Felix Kersting
@felixkersting.bsky.social
Postdoc at Humboldt University Berlin
Focus on economic history and political economy
https://felixkersting.mystrikingly.com
Focus on economic history and political economy
https://felixkersting.mystrikingly.com
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19 Nov @17:00 CET International Macro History Online Seminar #IMHOS ep. 102
🗣️ @mreiske.bsky.social presents 'The Political Costs of Debt Deflation: Agricultural Crises and the Rise of the Nazi Party'
Chair: Emilie Sartre (@uniofnottingham.bsky.social)
✍️ cepr.org/events/inter...
#EconSky
🗣️ @mreiske.bsky.social presents 'The Political Costs of Debt Deflation: Agricultural Crises and the Rise of the Nazi Party'
Chair: Emilie Sartre (@uniofnottingham.bsky.social)
✍️ cepr.org/events/inter...
#EconSky
November 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
19 Nov @17:00 CET International Macro History Online Seminar #IMHOS ep. 102
🗣️ @mreiske.bsky.social presents 'The Political Costs of Debt Deflation: Agricultural Crises and the Rise of the Nazi Party'
Chair: Emilie Sartre (@uniofnottingham.bsky.social)
✍️ cepr.org/events/inter...
#EconSky
🗣️ @mreiske.bsky.social presents 'The Political Costs of Debt Deflation: Agricultural Crises and the Rise of the Nazi Party'
Chair: Emilie Sartre (@uniofnottingham.bsky.social)
✍️ cepr.org/events/inter...
#EconSky
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@felixkersting.bsky.social is our next presenter of the day, talking about “Controlling Labour Conflict: On the Emergence of the German Model of Industrial Relations”, discussed by @mlubczyk.bsky.social.
September 17, 2025 at 9:57 AM
@felixkersting.bsky.social is our next presenter of the day, talking about “Controlling Labour Conflict: On the Emergence of the German Model of Industrial Relations”, discussed by @mlubczyk.bsky.social.
Finally out in print: Testing Marx, with @charlottebartels.bsky.social and Niko Wolf! History of thought with numbers. Have a look: direct.mit.edu/rest/article... (open access)
Testing Marx: Capital Accumulation, Income Inequality, and Socialism in Late Nineteenth-Century Germany
Abstract. We study the dynamics of capital accumulation, income inequality, capital concentration, and voting up to 1914. Based on new panel data for Prussian regions, we reevaluate the famous revisio...
direct.mit.edu
July 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Finally out in print: Testing Marx, with @charlottebartels.bsky.social and Niko Wolf! History of thought with numbers. Have a look: direct.mit.edu/rest/article... (open access)
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We are looking for PhD students! More information at www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/fachbereich/...
Call for Applications: EQUALFIN Doctoral Fellowships 2026
www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de
July 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
We are looking for PhD students! More information at www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/fachbereich/...
Thank you so much for the prize and the great conference! Congratulations also to all other prize winners! @resmedia.bsky.social
Kicking off Day 3 of #RES2025 — our final day!
🎉 Thanks to all who joined the Gala Dinner last night, and congrats to our prize winners!
#RESConference #EconConference #RESPrizes #GalaDinner #EconSky
🎉 Thanks to all who joined the Gala Dinner last night, and congrats to our prize winners!
#RESConference #EconConference #RESPrizes #GalaDinner #EconSky
July 3, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Thank you so much for the prize and the great conference! Congratulations also to all other prize winners! @resmedia.bsky.social
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🌍 How does labor mobility help cushion trade shocks? Our new INSIGHTS piece looks at 19th-century Prussia. When cheap grain flooded in from America, many people moved from rural areas to growing cities — mobility was key, not political unrest.
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berlinschoolofeconomics.de/insight/labo...
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berlinschoolofeconomics.de/insight/labo...
June 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🌍 How does labor mobility help cushion trade shocks? Our new INSIGHTS piece looks at 19th-century Prussia. When cheap grain flooded in from America, many people moved from rural areas to growing cities — mobility was key, not political unrest.
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berlinschoolofeconomics.de/insight/labo...
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berlinschoolofeconomics.de/insight/labo...
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⏰ Deadline Approaching – Gino Luzzatto Dissertation Award ⏰
The European Historical Economics Society invites submissions for the Gino Luzzatto Dissertation Award for outstanding doctoral work in economic history.
🗓 Deadline: 30 June 2025
The European Historical Economics Society invites submissions for the Gino Luzzatto Dissertation Award for outstanding doctoral work in economic history.
🗓 Deadline: 30 June 2025
June 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
⏰ Deadline Approaching – Gino Luzzatto Dissertation Award ⏰
The European Historical Economics Society invites submissions for the Gino Luzzatto Dissertation Award for outstanding doctoral work in economic history.
