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

🚨 Only a few days left to apply for the next RFBerlin Masterclass!

Join @essobecker.bsky.social for two days of in-depth teaching on the economic consequences of forced migration through a historical lens.
www.rfberlin.com/event/rfberl...

"Forced Migration and Human Capital: Insights from Economic History" by Sascha O. Becker

This masterclass, led by Sascha O. Becker (University of Warwick, Monash University, and RFBerlin), explores the economic consequences of forced migration through a historical lens. Building on influe...

www.rfberlin.com

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Sep 3

Attention Berlin-based PhDs & early-career researchers!

On 23-24 October, join the RFBerlin Masterclass with Andrea Weber and get the chance to deepen your understanding of market, labour and policies.

Apply till 6 September: form.typeform.com/to/tfgOD5y3

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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · Aug 31

On my way back home after a wonderful conference in Piemonte, where I presented ongoing work on ‘scarring effects in the housing market’. As always, great comments, company, wine and food. A big thanks to @rfberlin.bsky.social and CReAM for organising.

ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Aug 30

The academic program of our workshop concludes with sessions dedicated to labor, urban and spatial economics.

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Aug 30

The academic program of our workshop concludes with sessions dedicated to labor, urban and spatial economics.

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Aug 11

Attention Berlin-based PhDs & early-career researchers!

On 18–19 September, join the RFBerlin Masterclass with Barbara Petrongolo and get the chance to deepen your understanding of The Evolution of Gender in the Labor Market.

Apply by 15 August: www.rfberlin.com/event/rfberl...

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Bastian Schulz @bsecon.bsky.social · Aug 12

The 1st Aarhus Workshop on Labor Markets (AWLM 2025) happens from Oct 22-24 at Aarhus University, Denmark.

We are excited to receive papers that focus on understanding and analyzing labor market dynamics, policies, and outcomes. Both empirical research and structural work is highly welcome!

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Aug 11

📄📄📄Call for Papers is open!
RFBerlin invites submissions for the next Migration Forum "Migration: Drivers, Consequences, and Governance". Submit your work now and share this call with colleagues.
Submit now: app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/79526...
#Migration #Governance #callforpapers

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Aug 11

For Berlin-based PhDs & early-career researchers!

On 24–25 September, join the RFBerlin Masterclass with Paolo Pinotti and seize the chance to deepen your understanding of Crime and the Labor Market.

Applications are open until 26 August!

More info: www.rfberlin.com/event/rfberl...

“Crime and the Labor Market” by Paolo Pinotti

We are continuing the ROCKWOOL Foundation Handbook Masterclass Series, based on the Handbook of Labour Economics. In this series we invite contributed authors of handbook chapters to Berlin for in-de...

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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · Jun 25

A great pleasure to present ongoing work on housing policies at @usiidep.bsky.social. A big thank you to @fabricolella.bsky.social for the invitation and to the department for their hospitality.

USI Lugano - Department of Economics @usiidep.bsky.social · Jun 25

@mikkelmertz.bsky.social (@rockwoolfonden.dk) presented “Effects of a Housing Policy on Neighborhoods, Residential Mobility & Inequality”.
With C.Dustmann (@ucl.ac.uk) & @rlandersoe.bsky.social (Rockwool), he finds that private coop ownership attracted affluent residents & widened areas inequality

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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · Jun 13

A pleasure to present ongoing work on housing policies at the RFBERLIN-CEPR symposium in Labour Economics. Joint with Christian Dustmann and @rlandersoe.bsky.social .

ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Jun 13

Now speaking, @mikkelmertz.bsky.social @rockwoolfonden.dk on “Direct and Indirect Effects of a Housing Policy on Neighborhoods, Residential Mobility, and Inequality”.

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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · May 23

Det er jo også fredag for togpersonalet…

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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · May 13

A pleasure having you here @francescasalvati.bsky.social! Thanks again for a very interesting seminar.

Francesca Salvati @francescasalvati.bsky.social · May 12

Delighted to be at @rockwoolfonden.dk in Copenhagen today, giving a seminar on peer effects in education. Looking forward to a day of great interactions. And Copenhagen is always such a treat. Thank you @mikkelmertz.bsky.social for the invitation!

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Anna Bindler @annabindler.bsky.social · Apr 28

❗️Deadline is approaching: Don’t forget to submit your paper for the #TWEC Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime in Berlin @diw.de, 26-27 September, jointly organised with @chtraxler.bsky.social

⏱️ Deadline: **May 02** (this Friday)

All details below 👇

Christian Traxler @chtraxler.bsky.social · Apr 11

#TWEC Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of #Crime, Berlin, 26-27 September, jointly organized w/ @annabindler.bsky.social

📝Call for papers:
drive.google.com/file/d/16bOU...

⏱️Submission deadline in 3 weeks:
02 May 2025

📥Submit your papers➡️ bit.ly/4183vJ8

#EconSky #EconConf
(1/2)

drive.google.com

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VoxEU @ CEPR @voxeu.org · Apr 22

Early exposure to #entrepreneurship increases the likelihood that women become entrepreneurs later in life. Women who follow entrepreneurial pursuits due to early exposure create highly successful firms.
@mikkelmertz.bsky.social, M Ronchi, @vsalvestrini.bsky.social
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
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Graph of the probability of ever being an entrepreneur by gender of peers.

