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Dimitria Freitas

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PhD Candidate in Economics at TU Dresden. Interested in political economy, place-based policies, local labour markets, voting behavior. Personal Homepage: https://sites.google.com/view/dimitriafreitas/

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · Jun 29

I’m incredibly honored to have received the SOLE Poster Prize 🏆 for my paper:
“The Effect of Public Sector Relocations on Regional Development in Germany“ at the 6th World Labour Conference in Toronto!

#SOLE2025 #EconSky #LaborEconomics #RegionalEconomics #UrbanEconomics

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 20d

It was a pleasure to connect with both familiar and new faces.
Thank you for the wonderful time!

Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 20d

I also greatly benefited from the two-day #econjobmarket preparation seminar!

Many thanks to @arneuhlendorff.bsky.social, Philip Jung, Pia Pinger & Hans-Martin von Gaudecker and all participants for the targeted and constructive feedback.

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 20d

Also check out two fantastic contributions from the session:
- Sonja Kurzbach — Public Investment and Urban Economic Structure
- Sarah Fritz — Reshaping the Economy? Place-Based Policies and Regional Reallocation!

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 20d

📄 Working paper available here via @econstor.bsky.social:
www.econstor.eu/handle/10419...

Thanks so much for the great interest in the session and the topic!

The Effect of Public Sector Relocations on Regional Development in Germany

EconStor is a publication server for scholarly economic literature, provided as a non-commercial public service by the ZBW.

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · 20d

So much just happened at this year‘s #vfs_conf2025!

I had the honor to chair the session “The Great Reallocation – Public Policy and the Geography of Growth” and to present my paper “Public Sector Relocations and Regional Development in Germany.”

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Simon Syga @sisyga.bsky.social · Aug 21

Honoured to receive the 2024 Reinhart Heinrich Doctoral Thesis Award from @esmtbio.bsky.social
for my PhD on tumour evolution.
Looking forward to the #ECMTB2026 plenary in Graz.
Huge thanks to mentors, collaborators & students at
ZIH, CIDS and @tudresden.bsky.social.
#MathBio #Mathonco

Computer simulation of glioblastoma growth. The tumor is characterized by genetic (left) and spatial (right) heterogeneity.

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Kamila Cygan-Rehm @cyganrehm.bsky.social · Aug 15

One-year visiting position for advanced female postdocs in Dresden. I am happy to host anyone broadly interested in applied micro. Salary within the German public sector's pay scale (TV-L, E13-E15). Deadline: Sept 15, 2025. Please share widely! 👇

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Gabriel M Ahlfeldt @ahlfeldt.bsky.social · Jul 26

UPDATE: more impression from the epic www.bqse.de boat event: sites.google.com/view/bqse/bq... Thanks to @humboldtuni.bsky.social Innovation #HumboldtInnovation for facilitating!

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Gabriel M Ahlfeldt @ahlfeldt.bsky.social · Jul 21

What a fabulous 2025 @bsoeberlin.bsky.social www.bqse.de seminar season it has been! Thanks to all the co-organizers, our manager @immanuelfeld.bsky.social , all speakers, guests, and locals! You have been a fantastic spatial community! sites.google.com/view/bqse/bq...

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · Jul 17

Learned a ton (still learning) at the @bsoeberlin.bsky.social course in Quantitative Spatial Economics. Can’t wait to apply it to my job market paper. Huge thanks to @ahlfeldt.bsky.social and to a brilliant, fun cohort for a fantastic summer in Berlin!

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

Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thanks Kamila!

Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · Jun 29

If you didn’t get a chance to visit the poster, here’s a 60-second pitch on the core idea:
📽️ youtu.be/AXLVGUL-ftw?...

60 seconds on Public Employment Reallocation

YouTube video by TU Dresden - Fakultät Wirtschaftswissenschaften

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · Jun 29

Huge thanks to the jury, the organizers, and everyone who stopped by with thoughtful questions and comments! I’m looking forward to reconnecting with you at SOLE 2026 in Denver, CO!

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Simon Syga @sisyga.bsky.social · Jun 7

I'm super happy and honored to be nominated for the Deutscher Studienpreis (German Thesis Award) by @koerber-ip.bsky.social for my PhD thesis on mathematical modeling of the impact of tumor heterogeneity on cancer evolution!

I'm looking forward to meeting the other nominees at the final in Berlin!

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · Feb 8

Given that public payrolls account for a significant share of government expenditures (21% in the US, 17% in Germany, and over 50% in some developing countries), public employment reallocation has the potential to affect regional development. (5/5)

Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · Feb 8

Sending regions (where public jobs leave) rarely experience substantial negative effects. Former capitals often retain economic activity and population. (4/5)

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · Feb 8

For decentralization programs that shift public employment outside capital cities, I find that, on average, each public sector job relocated creates 0.7 additional private sector jobs, primarily in services. The long-term implications for traded sector jobs remain unclear. (3/5)

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · Feb 8

Capital relocations, such as in Brazil or South Korea, have contributed to economic growth in receiving regions. However, costs are highly uncertain - estimates range from 3 to 12 percent of GDP. Environmental impacts remain ambiguous. (2/5)

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · Feb 8

Can moving government jobs revitalize struggling regions? I explore this question in my new @nberpubs.bsky.social working paper, „The Potential of Public Employment Reallocation as a Place-Based Policy.“ 🧵(1/5)

#EconSky #PlaceBasedPolicies #RegionalDevelopment

NBER @nber.org · Feb 8

Surveying the economics literature on capital relocations, purpose-built capitals, and public agency decentralization programs, synthesizing their effects on population, employment, and GDP, from Dimitria Freitas https://www.nber.org/papers/w33432

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · Dec 3

Thanks to all participants and the organizers for the great discussion! #econsky

Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · Dec 3

Key findings: Relocating public sector jobs boosted support for the incumbent party that claimed credit for the policy and reduced far-right voting.

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Dimitria Freitas @dimitriafreitas.bsky.social · Dec 3

Do place-based policies matter at the poll? It was a pleasure to present research on this topic at the 18th Workshop on Political Economy at ifo Institute Dresden this weekend.

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