🗓 Deadline: 30 June 2025
The European Historical Economics Society invites submissions for the Gino Luzzatto Dissertation Award for outstanding doctoral work in economic history.
🗓 Deadline: 30 June 2025
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very happy to have a blog post at the great Broadstreet @broadstreetblog.bsky.social Historical Political Economy blog! it's with @felixkersting.bsky.social and it's about our CPS paper about the political economy of agrarian inequality in Sweden and Germany:
www.broadstreet.blog/p/the-social...
www.broadstreet.blog/p/the-social...
The Social Origins of Democracy and Authoritarianism Reconsidered: Prussia and Sweden in Comparison
by Erik Bengtsson and Felix Kersting
www.broadstreet.blog
June 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
very happy to have a blog post at the great Broadstreet @broadstreetblog.bsky.social Historical Political Economy blog! it's with @felixkersting.bsky.social and it's about our CPS paper about the political economy of agrarian inequality in Sweden and Germany:
www.broadstreet.blog/p/the-social...
www.broadstreet.blog/p/the-social...
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📣📣📣 I am looking for a Research Associate (Predoc) to work on exciting projects in the economics of media and political economy. Please share and apply!
For more info: tinyurl.com/hertie-appli....
Deadline: June 31.
#econsky #econra #econ_ra
For more info: tinyurl.com/hertie-appli....
Deadline: June 31.
#econsky #econra #econ_ra
Research Associate - Applied Microeconomics (gn) part-time (30 hours/week)
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June 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📣📣📣 I am looking for a Research Associate (Predoc) to work on exciting projects in the economics of media and political economy. Please share and apply!
For more info: tinyurl.com/hertie-appli....
Deadline: June 31.
#econsky #econra #econ_ra
For more info: tinyurl.com/hertie-appli....
Deadline: June 31.
#econsky #econra #econ_ra
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📢 new paper klaxon 📢
@felixkersting.bsky.social and I reconsider agrarian inequality in German and Swedish history and the role played (or not played) by landlordism in the road to fascism in Germany and democracy in Sweden. I’m very happy about this one!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@felixkersting.bsky.social and I reconsider agrarian inequality in German and Swedish history and the role played (or not played) by landlordism in the road to fascism in Germany and democracy in Sweden. I’m very happy about this one!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
June 10, 2025 at 8:12 PM
📢 new paper klaxon 📢
@felixkersting.bsky.social and I reconsider agrarian inequality in German and Swedish history and the role played (or not played) by landlordism in the road to fascism in Germany and democracy in Sweden. I’m very happy about this one!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@felixkersting.bsky.social and I reconsider agrarian inequality in German and Swedish history and the role played (or not played) by landlordism in the road to fascism in Germany and democracy in Sweden. I’m very happy about this one!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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After 10 years of doing research in Historical Political Economy, this fall I’ll finally get a chance to teach a survey course on the field & I’m really looking forward to it! 😊
I thought this would be an opportunity to create a syllabus with many essential contributions to this growing field.
I thought this would be an opportunity to create a syllabus with many essential contributions to this growing field.
June 3, 2025 at 6:23 PM
After 10 years of doing research in Historical Political Economy, this fall I’ll finally get a chance to teach a survey course on the field & I’m really looking forward to it! 😊
I thought this would be an opportunity to create a syllabus with many essential contributions to this growing field.
I thought this would be an opportunity to create a syllabus with many essential contributions to this growing field.
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We are looking to hire post-doc interested in working on migration, citizenship, and diaspora. Come join us in Münster! Generous contract + no teaching for 2 years.
Many details and link to job add here:
sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...
Please PM me incase you have questions!
Many details and link to job add here:
sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...
Please PM me incase you have questions!
Thilo N. H. Albers - Job ads
2 years postdoc with a thematic focus on Migration, Diaspora, Citizenship
sites.google.com
May 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We are looking to hire post-doc interested in working on migration, citizenship, and diaspora. Come join us in Münster! Generous contract + no teaching for 2 years.
Many details and link to job add here:
sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...
Please PM me incase you have questions!
Many details and link to job add here:
sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...
Please PM me incase you have questions!
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Delighted that my paper with @felixkersting.bsky.social on agrarian inequality, authoritarianism and democracy in Prussia and Sweden has been accepted for publication in Comparative Political Studies!
Find the previous version here:
osf.io/preprints/os...
Find the previous version here:
osf.io/preprints/os...
OSF
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May 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Delighted that my paper with @felixkersting.bsky.social on agrarian inequality, authoritarianism and democracy in Prussia and Sweden has been accepted for publication in Comparative Political Studies!
Find the previous version here:
osf.io/preprints/os...
Find the previous version here:
osf.io/preprints/os...
