation in Italian governments' policy approaches towards informal employment - shifting between enforcement efforts & blatant forbearance. www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.1425/...

Persistent structures, uneven policies. The politics of enforcement and forbearance towards informal employment in Italy

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Danielle Pullan @dmpullan.bsky.social · Feb 10

New publication alert! @paytongannon.bsky.social and I write about the importance of trustworthy, timely data on abortion in the case of Italy, but this dynamic plays out around the world. Citizens need to be able to hold public bureaucracies accountable! Read more in @revdem2020.bsky.social!

Payton Gannon @paytongannon.bsky.social · Feb 7

The U.S. isn’t the only country where the government withholds key public health data on abortion. @dmpullan.bsky.social and I explore concerns about Italy’s abortion data and the severe delays in its release.

Review of Democracy @revdem2020.bsky.social · Feb 7

✍️ Delayed data on abortion care in Italy impacts citizens’ ability to effectively advocate and hold their government accountable for the management of public healthcare, @dmpullan.bsky.social and @paytongannon.bsky.social argue in their article.

🧑‍💻 Read it now:
👉 tinyurl.com/2kyzvtm6

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James Wood @thinkwoodist.bsky.social · Jan 31

The call for papers is now open for the CJRES conference on "Cities and the Climate Crisis", held at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge in July: cpes.org.uk/events/cjres...

This theme will also be the focus of a special issue of @cjres.bsky.social, so get your submissions in!

The 2025 Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society Conference – ‘The Climate Crisis: making cities resilient’

The annual Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society conference will be held on 17-18 July 2025, at St Catharine’s College, Cambridge, UK. The 2025 CJRES conference theme is ‘Th…

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Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) @mpifg.bsky.social · Jan 30

Last week, master's students from @ifso.bsky.social visited the MPIfG. They gained insights into research on topics like "Generational Conflicts in Times of Crisis" and "Decarbonization in Export-Driven Economies" and had a chance to discuss careers paths in social science and at the Institute.

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Anna Hehenberger @annahehenberger.bsky.social · Jan 31

I‘d love to read an account on this too, although I think the breaking point were less the fiscal rules or the „need“ to consolidate the budget itself than the nature of suggested measures, in particular the quest to finance part of this by increasing income (wealth tax, or banking levy).

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Jonas Nahm @jonasnahm.com · Jan 28

New paper out with @nilskupzok.bsky.social on "Green macrofinancial bargains: how economic interests enable and limit climate action." 1/

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Heterodox Economics Newsletter @heterodoxnews.bsky.social · Jan 27

Hello Blueksky! Here we are with our new Issue and our first Post on this website! In this Editorial Jakob talks about Richard Easterlin and his impact on him. Please share widely!

www.heterodoxnews.com/n/htn338.html

Issue 338 January 27, 2025 web pdf Heterodox Economics Directory

www.heterodoxnews.com

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Palma Polyak @palmapolyak.bsky.social · Jan 27

What a week ahead! ✨

The one & only @katemcnamara.bsky.social visits us in Cologne to talk about EU Economic Statecraft in the Age of Geopolitics

Then @luukschmitz.bsky.social & I are hosting this stellar lineup of scholars for our Geoeconomic Turn in IPE workshop 🌍

@mpifg.bsky.social

Screenshot of MPI Lecture featuring Kathleen R. McNamara from Georgetown University. The title reads: “The Securitization of Market Competition? EU Economic Statecraft in the Age of Geopolitics.” The text explains the EU’s evolving competition policies. A photo of Kathleen McNamara is on the left.

Screenshot of the MPIfG Geoeconomic Turn in IPE conference. The text describes the rise of geoeconomics, including rivalries, industrial policies, and green/digital transitions, with questions about globalization and strategies for resilience.

A detailed schedule of the Geoeconomic Turn in IPE workshop. Block I – Geo-economic Power Shifts. Block II – Beyond the Global North. Block III – Europe’s Challenges. Block IV – Critical Minerals. Block V – Finance. Block VI – Infrastructures and Firms.

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Benjamin Braun @benbraun.bsky.social · Jan 22

🚨📣 We are so back:

ℙ𝕠𝕝𝕚𝕥𝕚𝕔𝕒𝕝 𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕟𝕠𝕞𝕪 𝕠𝕗 𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕖 𝕤𝕦𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕣 𝕤𝕔𝕙𝕠𝕠𝕝 𝟚.𝟘

- 3 days @ Watson Institute, Providence
- PhD candidates (2nd year+), post-docs & assistant profs
- All expenses covered (🙏 sponsors)
- A-team of instructors 🙏💪
- Mark Blyth 😎

Apply by 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏. Link below. Please share!

POLITICAL ECONOMY OF
FINANCE SUMMER SCHOOL
AT THE WATSON INSTITUTE FOR
INTERNATIONAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS
FORMAT
June 5th to 7th
Open to PhD candidates and early career scholars
Travel and accommodation covered for all participants
JUNE 5TH TO 7TH, 2025

INSTRUCTORS:
Milan Babic
Cornel Ban
Benjamin Braun
Madison Condon
Kevin Gallagher
Charlotte Robertson
Tim Sahay
Mark Schwartz
Gregor Semieniuk
Chloe Thurston
Yingyao Wang

TOPICS INCLUDE:
Dollar Hegemony
Debt & Debt Relief in the U.S.
History of Financing Regimes
Institutional Capital Pools
Debt & Finance in the Global South
Rise of State Capital
Global Finance in the New Cold War
Finance & Decarbonization
Insurance & Climate Change
State Capital & Green Finance in China

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nancyfolbre.bsky.social @nancyfolbre.bsky.social · Jan 19

Surveillance pricing--also called price discrimination--the latest tool of profit maximization. Consumers are losing the information war. This report, the last hurrah of the Federal Trade Commission for at least four years.
tinyurl.com/bde8d8fn

FTC Surveillance Pricing Study Indicates Wide Range of Personal Data Used to Set Individualized Consumer Prices

The Federal Trade Commission’s initial findings from its surveillance pricing market study revealed that details like a person’s precise location or browser history can be frequently used to target

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Momentum Institut @momentum-institut.at · Jan 16

Der größte Klima-Brocken ist die Abschaffung des #Klimabonus. Dabei ist er ein zentrales Instrument für den sozialen Ausgleich der CO2-Steuer und die Streichung belastet gerade einkommensärmere Haushalte am stärksten: www.momentum-institut.at/news/klimabo...

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Klimabonus: Für sozialen Ausgleich der CO₂-Steuer notwendig - Momentum Institut

Die künftige Koalition will zur Budgetsanierung den Klimabonus streichen. Dadurch verlieren die Österreicher:innen dieses Jahr voraussichtlich 254 Euro pro Person. Ohne sozialen Ausgleich durch den Kl...

www.momentum-institut.at

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