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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · Jul 14

🗓️ Thursday, July 17:
We are very happy to welcome @cathrinmohr.bsky.social at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . She will present her work on „Identity and Institutional Change: Evidence from First Names in Germany 1700-1850“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Jul 2

📢 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

JF-HKEcon1_25

www.fu-berlin.de

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · Jun 30

🗓️ Thursday, July 3:
We are very happy to welcome Gregory Gilpin at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . He will present his work on „From Print to Pixels: The Effect of E-Content on Libraries, Patrons, and Student Learning“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · Jun 23

🗓️ Thursday, June 26:
We are very happy to have Alexander Monge-Naranjo at the Reasearch Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . He will present his work on „Occupational Choices, Human Capital and Cross-Country Income Differences“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · Jun 17

🗓️ 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

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · Jun 10

🗓️ Thursday, June 12:
We are very happy to have Andrés César at the Reasearch Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . He will present his work on „Vietnam’s Industrial Automation: Drivers and Impacts on the Labor Market“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · Jun 2

🗓️ Thursday, June 5:
We are very happy to welcome Filip Matejka at the Research Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . He will present his work on „Thinking versus Doing: Cognitive Capacity, Decision Making and Medical Diagnosis“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · May 26

Happy to see our joint work on immigrant housing now published in the Journal of Housing Economics!
With @simonvoss.bsky.social (@fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social) and Marc-André Luik, we show how language skills shape homeownership outcomes—offering new causal evidence on immigrant integration. #EconSky

Simon Voss @simonvoss.bsky.social · May 22

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...

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

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Natalia Danzer @danzernatalia.bsky.social · May 23

👏👏👏 Thank you to all presenters & participants of the „3rd Internal PhD Workshop in Applied Microeconomics“ @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social, jointly organized with @steinhardt.bsky.social, @janmarcus.de, @m-santos-silva.bsky.social. So great to learn more about all your projects and see your progress! 🥳

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · May 22

🎉 Here‘s the link to our new #EconFUBerlin Newsletter with all the updates you need:
www.wiwiss.fu-berlin.de/fachbereich/...

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · May 20

🗓️ Thursday, May 22:
We are very happy to have Michael Ehrmann at the Reasearch Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. He will present his work on „Central Bank Communication: The Economics of Monetary Policy Leaks“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · May 13

🗓️ 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

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Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute @jfki-econ.bsky.social · May 12

🚨 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

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · Apr 21

🗓️ Thursday, April 24:
We are very happy to have Karine Nyborg at the Reasearch Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social . She will present her work on „Image preferences as a driver of polarization“.
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · Apr 15

🗓️ Thursday, April 17:
We are very happy to welcome Felix Holub as our first guest speaker this semester at the Reasearch Seminar in Economics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social .
He will present his work on „In-group favoritism in grant evaluation processes“
#EconFUBerlin #RseFUBerlin

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · Apr 15

As the semester starts we are happy to announce that the Research Seminar in Economics is also back. Every Thursday a different guest speaker will present their research on various topics. You are welcome to join us in the Boltzmannstraße 20, see you there👋

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Jan Marcus @janmarcus.de · Mar 16

Extremely interesting special issue on reproducibility and replicability in @ei-sky.bsky.social, featuring my article with @lukasfink.bsky.social on replication code availability over time and across disciplines.

Institute for Replication @i4replication.bsky.social · Mar 16

🚨 New Special Issue Alert! 🚨

This special issue of Economic Inquiry on reproducibility & replicability in economics is co-edited by Farasat Bokhari, Michalis Drouvelis and our chair, Abel Brodeur.

This is Part I, focusing on methodological advances and key challenges. 🧵👇

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Mar 7

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!

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Mar 6

We are very happy to welcome everybody at the "Workshop on Immigration & Refugee Inflows: The Impact on Host Country Economies" at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.
Looking forward to two days full of interesting presentations!

@jfki-econ.bsky.social @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social #EconSky

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Mar 5

Congratulations on this incredible opportunity, dear @garciatorres.bsky.social 🎉 After 4 years on my team, I’ve witnessed your dedication and talent firsthand, and I couldn’t be prouder. We will all miss you! Wishing you great success in your next career step as you join @harvardkennedy.bsky.social

Sebastian Garcia-Torres @garciatorres.bsky.social · Mar 5

Very happy to share that, starting in September 2025, I will join Eliana La Ferrara's team at the CID (@harvardkennedy.bsky.social) for a Predoctoral Research Fellowship! I'm looking forward to this exciting opportunity and to many new experiences in the Boston area :)

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Lisa Hanzl @lisahanzl.bsky.social · Feb 25

Excited that my Job Market Paper "Unequal Access: How Public Library Closures Affect Educational Performance" joint with Greg Gilpin is now available as a working paper: edworkingpapers.com/ai25-1140 💫

Unequal Access: How Public Library Closures Affect Educational Performance

Local public institutions, such as public libraries, offer access to low-cost educational resources, potentially mitigating human capital investment disparities. However, from 2008 to 2019, 766 public...

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Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute @jfki-econ.bsky.social · Feb 17

Insightful key-note lecture by Alexander von Hoffman (@harvard.edu) on "Overcrowding: Concepts, Contexts, and Contingencies" for our workshop on The Socio-Economics of Overcrowding.

#EconSky #EconConf

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · Feb 18

🚨Job Alert: Apply until February 28 for a PhD position at the Chair of Applied Statistics at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social!

Jan Marcus @janmarcus.de · Feb 18

📢 I am looking for a new PhD student (Research Associate)📢

🔹 4 year position at FU Berlin (66% TV-L E13)
🔹 Research on causal effects in education, health, labour & family economics
🔹 2 hours teaching/week & statistical consulting

#EconSky

www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...

WW-10020500-24-WM15

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FU Berlin Economics @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social · Feb 17

Today and tomorrow: The workshop “The Socio-Economics of Overcrowding” is taking place at the @jfki-econ.bsky.social!

Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute @jfki-econ.bsky.social · Feb 17

Welcoming remarks from @steinhardt.bsky.social and @sebastiankohl.bsky.social at the workshop on "The Socio-Economics of Overcrowding" at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social. We look forward to the interesting presentations ahead!

#EconSky #EconConf

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Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute @jfki-econ.bsky.social · Feb 14

🗓️ Next Monday and Tuesday:
We are very happy to host a workshop on "The Socio-Economics of Overcrowding" at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.

See all information about the workshop and program below
and feel free to join!

@steinhardt.bsky.social @sebastiankohl.bsky.social @lucastella.bsky.social

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