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Filipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 26d

My opinion about the historic verdict coming out of Brazil, with @stevelevitsky.bsky.social, is in the @nytimes.com today.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/o...

Opinion | Brazil Just Succeeded Where the U.S. Failed

www.nytimes.com

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David Evans @daveevansphd.bsky.social · Sep 8

I continue to be struck by the degree of heterogeneity in development economics courses!

This is from coding "over 200 courses in 56 developing countries and the United States." documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/6...

from @dmckenzie.bsky.social & Paffhausen

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Sarah Langlotz @langlotzsarah.bsky.social · Aug 15

Together with @lennartkaplan.bsky.social, we are looking for a student assistant to support our @3dseminar.bsky.social. This is a great opportunity to get in touch with influential researchers and practitioners working in the field of development from around the globe. See below for more details.

lennartkaplan.bsky.social @lennartkaplan.bsky.social · Aug 14

Dear students,
We are currently advertizing an interesting student assistant position.
If you are a pro-active communicator and are interested in the exchange between development research and practice, please consider applying for this position. More info on the 3D seminar: www.3dseminar.net

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Jörg Ankel-Peters @jrgptrs.bsky.social · Jul 31

Replication Games @i4replication.bsky.social coming to Berlin! @janmarcus.de Register here. www.surveymonkey.ca/r/I4R_Replic...

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Freie Universität Berlin @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social · Jul 23

🦇😢
Throwback 1970:
Am 26. Juni tritt die noch nicht so berühmte Heavy-Metal-Band #BlackSabbath mit ihrem Frontmann Ozzy Osbourne im ausverkauften Audimax im Henry-Ford-Bau auf. Anschließend tun sie das, wofür Rockbands gefürchtet waren: Sie verwüsten ihre Garderobe. #RIPOzzy
tinyurl.com/25a9qw5g

Illustration, Plakat und Tickets von einem Auftritt von Black Sabbath 1970 im Audimax der FU Berlin.

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Sebastian Kohl @sebastiankohl.bsky.social · Jul 1

Deadline July 21st! www.fu-berlin.de/universitaet...

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Jun 17

Excited to welcome @zohalhessami.bsky.social from @ruhr-uni-bochum.de this thursday for a talk on migrant integration in our Research Seminar in Economics at @fu-berlin-vwl.bsky.social - happening at @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social !
#EconSky #EconConf
#Migration #Integration

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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The Quarterly Journal of Economics @qjeharvard.bsky.social · Jun 12

Recently accepted by #QJE, “Bargaining for Women: How Unions Can Create Female-Friendly Jobs,” by Corradini, Lagos, and Sharma: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...

Collective Bargaining for Women: How Unions Can Create Female-Friendly Jobs*

Abstract. We study the role of unions in improving workplaces for women. Starting in 2015, Brazil’s largest trade union federation made women central to it

doi.org

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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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John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch.ft.com · Jun 4

South Korea gender divide update 😲

Young men lean right by 50 points
(74% conservative vs 24% centre-left)

Young women lean left by 22 points
(58% centre-left vs 36% cons)

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Andreas Fuchs @fuchsa.bsky.social · May 29

SUBMIT YOUR PAPER NOW: #Göttingen Workshop on #Ibero-American Development on September 24&25. Keynote speaker is @anamibanez.bsky.social, Vice President IDB.👉https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/events/659948.html. @unigoettingen.bsky.social @m-santos-silva.bsky.social #EconTwitter#MWKNiedersachsen

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Catia Batista @catiabatista.bsky.social · May 23

New paper out in @science.org!

“Brain drain” or “brain gain”?
Effects of high-skilled international emigration on origin countries

doi.org/10.1126/scie...

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Rafael H. M. Pereira 🚡 Urban Demographics @urbandemog.bsky.social · May 27

📣Glad to share the logo of {geocodebr}, a really fast, scalable and completely free #rstats package to geocode Brazilian addresses 🗺️📍 ipeagit.github.io/geocodebr/
The logo of #geocodebr was created by the talented Gabriela Momberg www.behance.net/mombergabri

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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 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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Econ That Matters @econthatmatters.bsky.social · Apr 23

New interview on the blog! Claudio Ferraz talks about the importance of understanding local context and political constraints when studying development policies, among other insights into his career research. Read the full interview here: www.econthatmatters.com/2025/04/etrm... #EconSky

ETRM Interview Series – Claudio Ferraz

As part of our interview series, we ask renowned experts in the field about the future of research in development economics, and for their advice for young researchers. For this interview, we got t…

www.econthatmatters.com

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David Zuchowski @zuchowskidavid.bsky.social · Apr 19

👇Have a look at our new working paper with timely insights, especially relevant in light of next month's Polish elections!

Dariia Mykhailyshyna @dariia.bsky.social · Apr 19

1️⃣ ‼️New WP! @zuchowskidavid.bsky.social
& I study what two waves of 🇺🇦 migration did to Polish elections. Spoiler: migrants don’t boost the far right—they shrink it.
Full paper 👉 bit.ly/3Y9HQ2J
#EconSky #UkrainianView #AcademicSky

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Mar 17

Our next speaker is @danzernatalia.bsky.social, introducing work in progress on “Gender Attitudes in Times of Economic Uncertainty”. #LabourWorkshop

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Nikhil Garg @nkgarg.bsky.social · Mar 10

*Please repost* @sjgreenwood.bsky.social and I just launched a new personalized feed (*please pin*) that we hope will become a "must use" for #academicsky. The feed shows posts about papers filtered by *your* follower network. It's become my default Bluesky experience bsky.app/profile/pape...

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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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Economics Department J.-F.-Kennedy Institute @jfki-econ.bsky.social · Mar 7

Fascinating new research in the poster session at our Workshop on Immigration and Refugee Inflows!

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Max Steinhardt @steinhardt.bsky.social · Mar 6

Great insights from the keynote lecture by Anna Maria Mayda (Georgetown University) on "The Economic and Political Implications of Immigration: The Role of Local Fiscal Impacts in Reconciling Economics and Politics" at our Workshop on Immigration and Refugee Inflows

#EconSky

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Manuel Santos Silva @m-santos-silva.bsky.social · Feb 25

Few days left to submit your work! Deadline: Friday, 28.02!

Manuel Santos Silva @m-santos-silva.bsky.social · Jan 13

📢 1st Junior Workshop Economics of Latin America - Call for Papers!

Aimed at PhD students & recent post-docs looking to connect with folks working on Latin American topics.

10-11 July 2025 in Berlin.

Submission deadline: Feb 28. (details below)

#EconConf #EconSky

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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

www.fu-berlin.de

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