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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · 1d

📯On 4 November get inspired by the Nobel Prize Laureate in Economic Sciences of 2023!

Claudia Goldin, Professor of Economics at Harvard University, will deliver a public lecture titled "Why Women Won"

More 🖥️ www.rfberlin.com/event/why-wo...
Register📅 form.typeform.com/to/j3BaW2OV

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DIW Graduate Center @diwgradcenter.bsky.social · 7d

Yesterday we welcomed the new cohort 2025 of the DIW Graduate Center and the @bsoeberlin.bsky.social for a wonderful first meeting.

The picture shows a group of ten people standing in two lines in front of a white wall. Everyone is relaxed and smiles into the camera.

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · 14d

📯 On October 8, join our yearly Welcome Event with a lecture on the Economics of Women’s Rights✨

📍 The event will be hosted by the @hertieschool.bsky.social, one of the founding members

More details & Register👉 www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...

@humboldtuni.bsky.social
#welcome #newmembers

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · 26d

We're looking forward to hosting the opening of @bsoeberlin.bsky.social' acadmic year @hertieschool.bsky.social on October 8. To join us at this event, which includes (among others) a keynote by Michèle Tertilt on 'The Economics of Women’s Rights', register via👇
www.hertie-school.org/en/events/ev...

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · 27d

Can Germany's Climate Ambitions Survive Global Instability? How can clear policy and strategic partnerships create a more resilient economic future?

@diw.de, @karstenneuhoff.bsky.social ,@wzb.bsky.social

🎬 youtu.be/zgVzHbKRgr8

📑 berlinschoolofeconomics.de/about-us/new...

#climatepolicy

Can Germany's Climate Ambitions Survive Global Instability?- Panel Discussion - INSIGHTS Summit 2025

YouTube video by Berlin School of Economics

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Sevrin Waights @waights.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨 New research insight on parental leave, gender inequality, and family policy in Germany 🚨

Accepted at The Economic Journal 🎉

👉 Read the full paper here: academic.oup.com/ej/advance-a...

@bsoeberlin.bsky.social @diw.de @humboldtuni.bsky.social

Parental Leave Benefits and Gender Inequality: Evidence from a Benefits Cap for High-Earning Mothers*

Abstract. I use the universe of tax returns in Germany and a regression kink design to estimate the impacts of mothers’ parental leave benefit amounts on c

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are happy to host the @bsoeberlin.bsky.social Applied Micro Seminar (BAMS) today with Andreas Leibbrandt (@monashuniversity.bsky.social) presenting “Brave New Recruitment: Are we Entering a New Era of Fair and Predictive Interviewing?”.

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are happy to host the @bsoeberlin.bsky.social Applied Micro Seminar today with Michael Lovenheim (Cornell University) presenting “The Contribution of College Majors to Gender and Racial Earnings Differences”.

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Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · 29d

🚨CfA🚨(Associate/Full) Prof of International Economics @hertieschool.bsky.social & @kiel.institute, based in Berlin, Germany - 3 more weeks to apply #EconSky
👉 apply.interfolio.com/169770

Pls share @bsoeberlin.bsky.social @georgweizsaecker.bsky.social @essobecker.bsky.social @mdoepke.bsky.social

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Sep 4

We are pleased to officially welcome the @rfberlin.bsky.social as our newest partner institution🤝

This collaboration significantly expands our academic network and strengthens our capacity for world-class research

Read more📄 berlinschoolofeconomics.de/about-us/new...

#newpartnerinstitution

Berlin School of Economics Welcomes New Partner: The ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin Institute for the Economy and the Future of Work (RFBerlin)

This collaboration marks a significant expansion of the BSoE's network, bringing a leading independent and international research institute into its academic fold.

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Aug 26

📈 The study uses data from over 72,000 working-age individuals in Germany. To prove a causal link, the researchers specifically analyzed cases of involuntary unemployment caused by plant closures and layoffs.

To the study 📑 opus4.kobv.de/opus4-hsog/f...