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📯 We are excited to welcome three outstanding new Research Associates:
🔹Dr. Max Deter, Potsdam University
🔹@lisahanzl.bsky.social , @unipotsdam.bsky.social
🔹Dr. Alexander Matusche, @tuberlin.bsky.social
We look forward to their contributions to economic research and exchange!
#welcome #RAP
🔹Dr. Max Deter, Potsdam University
🔹@lisahanzl.bsky.social , @unipotsdam.bsky.social
🔹Dr. Alexander Matusche, @tuberlin.bsky.social
We look forward to their contributions to economic research and exchange!
#welcome #RAP
April 29, 2025 at 9:11 AM
📯 We are excited to welcome three outstanding new Research Associates:
🔹Dr. Max Deter, Potsdam University
🔹@lisahanzl.bsky.social , @unipotsdam.bsky.social
🔹Dr. Alexander Matusche, @tuberlin.bsky.social
We look forward to their contributions to economic research and exchange!
#welcome #RAP
🔹Dr. Max Deter, Potsdam University
🔹@lisahanzl.bsky.social , @unipotsdam.bsky.social
🔹Dr. Alexander Matusche, @tuberlin.bsky.social
We look forward to their contributions to economic research and exchange!
#welcome #RAP
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Great to co-host the @bsoeberlin.bsky.social Political Economy workshop at @diw.de today. We have a great program — attached!
@mlubczyk.bsky.social @felixkersting.bsky.social Max Deter
@mlubczyk.bsky.social @felixkersting.bsky.social Max Deter
April 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Great to co-host the @bsoeberlin.bsky.social Political Economy workshop at @diw.de today. We have a great program — attached!
@mlubczyk.bsky.social @felixkersting.bsky.social Max Deter
@mlubczyk.bsky.social @felixkersting.bsky.social Max Deter
Thanks a lot to the @resmedia.bsky.social and all people who supported us write this article. We feel honored and grateful for this prize.
Article available here: bit.ly/42jVotD (open access)
Article available here: bit.ly/42jVotD (open access)
April 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Thanks a lot to the @resmedia.bsky.social and all people who supported us write this article. We feel honored and grateful for this prize.
Article available here: bit.ly/42jVotD (open access)
Article available here: bit.ly/42jVotD (open access)
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*Best Paper Award Economic and Social History*
Bis zum 09. März kann man sich noch mit Vorträgen, die für den kommenden 6. Kongress für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte angenommen wurden, für den Best Paper Award Economic and Social History bewerben. Alle weiteren Informationen hier: udue.de/0ifec
Bis zum 09. März kann man sich noch mit Vorträgen, die für den kommenden 6. Kongress für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte angenommen wurden, für den Best Paper Award Economic and Social History bewerben. Alle weiteren Informationen hier: udue.de/0ifec
March 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
*Best Paper Award Economic and Social History*
Bis zum 09. März kann man sich noch mit Vorträgen, die für den kommenden 6. Kongress für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte angenommen wurden, für den Best Paper Award Economic and Social History bewerben. Alle weiteren Informationen hier: udue.de/0ifec
Bis zum 09. März kann man sich noch mit Vorträgen, die für den kommenden 6. Kongress für Wirtschafts- und Sozialgeschichte angenommen wurden, für den Best Paper Award Economic and Social History bewerben. Alle weiteren Informationen hier: udue.de/0ifec
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Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"The Big Sell: Privatizing East Germany's Economy"
By @lukasmergele.bsky.social, Moritz Hennecke, & @mlubczyk.bsky.social
"The Big Sell: Privatizing East Germany's Economy"
By @lukasmergele.bsky.social, Moritz Hennecke, & @mlubczyk.bsky.social
February 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"The Big Sell: Privatizing East Germany's Economy"
By @lukasmergele.bsky.social, Moritz Hennecke, & @mlubczyk.bsky.social
"The Big Sell: Privatizing East Germany's Economy"
By @lukasmergele.bsky.social, Moritz Hennecke, & @mlubczyk.bsky.social
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📢 #CallForPapers
@bseberlin.bsky.social Political Economy Workshop aimed at connecting researchers working on related topics in the Berlin area
🗓️ April 11
📍 @diw.de
Submit by Feb 15
For any questions, reach out to Max Deter, @felixkersting.bsky.social, @mlubczyk.bsky.social, or me 👋
@bseberlin.bsky.social Political Economy Workshop aimed at connecting researchers working on related topics in the Berlin area
🗓️ April 11
📍 @diw.de
Submit by Feb 15
For any questions, reach out to Max Deter, @felixkersting.bsky.social, @mlubczyk.bsky.social, or me 👋
February 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
📢 #CallForPapers
@bseberlin.bsky.social Political Economy Workshop aimed at connecting researchers working on related topics in the Berlin area
🗓️ April 11
📍 @diw.de
Submit by Feb 15
For any questions, reach out to Max Deter, @felixkersting.bsky.social, @mlubczyk.bsky.social, or me 👋
@bseberlin.bsky.social Political Economy Workshop aimed at connecting researchers working on related topics in the Berlin area
🗓️ April 11
📍 @diw.de
Submit by Feb 15
For any questions, reach out to Max Deter, @felixkersting.bsky.social, @mlubczyk.bsky.social, or me 👋
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Join my new Public Economics team at @unileipzig.bsky.social! A 100% PhD/Postdoc position with teaching and a 75% PhD position in a DFG research project on the triangle of growth, housing and voting in Germany with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social & @trgn.bsky.social. Apply until Feb 28
February 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Join my new Public Economics team at @unileipzig.bsky.social! A 100% PhD/Postdoc position with teaching and a 75% PhD position in a DFG research project on the triangle of growth, housing and voting in Germany with @sebastiankohl.bsky.social & @trgn.bsky.social. Apply until Feb 28
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Is your research in Historical Political Economy and are you based in Europe? @beckerbastian.bsky.social, @cathrinmohr.bsky.social and I seek to map the current state as well as the future potential of the field in Europe. Help us to do so by taking our 15-minute survey: forms.gle/kXXsGQZUVtrH...