Women are significantly underrepresented in entrepreneurship in all OECD countries, with implications not only for gender equality but also for aggregate productivity. This column uses Danish data covering nearly 800,000 individuals to demonstrate that early exposure to entrepreneurship increases the likelihood that women become entrepreneurs later in life. Moreover, the women who follow entrepreneurial pursuits due to early exposure create highly successful firms in terms both of size and survival. This is consistent with a misallocation of entrepreneurial talent, suggesting that entry and operational barriers prevent even women with suitable abilities from entering and succeeding in entrepreneurial professions.

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Rasmus Landersø @rlandersoe.bsky.social · Apr 18

I @politiken.dk: Andelsboliger i København er en lukket (familie)fest. @mikkelmertz.bsky.social, Gustav Milner og jeg viser, at fænomenet er så udbredt, at det ses i op mod 5% (!) af ALLE boliger i KBH. Til sammenligning: kun i få promiller i resten af landet
politiken.dk/danmark/oeko...
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Der er en skurk på det københavnske boligmarked, vi aldrig taler om

Hovedstadens ejerlejlighedspriser er ofte til debat, mens det sjældent får omtale, at andelsboliger aldrig kommer i åbent salg, fordi familie og venner fra København får en forlomme, påpeger forskere.

politiken.dk

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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · Apr 3

Mangler du et studiejob? Kunne du tænke dig at arbejde i et etableret forskningsmiljø som ROCKWOOL Fonden? Og lyder forskning i arbejdsmarkedsøkonomi som noget for dig?

Så er denne stilling som studentermedarbejder i ROCKWOOL Fonden noget for dig.
rockwoolfonden.dk/stillingsops...

ROCKWOOL Fonden søger en metodestærk studerende med interesse for forskning i arbejdsmarkedsøkonomi - ROCKWOOL Fonden

rockwoolfonden.dk

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Mikkel Mertz @mikkelmertz.bsky.social · Apr 3

Mangler du et studiejob? Kunne du tænke dig at arbejde i et etableret forskningsmiljø som ROCKWOOL Fonden? Og lyder forskning i arbejdsmarkedsøkonomi som noget for dig?

Så er denne stilling som studentermedarbejder i ROCKWOOL Fonden noget for dig.
rockwoolfonden.dk/stillingsops...

ROCKWOOL Fonden søger en metodestærk studerende med interesse for forskning i arbejdsmarkedsøkonomi - ROCKWOOL Fonden

rockwoolfonden.dk

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ROCKWOOL Fonden @rockwoolfonden.dk · Mar 26

Hvem får fat i storbyens billige andelsboliger?

Vores forsker, @mikkelmertz.bsky.social, har besøgt ABF for at uddybe studiet, der viser, at andelsboliger i København og på Frederiksberg ofte går til beboernes familiemedlemmer.

Læs mere: rockwoolfonden.dk/udgivelser/b...

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Anna Bindler @annabindler.bsky.social · Mar 25

❗️We are looking forward to receiving your submissions for the 16th #TWEC Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of crime. @chtraxler.bsky.social

⏳ Deadline: May 02 - five weeks from today.

See details in the thread below 👇

Anna Bindler @annabindler.bsky.social · Feb 19

🥳 The 16th #TWEC Transatlantic Workshop on the Economics of Crime is coming to Berlin in 2025!

🎓 @chtraxler.bsky.social and I are excited to host the workshop on 26-27 September, with keynotes by Paolo Pinotti and Marie Rosenkrantz Lindegaard.

⏱️ Deadline to submit your papers: 02 May 2025!

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ROCKWOOL Fonden @rockwoolfonden.dk · Mar 19

Lars Højsgaard Andersen og Mikkel Mertz præsenterer ny forskning for beskæftigelsesudvalget og retsudvalget: Vold og seksuelle overgreb stiger 77 % efter udbetaling af løn og offentlige ydelser – bl.a. pga. øget alkohol- og stofbrug. Læs mere: rockwoolfonden.dk/udgivelser/v...

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin @rfberlin.bsky.social · Mar 12

Today, we’re hosting our annual RFBerlin Spring Workshop, with our scholars presenting and discussing ongoing research in our Institute.

Stay tuned for key insights and discussions—follow this and upcoming threads for updates. #RFBerlinWorkshop

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Fabrizio Colella @fabricolella.bsky.social · Mar 12

📢 Join our labor team!
I am looking for two #predocs to work with me and my coauthors on applied labor economics projects in Switzerland!

Job Ad: bit.ly/PredocLaborLugano

Apply here: bit.ly/PredocLLCApply
#econra #USIecon #predoc

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Mar 11

If you're an academic job market candidate studying causal questions related to crime/CJ policy, and you're still looking for a job for next year, could you email me? I'm trying to keep track/would love to help if I can.

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Camille Terrier @camilleterrier.bsky.social · Mar 5

This is a great opportunity for PhD students and Postdocs to get feedback on their work!

Lorenzo Germinetti @lorenzo-germinetti.bsky.social · Mar 4

🚨 Don't miss it! 🚨

Join us for the 7th QMUL Workshop for PhD Students & Post-Docs!

📅 May 22-23 | 📍 Queen Mary University of London
✨ Keynotes: Tim Besley & Martin Pesendorfer
🏨 Accommodation available

📝 Apply by March 14 → bit.ly/4hTaZHj

Find out more: bit.ly/3EKwPhv

#EconSky

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HEDG (Historical Economics and Development Group) @sdueconhist.bsky.social · Mar 4

🚨 PhD Opportunities at HEDG! 🚨

We’re excited to announce two fully funded PhD positions in Economics at the University of Southern Denmark!

If you’re interested in cutting-edge research in applied economics, don’t miss these opportunities:

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