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Aug 26

📄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

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Aug 13

👥Fighting Gender Inequality in Polarized Times

@allbrightstiftung.bsky.social, @wzb.bsky.social, @phaan.bsky.social

Understand how bold policy and a change in corporate culture can create a more equitable economic future

🎬 youtu.be/ZRuFEGbnc00?...
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Fighting Gender Inequality in Polarized Times - Panel Discussion - INSIGHTS Summit 2025

YouTube video by Berlin School of Economics

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Aug 6

🔍 This research has broad implications for product design demonstrating that a focused, "divisive" strategy can be more powerful than aiming for universal appeal. Specific applications such as the art market are discussed. #valuedesign #optimalmechansims

Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Aug 6

🔲 The study shows that generating divisive goods– goods that appeal strongly to specific agents or agent types while being less valued by others is generally optimal. Divisiveness increases total surplus and reduces information rents, at the expense of competition #valueoptimization

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Aug 6

💡📒 How can designing products for a specific buyer actually maximize the revenue generated?

👥📄New study by @anjaprummer.bsky.social - @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social & F. [email protected], introduces a theoretical model and offers new insights

👉 berlinschoolofeconomics.de/about-us/new...

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Jul 28

The study has been conditionally accepted for publication by The Economic Journal.

Full study 🔗 opus4.kobv.de/opus4-hsog/f...

#genderequality #parentalleave

New Study Reveals Surprising Effects of Parental Leave Benefits on Gender Inequality

Conducted by Sevrin Waights from Humboldt University of Berlin and the Berlin School of Economics, the research uses data from tax returns and a novel statistical approach to uncover long-term pattern...

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Jul 28

📂 📈 The research uses tax data from over 375,000 married couples in Germany who had their first child between 2007 and 2014. It focuses on a specific feature of the German parental leave system: a monthly cap on benefits, which limits payments to around €1,800—even for higher earners.

New Study Reveals Surprising Effects of Parental Leave Benefits on Gender Inequality

Conducted by Sevrin Waights from Humboldt University of Berlin and the Berlin School of Economics, the research uses data from tax returns and a novel statistical approach to uncover long-term pattern...

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Jul 28

📄New study by @waights.bsky.social ( @humboldtuni.bsky.social & @diw.de ) shows that lower parental leave payments for high-earning mothers can lead to more equality in household incomes—with effects lasting at least nine years after birth.

Read more 🔗 berlinschoolofeconomics.de/about-us/new...

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Katrin Huber @katrinhuber.bsky.social · Jul 25

This week, @shushmargaryan.bsky.social, @emarkowsky.bsky.social and myself had the incredible privilege of hosting the 3rd edition of the Workshop on Societal and Policy Problems in Potsdam! It was an absolute blast! (1/3)

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Jul 21

🔺 The results suggest AI's initial workplace integration has been net-positive, but continued monitoring is crucial as adoption accelerates. The German institutional environment (strong labor protections, vocational training systems, and gradual AI adoption) also likely influenced these outcomes.

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Jul 21

👁️ Analyzing 20 years of German workforce data (2000–2020), researchers compared workers in AI-exposed versus non-AI roles using a rigorous difference-in-differences methodology. The survey provided insights into wellbeing metrics. The question: Does workplace AI damage mental health or job security?

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Jul 21

🏬 📄 Is AI Actually Hurting Workers? New Study on How AI Affects Workers' Wellbeing

👥👏Congratulations to @osea.bsky.social, @jkoenig.bsky.social & @lucastella.bsky.social

HRD article 👉 www.hcamag.com/us/specializ...

VoxEU 👉 cepr.org/voxeu/column...

📑 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#AIstudy

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Gabriel M Ahlfeldt @ahlfeldt.bsky.social · Jul 17

Last day of the @bsoeberlin.bsky.social course in Quantitative Spatial Economics. What a great cohort! If you spot any of these faces on the job market, don't hesitate! Thoroughly impressed by their coursework—the nerdy discussions during the lectures: priceless! 🫰 sites.google.com/view/bqse/bq... f

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Berlin School of Economics @bsoeberlin.bsky.social · Jul 10

💡 It evaluates the impact of a digital reading intervention among 11–12-year-old children from low-income households in Germany. Offering strong evidence that digital access to books can improve reading engagement, academic performance, and even socioemotional well-being.

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