Historical Political Economy - Insights from Europe
Thank you for your interest in our survey.
We are a team of researchers based at the Humboldt-University of Berlin, University of Bonn and University of Geneva. The goal of this survey is to map the ...
forms.gle
December 10, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Is your research in Historical Political Economy and are you based in Europe? @beckerbastian.bsky.social, @cathrinmohr.bsky.social and I seek to map the current state as well as the future potential of the field in Europe. Help us to do so by taking our 15-minute survey: forms.gle/kXXsGQZUVtrH...
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📢We are hiring 📢
We look to fill a Postdoc position in Economic History!
5-year position funded by ERC project „Entrenched: Elite Capture and Social Mobility“
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/1964
Deadline: Jan 17, 2025
Please spread widely!
@econtribute.bsky.social
#EconSky
We look to fill a Postdoc position in Economic History!
5-year position funded by ERC project „Entrenched: Elite Capture and Social Mobility“
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/1964
Deadline: Jan 17, 2025
Please spread widely!
@econtribute.bsky.social
#EconSky
December 13, 2024 at 12:11 PM
📢We are hiring 📢
We look to fill a Postdoc position in Economic History!
5-year position funded by ERC project „Entrenched: Elite Capture and Social Mobility“
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/1964
Deadline: Jan 17, 2025
Please spread widely!
@econtribute.bsky.social
#EconSky
We look to fill a Postdoc position in Economic History!
5-year position funded by ERC project „Entrenched: Elite Capture and Social Mobility“
jobportal.uni-koeln.de/bewerben/1964
Deadline: Jan 17, 2025
Please spread widely!
@econtribute.bsky.social
#EconSky
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If you are interested in working with historical German data, this special issue of the German Economic Review gives an overview of existing research and available dataset, including our article on patent data (co-author: Jochen Streb):
www.degruyter.com/journal/key/...
www.degruyter.com/journal/key/...
December 1, 2024 at 3:17 PM
If you are interested in working with historical German data, this special issue of the German Economic Review gives an overview of existing research and available dataset, including our article on patent data (co-author: Jochen Streb):
www.degruyter.com/journal/key/...
www.degruyter.com/journal/key/...
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🌍 Want to connect with experts in behavioral economics and other fields of economics tackling applied societal questions of high policy relevance?
📚 Follow the “Rationality & Competition” Starter Pack for the latest research and discussions from our CRC members! #EconSky
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📚 Follow the “Rationality & Competition” Starter Pack for the latest research and discussions from our CRC members! #EconSky
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Rationality & Competition
Join the conversation
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November 28, 2024 at 10:45 AM
🌍 Want to connect with experts in behavioral economics and other fields of economics tackling applied societal questions of high policy relevance?
📚 Follow the “Rationality & Competition” Starter Pack for the latest research and discussions from our CRC members! #EconSky
go.bsky.app/Uubbqcx
📚 Follow the “Rationality & Competition” Starter Pack for the latest research and discussions from our CRC members! #EconSky
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While the current debate focuses on the role of inflation in elections, history reminds us of the dire political costs of deflation. In new research with @thiloalbers.bsky.social and @mreiske.bsky.social, we show the political costs of deflation studying the rise of the NSDAP. tinyurl.com/2y4y2z4s
November 15, 2024 at 10:08 AM
While the current debate focuses on the role of inflation in elections, history reminds us of the dire political costs of deflation. In new research with @thiloalbers.bsky.social and @mreiske.bsky.social, we show the political costs of deflation studying the rise of the NSDAP. tinyurl.com/2y4y2z4s