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Immigration Policy Lab @immigrationlab.bsky.social · 22d

📣 Join us for a new monthly online (Zoom) seminar: Science of International Migration Seminar (SIMS). We have a great initial lineup of speakers including @mclem.org, Leah Boustan, Giovanni Peri, and @profzeke.bsky.social. Things kick off Ocotber 9th! Register here: stanford.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · 28d

Short summary in the working paper bsky thread: bsky.app/profile/mori...

Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Apr 23

🚨New paper: The Impact of Private Hosting on the Integration of Ukrainian Refugees 🚨

w/ Mathis Herpell, Niklas Harder, Alexandra Orlova, Dominik Hangartner, Jens Hainmueller

osf.io/preprints/so...

#polisciresearch #econtwitter

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · 28d

Now in print: "The impact of private hosting on the integration of Ukrainian refugees in Germany" with Mathis Herpell, @niklas-harder.bsky.social, @alexandra-orlova.bsky.social, Dominik Hangartner & Jens Hainmueller

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

@immigrationlab.bsky.social @uclspp.bsky.social

The impact of private hosting on the integration of Ukrainian refugees in Germany - Nature Human Behaviour

Herpell et al. use data from Germany to study the short- and medium-term effects of a programme to match Ukrainian refugees with private hosts on integration outcomes. Hosting led to improvements in s...

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Aug 8

I have been attending EPSA since 2014, but I’m excited to attend EPSS in Belfast next year instead. Below some clarification how EPSS differs from EPSA.

EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 7

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast 
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026 
📍 ICC Belfast 
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Jun 26

🚨 Big News for European Political Science 🚨

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the European Political Science Society (EPSS): a new, member-led, not-for-profit association built to support our scholarly community.

🔗 epssnet.org

Here’s a thread with everything you need to know.

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Feb 22

Und wohin geht dann die Erststimme?

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Feb 22

Das Wählerverzeichnis ist in der Verantwortung des Kreiswahlleiters und nicht des Bundeswahlleiters. Es gibt also nicht 1 WZ in D. Wählen (persönlich und per Brief) kann man daher auch nur im jeweiligen Wahlkreis weil nur dort die Registrierung der Stimmenabgabe im WZ möglich ist.

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Feb 21

A few months actually. Launch date was August 23, 2024.

Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Jan 13

@dezim-institut.de @uclspp.bsky.social @uclpolicylab.bsky.social @ethzurich.bsky.social

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Jan 13

Working paper: osf.io/preprints/so... Research brief: immigrationlab.org/project/prep...

Preparing For the Next Crisis: Lessons from Germany’s Language Programs for Refugees - Immigration Policy Lab

A study of two language programs Germany offered refugees in 2015-16 reveal the temporary, ad hoc language program the German government rapidly assembled in had no impact on employment while its pre-...

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Jan 13

6/ For policymakers preparing for future refugee arrivals, this research highlights the need to balance urgency, capacity, & effectiveness in integration programming. Scaling existing, proven programs may be more effective than building large-scale initiatives from scratch.

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Jan 13

5/ The limited number of classroom hours (320 vs. 600 hours), a non-standardized curriculum, and a lack of certification might explain the differences between the two programs.

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Jan 13

4/ But the pre-existing program did help refugees to secure jobs! Using a staggered difference-in-differences design, we find that participants were 4.4 percentage points more likely to be employed after just 1 year of starting the course, rising to 12 p.p. after 18 months.

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Jan 13

3/ Using a regression discontinuity design, we compare refugees who arrived in Germany before and after the eligibility cutoff for the ad hoc program, observing refugee employment outcomes over nearly 2 years. We find that the ad hoc program had no impact on employment.

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Jan 13

2/ We examine the effects of both programs on refugee employment.

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Jan 13

1/ Over 1 million refugees arrived in Germany in 2015. When established language training programs ("Integrationskurse") reached capacity, the Federal Employment Agency swiftly launched a new ad hoc program ("Einstiegskurse zur Deutschförderung") to enroll more.

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Jan 13

🚨New paper: Does ad hoc language training improve the economic integration of refugees? Evidence from Germany’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis 🚨

w/ Ehsan Vallizadeh, @niklas-harder.bsky.social, Dominik Hangartner, Jens Hainmueller

doi.org/10.1093/jrss...

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Nov 29

That's included, but in Public Administration and Policy Studies when you click on "More": paper-picnic.com/public_admin...

Paper Picnic 🧺: Public Administration and Policy Studies

A weekly basket with the latest published research in political science.

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Joe Noonan @joenoonan.se · Nov 29

This is such a great tool. Perfect way to start a Friday!

Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Aug 30

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Oct 29

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Oct 29

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Political Science Research and Methods @psrm.bsky.social · Oct 20

📜Using a game-theoretic model, @moritzmarbach.bsky.social & C. M. Horz show that restrictive asylum policies also raise the credibility of applicants’ claims to political persecution and, therefore, may not decrease the number of admitted refugees www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Aug 30

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Moritz Marbach @moritz-marbach.com · Apr 23

5/ Additional analysis suggests that the integration boost does not come from refugees living in more welcoming places, but from substantial contact with and support by local hosts.

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